Proof

...that we are gardening organically. Blech!








A picture of more welcomed visitors...Patricia and Spike from San Diego. We actually met in China and were thrilled to spend a few days with them here. Looking forward to the next visit with them!

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Our garden is my new favorite thing to do...Mike made me some gorgeous raised beds and has spent hours upon hours tending to the soil, weeding, fertilizing and helping me plant. Here are some of the fruits of our labor (and some of Mother Nature's beauties that didn't need any help at all from us!)

Spinach...


Gorgeous kale...


Parsley, tarragon, basil and cilantro...very functional!


Our tomatoes are trying...we just need a few more days of sunshine...


The most beautiful Foxglove - found trampled by the dogs, and still managed to grow straight up from the broken stem. So amazing!


Hydrengeas are getting ready...


The catterpillars REALLY love my rainbow chard. That's okay - the stems are prettier to look at than the leaves are to eat anyhow.


My magnificent Mother's Day fuschia...lush and constantly blooming...


Not sure what the white flowered bush is called - the flowers smell amazing! One of our many Peony bushes in the foreground...

Around Our Home

Just a few things around the house these days...

Dino terrarium...


This thing works overtime in our house these days since momma took up coffee drinking...


Our friend Kevin stops by every now and again, and we always see him off (the boys like to see how long they can hear him after he drives off - usually until he's on his way down River Road)...



Love...



The back deck is THE best part of this house, hands down. On nice days, we live out there...


The 'ghetto' pool really is an awesome summertime fixture. It's ugly as all getout, but very functional for our fishy boys...



Mr. Duck keeps the pool clean inbetween uses...


A few new pretties for mom...


Matthew gets his dance on...

Dentist

Matthew had a cleaning/checkup and xrays today with a new dentist - Dr. Yip at The Kid's Dentist. Dr. Yip is a super cool guy, the staff was super kind and the office is SO fun! Reptiles, video games, movies on the ceiling while you're in the chair and prizes galore. Matthew had a blast and got a million compliments on his super smile. (I wish my dentist was this fun when I was a kid!)

Garage Sale

26th annual Eastmoreland neighborhood garage sale - our first time selling (my 3rd time attending). Andrew was the BEST cashier - everyone loved him and he tracked sales SO well! Itsy came out to help...




Ice cream man probably made a killing that day!







We did pretty well - it was absolutely crazy, but the boys had fun! Great way to clear out a bunch of junk.

Gymnastics Graduation 2011

Our littlest one at his last term of Gymnastics at The Little Gym in Lake Oswego. We have been so happy with these guys - we'll miss being there!



Matthew's cheering section...




Posing for Baba...


Teacher Adam helps him with the catterpillar into a butterfly routine...



LOVE this kid! He was so awesome up there, waving to all of his fans :)


Cheesing for his class picture!


Andrew, Jr, Baba and Nana Dee join Matthew and Teacher Adam for the final closing circle. Bittersweet!