Lazy Summer Days

Our garden has been hit or miss with what it produces.  Our squash is struggling a little.  Sometimes it grows well and other times I think it is about to die!  All this heat has kept us inside more than we would like, but we still enjoying getting out in the afternoons. The kids love to watch for our neighbors little dogs.

Eliza and Daniel petting Emma our neighbors dog.

Madison played catch with the boys for a few minutes.  The kids love Emma and Madison, especially Eliza.  She runs to the window every time she hears Madison.

These are carrots from our garden and more tomatoes.  We pick this many almost every day.

These are our butternut squash.  They didn't get very big, but they did fully ripen.  They were pretty tasty!

Eno River State Park

I have heard about this park from a couple of different people, so we decided to go check it out and try to beat some of the heat we have been having.  We had only been there for a bout five minutes when we saw two water snakes and a large spider!  That is when we headed up the river to the waterfall.

Andy and kids walking up the river.  Eliza was crazy!  She wanted to be in up to hear neck and didn't want anyone to help her.  Crazy girl.

It did get up to Andy's chest in a place or two, so I took Eliza and made her walk up the path with me.  This is taken from  up on top of the waterfall. 

Eliza playing in the water.

Andy, Eliza and Dad at the bottom of the waterfall. Obviously  it isn't a very big waterfall.  :)

Daniel and Daniel

We met this little kid and his Uncle at the river.  They boys had fun playing in the water.

Andy and kids on top of the falls.

Bradley and Dad juts before sliding down the waterfall.

Andy went first and Bradley fallowed.  They thought it was a lot of fun.

The river is very pretty here.

There are some little fish in the pools here.  The boys had fun chasing them.

Dad trying to chase them up for the kids to catch.  We didn't catch any but we did have fun.

Eating lunch beside the river.  This was a very fun place to go and we will definitely add it to the list of places to take people who come to visit!  (Hint, hint!)

July 30, 2011

Pioneer Day Celebration

For Pioneer Day we went to the institute building for some pioneer games.    Here Daniel and Dad are doing the three legged race.

Eliza congratulated them as they crossed the finished line.

Bradley at the buffalo chip toss.  These are some authentic looking buffalo chips!

 Eliza was very excited about the toss!

Eliza would have been a great pioneer.  She loved collecting the buffalo chips!

Bradley was very good at the buffalo chip toss.  He got everyone in.

Daniel couldn't get the hang of how to throw the chips.  Maybe next year.

They also had face painting.  Bradley picked a green butterfly.

Daniel got a Spider Man face.

Their favorite was the stick pull.

They also had watermelon seed spitting, corn husk dolls and buffalo hide stories.

Later in the day we had some friends over for hamburgers and  got the slip n' slide out.

Eliza and Edward are exactly one year apart in age.

Edward sliding down the slip n' slide

Dad manning the grill

We did a few fountains, some pop its and sparklers after dinner.

Daniel throwing pop its at a firework.

Then the boys had a little parade.

Daniel loves sparklers!

Edward wasn't as interested in them.

Eliza was very interested.  We had to  keep a close eye on her since she kept trying to touch the end. 

Happy Pioneer Day!
July 23, 2011

Oh it is hot!

First I have to report that we have  a lot of tomatoes these days!

We also got our first zucchini squash!

We have had five days in a row with triple digit temperatures.  Bradley had a friend over for a play date and to play on the slip n' slide.

Destiny was in Bradley's kindergarten class.

Daniel on the slip n' slide

Destiny on the slip n' slide

Bradley making a big splash!

Trying to keep cool in the shade!  Hopefully we will have some cooler weather soon.