tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38837012019581652012024-03-11T23:25:56.953-04:00Rachel ZimmRachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.comBlogger740125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-83193157764864987982021-01-23T14:19:00.005-05:002021-01-23T14:27:04.164-05:00Homemade marshmallows & hot cocoa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnpuOu66V1cN1zEnOsWNoy1ChtzAUTsdDkjJK-Mdjw0brHBwuKvsNeLCLZL3hQ1batYT_xJbT5RMEsa8q5leyDg_eobGzuE2t2Hasv03lTpaxdBerPmFjyJjvClGNiLBNrrTteWYcMA/s3596/PXL_20210117_210904187+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="2697" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXnpuOu66V1cN1zEnOsWNoy1ChtzAUTsdDkjJK-Mdjw0brHBwuKvsNeLCLZL3hQ1batYT_xJbT5RMEsa8q5leyDg_eobGzuE2t2Hasv03lTpaxdBerPmFjyJjvClGNiLBNrrTteWYcMA/w480-h640/PXL_20210117_210904187+%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxlX9TH5EwGCoHnXIu4HMHq9p2LziHKZV3-NsPi5PGj3HPcsIMUte6ag4r475CKmd9LirJPXQd_BVpO2dqFyW3RbHmpUCjASoewn9Nbudo9OLTJ9AvNdt2SF0uFr_jD6hiHgc4yl3IQ/s4009/PXL_20210117_210251281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4009" data-original-width="3006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxlX9TH5EwGCoHnXIu4HMHq9p2LziHKZV3-NsPi5PGj3HPcsIMUte6ag4r475CKmd9LirJPXQd_BVpO2dqFyW3RbHmpUCjASoewn9Nbudo9OLTJ9AvNdt2SF0uFr_jD6hiHgc4yl3IQ/w480-h640/PXL_20210117_210251281.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>M A R S H M A L L O W S</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made this recipe for the first time three years ago. We were living in our rental house during our first winter in Indiana, and I have really fond memories of the things we made in that kitchen! These marshmallows are very sweet and a light chewy texture. You can even use cookie cutters (dipped in hot water) to make shapes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are fairly easy, but they do require a candy thermometer!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ingredients</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div>3 packages/envelopes (.25 ounces each) gelatin <i>(picture below)</i></div><div>1 1/2 cups sugar</div><div>1 cup corn syrup</div><div>1/4 teaspoon salt</div><div>1 Tablespoon vanilla</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Directions</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div>Combine gelatin and 1/2 cup cold water in electric mixer bowl. Let sit 30 minutes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stir together sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 cup of water in a large pot on the stove, over medium heat, until sugar dissolves.</div><div><br /></div><div>Raise to high heat without stirring, until it reaches 240-244 degrees on candy thermometer.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the mixer on low, pour the hot sugar syrup into the gelatin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Turn the mixer on high for 15 minutes. <i>(My mixer doesn't particularly like this, but it works!)</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Add vanilla.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dust an 8x12 or a 7x11 with powdered sugar. Pour the marshmallow into the dish.</div><div><br /></div><div>Press it down with wet hands, and smooth it out.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dust with more powdered sugar.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let it set, and then cut into it with a hot, wet knife.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know if you try this! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN94Chytyh4_6EtfqUDX8_0d29J-UYQXhl_kfwvBNa85nvtlCtKYnjOnIuO9CCkDUkRASnyu1bItV7iYJfdbRq31YyhFwtqCr4XbCiSxeE2oGfUNuCzBbaoFVX4EV6km6fOG7IP-UiIA/s4032/PXL_20210123_190516864.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN94Chytyh4_6EtfqUDX8_0d29J-UYQXhl_kfwvBNa85nvtlCtKYnjOnIuO9CCkDUkRASnyu1bItV7iYJfdbRq31YyhFwtqCr4XbCiSxeE2oGfUNuCzBbaoFVX4EV6km6fOG7IP-UiIA/w480-h640/PXL_20210123_190516864.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>If you have a tough time knowing what to look for in the baking aisle at the store ^</i>^</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Also, here is my very <b>simple hot cocoa recipe!</b></div><div><br /></div><div>2 1/4 cups cocoa powder</div><div>3 1/2 cups sugar</div><div>1 Tablespoon salt</div><div><br /></div><div>Mix in your biggest bowl, sifting in the cocoa powder first. </div><div><br /></div><div>Store in a couple of tall mason jars.</div><div><br /></div><div>Use 2 Tablespoons of the mix per 1 cup of hot milk! ;)</div><div><p><br /></p></div>Rachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-38242617764627041172020-12-22T13:46:00.008-05:002020-12-22T14:01:07.702-05:00Gingerbread cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2TdqsXKubIcNZoXJ2n9M_SqhoLbJY0VpHDXB7R_5uOSqjrLdkbuVpyPZb5K9trcgBlUERBNgoNnk1dg3B5Sg_xqBJaa1x2JXvTr-6nOknw6r-ALvHkaJAso8Xa6eVJjhyphenhyphenhZ4oP_8bA/s3888/PXL_20201220_194904668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2917" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2TdqsXKubIcNZoXJ2n9M_SqhoLbJY0VpHDXB7R_5uOSqjrLdkbuVpyPZb5K9trcgBlUERBNgoNnk1dg3B5Sg_xqBJaa1x2JXvTr-6nOknw6r-ALvHkaJAso8Xa6eVJjhyphenhyphenhZ4oP_8bA/w480-h640/PXL_20201220_194904668.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple of years ago, we began making Dala horse gingerbread cookies at Christmastime! My kids (all four) love this gingerbread recipe, and it hasn't failed us yet! We make a few other shapes as well, and within two days, the whole batch is gone! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Ingredients:</b></p><p>3 1/4 cups flour<br />2 teaspoons ginger<br />1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon<br />1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br />1 1/4 sticks butter, room temp<br />1/2 cup brown sugar<br />1 egg<br />1/3 cup molasses<br />3/4 teaspoon vanilla</p><p><b>Directions</b>:</p><p>Sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.</p><p>In another bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. (I use my paddle attachment on the mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes.)</p><p>Beat in the egg, scrape down the sides. Add molasses and vanilla.</p><p>Reduce the mixer to low speed. Add the flour mixture and mix until the dough comes together. The dough should not be sticky or dry or crumbly. If it's sticky, add 1 T flour.</p><p>Divide the dough in half, make 2" round discs, and wrap them in plastic wrap. Chill for 2 hours in the fridge.</p><p>Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. Dip cookie cutters in flour before cutting. Reroll the dough when needed, but chill it again if it gets too warm.</p><p>Bake on parchment paper in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the <b>Royal Icing</b>... I am no expert, but what I do is this: </p><p>4 cups powdered sugar<br />1/4 cup (40 g) meringue powder<br />1/4 cup water<br />1 teaspoon lemon juice<br />1/2 teaspoon almond extract</p><p>Use a paper towel to wipe the bowl of the mixer with lemon juice. Mix the powdered sugar and meringue powder together, then add the liquid ingredients. Using the paddle attachment, beat on low speed for 12 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon of water until you reach a good consistency. (The 10 second test - if you run a knife through the icing, the line should disappear in 10 seconds.)</p><p>This does make a lot of royal icing, so maybe halve the recipe if you don't plan on covering the whole cookie top with icing.</p><p>I use a small pastry tip (#3) to outline and decorate the cookies! :)</p><p><br /></p><p>God Jul!</p><p><br /></p>Rachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-74933036505905016372020-08-31T16:03:00.001-04:002020-09-18T16:54:03.369-04:00Making summer memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrJTYaLO8NE-mX50uYSNA2mlVIw0Sq7oI2cdUCum4utux6Hj0DEO_PjXxRiG-bAogp4WQq5mYTYOryb25pFIeRp_5flzw8Mnt8MSYf790WOpEYU67Gmub8hDSl7aJdbd_364kBNpHmg/s1024/20200918_155654-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrJTYaLO8NE-mX50uYSNA2mlVIw0Sq7oI2cdUCum4utux6Hj0DEO_PjXxRiG-bAogp4WQq5mYTYOryb25pFIeRp_5flzw8Mnt8MSYf790WOpEYU67Gmub8hDSl7aJdbd_364kBNpHmg/w640-h640/20200918_155654-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I finished this post a couple weeks ago, and I somehow forgot to publish! Here it is though - playing catch up to record our summer memories!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXETxGfQfl2cclKpovqQiMQwu1Qz6GpHgdK8bxT-km2vI8ldP5EfpHeQUkTclJ4l7zvmo_ade8hvKJGnWry8Bbh_ha1DHqigclnheOjb8jbfHNBPqxoMdsGeAe2ryVF47LjtZNmteSFg/s2048/IMG_20200710_193249_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXETxGfQfl2cclKpovqQiMQwu1Qz6GpHgdK8bxT-km2vI8ldP5EfpHeQUkTclJ4l7zvmo_ade8hvKJGnWry8Bbh_ha1DHqigclnheOjb8jbfHNBPqxoMdsGeAe2ryVF47LjtZNmteSFg/s640/IMG_20200710_193249_1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love this of my Auggie and me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzcIjn-kUszfsT_kcWew-Qw9LdyjXfcOD6HRDigJ18p_r97XyHa-AKXpLckId8ARN37yoTczntzpStbLjHlZE674LKSv1EmduRLbcGUwSD1VM2kIEVOd9US-PH7RRkmUSilB0cPs44g/s4032/IMG_20200714_122311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzcIjn-kUszfsT_kcWew-Qw9LdyjXfcOD6HRDigJ18p_r97XyHa-AKXpLckId8ARN37yoTczntzpStbLjHlZE674LKSv1EmduRLbcGUwSD1VM2kIEVOd9US-PH7RRkmUSilB0cPs44g/s640/IMG_20200714_122311.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">August had his first visit to the dentist!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSLk3fb88SAexvGbY2yvxQ_qMlqbR26OiXzXceaemgEhy5Z5MtvRD17bOCyCdtzgX2XNpRzpTg_UujPfUYXRLHUtZVhh-5eQiZRbU7mPxOQIKSqNMsLF_I8WFs7PUUwTN_25G609Fdw/s2592/IMG_20200715_194701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRtVDCqYY2_umJ8FZpv_RVFd8SGDc3Jk-ixXE-43wIuONZCxCTWhfNsiMv57uXsCHxSL-TvnkeE-4hX-XBMWR1_I2T7OyGZumvvJHKgzrUoPn1vkxDCdlkMgE4KeSOk_0R784BUSiAA/s640/IMG_20200719_163516.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Steve's 34th birthday - we celebrated with a chocolate chip caramel oatmeal cake!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADMkG5gabtfBOjcae_Fu_UvZQQl25nxpq2FhAXg7Lc3MngMBDZDPum73udy3dkMZYMp6HmgjbR-j4QBUuMJRKitQURgOyZZlcE4WRij2S4xnuU94fqtyfLNcU7V7BRtY0gEdYDyLH9Q/s4032/IMG_20200719_163732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADMkG5gabtfBOjcae_Fu_UvZQQl25nxpq2FhAXg7Lc3MngMBDZDPum73udy3dkMZYMp6HmgjbR-j4QBUuMJRKitQURgOyZZlcE4WRij2S4xnuU94fqtyfLNcU7V7BRtY0gEdYDyLH9Q/s640/IMG_20200719_163732.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Such peace in these moments.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkVxkBq_TqDqKX7laWzB06t1th99sWGv96pVgHFkiodtN78QqAnj-rH5JGIOSV_FO8v-O5WDp4lQQkua5O2zKp00j0Wb95fshxeABhZbU3JFVIKzZS2-_WdRMMO5Fg5lGgSVSdLEEtw/s4032/IMG_20200722_203217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkVxkBq_TqDqKX7laWzB06t1th99sWGv96pVgHFkiodtN78QqAnj-rH5JGIOSV_FO8v-O5WDp4lQQkua5O2zKp00j0Wb95fshxeABhZbU3JFVIKzZS2-_WdRMMO5Fg5lGgSVSdLEEtw/s640/IMG_20200722_203217.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7enEpVLKx9-_UAXUZLqZYzNLGnPTl2N4SfB5iEWBtsLPt_c9-7NgKIzp3XKEnN3nYXf-kawHTClZLBn4Zq0eL2N5ynUFrwLS8eMBLgpTURaXr-7B-XkjOjJ5tcCn-oAivpH7oGYrRMQ/s2496/IMG_20200713_105440_379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="2496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7enEpVLKx9-_UAXUZLqZYzNLGnPTl2N4SfB5iEWBtsLPt_c9-7NgKIzp3XKEnN3nYXf-kawHTClZLBn4Zq0eL2N5ynUFrwLS8eMBLgpTURaXr-7B-XkjOjJ5tcCn-oAivpH7oGYrRMQ/s640/IMG_20200713_105440_379.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuBpe_H1fVHXcjeIjBBBDId_xyL6TBhEfL3BCD_67FAwxBoatWGJMrlvY4TjLvfL8gQZwGcyEWQt16UaURrvHrUyOIlBv0PvIjk1NWgzzhQEgJ-D8fkNcrj4sRoC0AMIaIaZ_cv8XOw/s4032/IMG_20200707_104324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtuBpe_H1fVHXcjeIjBBBDId_xyL6TBhEfL3BCD_67FAwxBoatWGJMrlvY4TjLvfL8gQZwGcyEWQt16UaURrvHrUyOIlBv0PvIjk1NWgzzhQEgJ-D8fkNcrj4sRoC0AMIaIaZ_cv8XOw/s640/IMG_20200707_104324.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I spend a lot of time watering and taking care of our garden. This was the container garden part at its prime! It's kind of hard to watch it start to die off in August.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBKM5_HwlUL4e_VsrQfH_icHtSoIS5DXKoTPnXG9Om5FN7qbXm9FhmR1Y1cd2XF85JAYFXPyIQAPuQPeJ4mKTdQ7ahHQXoj-LeZXOsupepnDcQfqBQmmQA1mj13gv2p0Po5qgUuFmFQ/s4032/IMG_20200723_144525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBKM5_HwlUL4e_VsrQfH_icHtSoIS5DXKoTPnXG9Om5FN7qbXm9FhmR1Y1cd2XF85JAYFXPyIQAPuQPeJ4mKTdQ7ahHQXoj-LeZXOsupepnDcQfqBQmmQA1mj13gv2p0Po5qgUuFmFQ/s640/IMG_20200723_144525.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Picking loads of cherry tomatoes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Bhjbm-sBEhnaLf9bVXSFOO4RQ5uflTXqq-KWMa8g8m_6sTcap2lzALeDnCppmfgZojesMiGyWh2tkfMcW23hqiaS-PZjaTQccPst8Ugqk1OdpgQKxhMHPSg6Wz5tKYytanfXMyE1w/s4032/IMG_20200724_081917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5Bhjbm-sBEhnaLf9bVXSFOO4RQ5uflTXqq-KWMa8g8m_6sTcap2lzALeDnCppmfgZojesMiGyWh2tkfMcW23hqiaS-PZjaTQccPst8Ugqk1OdpgQKxhMHPSg6Wz5tKYytanfXMyE1w/s640/IMG_20200724_081917.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There's so much I could say about all our butterflies - if you follow me on Instagram, you've probably heard it all at this point. What a wonderful experience!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvT9UdA7Ec8omB0iurjZVy2pubRYme25GE1APorbdsSdvqZW5JuEnusXCEn1Ij8RMshMus8m4kCSuc30fkMPf-dAMjYxucN_ijS-xAN11uvF3ok6qM8059H1INk9yPuld9Gq9Q6k8Kw/s4032/IMG_20200724_115035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvT9UdA7Ec8omB0iurjZVy2pubRYme25GE1APorbdsSdvqZW5JuEnusXCEn1Ij8RMshMus8m4kCSuc30fkMPf-dAMjYxucN_ijS-xAN11uvF3ok6qM8059H1INk9yPuld9Gq9Q6k8Kw/s640/IMG_20200724_115035.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZGuhLjuC5vQGn9kM0BR5Trri6WB_sTUz599EJzGIM0_IeMCoiTjnCPNUHoiDzIX6XbELzDDjFD6bpsbhYunH77ItzeRaTJZdrWv8dhW_qslzIPNMnmjRa0xL5uIDsvV7JIIyVW7OaA/s4032/IMG_20200724_124530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Nolan is so patient with holding them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam9wY5BNv3XFIPRO6z2fvuTSn2f7r9Qhf8IMN7BfnxAEae8joYELKysLyTpeKaptJUReG-SMVOZb0hFXHbODIfhRqLjGYoCfxa-bTYwm4ai_lqrRdDDtqSuszfQDzTHeweOgWfwT9Iw/s4032/IMG_20200726_201925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam9wY5BNv3XFIPRO6z2fvuTSn2f7r9Qhf8IMN7BfnxAEae8joYELKysLyTpeKaptJUReG-SMVOZb0hFXHbODIfhRqLjGYoCfxa-bTYwm4ai_lqrRdDDtqSuszfQDzTHeweOgWfwT9Iw/s640/IMG_20200726_201925.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Out on a walk with the double stroller every night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He wasn't super excited about getting glasses before he got them in the mail, but he is really really happy with them now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigecL1WrGoBaZ9VOkJMvu5QrZE73RhrHxAxXTRTVQwswKomJsz51-p07B0Qtej7yvCoEjjhAHUVyIhRZeDCbug9P6OrI-kH6F22txh4M_0hfebZTgtZxRtMcG0DNnrEZTzWE4zACsvWw/s4032/IMG_20200728_151043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigecL1WrGoBaZ9VOkJMvu5QrZE73RhrHxAxXTRTVQwswKomJsz51-p07B0Qtej7yvCoEjjhAHUVyIhRZeDCbug9P6OrI-kH6F22txh4M_0hfebZTgtZxRtMcG0DNnrEZTzWE4zACsvWw/s640/IMG_20200728_151043.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We made cookies and cream popsicles!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little fishy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9l8C6IxTeEWt4QaL3yMQZOC7TgfCugjff3hYsNs0Ru5z0fv3MdZTObfdP5Hpin91rzP-VZ_7mPcaHbkscbkGplz0LN1FdZSGuYfaesUZf5UnwU24YVphJC-JxJvNAqgyNX4t2wE91A/s4032/IMG_20200729_184236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9l8C6IxTeEWt4QaL3yMQZOC7TgfCugjff3hYsNs0Ru5z0fv3MdZTObfdP5Hpin91rzP-VZ_7mPcaHbkscbkGplz0LN1FdZSGuYfaesUZf5UnwU24YVphJC-JxJvNAqgyNX4t2wE91A/s640/IMG_20200729_184236.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Steve's parents and brother and niece moved here at the very end of July, so we've enjoyed some more family time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS5P0NVvij76NG-KV4Y1qOWxO2wErKZjM10b1AMJbiWAtZy33sUKOlDxMLLVSrM4hRQT0QHT6Fc9bEpvVblkv3lOXwlEolE1qERDYBzkUGtaITli3V5qF6ihspBtjR2j3k6YflsyENw/s640/IMG_20200714_200056.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Our cardinals, Lucy and Charlie, sent their third set of fledglings out from our backyard into the world. Turns out, one baby was a cardinal - and one was a cowbird (the cowbird mama laid her egg in Lucy's nest). A few weeks later, and I still see Lucy traveling with and eating with the cardinal baby (Sally), and it is the sweetest! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw_0WcsAjAQtCsTT5i-vUkXgqEq-Ub2iPrAQPC7tWUzlksY0n3LzpBBJ7_EjDDx7HQ93w4dEEfBt9HoOlTApBHesQLIw21c0iGk6Kb-h325jr1_8MmLf_d5JV-sdMKiOYRpNP9imaug/s4032/IMG_20200805_201527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw_0WcsAjAQtCsTT5i-vUkXgqEq-Ub2iPrAQPC7tWUzlksY0n3LzpBBJ7_EjDDx7HQ93w4dEEfBt9HoOlTApBHesQLIw21c0iGk6Kb-h325jr1_8MmLf_d5JV-sdMKiOYRpNP9imaug/s640/IMG_20200805_201527.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've been watching the Cubbies for just about every game! It's been a great, mostly winning season thus far!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYKbMaL1_XxNf3R6upfY0HJVjF1Q_IFYU0P2iv6B8TqutwB7Zuf9Vzmjl7sqKFGPIG314g8h6RwfyPtGHUre0aLIY6ukz69ihWsAg_3lyaPszYdfXzVRG6mSEqEoPrBNPP5dQJ8u4-g/s4032/IMG_20200711_154823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYKbMaL1_XxNf3R6upfY0HJVjF1Q_IFYU0P2iv6B8TqutwB7Zuf9Vzmjl7sqKFGPIG314g8h6RwfyPtGHUre0aLIY6ukz69ihWsAg_3lyaPszYdfXzVRG6mSEqEoPrBNPP5dQJ8u4-g/s640/IMG_20200711_154823.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Junia and August were sharing a bedroom . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEqXWk0MTb1oB7A6HPHHagnD21bPOSglpJuXcH4ntmf0YoOIG5pUh7XXHv-oAQ-KNkh-5en8c6zjLzPskfiHdvh_rA4JIXXmqFinKow4cepJ0NNAtHTmXPdlh1xmeQDfvDazGfMomAQ/s4032/IMG_20200724_162350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEqXWk0MTb1oB7A6HPHHagnD21bPOSglpJuXcH4ntmf0YoOIG5pUh7XXHv-oAQ-KNkh-5en8c6zjLzPskfiHdvh_rA4JIXXmqFinKow4cepJ0NNAtHTmXPdlh1xmeQDfvDazGfMomAQ/s640/IMG_20200724_162350.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Nolan and Ephraim shared a room with two twin beds. . . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODMDQ_PNcuSeKC4zsto6dRmvhMLMuu30_RtzJr10lo_G9VuzwF2ZQUwYTOXRqb45F8S0JsAajsmi7PpJRFnqjybxq8WhXq16A5cohXGb0BV1wl4934NEHH8FBFix121wZYI_bXU0nBQ/s4032/IMG_20200807_183446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODMDQ_PNcuSeKC4zsto6dRmvhMLMuu30_RtzJr10lo_G9VuzwF2ZQUwYTOXRqb45F8S0JsAajsmi7PpJRFnqjybxq8WhXq16A5cohXGb0BV1wl4934NEHH8FBFix121wZYI_bXU0nBQ/s640/IMG_20200807_183446.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then we got bunkbeds and moved August in with the big boys! They love the new setup, though to be honest, it's been a tough month of getting them to fall asleep when they're so excited to talk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRC6MvPhKrzuqtXFNv4YQDpAQ8NykLJdZ505-unU4zmLN97UMCZ85oYbfybgGiVwI_0llHCl6rgR0ueSaPV1MpWCn1yyhgajbZ1Oj_4ZLxtJ96ZVNXg_3OD084H6lJfHo1RxFbEDWy6A/s4032/IMG_20200809_192417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRC6MvPhKrzuqtXFNv4YQDpAQ8NykLJdZ505-unU4zmLN97UMCZ85oYbfybgGiVwI_0llHCl6rgR0ueSaPV1MpWCn1yyhgajbZ1Oj_4ZLxtJ96ZVNXg_3OD084H6lJfHo1RxFbEDWy6A/s640/IMG_20200809_192417.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCUq0iTZfdKAuI6HqfildGVkxGGMjccikhQLw4FN_pmoVNuNEbCDUiLZ5VQ8w7iqRe18_CehmcCzd0bbJAA7Maq_Z486KIgmeKlG0PPbJNhDzGvh21FZEori_rZdYUcXINPdJo8Nv9Q/s4032/IMG_20200810_190537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCUq0iTZfdKAuI6HqfildGVkxGGMjccikhQLw4FN_pmoVNuNEbCDUiLZ5VQ8w7iqRe18_CehmcCzd0bbJAA7Maq_Z486KIgmeKlG0PPbJNhDzGvh21FZEori_rZdYUcXINPdJo8Nv9Q/s640/IMG_20200810_190537.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Soccer started up again, and both boys have really improved since last season! They're really enjoying it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed0_Db1N_0Qbi9MSIsQ8Ooml4CkwCCUo9wpkHGTrGrO2Io0hWrgb-OfH66Op23PV0hgktNTVIKtPu4yhyphenhyphenXWDY7y6vdGtPOTHfbkvK0-4AGOvkh_g45wU4sLPe9CXWCFeDt18_8Qwrow/s4029/IMG_20200813_132834+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed0_Db1N_0Qbi9MSIsQ8Ooml4CkwCCUo9wpkHGTrGrO2Io0hWrgb-OfH66Op23PV0hgktNTVIKtPu4yhyphenhyphenXWDY7y6vdGtPOTHfbkvK0-4AGOvkh_g45wU4sLPe9CXWCFeDt18_8Qwrow/s640/IMG_20200813_132834+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We made raspberry mango ice cream. Recipe <a href="http://www.rachelzimm.com/2020/08/raspberry-mango-ice-cream.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBY3ylIYRMNsOOkOEVVW-YOxswk-hXmPDK35Ar4vQFO6JSYKTfPddhjhBDKBuT9BC3hsg616mxJfLuRuAB8pF_ADh1RjwKyNyROLVCA9G4HjGnJzppz3rAqPIDiTOOyeOJdvnNyXRm5g/s4032/IMG_20200814_155842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBY3ylIYRMNsOOkOEVVW-YOxswk-hXmPDK35Ar4vQFO6JSYKTfPddhjhBDKBuT9BC3hsg616mxJfLuRuAB8pF_ADh1RjwKyNyROLVCA9G4HjGnJzppz3rAqPIDiTOOyeOJdvnNyXRm5g/s640/IMG_20200814_155842.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TU8pVHK1jnauDBLE3SPNsFMDgJn2cFEopVLM99nu-0TAxDrBEMAS5joKFJL2wSIOAKEr0x46q6wo1eL-CT3WYVCSlnM7bOUwmIVLHHPnbzySGwOwBcOKkdtjssGrpLXvreClAcn4Mg/s4032/IMG_20200815_200524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TU8pVHK1jnauDBLE3SPNsFMDgJn2cFEopVLM99nu-0TAxDrBEMAS5joKFJL2wSIOAKEr0x46q6wo1eL-CT3WYVCSlnM7bOUwmIVLHHPnbzySGwOwBcOKkdtjssGrpLXvreClAcn4Mg/s640/IMG_20200815_200524.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple months ago, a friend helped us plant a baby apple tree, and now he gave us a pear tree too! They're growing really well, which is exciting since we only had one small tree in our yard before.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXn7PHfD_34XrdRSd5mD9xV0MahD8V_x7yKCZHUU2x5Z-BPYi62XCIobxKXaxQ45m_J5ugXAZYtUh5GL2r-p7roMU2E8kWdmObmUAaQawgry661LYxXhkvtDpc2S7XSKAFLYLHz7Yinw/s4032/IMG_20200816_165006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXn7PHfD_34XrdRSd5mD9xV0MahD8V_x7yKCZHUU2x5Z-BPYi62XCIobxKXaxQ45m_J5ugXAZYtUh5GL2r-p7roMU2E8kWdmObmUAaQawgry661LYxXhkvtDpc2S7XSKAFLYLHz7Yinw/s640/IMG_20200816_165006.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_Bobptn1AqDHQm1YxwWlYplTg70bNpMmqdRD9ZMAXB1gbpv7IYY8cPMRlvNg4d3T6Vav2Fx_SWqGKkUn-WsAvaNob7kz8HtZIVQhCTOdR96JfLVqjz4lMTPaSvOwstGxvjICptJNQg/s4032/IMG_20200816_200749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_Bobptn1AqDHQm1YxwWlYplTg70bNpMmqdRD9ZMAXB1gbpv7IYY8cPMRlvNg4d3T6Vav2Fx_SWqGKkUn-WsAvaNob7kz8HtZIVQhCTOdR96JfLVqjz4lMTPaSvOwstGxvjICptJNQg/s640/IMG_20200816_200749.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ephraim gave Mormor some sunflower seeds at the beginning of the summer, and look how tall this one grew!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgUJpTp40tMF2j1NkAEhYhGnACtdjMpKf9x0P0P0ph1899M_RtpIRzJVJdftF-wsAOfCzQz3n7p7VORZ3pohrVevlPJLKhTN5CptGWChaRIumM4c68Jz6DCuJFnoxYhX-HyyhW89LWQ/s2592/IMG_20200817_185330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgUJpTp40tMF2j1NkAEhYhGnACtdjMpKf9x0P0P0ph1899M_RtpIRzJVJdftF-wsAOfCzQz3n7p7VORZ3pohrVevlPJLKhTN5CptGWChaRIumM4c68Jz6DCuJFnoxYhX-HyyhW89LWQ/s640/IMG_20200817_185330.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watching soccer practices.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJPGbContW_Y9patsUp9djZLAii0j5Pfeol29iKLaKKSR7qEKpvIaVkO2NORiW67qA6Igrh4KaGo7tSerEcSxe3_LHtf27wVN-S_B9wLF6d71tzPjBO-4eLA99iakxCeFCr7xle1SeQ/s4032/IMG_20200818_193059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJPGbContW_Y9patsUp9djZLAii0j5Pfeol29iKLaKKSR7qEKpvIaVkO2NORiW67qA6Igrh4KaGo7tSerEcSxe3_LHtf27wVN-S_B9wLF6d71tzPjBO-4eLA99iakxCeFCr7xle1SeQ/s640/IMG_20200818_193059.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought an alphabet mold on Amazon and melted our broken crayon pieces. The kids love them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PMYv-I5Pl0MviO_2jocN7KPylHfmCK4RRkLYkec3VL05RscFvJ30cGkQ8YPobr8zn_7mKTlpXm5NH-VXsyeSy4GeWeQtir80A5jg5nVu6DNfQP0Miu2-bRkINNjPStaeuYkXoHuKEQ/s4032/IMG_20200819_123750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PMYv-I5Pl0MviO_2jocN7KPylHfmCK4RRkLYkec3VL05RscFvJ30cGkQ8YPobr8zn_7mKTlpXm5NH-VXsyeSy4GeWeQtir80A5jg5nVu6DNfQP0Miu2-bRkINNjPStaeuYkXoHuKEQ/s640/IMG_20200819_123750.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl75hwl34LbHRabfuqzgWebGR58RMgQm210dXeNyz76MWifuL8y9Y5eIb9Mv_eT0qIQlKYpDUIAWCvjXf0LFQtNXPMV8xHWcQGvyMkjWO2W6WZt0-oFDpfaDyFEvwIZv3Qmp0lFrplVQ/s4032/IMG_20200820_163740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl75hwl34LbHRabfuqzgWebGR58RMgQm210dXeNyz76MWifuL8y9Y5eIb9Mv_eT0qIQlKYpDUIAWCvjXf0LFQtNXPMV8xHWcQGvyMkjWO2W6WZt0-oFDpfaDyFEvwIZv3Qmp0lFrplVQ/s640/IMG_20200820_163740.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found them like this while they waited for the pool to fill up :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghINlz2zLbaZZfFY2NF9J3Jk3ABxyKPZ5h7VNPbZyGL5yOYmaoJ6vABrzFyAmtQvxC_AaoKvw7AJo2YRNAWl1TuuwEIrtTXevT8wzLPtDGTlckYZlHWKRKRM7Alzlog2NkMQGPMs6vg/s4032/IMG_20200821_182131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghINlz2zLbaZZfFY2NF9J3Jk3ABxyKPZ5h7VNPbZyGL5yOYmaoJ6vABrzFyAmtQvxC_AaoKvw7AJo2YRNAWl1TuuwEIrtTXevT8wzLPtDGTlckYZlHWKRKRM7Alzlog2NkMQGPMs6vg/s640/IMG_20200821_182131.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pizza picnic with the cousins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's the light at the end of the 15-month tunnel!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RjVXaM16AJfijoOGffI4rTwYH8ZeLB2FZMh4_rx5eqh6BHFmmnIiIzjMLINEu-t-5V3gkJK6GnLWT-p0HfAKvOwKyglJEsvkoYyjAZ4CkHui-GC2q6LmJkVnvBXJwPTLhR6jA1GD-Q/s4032/IMG_20200824_191335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RjVXaM16AJfijoOGffI4rTwYH8ZeLB2FZMh4_rx5eqh6BHFmmnIiIzjMLINEu-t-5V3gkJK6GnLWT-p0HfAKvOwKyglJEsvkoYyjAZ4CkHui-GC2q6LmJkVnvBXJwPTLhR6jA1GD-Q/s640/IMG_20200824_191335.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDsalgxfLhkJJOwQugHmPRaJWOf6NdqI8CAJbkXuA5MCuOggWUXIkLjiHm4pr6zK6h3YjUns6S8r6rfxWfAK3EODpctXfZHmPSbT3avkf6b5KHjP2TtTPceklUaqybQGAJ6Yj02aqXw/s4032/IMG_20200828_093406+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDsalgxfLhkJJOwQugHmPRaJWOf6NdqI8CAJbkXuA5MCuOggWUXIkLjiHm4pr6zK6h3YjUns6S8r6rfxWfAK3EODpctXfZHmPSbT3avkf6b5KHjP2TtTPceklUaqybQGAJ6Yj02aqXw/s640/IMG_20200828_093406+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She really wants to hold one - she's so fascinated!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcykN9BJr8Kc1zb9xHB5qPxSdWS00yYch6fiBy0_a6vVuRMTiyF20ETj6uk4HridAPZmCFV-e6p-49KLG6vqg0ZWwafMbcMVLJqzrw2y6TDjtdTi3CDbNgZm01emWHe2L46OFHmx7i0w/s4032/IMG_20200828_093138+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcykN9BJr8Kc1zb9xHB5qPxSdWS00yYch6fiBy0_a6vVuRMTiyF20ETj6uk4HridAPZmCFV-e6p-49KLG6vqg0ZWwafMbcMVLJqzrw2y6TDjtdTi3CDbNgZm01emWHe2L46OFHmx7i0w/s640/IMG_20200828_093138+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">August is getting comfortable holding them this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM2fvaFUmIsFI5K_VUdxVIaIYnApASDL07KOdCVxEZlUOmJqVuJIcNxtSlDBUTls6Bjw1PJimFzGXjs0QgUgm-smoVaxg_aYur3MCCJpz_zVLj865LxkhLvKWVsEMQP_dtJDqIHZ85Q/s4032/IMG_20200828_092652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiM2fvaFUmIsFI5K_VUdxVIaIYnApASDL07KOdCVxEZlUOmJqVuJIcNxtSlDBUTls6Bjw1PJimFzGXjs0QgUgm-smoVaxg_aYur3MCCJpz_zVLj865LxkhLvKWVsEMQP_dtJDqIHZ85Q/s640/IMG_20200828_092652.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">We've released 25 as of today! Still more to go!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n0xFCpQRFk3Z6X4i-vNRXVx_dzLBNcsulvLTgE0WXDuaWOKaAGkWXqjZHm_l2WLRnDdRO7lEtyBNtf3yylR0lmBaVJkI8UZyk7lW0RQgeYWE31zceGn8bafszM58VFE59SSiMyppdA/s1794/IMG_20200806_202845_046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n0xFCpQRFk3Z6X4i-vNRXVx_dzLBNcsulvLTgE0WXDuaWOKaAGkWXqjZHm_l2WLRnDdRO7lEtyBNtf3yylR0lmBaVJkI8UZyk7lW0RQgeYWE31zceGn8bafszM58VFE59SSiMyppdA/s640/IMG_20200806_202845_046.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not ready for this summer to end! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachel</div>Rachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-61864812821876733072020-08-16T19:29:00.008-04:002020-08-16T19:34:18.288-04:00Raspberry mango ice cream<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtPLhJgfo9tflJt0qmbXYjsM8_br2QcqnMvO6GDVTT06AhMPROcM8dPhTOBuUw-XJbj8aQVvfNj7G9mb-A4WNFk-_EjyTVjzeMbq244azcbxOzkpLABFZ9DgFnDcYVmoPKjnWjEE87Q/s4029/IMG_20200813_132834+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2770" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHtPLhJgfo9tflJt0qmbXYjsM8_br2QcqnMvO6GDVTT06AhMPROcM8dPhTOBuUw-XJbj8aQVvfNj7G9mb-A4WNFk-_EjyTVjzeMbq244azcbxOzkpLABFZ9DgFnDcYVmoPKjnWjEE87Q/w688-h1000/IMG_20200813_132834+%25281%2529.jpg" width="688" /></a><br /><br /></p><p>It's been really warm this weekend, and one of my summer goals was to make ice cream! This is an easy recipe to follow, and it doesn't involve churning (unless you want to!) The raspberry mango flavor is delicious, and the kids really enjoyed it! Plus, it's a pretty color! :)</p><p><b>You'll need:</b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote>1 1/2 pounds frozen raspberries<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote>1 1/2 pounds frozen mango<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote>1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk (7 oz)<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote>1/2 tsp kosher salt<br />waffle cones<p style="text-align: left;"><b>Directions</b>:</p><p style="text-align: left;">In a food processor or blender (I used a Magic Bullet), mix the frozen fruit until it's finely chopped. Scrape the sides often. </p><p>Add the sweetened condensed milk and salt, and pulse until the mixture is smooth.</p><p>Pour the mixture into a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Freeze, uncovered, until it's set, about 4 hours. When you want to store it for a longer period of time, cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have a Donvier manual ice cream maker, so instead of waiting the 4 hours, we chilled the Donvier bowl overnight and churned the fruity mixture for about 15 minutes until it was frozen. If you have a Donvier, you can use this method! Otherwise, you can follow the recipe to freeze it in the 9x5 pan. :)</p><p>Let me know if you try this! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Rachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-50760476192233343622020-07-31T10:49:00.002-04:002020-09-18T16:57:52.992-04:00Quarantine summer<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z7DK2U78SMU-6FMah6dyIH4I4cVRZChBU4zdjbjk3SUeWFBrKb0C8No7onQ9cGtYq5jxUUFpBHkHVAGF_dAzvScb2K548QANY2BNJNVg3MSHPjoeq5FnIINoh3cUaAhsa2faCf8pYw/s1024/20200918_161916-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z7DK2U78SMU-6FMah6dyIH4I4cVRZChBU4zdjbjk3SUeWFBrKb0C8No7onQ9cGtYq5jxUUFpBHkHVAGF_dAzvScb2K548QANY2BNJNVg3MSHPjoeq5FnIINoh3cUaAhsa2faCf8pYw/w640-h640/20200918_161916-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We didn't have any vacations planned for this summer, and we typically spend a lot of time outside, so this quarantine summer felt pretty normal. We are thankful for that!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickgZzRWjWcSjJx1GwUPvLQF-w390kGQD0bVJXq7BoVfzP9K6lJTaJOlxhpczMN8kdn33SAD-0tF8OPkzPEpxt7IshQAphVIsVUSDgHV_SFyNJ7gpsav58hB4-JfbDdNX9Nh8XmhtICA/s4032/IMG_20200622_155027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickgZzRWjWcSjJx1GwUPvLQF-w390kGQD0bVJXq7BoVfzP9K6lJTaJOlxhpczMN8kdn33SAD-0tF8OPkzPEpxt7IshQAphVIsVUSDgHV_SFyNJ7gpsav58hB4-JfbDdNX9Nh8XmhtICA/s640/IMG_20200622_155027.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW08-fjYx1RUxWYJa-g89zp5KtiRuwavIbSu2gpq0uIP9e0RIhkrxcsQ_r50CBR_cQ8GcUHo89ZAS8HmvgkVtQawVvLvIa9p1rugDkLNo924xiQIoHbr6emJsNUQRibvK_2XHio2Y6Q/s4032/IMG_20200622_164043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was fun finally seeing Uncle Josh's house and tasting some of the city's best pizza.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM8ZXcAd2r0w_5620p9AgUYDv-5FPC8oIdMh7H7YjP6FRXDV7Dd7EQe4Viq2707mY5otOY9TzcL3M2uvysupo-Ta2QSRQldQ1GsbcJsuO5DqHiQM_p3qtWcX29aZYoGmDyxTRHWlNrQ/s4032/IMG_20200628_125840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM8ZXcAd2r0w_5620p9AgUYDv-5FPC8oIdMh7H7YjP6FRXDV7Dd7EQe4Viq2707mY5otOY9TzcL3M2uvysupo-Ta2QSRQldQ1GsbcJsuO5DqHiQM_p3qtWcX29aZYoGmDyxTRHWlNrQ/s640/IMG_20200628_125840.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_dHYT4RLhhcxGdbJT0VxeifGcnNkTK0pKhbGQxCExlQBuk0EKui09WFrEnULV7WP5zP3Mi8yIJzSZZ41MqNGFi7_vIhL5V2SAp6bfyyrmLKybJ9wIbFloMQnjCieTdcywDeJelDzTg/s4032/IMG_20200629_112831+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">My friend Meghan and me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf2MN2KUWPF_hFunlg2jS5oG68FNlEqfDklSDebE1xi76rrBBlNXXI9a1hEt9ZVX8CF4YrhD4QCp8HOyYSfAT2odMh-UwqC3Zp0C-vlKArYblRvm7x_S7HdOc6BCVdUUXtYWj9-Ho0Q/s4032/IMG_20200701_124911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf2MN2KUWPF_hFunlg2jS5oG68FNlEqfDklSDebE1xi76rrBBlNXXI9a1hEt9ZVX8CF4YrhD4QCp8HOyYSfAT2odMh-UwqC3Zp0C-vlKArYblRvm7x_S7HdOc6BCVdUUXtYWj9-Ho0Q/s640/IMG_20200701_124911.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Junia and "Grandma Carol".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P2OwsbiOcKLc1N8koUID6Izu041VgUwXV7QwQ_VyqKj9ljZgs07UTiP_LWMyGYy28vfcPUTYRVlEO3-35Qtb7lbMiAO3OSo65-40kZUh0J5RCqKgvUrUT16lL_NZ9g72JladnMCCaQ/s3248/IMG_20200704_202224_034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="2598" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_P2OwsbiOcKLc1N8koUID6Izu041VgUwXV7QwQ_VyqKj9ljZgs07UTiP_LWMyGYy28vfcPUTYRVlEO3-35Qtb7lbMiAO3OSo65-40kZUh0J5RCqKgvUrUT16lL_NZ9g72JladnMCCaQ/s640/IMG_20200704_202224_034.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fourteen months old on the Fourth of July.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9n6Ge46f0kqi_fFGlCzM5C6URLwz2x25b8VZVfY0PeE5nzrgAj6aYXjfUnj9hF_jxHjJ_xjPVQ4uNtHgeRb7A3KnnokHWammxWGo61JjnE2cVNMr3Rb0EHhm_Es4YbMYo_OOl92qVw/s4032/IMG_20200706_100115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9n6Ge46f0kqi_fFGlCzM5C6URLwz2x25b8VZVfY0PeE5nzrgAj6aYXjfUnj9hF_jxHjJ_xjPVQ4uNtHgeRb7A3KnnokHWammxWGo61JjnE2cVNMr3Rb0EHhm_Es4YbMYo_OOl92qVw/s640/IMG_20200706_100115.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The monarch eggs a few days after they hatched! They're so cute at this stage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many more butterfly photos to follow. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rachel</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Rachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-18559562484213173352020-07-03T15:18:00.003-04:002020-07-08T15:40:19.592-04:00Happy summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68JY_bOBX0cILMaqY-wy2SJYIXp9q3dLgmOaxgQZc3H2OpPmu3tcJ-b8a5XddJy6OPgGvmQJDJN8p8WIR9xJ1xPi5IP0raPXLoOl7L4QDTd2L08Qy2_ePUSii45RYApdNuKRljGHcpw/s1024/20200708_152501-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68JY_bOBX0cILMaqY-wy2SJYIXp9q3dLgmOaxgQZc3H2OpPmu3tcJ-b8a5XddJy6OPgGvmQJDJN8p8WIR9xJ1xPi5IP0raPXLoOl7L4QDTd2L08Qy2_ePUSii45RYApdNuKRljGHcpw/w625-h625/20200708_152501-COLLAGE.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer always seems to fly by the fastest of any season. Now that we're in July, I'm trying to savor each day a little bit more! Here are some photos to share what we've been up to!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iXGM0FlyWMFScVXvp4guKTO0cWG59GP_zN21_q7fEv3tl2fUqyGrPGMsgWdt-fUf05osin2RS1GgPFzyJKffaeWa8p3u5diosJtwkl7qG5P51CMap28rOrZ_Cfv_bOIzGCHF1wr8CA/s4032/IMG_20200502_192655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iXGM0FlyWMFScVXvp4guKTO0cWG59GP_zN21_q7fEv3tl2fUqyGrPGMsgWdt-fUf05osin2RS1GgPFzyJKffaeWa8p3u5diosJtwkl7qG5P51CMap28rOrZ_Cfv_bOIzGCHF1wr8CA/w469-h625/IMG_20200502_192655.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNE8B0aWevIwxLuyoA5JPUV31hyphenhyphenHDToQzE2SNEEpauzmn6yt2hr8KkGwUqmVVzCVXT0VeUKMe6J5zwjgvPBHy13vuB2SsjdZSgWQkguc4j8xRz0KpY1ZGzpgVjd2xYzchRVywZuFUog/s4032/IMG_20200503_202019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNE8B0aWevIwxLuyoA5JPUV31hyphenhyphenHDToQzE2SNEEpauzmn6yt2hr8KkGwUqmVVzCVXT0VeUKMe6J5zwjgvPBHy13vuB2SsjdZSgWQkguc4j8xRz0KpY1ZGzpgVjd2xYzchRVywZuFUog/w469-h625/IMG_20200503_202019.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes they are so sweet with each other!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4yi8K5BMdcUXpkDsSlhnTZdYmDyQmVPkSd6SgAajCkh1qH19jVQR8-UyyXcGu0VVGNMYZU3-alHHTbrdCSf7EkcFFw4J53HmANs4zdW2yuOyYUG4w35G1VF4vi-D60H8a2lHwjVcTw/s3999/IMG_20200513_183236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="2999" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4yi8K5BMdcUXpkDsSlhnTZdYmDyQmVPkSd6SgAajCkh1qH19jVQR8-UyyXcGu0VVGNMYZU3-alHHTbrdCSf7EkcFFw4J53HmANs4zdW2yuOyYUG4w35G1VF4vi-D60H8a2lHwjVcTw/w469-h625/IMG_20200513_183236.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Key lime pie jars - you're going to want to try this recipe <a href="https://mixandmatchmama.com/2018/05/no-bake-key-lime-pie-jars/" target="_blank">here</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve built me a raised bed! We haven't had one since we lived in PA, so this was a big deal. In it, we planted tomatoes, peppers, and a very-alive pumpkin plant!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi9WFZUZpTZ7fM7CrrA_HpzhPFmd4FD8_OI8Pqv2VhzlQgsr_LVghKsbPnCyfN3ED8numUmm4MHvXN7C7t8rwvwJuneeBCC0qAnSEq4KwXd6QT7JIjibpBFyRFVzrHIiN_LhFS9w2gw/s4032/IMG_20200518_175111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi9WFZUZpTZ7fM7CrrA_HpzhPFmd4FD8_OI8Pqv2VhzlQgsr_LVghKsbPnCyfN3ED8numUmm4MHvXN7C7t8rwvwJuneeBCC0qAnSEq4KwXd6QT7JIjibpBFyRFVzrHIiN_LhFS9w2gw/w469-h625/IMG_20200518_175111.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenYhTCtx-Td8GTXX0NdBYZ6GZLn29fqVJaasdRN02CIZXQEyaJVtM5_WE_EFqQRWCRNMo-Icv4NaDlVi_q_2nSZFy9e4P6JBkjlKM1P229tOlRtWBh4co7EsItat72oX_n1kHbGxLmQ/s4032/IMG_20200519_142101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenYhTCtx-Td8GTXX0NdBYZ6GZLn29fqVJaasdRN02CIZXQEyaJVtM5_WE_EFqQRWCRNMo-Icv4NaDlVi_q_2nSZFy9e4P6JBkjlKM1P229tOlRtWBh4co7EsItat72oX_n1kHbGxLmQ/w469-h625/IMG_20200519_142101.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Junia was tested for food allergies. Just what we suspected - she's allergic to cow's milk and egg yolk. Thankfully, the doctor says she should outgrow them by age 5, and we are allowed to give them to her in baked form, to build her tolerance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzxv_sLb5N1-BuFRQAl6z3nzJULrse4pDdgBnknVXtFE7BtyLbDMZ3MOyCzTSdXpEF1zmnMUMDTPpZTWo4Oi2PEKY1tHkZcezIm6d0JpsQ3DLPzdZRWgu6iKdQboW9O4lW0JnZcbWTA/s3354/IMG_20200522_173330+%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3354" data-original-width="2682" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzxv_sLb5N1-BuFRQAl6z3nzJULrse4pDdgBnknVXtFE7BtyLbDMZ3MOyCzTSdXpEF1zmnMUMDTPpZTWo4Oi2PEKY1tHkZcezIm6d0JpsQ3DLPzdZRWgu6iKdQboW9O4lW0JnZcbWTA/w500-h625/IMG_20200522_173330+%25283%2529.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friend Kevin gave us an apple tree! It is only one year old, and it has doubled in size since this photo - despite Japanese beetles and some mildew.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpGOXKpj7U-qu11d_LzTZpjdiv2GwutNaNXNN0Srl60-oczJz8_W2dVX0Ui7P9DwKrWth9U_c4k8rlPgxzhtp_e2392LEWz9rDOErHuMVYCs9hKIxZ6XaGLLKSEuz7E0zrmPxS70Bxw/s4032/IMG_20200525_194301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpGOXKpj7U-qu11d_LzTZpjdiv2GwutNaNXNN0Srl60-oczJz8_W2dVX0Ui7P9DwKrWth9U_c4k8rlPgxzhtp_e2392LEWz9rDOErHuMVYCs9hKIxZ6XaGLLKSEuz7E0zrmPxS70Bxw/w469-h625/IMG_20200525_194301.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quarantine set us up on a really great routine of nightly walks. We enjoy them so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JdmhcG869_xmOHfMycKKnj5F8185rv7Xcs-HTM1_RjHm3wLq_Ffd6R_-3K7o-IqsMcL6yMQx-7UJdCmNrKWQBlKBSURiWfJi2qHqtp7JJQfFJr369v51tzF_EI3DOM3pOf3kTDVnXA/s3320/IMG_20200525_222436_491.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3320" data-original-width="2656" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JdmhcG869_xmOHfMycKKnj5F8185rv7Xcs-HTM1_RjHm3wLq_Ffd6R_-3K7o-IqsMcL6yMQx-7UJdCmNrKWQBlKBSURiWfJi2qHqtp7JJQfFJr369v51tzF_EI3DOM3pOf3kTDVnXA/w500-h625/IMG_20200525_222436_491.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was from Memorial Day :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsanJvUkIXk5H-zwCWKi-XV-7mLd44nD0XaMuUWxEcONKBvOGJR2NM0REoiZxt8LTg1H-h-aRg-u6hT_o8xiRnLg8GHIV8fn-8NqRuj90ZtnViYxCHe5HFD6Y85gWr6cyS6xmUUF412A/s4032/IMG_20200525_110308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsanJvUkIXk5H-zwCWKi-XV-7mLd44nD0XaMuUWxEcONKBvOGJR2NM0REoiZxt8LTg1H-h-aRg-u6hT_o8xiRnLg8GHIV8fn-8NqRuj90ZtnViYxCHe5HFD6Y85gWr6cyS6xmUUF412A/w469-h625/IMG_20200525_110308.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Steve has become quite the sourdough master. He feeds our starter every day, and can make a gorgeous looking loaf!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoe5_VEmrb0RswYXS8roM35vm2eR-Vh4fNQ92NjTqR0leO8bI_zPDyymsUMbmmvjDrFd9SY3V1BkTuEHM2y29SBzZks7xQmg5IaRd3u00o2pWYkBih2szrqfa36tbaEnX8wgfUGGbxA/s4032/IMG_20200527_200301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoe5_VEmrb0RswYXS8roM35vm2eR-Vh4fNQ92NjTqR0leO8bI_zPDyymsUMbmmvjDrFd9SY3V1BkTuEHM2y29SBzZks7xQmg5IaRd3u00o2pWYkBih2szrqfa36tbaEnX8wgfUGGbxA/w469-h625/IMG_20200527_200301.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuonIcQ7wbqvrc-mAk1LTag-7iVhp6hl7JYQiPJtRfB_F9d4dvVR-LUCdx7X0wwoGNsX1hwBUFFFNOa4K7ekUeiObeqeZdS5fjpDTTmVbrGjFQ9USxQxcSQOsLL_m1W-IACD5fcqY9Gw/s4032/IMG_20200531_101212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The boys are really good at keeping masks on, for which I am thankful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDkyklwCAt9jpn6y6qsa2oulVeYFU3yopZrwGmUvT3oFETIdBNuQLAFxIl6HKzkGJ8XlzFeueUAqQKru8yQGbpdBOr0RDrp1g_tRTtkjIvieHqdaIpMubYHAQR3UHqkB5-VLPZg6oCA/s3958/IMG_20200624_194221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3958" data-original-width="2968" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDkyklwCAt9jpn6y6qsa2oulVeYFU3yopZrwGmUvT3oFETIdBNuQLAFxIl6HKzkGJ8XlzFeueUAqQKru8yQGbpdBOr0RDrp1g_tRTtkjIvieHqdaIpMubYHAQR3UHqkB5-VLPZg6oCA/w469-h625/IMG_20200624_194221.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the past couple of months, I've found four beautiful birds' nests in our privacy bushes. The two on the bottom were made by Lucy the cardinal - and both times, she was successful in raising at least one baby. The nest on the top left is from a catbird. As you can see, she must have spent so much time and energy building a nest that big - with many twigs, an Aquafina label, and other fibers and plastic. Her eggs were stolen, as were the robin eggs on the top right, which breaks my heart. (The open eggs in it were found on the ground from another nest.) Lucy the cardinal is currently sitting on eggs in her third nest of the summer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More to come, including strawberry picking, pool time, and a road trip to PA.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rachel</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Rachel Zimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02990149857596642818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883701201958165201.post-23640139778096514652020-06-18T13:47:00.003-04:002020-07-06T14:12:26.000-04:00Junia's strawberry party<div style="text-align: center;">
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Our sweet girl turned ONE on May 4th!<br /></span></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Happy 1st Birthday to our sweet Junia!! 🌻 This past year with her has been nothing short of a treasure. Though I've shed some tears over this milestone, we had a great quarantine celebration, and I'm so happy to spend my days with her. 🎉🎉</span></span></font></div>
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letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I think she enjoyed the attention,</span></font></span><br style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><font size="3"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">and "singing" along to her own</span></font></span><br style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; 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font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">that blooms with tiny white flowers</span></font></span><br style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><font size="3"><span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; display: inline; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; 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Here I am playing catch up again! I keep saying that once Junia sleeps through the night, I will get a better schedule going - but she still isn't there yet! :) This morning, she woke up at 6:30a (which is unusual for her), and she didn't fall back asleep because the room was so bright. Now in the late morning, she's taking an extra long nap, giving me a chance to finish this post that I started (probably a month ago).</div>
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Not the answer I would have thought, but we can make that happen! Haha.</div>
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All the flowering trees were so gorgeous this spring!</div>
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Wearing NPU colors for Blue and Gold Day! </div>
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We're missing spring sports - soccer and baseball - but they can still dress the part!</div>
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For Earth Day, my mom dropped off an activity for the boys with recycled magazine pages. We put these cutout flowers on our front window! She also gave me a reusable Swedish dishcloth and some magazine clips she thought I would like. :)</div>
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I loved these Mother's Day cards and gifts! Both Nolan and Ephraim colored cardinals and flowers for me :)</div>
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There are so many maple "helicopters" in our neighborhood right now, and the boys really like them. Our gutter was growing many maple trees before Steve tore them out!</div>
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I can't tell you how happy I was when I saw a mama cardinal (affectionately named Lucy) making a nest in our bush. We watched her drag twigs into the bush - about eight feet off of the ground. She began sitting on her nest at the end of April, only ever leaving to visit the birdfeeder with Charlie (the red male). He would feed her beak-to-beak with sunflower seeds, and then she would happily chirp her way back into the bush.</div>
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This was the best shot I could get of her in the nest - can you spy her bright orange beak? :)</div>
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I climbed up on a ladder to take a peek at the speckled eggs! There were four! But if you look closely, one looks rather tiny - and that one never hatched.</div>
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The sweetest little babies - only a couple of days old!</div>
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At five days-old, there were two precious, slightly-feathered babies in the nest. No sign of what happened to the third! :(</div>
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Seven days-old, and my heart broke quite a bit to find only one baby left. We spotted the other baby to the right of the nest. There had been a late spring frost, and I wonder if that caused him to pass away. The boys named the last surviving baby, Woodstock "Woody". At this point, Woody began to chirp loudly enough when he was fed that we could hear him from the house with our window open. It was so cute!</div>
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At ten days-old, Woodstock had plenty of feathers, and fledged the nest shortly after this photo was taken! I couldn't snap a photo quickly enough, but he was opening his beak for me to feed him, and I melted.</div>
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I had the boys watercolor Lucy and Charlie, and their paintings turned out adorable! We took the nest down to get a close look at it. And we also opened up the last tiny egg - which only contained liquid and yolk, and now we're keeping it as a tiny souvenir in the nest.</div>
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We did not ever spot Woodstock again, but hopefully he/or she went on to a be a healthy juvenile bird. We do think that Charlie and Lucy began a second nest in another bush in our yard. Unfortunately, that bush is so tall that I can't get a look at it, so I don't know how that's going. We'll know if we hear babies next week! :)</div>
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I got this recipe from my friend <a href="http://theshaffners.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sue</a> (go read her blog - you'll love it!) She had made these muffins for her husband Denny's 60th birthday a few years back, and they were so good that I had to ask her for the details! They're like a chocolate cupcake with (exceptional!) frosting on the inside, so you can eat them for breakfast. :)</div>
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Easter has come and gone, but the Easter candy is still plentiful around our house :) Last Sunday was definitely a day to remember, despite being home all day. Honestly, as long as the boys have their toys and each other, they don't feel like they're missing out on anything. I guess that's the simple, homeschool life! </div>
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Rewinding back to Good Friday, we dyed our eggs, and had only one spill. That's a win!</div>
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August didn't remember doing this last year, so it was a brand new thing for him! :)</div>
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Later in the day, our friends Sean and Julie dropped off sweet Easter packages for the kids, full of pastel M&Ms and bunny straws and all good things! :)</div>
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Easter morning, the kids woke up to fun baskets! On eBay, I found Junia a little white bunny that matches the boys' bunnies/lamb that they love to see every year, so I was really happy about that!</div>
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I bought Junia's pink bunny basket three years ago - wishful thinking, I guess! ;) She was so darling in her first Easter dress!</div>
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Steve played a couple of songs for church on Facebook Live, and we listened to our pastor's message. The boys watercolor painted over three washi tape crosses, then we pulled the tape off to reveal white crosses.</div>
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I encouraged them, "Use bright sunrise colors like pink and orange!" August painted his all blue :)</div>
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For Easter dinner, we did eat ham, but we kept it easy with ham and cheese sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls. The highlight was dessert - this lemon pie! Recipe <a href="http://www.rachelzimm.com/2020/04/lemon-pie.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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After dinner, we had a rainy egg hunt in the backyard. This really was the icing on the cake for the day. The boys loved it!</div>
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Ephraim helping Daddy pull some dandelions!</div>
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One warm night, I put Junia down in the grass for the first time. She loved it, and kept trying to put grass and wild violets in her mouth.</div>
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I made this recipe on Easter, and it was so delicious that I need to share it! I intended on using the recipe from Joanna Gaines' <i>Magnolia Table</i>, but when I started baking, I realized it called for 3 cups of sweetened condensed milk, and I just had one 14-ounce can. To improvise, I referenced my <a href="http://www.rachelzimm.com/2018/05/key-lime-pie.html" target="_blank">key lime pie recipe</a>, which only uses one can, and it turned out perfectly. It's the best spring dessert!</div>
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1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (from about 12 sheets or 24 squares)</div>
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6 Tablespoons butter, melted and cooled</div>
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3 Tablespoons sugar</div>
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.</div>
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I've almost completely lost awareness of days of the week, and I don't know how many weeks we've been in official quarantine. I do know it's been about a month since everything was normal, and like everyone, I wonder how much longer this will go on. But we take it one day at a time.</div>
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dreaming about doing house updates,</div>
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Our church is in a series for Lent, "cross = love", and Steve and I got t-shirts to share the message.</div>
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If you missed my post, I shared the recipe for these Cadbury egg blondies <a href="http://www.rachelzimm.com/2020/04/cadbury-blondies.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Last Friday, we planted the seeds for our summer 2020 garden! We chose cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, sweet peppers, green beans, pumpkins, and sugar snap peas.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the verse I've been meditating on this week:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">"You will keep</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">in perfect peace</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">all who trust in you,</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">all whose thoughts</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">are fixed on you!"</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;">Isaiah 26:3 ✌🏼</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steve and I were outside pulling weeds, and the boys came out and asked if they could help. We directed them towards an unused box of chalk instead, which they were really excited about. I went inside to feed a waking Junia. When I came back, in no time at all, Ephraim had drawn this cast of characters: Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie, all straight out of his head. Every day, he makes some little piece of art that wows me.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"> 🎨</span></div>
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It's no secret that Cadbury mini eggs are my favorite holiday candy. I try and stock up on several bags to last me a few months :) If you've grabbed a bag on one of your last quarantine grocery-adventures, you should try these delicious blondies!<br />
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.</div>
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Since we homeschool, it's not uncommon in winter for us to only venture out once or twice during the week. We really had been lying low in February since our closest friends all had bouts of the flu. Having a baby in the house makes me nervous about the flu and its high fevers. Once coronavirus cases began in the US, I wasn't too scared because I thought Seattle was still quite far from Indiana. And then as we were going to bed on March 8th, I read about a local school district shutting its doors for two weeks because of a student with the virus. How quickly it had come to our community! Just three days later, Steve's university announced they were indefinitely extending their spring break and moving to online classes. At this point, we began willingly sheltering-in-place before Indiana mandated it on March 25th.<br />
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I want to document details of this strange time - what our life is like right now, our thoughts and feelings about it, and hopefully find some good in a time that feels so uncertain.<br />
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I find myself often repeating 1 Timothy 1:7,<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Backtracking a bit, this little 🍋 girl turned 10 months-old on March 4th! She has learned how to wave hello and goodbye. She woofs when I ask her what the doggy says, and she can stand without holding on to anything for a couple of seconds before she realizes she's standing, and then she sits down. 😉 If she does something she's not supposed to do, she looks at me with her big blue eyes and waits for me to tell her no. 😅 And she absolutely loves to hear music and "sing" along, especially the Frozen 2 soundtrack. ❤️</span></span></div>
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Playing CLUE Jr and passing the time together.</div>
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The last time all six of us went to church was March 1st, and we went to Culver's with my mom and Don afterwards. I can't believe it's already been over a month since I've seen my church friends.</div>
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Junia was sick the second week of March. She had a pretty consistent 99-100 temp for seven days. She was still playing and acting almost normal, with no cough and no snot, so I hesitated to take her into the pediatrician and possibly expose her to other germs. On the fifth day of fevers, I couldn't take it any longer so I brought her in. Our doctor was super reassuring and calm, and she wasn't worried that it was anything but a passing virus. Thankfully, Junia shook the fever on day seven, and she never developed any sign of even a cold!</div>
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A rare moment of her waking up happy in her crib! Without fail, she screams every time she is set down and cries when she wakes up, too.</div>
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Trader Joe's gave Steve an entire roll of St. Paddy's stickers, which was exciting. He's one of those people who somehow finagles good things.</div>
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Checking out "the Ruins" at Holiday Park. The statues up top came from the St. Paul building in NYC, built in 1898.</div>
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She is so happy when her brothers pay attention to her!<br />
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The only way we're surviving this quarantine is by our afternoon walks! Sometimes we drive somewhere to walk, and other times we just go around our little neighborhood. The fresh air and vitamin D are a must.</div>
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The boys dressed up as pirates to go to Awana at the beginning of March. I snapped a quick photo, not knowing that this would be their last Awana of the year. :( They're trying to move the program online, so hopefully we can still finish out the year that way!</div>
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A sweet moment of Junia meeting the baby doll. She was so curious and so gentle!</div>
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Right before and after Christmas, Steve and all the boys came down with fevers and terrible coughs. Steve was the first to get sick on December 15th, and over a month later, we still had some lingering symptoms in our house. August got it the worst as he developed pneumonia and had to go on the chalky white antibiotic. Thankfully, that knocked it out right away. And also thankfully, the baby and I never got the bug!</div>
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Oh, 2020. . . you sure are turning out to be an interesting year!</div>
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This was back in January when my nieces' great-great-grandmother turned 105, and we got to see her on her birthday!</div>
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She shares a birthday with our niece, who is 8!</div>
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One freezing day, we enjoyed a visit to the Children's Museum!</div>
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First outdoor scootering experience for Auggie! He loved it!</div>
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This was our 100th day of school. We ate 100 tiny snacks!</div>
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I found a recipe for making banana bread in a bundt pan. It was delicious! I typed up the recipe <a href="http://www.rachelzimm.com/2020/03/banana-bread-bundt.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Sink bath baby! </div>
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I love baking banana bread, but I often have trouble getting the middle to set perfectly without over-baking the ends. When I found a recipe for a moist and rich banana bread baked in a bundt pan, I was excited to try a new method. It turns out, it bakes beautifully! The boys thought the "banana cake" was extra delicious, and I have to agree!</div>
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2 cups mashed, ripe bananas (about 6 bananas)</div>
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2/3 cup vegetable oil</div>
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2 cups sugar</div>
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1 (3.5 oz) box vanilla instant pudding</div>
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1 1/2 tsp sea salt or kosher salt</div>
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1 cup shredded coconut</div>
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4 ounces chocolate chips or chocolate chunks</div>
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan (or use a baking spray). </div>
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Gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in the coconut flakes and chocolate chips/chunks. Pour the batter into the bundt pan.</div>
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Bake for 60-80 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean, or the cake springs back when lightly pressed.</div>
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Let cool for 10 minutes before you gingerly flip it onto a cake plate. (You may need to use a knife to release the cake if it gets at all stuck to the sides.)</div>
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Let me know if you decide to try it!</div>
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Junia had a nice first Valentine's Day! <span class="" title="Edited">💕 No chocolate, but plenty of tiny paper valentines from her brothers
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We woke up to Steve making heart-shaped pancakes for us! </div>
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I tried my hand at making heart meringues. My first round didn't turn out well, but I thought these ones were cute!</div>
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<span class="" title="Edited">Nine months old, never stops moving,
learned how to clap, cruises the furniture, only wants Mommy, sleeps
quite terribly at night, fits in perfectly with our chaos, loved to
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pleading with him to stay five for a while longer. We had friends over to celebrate with an outer space party 🚀, and E was really so
overjoyed. I love watching him learn to read, and color amazing art, and
pretend to be Luke Skywalker with a white tee shirt and khaki pants and
a light saber. And I just think he's got all of the qualities of the
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Ephraim and his cute friend. All of the kids played hard and had a great time! We filled up on hot dogs and chips, cake pops and meringues. I hope it made a sweet memory for our six-year-old!</div>
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<span class="" title="Edited">You definitely know how to hold your own
as boy number three - you play superheroes ⚡ and fight with light sabers
and push your older brothers around. You have a great throwing arm, and
you love riding your new scooter through the house. You like finding
words that have A's in them (saying "A is for August!") and you would
sit on our laps and read all day if you could. Baby sister changed our
dynamic, and though you love her, I think you get a little sad to be on
the sidelines, and you make up for it by being loud and demanding
(mostly for snacks and drinks). 😉 I'm praying that you'll learn how to
love big this year, and that you'll never question God's presence and
provision for you. I'll eat you up, I love you so. 💛</span> </div>
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<span class="">My mom did an awesome job making August's birthday
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Nolan made this Super A out of Duplos! He always amazes me.</div>
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Nolan was sick in the morning on August's birthday, so we stayed home from church while he napped. August and I played his new favorite game, Candyland. He plays only to get the ice cream cone! :)</div>
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I could come up with a million excuses for neglecting my blog, but every time I come back to it, I ask myself, "Am I ready to shut it down?" And the answer is no. I just have to rethink the way that I use this blog, and let go of my perfectionistic tendencies. This is a little piece of our history that I see myself being incredibly grateful for as my kids get older.</div>
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We had a fantastic Christmas season! We didn't travel to Pennsylvania this year, but Pennsylvania family came to us. Some of us were sick at untimely moments (like as we were getting in the car for the Christmas Eve service), and things didn't go as planned, but all in all, it was wonderful. :)</div>
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Junia is our first baby to not have a dog in the house, so it was sweet to see her with a friend's puppy!</div>
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Our traditional TJs A-frame gingerbread house!</div>
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And the annual matching jammies pic! A year ago, I didn't know if we were going to have a new boy or a girl in this photo!</div>
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All the Zimm kids lined up on Christmas Eve Eve!</div>
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We inherited quite a few Christmasy outfits for Junia, and it was so much fun to have her wear them all! </div>
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Merry Christmas 2019 from the Zimms!</div>
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I won a free photo session with my friend Amber, and she took these pictures of our four kids in their Christmas jammies. They turned out beautifully! I'm so thankful to have these treasures. The first one is already up as a canvas on our wall :)</div>
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Every year, my dad's side of the family gets together for Thanksgiving in Minneapolis, and we always have such a great time! It goes by in a flash, but it's so worth it to see everyone. This year, the drive seemed a bit long with four kids in the van, but we were very grateful to dodge two big snowstorms on the way there and the way back home. Thanks Wisconsin and Minnesota for knowing how to plow your roads! :)</div>
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Junia is happy and content when Daddy plays guitar for her! </div>
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Working side by side on some schoolwork. </div>
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First bites of solid food - rice! </div>
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She might be smiling, but our days of her being content in the carseat at the store are pretty much over. </div>
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I love this sweet, sleeping profile! </div>
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A few years ago, Steve found this dresser waiting for the garbage truck on the side of the road. Right after Junia was born, he fixed the broken drawers, added new knobs, and painted it white. It's perfect for tiny pink clothes! I also love this rack, both as a space saver, and also so I can see some of my favorite outfits of hers that she's already outgrown. :)</div>
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Okay, now for Thanksgiving! Ephraim and I had breakfast together at the hotel in Rockford on our way to Minnesota! Behind Ephraim was a TV with the Weather Channel warning us of the foot of snow we were about to drive into. </div>
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There was almost a distinct line in northern Wisconsin of no-snow and then a foot of snow. But the air was clear, and the roads were dry! It was a beautiful winter wonderland, and my phone camera couldn't do it justice.</div>
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Meeting Aunt Karen & cousin Laney (and lots of other family members!) at my cousin Emily's house on Wednesday night.</div>
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Pumpkin cake and special K bars. . . mmm! </div>
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Thanksgiving morning, I took a moment to think about how thankful I am for this little one in her pack-n-play.</div>
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On this trip, she met Great-Grandpa for the first time, and it was so special!</div>
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My cousin Katie had Baby Audrey in July, and we couldn't wait to get our girls together!</div>
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Trying to pull up on Great-Grandpa's shoes :) </div>
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My cousin Chloe and her boyfriend Jackson made quite the fan club of kids! </div>
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Grandpa & lifelong friend Eileen. She was my grandma's maid-of-honor in 1949! </div>
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Chloe & Mackenzie </div>
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After dinner, we had Aunt Meg's pottery lottery! I got to go home with a few gorgeous pieces! </div>
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Black Friday is Lefse day in our family. Aunt Evie and Sarah are rolling out the lefse. It's tradition to eat it with an unhealthy amount of butter and brown sugar. :)</div>
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Junia & Audrey - 7 months & 5 months. </div>
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Before Audrey went home to Nebraska, we got these cute shots of them in their matchy Burt's Bees jammies! </div>
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On Saturday, several inches of snow were headed for Minneapolis, so we started our drive home. It always feels like there is more to see and do up there, but being back home for Steve's work on Monday morning is priority. We stopped by Grandpa's apartment before we left town.</div>
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Both May babies, he's 90.5 years, and she is .5!</div>
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When in Wisconsin. . . Culver's! We had some rainy weather all the way to Madison, spent the night, and then made our way home through Chicago on Sunday.</div>
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I think our older two boys are starting to grasp how blessed that we are to have all of the family that we do - so many uncles and aunts and cousins and grandparents who love us and want to be a part of our lives. The distance is always unfortunate, but we continue to put in the effort to be together throughout the year.</div>
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Christmas is only two weeks away, and I'm trying to both emphasize and celebrate the traditions and also not stress about what doesn't get done this year. Having a very active baby (who doesn't sleep through the night) is a pretty legitimate excuse, but I still have lists of things to bake, things to craft, books to read, movies to watch. Here's to focusing on Jesus this season, and letting the excess fall away.</div>
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Rachel</div>
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