Photo Every Hour: July 21st

 I figured if I didn't turn around immediately and do my July post I'd promptly forget about it, so it's a two-for-one special tonight!

7:00--well, technically, 7:30, because at 7:00 I was out for a run to train for a sprint triathlon that my friend talked me in to doing with her in August, and I don't run with my phone. So a picture of my dirty shoes it is

8:00 Pancakes on a weekday?!? A special treat when Daddy has the day off to help prepare for our trip to the Black Hills tomorrow

9:00 Leave it up to kids to invent a tennis ball bowling game with a water bottle between the legs

10:00 Playtime at the library before storytime begins!

11:00 Playing some other made up game with William's newest obsession: a stopwatch

12:00 How I pack: outfits and pajamas for each boy laid out for each day so I don't forget anything (and--if I'm being honest--so I can try to coordinate outfits a little bit)

1:00 Trying to find one last audiobook for our trip, which was harder than it seems because in addition to the book being available I needed two paperback copies to be available as well because William and Garrett like being able to follow along

2:00 Hate our tree (it has crazy tiny leaves that are a pain to sweep) but love how well it shades our yard, Makes it at least a little tolerable to be out even when the temps are in the nineties

3:00 Garrett insisted that we needed to make cookies to take to the Black Hills with us. And when he does ninety percent of the work by himself, who am I to say no?

4:00 Midday baths are a little unconventional, but when you have VBS until after eight and are leaving the next morning at 5:30 for a six hour road trip, you make it work. Especially when temps have been in the nineties all week

5:00 Making a quick stop at the library to return some books and pick up even more books to occupy the boys on the road trip

6:00 Enjoying a pizza dinner at church before the last night of VBS

7:00 Taking advantage of three boys being a church to put a dent in the packing

8:00 Last night of VBS calls for an ice cream social on the front lawn

9:00 On the docket for tonight--a deep clean of the kitchen for Darrell while I mess it up making two batches of muffins

10:00 Darrell doing his best to clean around the mess I'm busy making--while helping make sure I have all the measuring tools and stuff I need clean

11:00 Piling the bags in the foyer to be ready for an early-morning load into the foyer. And heading to bed not too soon after!