We are gardening, cooking stuff, swimming and learning how to swim, Jman is playing tee-ball, and we are having good times with friends and family. We hosted our neighborhood block party last weekend and it was a grand time, but we were so busy with our "hosting" duties we took no photos. Our garden is growing quite nicely, and we are taking notes for next year. So far we've eaten some green beans, peas and lettuce.
What else? It seems as if there is quite an overabundance of activities and such in June for us. We are trekking to see family a couple of times, and have entertained some folks from our neighborhood, and had some visitors.
A few funnies from the littlest Guilds...
1. Caleb asked if we could grow a couscous tree.
2. Jonathan asked where metal came from as he said he had never seen a metal tree or a metal plant or animal.
3. The blackbirds have been a source of much consternation as they ate most of my flowers (with a bit of help from the squirrels). The boys made up a song after we watched them peck all of the flowers in one bed to pieces: "blackbird, blackbird, you are yuck!"
4. During the aforementioned block party I looked up to see Caleb peeing in the bushes of one of the neighbors. Our REPEATED conversations about how peeing outdoors is only for when we are in the woods may have not yet hit its mark.
5. We went fishing one Saturday morning with Nate, Carla and the boys. Caleb loved the worms so much. Unbeknownst to us, he put two in the cup holder of the car. We got in on Sunday morning and the smell was disgusting. We looked all over the car and couldn't find the culprit of the smell... only to later find two very toasty worms in Caleb's cup holder.
Our bean plants
We may all be Boxcar Children... we all four love the books, and we've been reading them aloud. I found this gem of a cookbook at a book sale for 25 cents. Money well spent.
Look at those peas. I find it a miracle that I planted those seeds and these plants are the result.
The two munchkins, ready for swimming lessons.
Jonathan, running the bases at his first tee-ball game. He is having a great time!
On we go... to more summer fun!!
