Family Weekend

We had a Diamond Family Weekend with all of Dave's family visiting. We all had a great time, but, as you can imagine, Alex had a blast! He cannot stop talking about everyone. This morning on the way to school he asked me if we would be going to the museum with them tomorrow. He was not willing to believe me when I told him that we couldn't.

Walking in the zoo with my cousins.

Three Cousins

Holiday Weekend

We had lots of fun with friends over the 4th of July weekend. Our friend Marc took some great pictures at the BBQ, and I managed to get a few fun ones from our park outing on Monday. Enjoy!

Eating ice cream and waving flags. What a perfect way to celebrate the 4th of July.



Look at how high I can wave my flag!



Buddies blowing bubbles.



Running boy. You can see from his red cheeks how hot it was up here this weekend.



A picnic table in the shade is the perfect place for a snack.

Would You Like To Eat At My Table?

We have been looking for a table and chairs set for Alex for quite a while, but because we are picky it has been a search with a lot of dead ends. But a couple of weeks ago Dave found the perfect set at a garage sale just down the street. As you can see below Alex and Elmo really like it.

Helping Elmo with his drink.



Having fun sharing snacks at the table.



This shot was all Alex's idea.

Wilderness 101

The Summer Camp theme at day care this week was Wilderness 101, and to cap off the week there was a camp out this afternoon. The kids played with flashlights around the (paper) campfire, sang camp songs, ate s'mores, and spent time in the tent. It was chaotic, but fun.

Here's the little camper in front of the "fire."



He looks very serious, but he was having fun. Maybe he was guarding the tent from bears.



Yum, s'mores! We never let him have chocolate at home, so this was a real treat.

Vegetables, Yum!

We were the lucky beneficiaries of our friends' travel plans, as they were out of town for the first weekend of their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). We got a box full of greens, herbs, broccoli, squash, and more. We've already been enjoying the spinach in sandwiches, and tonight we had broccoli spinach soup, which also had scallions and basil from the box in it. I made a dip with the garlic scapes, and Dave grilled the squash and zucchini last night. Plus, the zucchini was so huge that we have plenty left over. And there's still more to eat!

Alex had fun helping to unload the box and identify the veggies.

The swiss chard is as big as I am!



Lemme see!!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to Dave and all the fathers out there! We had a terrific day. It took a little while to get Alex to cooperate and give Dave his gift, but he finally did, as you can see below. When I asked Alex what he wanted to get Dave for Father's Day he very quickly answered "food treats." So, I got Dave one of his favorite food treats, Chex Mix. It was a big hit.

Dave waiting in the tent to get his presents. Alex decided that he was uninterested in this plan.



Alex finally giving Dave his Chex Mix.

Garden Field Trip

One of the highlights of our Memorial Day trip was taking a field trip out to Uncle Paul's garden. I failed to take a picture that would let you see the whole garden, but it is huge. Paul grows so many veggies, and we were there at the right time to have some onions, broccoli, and peas. Alex was fascinated with the garden and the tiller (which he kept calling a truck), but his favorite part were the peas, which we were able to pick from the plant and eat right out of the pod. Alex enjoyed it so much that before we left he asked to go see the food again (i.e, to see the garden again) and ate some more peas. Thanks Uncle Paul!

The master gardener showing Alex the onion patch.



Trying the peas. They are standing in the cauliflower rows. The heads of cauliflower were just starting to form, and we peeked in at the centers of a few of the plants to see how they look when they start developing.

More peas!