1. On Wednesday, I feel like I had one of the most perfect days with the kids. Everyone was happy and played nicely in the morningโ€ฆ after Isabelleโ€™s morning nap, I took all three of them to do a little surprise project for Fatherโ€™s Day during which everyone cooperated, then we picked up lunchโ€ฆ the boys spent all afternoon outside riding their bikes, โ€œhelpingโ€ me pull weeds (theyโ€™ve been asking to help so often my husband got them little kid gardening gloves โ€“ they have Batman and Hot Wheels!), eating popsicles on the deck, and blowing bubbles. The weather was gorgeous and as the day came to a close, I felt so full and happy.

Afternoon fun made possible by this sweet, sleeping babe who took an epic nap :)

(And just so you donโ€™t think these idyllic days are normal โ€“ if they were I wouldnโ€™t be so taken with them! โ€“ yesterday was a 180 where we were all struggling a bit from not enough sleep, there was a lot of not listening and meltdownsโ€ฆ because of course, balance, ha!)

2. We have joined a CSA for the first time! Iโ€™m super excited for local, fresh produce every single week, plus I think itโ€™ll get the boys excited about eating more vegetables (fingers crossed), although Joseph has been getting much better about this lately.

3. What are your favorite sites for online clothes shopping? I get the bulk of my stuff from Jcrew, Gap, and Nordstrom, but I would like to add a little variety!

4. I donโ€™t consider myself very gifted when it comes to artistic ventures, but I stumbled upon Letโ€™s Make Art through Facebook, and oh myโ€ฆ I so want to try the watercolor and lettering! Perhaps not at the same time, though ;-)

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5. This gave me a seriously good laugh:

6. Love Oreos and love cheesecake, but donโ€™t feel like making a full-blown cheesecake? This Oreo cheesecake icebox cake is the answer to your summer oreo-and-cheesecake-loving dreams.

7. If youโ€™re looking for new places to visit, check out this list of the cutest town in every U.S. state. I would love to see so many of these!

8. I could stare at the inside of this fridge all day!

9. We started binging a new show! Well, itโ€™s actually not new at allโ€ฆ we started watching Hill Street Blues on Hulu. My husband remembers seeing some of it when he was younger, but I never watched it at all (it aired during the 80โ€™s). Weโ€™re a few episodes in and are enjoying it!

10. TGIF! Judith wishes you a wonderfully cozy weekend :)