Father's Day and New Wheels

Everything is so green and colorful in our yard - Yay! Oh and the kids and C look good too! The kids LOVE their daddy!

Sorry for the ugly shot of the bikes, but it was too much work getting them outside and back in while the kids were napping.

Father's Day was pretty special in our house, mostly because we have a pretty special daddy that we got to spoil and celebrate. We made C's favorite egg dish, gifted him with a new evergreen tree for the yard. We headed off to church and then went to purchase some new beach cruisers for C (and me). We have had lots of fun cruising with the kids around the neighborhood. Big G loves to ride and Little G typically falls asleep. Happy Father's Day to a wonderful daddy and husband. You are the best C and we love you!

What A Beautiful Day

I have been falling behind on my blogging, I guess we have just been enjoying our summertime weather. We have had some rain back here, but this week and last Wednesday were just beautiful. C took a 1/2 day and we were invited to our friends Beachwalk vacation house. We loaded up the car and drove less than an hour to an absolutely wonderful resort. We swam till late afternoon, went back to their house for a cookout and then headed down to Lake Michigan for some more swimming and to watch the sunset. What a beautiful day. I felt the most refreshed since we have lived here. Being around the water, sand and sun was something that our good Lord ordered for us that day. The kids had so much fun playing with the other kids and swimming, they passed out as soon as we put them in the car. Here are some shots from our day.

She's A Walkin' Girl

Well, last week Little G was taking a few steps here and there and then last Sunday she started walking all over the place. She still goes from crawling to walking, but she is choosing walking much more. Here she is going to her favorite place in the house - the playroom. It is so amazing how quickly they grow and change in the first year. Go little girl, Go!

Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer. Go Speed Racer GO....

Well, we hit another milestone in Big G's life. We went to Toys R Us a couple of weeks ago with Gift Cards from many family members and we were able to purchase him a new bike. Thanks everyone for the gift cards - here is the friut! C was amazed that I had saved so many of them - so many that we could get him a big boy bike. So Fun!!! He of course took it for a test drive THROUGH the store. He then so proudly rode his new wheels out the store and around the parking lot. He wanted to make sure we got home as soon as possible so that he could ride it outside and around the block. He LOVES his new bike. It is a new freedom for him and something that will give me gray hairs. It's so awesome to see him grow and thrive and then on the other hand my mom's heart aches because he is growing up so quickly. So here's to another chapter of growth in our little guys life. Be careful my boy, we love you so much!

The One Little (big) piggie!

This past Sunday, C had his "Living Fire" (a group that has met together once a week this past year) over for a potluck. C told me what everyone was bringing and told me, "you better make some more meat because we probably won't have enough today!" Famous last words. So I grilled some chicken and we were waiting on one of the gals who was bring the pork. The doorbell and rang and her husband walked in with this little piggie on his back. C asked me where I wanted to put this guy that was the size of 1/2 our kitchen table and I told him "out in the barn, I guess." If I had a barn! So the kitchen table it was. Big G was sitting down to eat and his chair was just to the left of the pig and he was looking right at it as he ate. He told me he didn't like to look at the pig and could I please move it somewhere else. I couldn't help but agree with him. The head ended up in my laundry room on the dryer and I begged C to please move it before someone started rumors of animal sacrifices. Everyone said the meat was wonderful. I stuck with the salads, chips and dips. Oh and as always, we had plenty of meat that day,

The Garden's are in!!!

After a couple of weeks of building boxes, setting boxes, hauling dirt, deciding on veggies to plant and then finally planting - our garden boxes are in! The couple of neighborhood families are sharing in the upkeep, care and the harvesting. It was a really fun process and everyone is excited to see what we yield through the summer. On the deck I planted some herb pots - basil, cilantro and chives. The garden has swiss chard, onions, green beans, squash (yellow and green), 5 tomato plants, peppers (several kinds) and cucumbers. In the yard we are planting cantaloupe and watermelon. It will be fun to see what grows. I know love and care have already proceeded with all the time C put into these. I am so grateful for his work. Thanks honey!