i lied. as with june, there wasn’t a lot going on around here in july. i mean. we went on a hike. and my parents came. but mostly. it was more of the same. i suppose i should get used to it.
to kick things off, ill cover the less exciting bits of the not very exciting month…
toy story 4 with friends. 
ruby snuggles. 
ice cream night. 
dinner party with friends. 
cute matchy lumberjacks. even though its a thousand degrees. 
watching tv with ruby in a headlock. 
at the gym, i can pretend i’m still in epic locations on the elliptical machine. it’s just like being there, except i’m dying on the inside. 
anna has wanted an american girl doll (or target version) for awhile. scored it on fb marketplace. she hasn’t played with it since. i love parenting. 
these girls. making fun food creations. 
7 am playtime. 
late night reading with rubes. 
wrestlemania continues. 
my ballerina girl is excited to be able to take classes again.
and now. for the artwork and schoolwork part of this post….
inspired by great british baking show. some playdoh cakes. 
painter. 
anna made a junior ranger book for our house. 
she’s a nerd. 
seriously. a big nerd. who made this volcano science fair project on her own just because.
and now. for the july sewing projects.
paper pieced rainbow star. 
cute drawstring bag. 
i drafted my own paper pieced pattern for the grandmas surprise quilt… stay tuned. 
paper pieced reindeer. 
goldilocks softies from a kit. 
happy goldilocks softies recipient.
we also transformed the very nasty and smelly dining room almost into a homeschool room. derek ripped up the stained (ink?, pet!, other?) carpet and put in some cheap flooring until we figure out a bigger picture plan for the burnt orange kitchen and all of the flooring.
ripping up the nastiest carpet pad. 
so gross. other peoples gross. 
new floor. 
homeschool (almost) ready.
in another attempt to like ws/nc, i took the kids to a different farmers market, this time to meet a friend. except there was a mix up and she ended up at a different one. oh well. we wandered around a bit, got some veggies, and a bunch of peaches, and some delicious mini pies, so it was worth it.
we also continued our baking adventures, probably due to excessive viewing of the great british baking show. some keto baking. some not. some definitely putting our farmers market peaches to use.
mini baker. 
keto pound cake. 
not keto cookie monsters. 
peach baking. 
anna settled on hand pies. 
we have no idea what we are doing. 
crimper. 
they were ok. i guess. i’m sure mary berry would not approve though. 
also there was some banana bread. that grew weirdly and looks like pilot mountain.
and then. my parents arrived. it was pretty fast. and low key. some thrifting. showing off lidl. and then basically lounging.
sleepy hazel and grampa terry. 
action shot. 
ruby and gilly. bffs. 
some banana bread bakery with my new gramma. 
we also lemon cookies. 
some kan jam was played. 
they left at the crack of dawn. the kids woke up to say goodbye and then we had a really lazy morning watching tv and maybe sleeping a little.
lastly. the monthly ruby collage.
ruby ball. 
alert. 
out cold. 
queen of the castle. 
egg shaped.
and then. july was done. and it’s actually august right this very second as i type this, and i’m sooooo caught up. mostly.