Another Gardening Post

We decided to try and grow vegetables this year.  We built a 5 x 4 foot raised bed in the backyard. We planted a tomato plant, a bell pepper plant, some lettuce seeds and some pea seeds.  We started really late, so we might not get to try everything, but we have enjoyed the peas and the lettuce.  It was a good learning experience for us.  I hope next year our garden will be more successful.

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Bonus picture of Calvin wearing earmuffs.

Stuff We've Been Up To

Calvin flushed the toilet.  He was very proud of himself.

Playing in the dirt.

We went huckleberry picking.

Napping in the tent.

Calvin got 5 teeth during August.

Peeking in the cupboard.

Played on the playground.  He climbed all the way to the top.

Celebrated Great-Grandma's birthday.

Third Anniversary

We celebrated our third anniversary this year at Lagoon.  Our little boy was teething and sad, but he was with his grandma.  I feel very grateful for her watching him.  It was so fun to walk around and ride the roller coasters and have it be just the two of us. It was fun to experience all the adrenaline with Mark by my side.  I am always amazed at how much he loves me.  How did I get to be the one he fell in love with?

July

I started nannying for the Lamberts in July.  Calvin and I have a lot of fun playing with the girls.  We have done a few fun things.  Calvin has been crawling for a month now.  He loves exploring and getting into things he's not supposed to.  We celebrated the 4th at the Cousin Carnival and the 24th watching the Mendon firework display.  Here are a few pictures of things we've been up to.

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Reunion in Riverdale

Yesterday our family attended a family reunion.  Mark's mother's family lived in Riverdale, Idaho.  There were close to a dozen people in the family.  The house they grew up in is still in Riverdale, and boy is it tiny! It was fun to see some of Mark's aunts and uncles that I had never met.  We got to see pictures of ancestors which is always neat.  There is a resort in Riverdale, complete with a water slide.  It is fed from a hot spring.  We took Calvin swimming there.  It was Calvin's first time swimming in a real pool. He enjoyed the warmth of the water. 

Flower Bed

A couple of weeks ago, we put in a little flower bed in front of our stairs.  We got a bunch of free petunias from Mark's mom.  We put a little brick border between the bed and the grass.  The flowers are still alive, and I am doing my best to water them everyday.  Hopefully I can keep them alive. We were also planning on planting a tomato plant that day, but our neighbor ran over it in his car.  It was tragically killed in the accident.  We haven't been able to bring ourselves to replace it yet...

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