Garden 2011

We made our first attempt this summer to plant a garden. Brandon and the kids built a raised bed and we all helped plant the seeds. We planted eight sections in the 4x8 bed. There are two types of tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, green beans, cilantro, peas and watermelon (Ben's lone contribution).

The goal is to have a fun family project and see if it will encourage eating of more vegetables. We haven't made it to the second part yet, but we are getting ready to be able to pick some things and find out. In the meantime we have had fun and have really enjoyed watching everything grow.

We’re an Aunt/Uncle/Cousin!

We were able to make the trip to Dallas to meet our new niece/cousin over the weekend. She was just shy of four weeks when we met her and still smaller than our babies were at birth! So sweet and tiny!! The kids were not all wrangled into a picture together – we’ll have to be more determined next time. But they each spent time looking at their new cousin and touching her toes.

We asked each of them what they would like to tell their cousin. Ben thought he might start with some math as it would be important for her to learn someday. He also told her he hoped to see her again by the time she was two – um, hopefully way before that!! Elizabeth waved madly from afar and yelled “Hi Baby!” So the cousins will have all practical and social matters covered it seems.

We are eager to plan another visit and enjoy more baby time soon!

Father's Day

All Dad wanted for Father’s Day was really to just relax and watch some soccer and golf. We tried to accommodate him (not sure if we were successful on the relaxing part) and also added in a trip to the ice cream store, some Wii golf and some sweet presents the kids had made at school. Happy Father’s Day!!