Housesitting

There is nothing in the world like a delicious barbecued hamburger to help you enjoy a lovely June evening.

We spent most of the month of June housesitting for the Truesdales in Hidden Springs, which we likened to Stars Hallow (from Gilmore Girls). It was huge fun for our family. My parents ended up coming down for a weekend, The Cramer's stopped by for a day of BBQ, croquet, and swimming, and Spencer had an awesome time playing with Jacob and Tuffy (the Truesdale dogs). We felt like we were taking a month long vacation and although it means that July is busy working on our house, it was a super fun time for use.

Like all BBJ gatherings, delicious food was part of the plan. My dad barbecued these amazing kabobs for us.

We enjoyed awesome weather and had some yummy food on the patio in between chatting and swimming down by the saltwater pool.

We served up the wild Alaskan salmon we bought from Cammie after grilling it with some lemon and herbs on the BBQ. Yumm!

Trish and Steen looking good for our croquet game... which I won! :)

The Cramer girls getting their sunscreen on before playing in the pool.

Steen and Piper chilling and eating watermelon while we were waiting for hotdogs to be grilled.

Spencer has decided that croquet is a blast and he enjoyed the games we played immensely.

No summer gathering can be complete without homemade milkshakes from fresh locally grown fruit. Tasty!

Spencer slept with Tuffy and Jake when they came back to our house so we could water the plants and spend some time with Steen on his long shifts.