Family Fun and Composting

My kids and husband are having a great time composting this year.  It's out behind our shed, and we are excited to have our own compost for next year.

Movie night with Dad.  Isabelle didn't get what she wanted.  Look at that face!

James tries to climb everything.  He is pretty strong, but not strong enough to climb the light pole.

Activity Day activity.  They also made a wonderful decoration for our front door.

LOOK MOM, A WORM!  They loved that there were worms in the compost pile.  Isabelle ran into the kitchen to show me hers, and James danced with his.

Composting: They love to help Dad water and moisten and move the compost pile. 

Garden again July

The empty squares have been dug up by the cat!!

I LOVE the pumpkins growing up the trellis.

That pumpkin is soooo cool.

vertical gardening

tomatoes and peppers and onions

Carrots

Potatoes, cucumbers, peas, and flowers.  Also some random corn Jimmy Joe planted.

Look at that corn, squash, and melons.

Isabelle and her sunflower

My first 2 cucumbers

Love and food

I love my pasta press

homemade wheat bread; I love my mixer.

Wonderful garden vegetables.

We are having a phenomenal time eating from our garden.  We have little carrots, and when James pulls one he gets so excited.  He wants to pull them all.  Kirsten came over the other day, and she was so surprised then she pulled the carrot, and there was a carrot on the end.  It's like a surprise every time. 

I made homemade spaghette, and sauce.  I used basil from the garden, and ground my own flour for the pasta and sauce.  I also made a great salad.  We've had eggs (from Bev and Scott), carrots, lettuce, peas, cherry tomatoes, and even a couple of cucumbers.  What a salad!!!

I made a wonderful vegetable stir fry: early potatoes, carrots, yellow squash, zucchini, and green beans.  I even plan on making fresh vegetable lasagna this week. 

I have enjoyed making bread, banana bread, and I even spent the day with Beverly, and Joslyn and I made her Great Grandma Ruth's famous orange rolls.  They are delectable.  It was a joy to have Grandma Ruth there to do a little instruction as we made her rolls. 

Joslyn and I went out to lunch and had a wonderful time singing songs and talking about Harry Potter. 

I got to spend all day with the Thomason's because my wonderful husband took the kids on an outing to the Denver Zoo and Aquarium.  He really is a sweet man. 

Fun Fourth

We started our celebration last night; DRIVE IN!! We watched Brave, and Avengers, and loved them both.  The kids had a fabulous time.  James loves to be able to run, and dance.  He LOVES the hotdogs, and drinks.  Isabelle wants the popcorn, and to be with the family together. We like to be outside and sit in our chairs, and even the car.  We snuggle and eat, and watch fun movies.  It is a late night for the kids.

Today, Bobby didn't go to work.  It is a holiday. We did work around the house, in the garden, and the yard.  Bobby has a great compost pile going on, and we are excited about gardening. The kids loved having Dad home to play with, read with, rough house with, and they laughed all day long.  It was beautiful to watch.  I love my family.

Day at the Lake

We are having such a fun summer.  Isabelle, James, Robert, and I packed a lunch (and got sandwiches from Subway) and took all our stuff to the park in Windsor.  They loved it.  I sat on the "beach" front and made friends with Monique, and fed my family lunch, relaxed and watched them swim in the lake.  Had a fabulous day at the park.

Look at me MOM

Isabelle wanted to go out in the deep; James close to the shore.

I'm Superman!!

My wonderful husband and kids.  I love them.

Isabelle is the most adorable little girl ever.  She looks at me and say, "Mom, you're beautiful, I love to look at you." She loves to dance, and sings all day long.  She made a wonderful 3 page treasure hunt that we all went on today, and then they went swimming.

James is my sweet little boy.  He loves telling jokes at the dinner table.  He has to be busy all the day.  He still loves Scooby Doo, and loves to wear a cape and pretend he is scrappy doo."puppy power" And "James Power".  He loves to snuggle, and read books.  His favorite song is popcorn popping, and he loves to dance. He loves to laugh, and he loves to play.  He also can through a good fit.  LOL 

My children make life more enjoyable than I could ever have imagined.