Veggie Garden

So far this year my garden seems to be doing quite well. The nice weather plays a large roll in that, and I just love gardening. There's just something revitalizing about working in the dirt and nurturing plants that will produce delicious food to eat. It has been my 2nd baby this year. Up until now I have been able to keep on top of the weeds. I'm a little nervous to leave it for 2 and a half weeks, but I have people watching it for me. Our peasThe one problem was a very brave bunny that liked my immature tomato and pepper plants. So one night while I was at work, the boys constructed this fence. They even put in a door which is one of the old screens from their bedroom window that we replaced. Hayden thought to hang their watering cans on the one post, and his shovel on the other side. Although the lighting on Mike's face is not good, I still like this pic of him. This is a fun pic of Hayden and Daddy feeding the fish.

Updates on Hayden

Hayden's last few weeks of school were jam packed with fun activites. They went to Stausburg for a field trip, then Friday a week ago was Fun Day at his school and I signed up to be a volunteer. That was a mistake. He has afternoon kindergarten so I was there during both Serena and Connor's naptimes, not to mention it was over 90 degrees with about 150% humidity. Needless to say, I was at my assigned area for about half an hour, the rest of the two hours I was trying to keep two tired kids from screaming. The picture is of the inflatable caterpillar that was a hit. The other popular stops were an inflatable slide, Rita's ice, french fry vendor, and tatoo and face painting booths. Hayden had fun, mostly without me. This past Friday the 6th was Hayden's last day of school. Each parent scheduled a time to go in and talk with the teacher about their child's portfolio and report card. We are amazed at the progress that Hayden has made this year. He went from perfecting his letters to writing stories and reading whole books! Before he started school he was frustrated by words, now he loves to read. We have his wonderful teacher to thank for that. This is a picture of Hayden with her, Mrs. Raffensberger. As we left the school I got a little sentimental again thinking that my child is no longer a kindergartner, and that he will be in school all day next year. I know I can't turn back the hands of time, I just wish that sometimes they would go by slower. Another milestone in the life of a child-Hayden lost his first top front tooth on Weds..

Then just two days later (after his last day of school)... he lost another tooth!

Strawberry picking

We went this past Tues. on the first day at Raab's farm. The plants were full of fruit and the weather was perfect. We had a very enjoyable morning of picking, and I got to see my long lost friend Jamie. Her, Zane and Ewan met us there. The next day I froze about 7 or 8 pints of strawberry jam. There is nothing better than some home-made strawberry jam spread on a piece of fresh baked bread.

Updates on Serena

Okay, I sort of got a picture of her rolling over. She doesn't do it on demand yet! I love this picture-I call it her karate chop! Serena all dressed up for church. Mike said she looks like a birthday present. She started rice cereal this past week-she hates it. If it doesn't come out of Mommy, she doesn't want it. She'll get the hang of the spoon soon enough.