VBS

Reese had Vacation Bible School at our church this past week (Mon-Thurs) with about 70 other kids, and she had a blast! We have her VBS concert tomorrow during our church service, so I'm excited to see her sing and dance up on stage. I am glad she had something to do this week, as Kyle was traveling in Germany all week. His third trip in the last two months, and hopefully the last until the Fall. In two weeks Reese and Preston will be doing a summer camp our church (and the church preschool) hold for a whole week from 9-1. I will be KID FREE 4 hours each day that week- I'm either going to fill it with activities I hate to do with the kids (shop, appointments, groceries) or maybe just come home, sit on the deck with coffee, and read a book. The latter sounds much better.
I took Izzy to the vet yesterday where she had surgery, and she got all of her stitches out. The cut healed wonderfully and instead of waiting another 3-4 weeks for the x-rays, he said I could come back in 2 weeks for x-rays and if everything looks good, he will clear her for normal activity. I took the cone off yesterday and I think she is glad to have it off. But, still no running, jumping, or any real movement- so thus the barking continues for 2 more weeks.
We went to the zoo this morning and it was great! We finally got to see the new $22 billion orangutan exhibt, and it was really neat. I was hoping we would see more movement, but most of them (8 total) were taking naps. Maybe next time. The kids were great and Preston LOVED looking at the animals. He gets more and more into it each time we go. He would have stood and watched the tiger walk around the whole morning if we would have let him. That and the sting rays were probably his favorite. Not much else happening in the Montgomery household. Enjoying the summer and taking full advantage of the pool, not this weekend though as it is only in the high 70s making the water only in the low to mid 70s- not exactly swimming weather.

Strawberries and more

We had a weekend FULL of strawberries! Kyle's mom came to visit on Thursday afternoon and we went to Spencer Farms in Noblesville (about 20 min north of us) to a pick strawberries. We, along with all of Hamilton County, must have decided to go on the same day. Literally, hundreds of people were out and about to pick strawberries. It took me longer in line to pay for them than it did for us to pick them! Thank goodness I had Julie to entertain the kids and play around the farm while I waited. Anyways, I am glad I did wait in line, because they are the sweetest, most delicious strawberries I've had in a long time. Well worth the wait. I now have to figure out what to do with all of them! I have made 2 pies thus far, sharing some with neighbors, and am going to look up jam recipes this afternoon. 

Julie took off Saturday morning to head to a wedding in Bloomington, IL so we headed to the annual Fishers Strawberry Festival. It corresponded with the regular Saturday morning farmer's market, so we had a good time. Lots of food, yummy treats, face painting, live music, and more. Wore the kids out! Reese (who RARELY naps anymore) slept for 2 hours yesterday. AMAZING! We had a great time. 

Working on making my first ever strawberry pie (turned out quite delicious I must say!)

We had/have about 10.25 lbs of strawberries we picked!

 Getting ready to head into the fields to pick, Preston did not seem to enthused.

Fishers Strawberry Fesitval 

Izzy check-in

Many people have been asking how the pup is, so I thought I would give an Izzy update. She is doing quite well despite the circumstances. She had surgery last Thursday, so we are on day 5 of the 30 day plan. By the looks of it, it is going to be a LONG 30 days. She did well the first couple of days, but of course she was tired and on pain medication to help keep her sleepy, but now she wants OUT! She no longer wants to sit in her crate- and boy, does she let us know. Bark, bark, bark, all day long. UGH. It's really starting to drive us crazy :) I mean, I don't blame her one bit, I wouldn't want to be cooped up all day long. She has SO much puppy energy she is dying to get out, and we still have 25 days left of this. Her leg is healing well thus far, and she is now putting weight on it when I take her out to go the bathroom. I do take her out when the kids nap and when they go to bed, so I can keep all eyes on her and make sure she doesn't run or jump, which is all she likes to do! So I try to keep her with me, and basically give her a chew bone to help distract her from wanting to run around. Even when I take her out to the bathroom, she wants to just run and pulls on the leash. She does has a soft cone, but is managing to contort it so she can lick her stitches. I'm ready for the stitches to come out in 9 days, and then I won't have to worry about those as much. Here are a few pics of her.

On the ride home a day after surgery: One sleepy pup

 Her left leg is shaved (stitches are on the inside) and she tried constantly to pull the cone off