This is Eliana and Eliza trying to get a drink out of the slip n slide. It was pretty funny to watch them.
Now to the veggie!
The tomatoes are growing! Almost all of the 22 plants around our house have blossoms or little tomatoes growing. This picture is about a week old, so the tomatoes are a little bit bigger now.
Daniel is always willing to jump into a picture for me. What a cute kid!
I was so excited to see the bay zucchini starting to grow. I got this plant from my neighbor and it has really grown fast!
Now for some swimming...
We got invited by some friends to go swimming last weekend. Poor Eliza didn't really get a nap earlier in the day, so she was pretty tired! This was before swimming.
Ella is one of our friends from our resident playgroup. Her dad is a year ahead of Andy in residency, and he is also Air Force.
Eliza seems to have a thing with sticking her tongue out.
Ella and Eliza, these girls were silly!
Daniel and Eliza...being...alligators? Not sure exactly, but Eliza was a crazy girl. She kept backing up in the water until it was clear up around her head. Then she tried to sit down and turn over, but the water was so deep she went under. We grabbed her pretty quickly, but she wasn't even phased by it. She just kept jumping right back in!!
Last time we were at this pool the boys were sad they couldn't go on the slide. Andy wasn't with us and I didn't think I could catch them at the bottom and deal with Eliza too. They were super excited to actually get to go down.
Bradley loved it! Andy went first and then waited for him at the bottom.
When Daniel saw that you go clear under the water he decided not to go. He doesn't like getting water in his ears, so he stood next to the slide and watched.
I love this one. Daniel got so excited when Andy came down and gave him "five" on his way past.
We had lots of fun at the pool and dinner after wards. Thanks for the invite Dr. P!
More veggies...
So the tomatoes are doing really well, but recently the bottom leaves have started turning yellow. Any advise?
The butternut squash has some little babies starting to grow but the leaves have some spots on them. Anyone know why?
This tomato plant has brown spots. I think it might be a fungus, but not sure.
Apparently something decided to do a taste test for me.
This poor cucumber plant is shriveling a little too. Any tips from you gardeners out there on things I can try. The plants are still blooming and starting to grow small veggies, but some of the leaves have me concerned. I would hate to have them shrivel and die over night!
On a happier note...the sunflower is huge! It just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Daniel couldn't be happier about the growth!
All the kids love to check on the sunflower to see how it is doing. Last night we got a pretty strong wind, so we put out some long stakes next to it to help stabilize it. There would be too many tears if it died. We have had a lot of fun with the garden this year. We already have plans to add to the garden spot and the side of the house. I don't think I will plant anything up next to the house next year. I keep finding termites in the flowerbeds. The good think is that they are only in the flowerbeds and not the house. I am concerned about what treating them will do to the veggies in those flowerbeds.
