Homemaking Mondays: Some Time Away With Family

 

Hello! 
It's been awhile since I posted.

I have been enjoying some time away from home.

My husband and sons and I went to visit some family.

It was a beautiful trip and even with a lot of rain

the clouds and bright sun in between 

gave us moments of pause.

God's immensely beautiful creation

was all around us. 

We drove for many hours but in between

there were a few times where I could take some pictures.

Little pockets along the highway where 

there were lookouts to enjoy.

We got to visit with my family which we haven't seen 

in quite some time altogether.  

It was great to re-connect as we played, explored and of course ate.

Although my sister-in-law plainly put it that it was the

healthiest family reunion she'd ever been to.  

Many of us were watching our sugar so there were less treats.

My brother cooked a lot of the meat on his smoker

and now my  husband will be looking for one for us. 

Dan and I had our 27th wedding anniversary

while we were there 

and we got a picture together down by the river.

Along our travels we saw lots of wildlife

amongst those were plenty of bison grazing by the highway.

I adore clouds and the immense clouds that we saw

all through our trip were delightful! 

I've got lots of pictures of clouds...

although I'm sure you wouldn't want to see them all. 

My brother took us to see a fossil wall 

up the side of one of the mountains.

It was incredible how many shells there were all 

grouped together in multiple layers that were 

a few feet deep and many feet long.

From there the bunch of us hiked up to the power lines.

They are so huge and you could hear the 

heavy buzz from them when you were close or under them.

Lovely view from up there.

We spent lots of time down by the river as well.

We went swimming, floating, and just enjoyed 

collecting ahem...many rocks.

It was hard to go barefoot here so we just 

used our runners to make our way through 

the crossings and swimming times.

The water was kinda frigid like Yukon lakes

so coming out into the bright sunshine was so nice.

I got a bit sunburnt even with sunscreen the sun was so intense.

The one lake we stopped at on our trip 

the boys and I hung out on the dock 

while Dan rested.

The day was hot and the water 

was very refreshing...and numbing. 

Good to take care of the itch of black fly bites.

The view from the dock was lovely 

and I could have stayed much longer then we had time for.

Some people love the prairies

but I find the mountains 

keep my heart.

We came home and the next day we helped our 

girls move out to their own place.  

Then as soon as possible the boys

moved into their old rooms.

The boys haven't had their own rooms

since they were infants.
So this will be a new experience for them.

A welcome one I believe. 

I came home to a well cared for garden

thanks to my daughter.

Now fall is starting to stretch it's fingers 

and the garden is beginning to need more tending to.

I've harvested some of our garlic and it's delicious!

I'll be pulling some old plants and pulling out the frost blankets 

to keep the rest cozy on cold nights.

The frosts are coming.

 Thank you for dropping by!
I hope your days of homemaking are pleasant

and fulfilling. 

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer