Funny fruit

Justin and I were cracking up when we found this guy on our tomato plant this weekend.

Nostolgia is setting in

This past week I've been working on a photobook of Jack's first year. Its been so fun to look back and see how much he's changed, remember when he was first born and relive some amazing memories. Here are just a few to share... oh how things have changed in the last 2 years!

1 week old

Our first family photo (insert sniffles here)

Held family 1 week...still alive if not a little sleep deprived!

Jack 3 months old and daddy's 30th bday

4 months and at the top of the space needle for mommy's 30th bday

6 month photos by Take5Photography

8 months at family reunion/GiGi's 90th bday

11 months

20 months at Auntie & Uncle's wedding

"While we try to teach our children all about life,

Our children teach us what life is all about."

~ Angela Schwindt

Happy Wednesday

Being Spontaneous!

Yesterday I got a wild hair to take a quick trip to the zoo with little man. Since it was just the two of us we packed light, which with a 20 month old is a novelty, and left just after lunch.

Jack and his trusty Giraffe backpackBaby beaver

Jack wasn't quite as excited about the sea lions. They were rather large as they swim past you in the window. I got lots of hugs at this stop! :)

We couldn't resist sharing an ice cream cone to finish off a fun trip!

Guess who enjoyed it the most! :)

Love this little guy!

We couldn't pass up checking out the dinosaur. Jack's new favorite book is about Dinosaurs and he can read the first two pages himself now we've read it so much! So seeing this guy was non-negotiable!

I think he had fun!

Randoms

Just a few randoms from the last couple of weeks! Enjoy and Happy Tuesday!

Priceless!

I'm always amazed at the ability children have of falling asleep almost anywhere. So I was dying of laughter when Justin found Jack passed out in his chair one day. We couldn't pass up snapping a few pics before daddy took this tuckered out little man to bed!

Do you have any pictures of falling asleep randomly as a child? I don't but my sister does...I think we even had video! But I will leave that to her to share someday...Kendra Tobler I love you!

Fair Time!

Rides, yummy food, animals, and lots and lots of people! Fair time brings with it many memories of my childhood! But with this and that we've missed going to the fair for the last couple of years. However, this year we decided Jack was old enough to enjoy the animals, a ride or two and the monster trucks! We met up with the "W" family and headed in for a night of fun.

Due to the fact that the munchkins aren't 36" yet this was the only ride for them this year!

Jack wasn't too sure before it started!

The boys

Jack LOVED the animals...go figure!

Ducks too...

"Whoaaeeeeeee"

Now that is a school bus!

Jack checking out a monster truck wheel

Pretty big tire!

We really had a great time seeing everything, eating some good food, splurging on ice cream and watching those huge trucks do some pretty cool things. I definitely think it will be on our calendar next year for sure!

Homegrown goodness!

As you can see below our chickens have really started to up their production! We are averaging about 4 eggs a day. Three of these are layed in the coop, the 4th is layed in our firepit by our one Rhodie red who likes to escape the coop despite me trimming her flight feathers! After about a month of small eggs we are finally getting some "regular" sized eggs! Jack gets very excited when its time to collect!

The ladies

My wildflower bed behind the raised beds!

Me garden

Our firepit

The green beans

My first head of broccoli, I'm stoked!

Justin's favorite, lemon cucumbers. He will eat 'em right off the vine!

Henry dog

With all the nice weather we've been having our garden has been doing what it should have a couple months ago. Nonetheless we are enjoying our farm and all the things it provides us!