Delicious!

Our gardens are already pumping out the produce. It is so fun! We have had at least this many raspberries every day for a week or two. YUM!!

Zach can't eat these peas fast enough. It was a real breakthrough last spring when he started downing them from my parent's garden. I think my heart skipped a beat. To say the least, he has been a picky eater and veggies are not his thing. He has gotten so much better now and I love seeing him love these! As I was trying to take this picture I had to fight him off. Finally, he just couldn't resist, so I had to put down my camera so I could get a few too.

The tomatoes and zucchini are just getting started.

Any good recipes?

Buddies

Zach and Austin can't get enough of each other. Austin is just fascinated by everything Zach does. And sometimes scared. Can't say I blame him. And Zach loves Austin. Zach was sick this last week and I could. not. keephimaway from Austin. (in an effort to keep Oz from getting sick).

It went something like this:

Z: cough, cough, sneeze. "Mom, I need a Kleenex!"

(Z crawling onto the playmat with A)

E: "Okay. Please stay away from Austin

Z: "But Mom, I'm all better! I feel great!" cough cough.

Uh huh.

Luckily, Austin seemed to avoid getting too sick.

Anyway, it is really sweet. I can't wait til Austin's bigger and they can really play together.

On second thought, it goes way too fast.

The 4th

It rained here on the 4th. Lucky for us we went with our friends the Westers to a fireworks show on a golf course out in Erie on the 3rd. There were huge bouncy castles and slides that Zach LOVED. Since then he keeps asking to go back. Sorry, buddy. I even half-heartedly took some pictures of the fireworks this year. I've always thought about doing it... Not a bad show for a little town.

Can you see Zach in there?

Throughout the show he kept saying, "Oooooh! That's my favorite!! Did you see it? That one is my favorite!"

Did I Mention...

that we've been potty training?

Sweet freedom!

It Was Quiet

So I went to check things out.

I asked him what he was doing.

"I'm decorating Mom!! Like it?"

Yup.

First Swim

A few weeks ago my parents and I took the boys swimming. It was Austin's first time getting in the pool. The water in the shallow toddler pool was reasonably warm and he seemed to like it. We didn't keep him in too long so we wouldn't get that precious skin burned.

I couldn't get him to look at me. He was facinated looking at the water.