We have had a BUSY summer so far! In a few weeks we are taking a trip to Backbone to relax! I can't wait. Gage and Ella have kept us busy with their activities (baseball, soccer, football, gymnastics) and at times I was sure I would show up at the wrong practice or on the wrong day!

Our family garden is really doing well - for the most part........
We have a eensy weensy rabbit problem. I don't think they are so cute anymore this year! They are devouring my kohlrabi leaves and my okra (neither of which I have grown before) and have eaten one of my musk melon vines! I am going to have to break out the blood meal and moth balls after all! For some reason I thought a fence and bricks would keep them out but oh no! They are clever they are! We do have wonderfully luscious tomato plants growing along with daikon radishes, green peppers, banana peppers, eggplant, jalapeno peppers, a few lonely carrots, a couple lonely sqashies (I think) some onions, a few beans, and a wonderfully large spaghetti squash vine! Oh and.....and!! Strawberries!! We have been able to eat the sweetest, freshest - tiniest - strawberries ever almost ever day! Next year I am going to try my thumb at corn, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower and plant a raspberry bush. Wish I would have this year - but heck..we have enough goings on! Last year I decided to remove my wonderful flower garden so the kids could have a pool. I transplanted several flowers, but ended up giving MANY away as well. This year I convinced the kids it was SO much better to get pool passes for all of us because I really really really missed my flower garden. They thought the pool passes were an awesome idea as the public pool is a bit more exciting then our 3 footer. WIN - WIN! I have my garden area back and have already planted a new garden! SUPER exciting! I have a ways to go...but lovin' the work..lovin' the dirt!


Ella's school had a little pre-k graduation ceremony for them..they sang songs and presented several things they have learned throughout the year. I can't believe kindergarten is right around the corner! :( In this photo she is getting ready to bring me a rose. How does time go so fast. I thought I was paying attention all this time....but I guess not as well as I should have been. Blogging has got to get back on my list of things to do - this is the only way I will remember all of the little things. And those are the things that mean the most to me.

A few more pictures of what we have been up to....

Chasing the dog - around the yard AND the neighborhood!

Building escape proof addtion to our fence to keep said dog in the yard. *fingers crossed*

Guinea sitting the daycare pet Goldie.

Eating delicious berries (did I already mention this?)

And restin'!

I will get a father's day post on here soon.

I'm off...........