Beautiful Garden

Abram should be really proud of this gorgeous garden. What a blessing to have it. And TODAY I ate my very first cherry tomato out of the garden! YUM! All warm from the sun... I am looking forward to more! Left to right we have corn and pumpkins, green beans, watermelon, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, beets, cilantro, dill and salad greens.

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I forgot to say, "Thanks that I'm 4 now."

Wow, our firstborn is now 4 years old! And he reminds us daily how neat it is that he's 4. And during his prayers (even blessings on the food) he often thanks Heavenly Father that he's 4. Today he asked a blessing on our lunch and as soon as he finished, he asked McKay and I to close our eyes again because he forgot something. He said another quick but sincere prayer, "Thanks that I'm 4 now...."

Happy birthday, our fruit-loving, adventurous, fun, happy, creative, artistic, intelligent 4 year old with an incredible memory and ability to make each of us happy. We love you so much!




4 years old now.

Wow, little bro. That's a pretty big shark mouth you're making!

Hmmm... but I'm 4 now. Bet I can do better.


Wow! It really is neat that you're 4 now!

Cold, stormy camping trip

Our most recent camping trip was coooold, stormy, and adventurous. When we left our tent to go fishing, it was hot and sunny, like it had been since we got up in the mountains the day before. Soon after we got to the lake a HUGE storm suddenly came flying in. We hid in the trees until the lightening calmed down. Then Abram went fishing in the heavy rain and caught us two brook trout, which we roasted on a rock by the fire we started with flint and steel. When the rain let up to a drizzle we hiked back to the truck and drove back down to our camping spot. The dirt (clay) roads were wet and slick. We got back to camp and the heavy storming came back. I have never seen such lightening anywhere but Minnesota before. We spent most of the night in the pickup truck cab with the boys, watching lightening 360 degrees around us: Flash, Boom, Flash, Boom, non stop for hours on end. It was amazing. And, yes, kinda scary. Anyway, here are some pictures of the boys enjoying the snow piles before the storm came in.


And our hero that kept us fed and warm during the storm.