Sunday Morning Breakfast

The last two Sunday mornings we've made buckwheat pancakes with homemade blueberry syrup.

YUM TUM!

Meredith was excited about the chunky texture of the syrup.  

It still had a lot of soft, whole blueberries in it. :)

 Breakfast shared with friends is a favorite of ours.  Isaac and Emily move in 3 weeks, so we are squeezing in as much time as possible with them before time together will become much less frequent.

Summertime

Amidst a still full and busy summer schedule, we are finding time to relax and spend time with good friends.  Last week the Morris Arboretum had a day where members could bring guests for free!  So, we took the opportunity to introduce Isaac and Emily to this beautiful place and used it as another excuse (do we even need one?!) to spend an evening with them. :)

Our sweet little farm up north had fresh blueberries when I was last there, so I picked up 20 lbs and have been enjoying making all sorts of summer-y dishes with them.  I made blueberry pie and Erik tried a recipe for the crust that was gluten-free.  So delicious!

Meredith, as usual, loved the evening in the garden and ran about exclaiming about everything she saw!

moments with the dear Cockley family

Our last stop in our central PA visit last weekend was at the Cockley's beautiful home in the heart of Perry County. Visits with this dear family are a treat and one we keep coming back to. :)

Olivia (their oldest at 15) snatching a few moments to read

Fuzzy - one of their many (!!) friendly pets and a huge entertainment for Meredith

K.C. and Olivia laughing at Erik's antics

...gathering for popcorn, tea and blueberry pie...

yummy!

Berries! We found wild raspberries on our way over the mountain, and Erik and Kurtz picked the blueberries on their grandparent's property.