4th of july weekend

It was a busy weekend, with a lot of fun stuff going on.

There was baking...

(and, for the record, I CAN NOT beat cream cheese without leaving lumps.  Even when softened.  Argh!)

There were frogs...

There were butterflies...

There was poison ivy.  There will be no picture of poison ivy rashes.  But be assured that I am itchy.  Very, very itchy.

There was grilling, and lots of food, and family and friends, and homemade ice cream...

There were good-byes as we sent off Hubby's brother to the other side of the country...

There were couch cushion tunnels...

And there was Wii-playing...

There was swimming.  We are so thankful for our generous friends who offer us the use of their pools during the summer.  Sweet relief from the heat. 

It was a good weekend.  Tomorrow it is back to life as usual, at least for a few days.  Hubby's college friend and his family are coming for the weekend.  We are excited!!!  This week we will be getting ready for their arrival - I have been using the guest room as a storage room ("put it here and close the door and pretend it doesn't exist until I know what to do with it"), so I have some work to do before they get here.