More summer fun

When summer finally arrives in Oregon, it's really awesome!

Ready...set...go!!

Jackson's first time up on water skis!

A morning at the market

It was the perfect morning for a boat ride over to the Saturday Farmers Market. I wish I had taken more pictures of the beautiful produce...lots of good raspberries, blueberries, tomatoes, zucchini and some delicious scones.

Summer haircuts

Jim let Sean have a "faux hawk" for a few minutes before finishing the haircut. Sean decided the faux hawk was best accompanied by tough guy faces and a few poses to show off his muscles!  

Time for pie

This pie took almost all day. I could've started it the night before, however, which would've made it seem a little less complicated. There were so many steps that involved chilling from 30 min. to several hours...plus the homemade crust. And the lime curd. And the blackberry compote. (Side note: I picked up fresh blackberries at the farmers market for this...they were amazing).
I think next time I will choose a recipe that's a little bit easier. The end result was actually very nice , thanks to Jim's use of the kitchen blow torch (and his skills at helping with the meringue). But it still needs a little tweaking. And I need to get a good kitchen thermometer because this recipe uses one for at least 2 of the steps.

A little summer baseball

This time it's Jim's turn. He plays on a corporate baseball league. Sunday was a perfect night for baseball. Sean was pretty excited about watching the game and yelled out "Good job , Dad!" after he got a hit.

Bubbles!

Here's a little something we did on a lazy summer morning...bubbles! 16 cups warm water + 2 tablespoons baking powder + 1 cup dish soap (Dawn or Joy, preferably non-concentrated)=bubble liquid.
We bought a bubble wand thingy but they are very easy to make.

The bubbles were huge! I was hoping they'd actually stay intact and float around but they usually burst just as soon as they were released from the wand.   

What summer should look like!

Ironman!