Saturday, August 29, 2009
What I Did Today
9 quarts of tomatoes, 7 pints of dill pickles, and 8 pints of salsa. And that's just a small dent in the tomatoes and cucumbers out in the garden.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Summer's Over Already?
I know, I know, it's been nearly 3 months since I posted. Yes, it's been crazy around here this summer. Yes, I could have found the time to post, but it just didn't' seem to be on the top of my priority list! So here's quick rundown of our summer.
June was cold and wet. The garden grew slowly and the weeds quickly. The kids played outside every chance they got and I spent a lot of time hoeing. We did get a bumper crop of strawberries though. Kaylee enjoyed helping make jam.
Near the end of the month we had our ultrasound, and discovered that we're having another little boy!
July was a month of travel. Miles turned 2 on the 3rd, and was super excited about his Thomas the Tank Engine set.
We lost my brother-in-law to cancer the next day and traveled to Missouri for the funeral, getting back just in time for our pre-planned camping trip to SD, where Kaylee caught her first big fish.
We got back from THAT in time to head to Minneapolis for our 10 year anniversary weekend, leaving the kids with Grandma. (YUMMY food!)
The garden started to produce a little, and the tomatoes almost succumbed to blight.
August finally brought a few warm days, green beans, and the first ripe tomatoes. Here's my canning helper and I at our first tomato canning session of the year. Like our aprons? ;-)
We also had a welcome visit from Rich's grandparents, and spent 2 and 1/2 hectic weeks looking for places for them to live nearby. We finally found one the day before they went home! They hope to be moving up in the next month.
Kaylee turned 5 on the 25th, the first day of preschool. She got a new bike, complete with training wheels.
The past couple weeks I've started babysitting again, the tomatoes are finally ready to can, and we're taking Kaylee to preschool 3 days a week, so our days are full as can be. And in only 2 weeks it will be Boyden time already. Where has the summer gone?
June was cold and wet. The garden grew slowly and the weeds quickly. The kids played outside every chance they got and I spent a lot of time hoeing. We did get a bumper crop of strawberries though. Kaylee enjoyed helping make jam.
Near the end of the month we had our ultrasound, and discovered that we're having another little boy!
July was a month of travel. Miles turned 2 on the 3rd, and was super excited about his Thomas the Tank Engine set.
We lost my brother-in-law to cancer the next day and traveled to Missouri for the funeral, getting back just in time for our pre-planned camping trip to SD, where Kaylee caught her first big fish.
We got back from THAT in time to head to Minneapolis for our 10 year anniversary weekend, leaving the kids with Grandma. (YUMMY food!)
The garden started to produce a little, and the tomatoes almost succumbed to blight.
August finally brought a few warm days, green beans, and the first ripe tomatoes. Here's my canning helper and I at our first tomato canning session of the year. Like our aprons? ;-)
We also had a welcome visit from Rich's grandparents, and spent 2 and 1/2 hectic weeks looking for places for them to live nearby. We finally found one the day before they went home! They hope to be moving up in the next month.
Kaylee turned 5 on the 25th, the first day of preschool. She got a new bike, complete with training wheels.
The past couple weeks I've started babysitting again, the tomatoes are finally ready to can, and we're taking Kaylee to preschool 3 days a week, so our days are full as can be. And in only 2 weeks it will be Boyden time already. Where has the summer gone?
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Random Happenings
It's been a long time since I posted anything, so I thought I'd just give you a few random snapshots of our month.
With the coming of spring, we've spent a lot of time outside. The lawn needs mowing weekly now. Miles would love that job, if only he could reach the pedals.....
Speaking of Miles, here he is wearing his chocolate pudding goatee. I just had to reach for the camera, because I thought he looked just like his Daddy when Daddy has a goatee.
Baby Evan is growing and turning into his own little person. He loves the ExerSaucer nowadays. He reaches for things, rolls over and over, and is close to sitting alone. It's just crazy how fast babies grow. I think he gets cuter every day. He has lots of smiles, but I like this serious expression too.
Our baby-to-be seems to be growing as well. My tummy is, at least! It won't be long until we have a few ultrasound pictures to share. Probably sometime in the middle of June.
My Mother's Day gift from my sweetie. The card is a coupon for a massage. Isn't he thoughtful? And I absolutely love the bubble bath.
And finally, what do 2 silly kids do with new pails? Use them as hats, of course!
PS: For some cute pictures of Kaylee and her kittens, check out this blog. She's better at taking and posting pics of my kids than I am!
With the coming of spring, we've spent a lot of time outside. The lawn needs mowing weekly now. Miles would love that job, if only he could reach the pedals.....
Speaking of Miles, here he is wearing his chocolate pudding goatee. I just had to reach for the camera, because I thought he looked just like his Daddy when Daddy has a goatee.
Baby Evan is growing and turning into his own little person. He loves the ExerSaucer nowadays. He reaches for things, rolls over and over, and is close to sitting alone. It's just crazy how fast babies grow. I think he gets cuter every day. He has lots of smiles, but I like this serious expression too.
Our baby-to-be seems to be growing as well. My tummy is, at least! It won't be long until we have a few ultrasound pictures to share. Probably sometime in the middle of June.
My Mother's Day gift from my sweetie. The card is a coupon for a massage. Isn't he thoughtful? And I absolutely love the bubble bath.
And finally, what do 2 silly kids do with new pails? Use them as hats, of course!
PS: For some cute pictures of Kaylee and her kittens, check out this blog. She's better at taking and posting pics of my kids than I am!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Big Announcement
Most of you who read this blog probably already know our good news, but we're officially announcing it anyway.....we're expecting another baby! Little #3 is due November 21, 2009.
I saw the doc yesterday and got to hear the heartbeat, so that was pretty cool. It kinda makes feeling sick and tired all the time worth it.
I saw the doc yesterday and got to hear the heartbeat, so that was pretty cool. It kinda makes feeling sick and tired all the time worth it.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
SOOO Tired
I have been so tired lately. Exhausted, really. To the point where I go to bed every night when the kids do regardless of the dishes in the sink, laundry piled high, and toys all over the floor. Too tired to do anything about it. Too tired to work outside, take pictures, or even write blog posts. If anyone has energy to spare I'm in need of some.
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Baby Days
I've been babysitting my new nephew Evan for 3 weeks now. He's such a cute, happy baby. The first week was tough, since he didn't like the idea of drinking his milk from a bottle and Miles was a bit jealous of Mommy spending so much time with "that baby", but everything has settled down and we're into a routine now. Isn't he sweet?
The kids think he's pretty nice too. Kaylee is totally fascinated by babies. Shes a great helper too. It's nice to have someone to run and get diapers, burp cloths, the pacifier, or whatever I need! :-)
Speaking of babies: our cat Summer had kittens yesterday! 4 little gray balls of fur. Kaylee was so excited. She's been down to see them four times already. I bet the poor momma cat would like a bit more peace and quiet, but she seems to like the attention as well. I remember the excitement of kittens when I was a kid. Looks Kaylee's a bit like her momma too!
The kids think he's pretty nice too. Kaylee is totally fascinated by babies. Shes a great helper too. It's nice to have someone to run and get diapers, burp cloths, the pacifier, or whatever I need! :-)
Speaking of babies: our cat Summer had kittens yesterday! 4 little gray balls of fur. Kaylee was so excited. She's been down to see them four times already. I bet the poor momma cat would like a bit more peace and quiet, but she seems to like the attention as well. I remember the excitement of kittens when I was a kid. Looks Kaylee's a bit like her momma too!
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