A couple weeks ago Joyce and Kelly came for a little visit, we loved having them here.....

we went to the Old Mill, which is in the opening scene of Gone With the Wind.....

 

and we made delicious fruit pizza...

The next day we went swimming, had some good BBQ and Dairy Queen blizzards....

 and then headed over to Mountain View to walk around town and listen to the old fiddlers

 

Sunday they came to church with us then we laid around and relaxed for a bit and then it was all over and they left.....can't wait to see them and everyone else in August!!

 A day at the lake!

 It was sunny and hot and perfect for swimmming......

 Heidi was a good little boat dog, we threw her in the water to cool her down, and she loved it.....once she got back in the boat.

Then a little storm started rolling in......the boat wouldn't start.....and we were stranded.

  In the middle of the lake.

Then came the rain and the thunder and lightning!!

 The clouds began to rotate and lower.....

 And we saw a tornado!

We got towed back to shore and ran for cover!

 A little nerve wracking to watch.....but a cool experience to have since we made it home safe and sound!

Around here lately......

We had a beautiful spring!

 

Eaten lots of good food....

Fried Pickles....

  

  Saw Katie Herzig and Sara Bareillas in concert, so good!

I've been addicted to Tropical Starburst....

 if you haven't tried them, you should....they are delicious!

  

teaching primary....  

Hangin by the pool and eating SnoCones

 We found a snail on a leaf at work and decided to keep him as our shop pet.... 

 he loves blackberries....

Hanging out with friends.... 

and hiked up to a waterfall, which because of a pretty dry year so far ended up being more of a trickle....

 but still a fun day!

We have been having a lot of fun, and Summertime has only just begun!!

 Love this time of year!

Well, I guess he really is getting old.....just a few days after Joel turned 30, he hurt his knee.

 Getting out of bed.  

 And ended up needing surgery!!

   Just a little out of it afterwards.....

 and had to use crutches for a few days...........

 

 but he was a really good patient and is healing up really well and feeling much better!