{"id":18475,"date":"2021-06-10T09:06:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T13:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=18475"},"modified":"2021-06-16T20:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T00:41:09","slug":"summer-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/10\/summer-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday was our first official day of Summer. No more online school! It was also Blake&#8217;s birthday but he is still in Chapel Hill waiting for a friend to arrive from Ohio. Can&#8217;t wait to see him here on the island this afternoon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0127-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18366\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been so great having him home for the Summer. He goes back to Asheville mid-July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0134-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18365\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His crazy cat hates my cats so they won&#8217;t be sad to see him leave lol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0123-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18370\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s cute tho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0129-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18369\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pete likes to sleep in my office chair and this is where Eva has been doing her online school. Both Pete and Piper have been an active part in her classroom. All the other kids loved seeing them each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0106-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18371\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have had a pretty dry season so far this year but we did have one day we had to go to the basement for a few minutes. It was all fine and we ended up not even getting much rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0115-4000x4000.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18372\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Blake got his cat from the rescue we were told he doesn&#8217;t really care for other cats. It&#8217;s not like he is super mean, he just likes to stalk them and then jump on them and it really freaks them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0363-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18401\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So sometimes he gets timeouts on the screened porch. Which he loves. And Blake likes to put little hats on him. Which he also loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0340-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18403\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have spent a lot of days in the pool. As soon as Eva wraps up with school for the day we are outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0348-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18400\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0287-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18410\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been slowly trying new things in the air fryer. The other day I bought a bag of potatoes and made parmesan garlic fries. They were so good the kids keep asking for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0358-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18404\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More cute cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0240-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18406\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0322-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18405\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently reading&#8230;.. I love Summer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0236-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18407\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole got his 2nd Covid shot and Eva got her first shortly after her 12th birthday! Yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0312-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18408\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having Blake home means lots of buffalo chicken dip in the crock pot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0214-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18409\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More cat pics- Piper is ready for vacation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0295-4000x4000.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18413\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year the birds make a nest on the back porch ceiling fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0165-4000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18415\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And we started planting again<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/floret-farm-book-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/floret-farm-book-01.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/floret-farm-book-01-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/floret-farm-book-01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/floret-farm-book-01-650x975.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9800.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9800-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9800-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9800-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9801.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9801-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9801-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9801-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9810.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9810.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9810-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9810-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9810-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And our seedlings. Basil, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9780.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9780.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9780-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9780-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9780-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went back to the beach for a bit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9691.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9691.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9691-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9691-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9691-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9697.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9697.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9697-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9697-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9697-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9697-650x488.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And enjoyed lots of pretty sunsets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9698.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9698-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9698-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9698-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And beach wild flowers (these are Indian Blankets)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9740.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9740-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9740-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9740-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. I don&#8217;t like cats started liking cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9655.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9655.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9655-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9655-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9655-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakley the goof even likes them now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0587.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0587.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0587-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0587-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0587-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then it was time to take the boat back home<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9736.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9736-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9736-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9736-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to online school<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9797.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9797.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9797-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9797-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9797-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Birthday celebrations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9761.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9761-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9761-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9761-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9836.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9836.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9836-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9836-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9836-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9774.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9774-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9774-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9774-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9820.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9820.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9820-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9820-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9820-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And more pool time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9895.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9895.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9895-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9895-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9895-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And lots of blooms everywhere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9864.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9864.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9864-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9864-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9864-650x867.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Summer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was our first official day of Summer. No more online school! It was also Blake&#8217;s birthday but he is still in Chapel Hill waiting for a friend to arrive from Ohio. Can&#8217;t wait to see him here on the island this afternoon! It has been so great having him home for the Summer. He goes back to Asheville mid-July. His crazy cat hates my cats so they won&#8217;t be sad to see him leave lol. He&#8217;s cute tho. Pete likes to sleep in my office chair and this is where Eva has been doing her online school. Both Pete and Piper have been an active part in her classroom. All the other kids loved seeing them each day. We have had a pretty dry season so far this year but we did have one day we had to go to the basement for a few minutes. It was all fine and we ended up not even getting much rain. When Blake got his cat from the rescue we were told he doesn&#8217;t really care for other cats. It&#8217;s not like he is super mean, he just likes to stalk them and then jump on them and it really freaks them out. So sometimes he gets timeouts on the screened porch. Which he loves. And Blake likes to put little hats on him. Which he also loves. We have spent a lot of days in the pool. As soon as Eva wraps up with school for the day we are outside. I have been slowly trying new things in the air fryer. The other day I bought a bag of potatoes and made parmesan garlic fries. They were so good the kids keep asking for more. More cute cats Currently reading&#8230;.. I love Summer! Cole got his 2nd Covid shot and Eva got her first shortly after her 12th birthday! Yay! Having Blake home means lots of buffalo chicken dip in the crock pot More cat pics- Piper is ready for vacation Every year the birds make a nest on the back porch ceiling fan. And we started planting again And our seedlings. Basil, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers&#8230;. We went back to the beach for a bit And enjoyed lots of pretty sunsets And beach wild flowers (these are Indian Blankets) Mr. I don&#8217;t like cats started liking cats Oakley the goof even likes them now And then it was time to take the boat back home Back to online school Birthday celebrations More cats And more pool time And lots of blooms everywhere Happy Summer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/img_0342-scaled-e1623324583490.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18475"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18480,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18475\/revisions\/18480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}