Back on track w/ blogging

I've been the worst blogger this summer. We've been traveling so much and have had family visits which has been wonderful and kept us busy. This weekend we checked out two different beaches on Lake Ontario. Both had different things to offer and both had the water closed off to swimmers :(. We had a few storms at the end of the week last week which apparently caused the bacteria levels in the lake to be too high to swim in it. Boo. Anyways we had a great time exploring and hope to test the water later this week. 

Boston- July 4th 🇺🇸

Im in love w/Boston. We had a great time both alone (we spent the day in Cape Cod together while Stella stayed w/ her grandparents) and w/ family. Why do some of the coolest places have to be the coldest places? Boston would be a great place to live for the summer ;) 

Boston temple

My sister in law Rebeca having fun on the 4th. I don't have any pics of my family on the fourth because Stella not super excited about fireworks yet and so she decided to stay in the car and her dad joined her there. 

The Boston firework show was amazing! It went forever and we had the best spot to view it from.

Niagara Falls Fun

The Sky

I went out tonight for a bit by myself and it's amazing how a little alone time every now and again can do wonders. I thought this sky was particularly lovely on my drive home.

Maturing

It's amazing how much kids learn and grow and mature each month. Stella is getting so much better at playing games and sticking w/ tasks. The task part is still pretty brief but it's a noticeably better than previously. It's been raining here the last couple of days and so we haven't been able to go to the park but I've been having such great quality time with her every morning working, ready and playing, it's been great. 

Sunday

We had to be at church at 8 this morning and on our way in we ran into a wild turkey in the parking lot. You never know what you are going to see here. 

This picture is so random but Stella is in on the right side toward the back. We were invited to a cookie party tonight, it was a perfect night to be outside it was warm and we had a great time meeting new people in our ward & Stella couldn't believe we were going to a party devoted to cookies. She kept asking on the way there if we were really going to a party w/ cookies. She fell asleep happy.

Our apt restoration

Today was part 2 of the "Restoration". We had the ceiling painted and mold removed. When we moved into the apt there were some issues which the former tenants really let go. Water stains on the ceiling, mold, leaky faucets, bent screens, A/C unit broken. I've heard they were 2 college students so maybe they were just really busy and didn't notice how bad things had gotten. Your probably wondering why we would even rent something that had so many problems. We were  pretty desperate to find something furnished, short term, in our price range, w/ in driving distance to work. Anyways we are just thrilled over the last few days the apt has been restored to its former glory. ;)