I just love our local library.  We always have some pretty special events during the summer and even throughout the year.  Aside from the mountain man performance, we also got to check out some awesome animals from a wildlife group.  The kids were pretty impressed.

The following pictures are from Zoe.  I threw her my phone when Emmie decided she needed to have a walkabout during the presentation.

This possum was our absolute favorite.  He was the cutest thing and was so sweet to look at.  And for those wondering, Y was just as impressed as our kids.  The guest started with small animals but as they got bigger, they all got more quiet and really enjoyed seeing and hearing about them.

Part of our fun trunk surprises was a backyard camping adventure with daddy.  It was hot, ya’ll.  Very hot.  And mama did not complain one second that I had to stay inside with nursing baby.

We did play outside for a bit before the heat got to us. S’mores….we love them. And cool fire effects…in the 100 degree heat.

We even got a fireworks display through the trees.  Bonus.

Playing off of another friend’s idea, we created a fun trunk for the summer.  Some days, it was full of fun stuff to do and others it just went along with what we were up to.  We had sprinklers and crafts and all sorts of neat things.  Here’s a small glimpse at what we did with our trunk.
Sprinklers.

Pom poms, contact paper, sharpie marker and tissue paper…wall art.

This was a lot of fun.  I definitely think we will do this again next summer.  It helped the kids to build up anticipation.  Some things were put on hold because of the hospital trips, so we have a jump start.  Some things, I didn’t get a chance to post because we were having too much fun.  And some are their own posts of awesomeness.

Another first for Y.  The drive-in.  We couldn’t resist when we found out that the local (local meaning 45 minutes away) drive-in was showing the newly released Minions movie.  We were going to attempt to stay for Inside Out too but our little “minions” were trying to prop their eyes open with toothpicks so we thought it best to head on.  We had fun waiting and during the movie though. We met up with another host family/friends and the boys enjoyed a bit of soccer before the movie started.

Cow Appreciation Day is one of our families most anticipated holidays.  We simply love it!  This year we introduced Y the Brave to it.  And, true to his personality, he went in to it with as much enthusiasm as we had. Count ’em.  Yep.  There’s one missing.  Want to know where he is?

We always have one little calf who is just not happy until after the food comes.

But this little calf thought the food was splendid.

Y thought that the cow was really cool and he wanted CeiRai and I to get in the picture too.

Because of time crunch this year, we did not drive out to the giant berry farm in a nearby town.  We decided to try out the blueberry farm that we had seen several times as we drove to and from home on lots of different occasions.  It was a hit and the prices were just as good as the farm far away.  We went on two different trips and all total got about four gallons of blueberries.  We’re hoping these will get us through at least most of the year.  So far, so good.
Our second trip berry picking crew included friends from church.
I think he ate as many as he picked.

Y was the same way.  He may have eaten a bit too many because he didn’t really want to eat anymore the rest of the time he was here. Pick.  And pose.