June has been a crazy month for us. School got out on June 10th so from the first day I made sure that the boys get one hour of quiet time in their rooms everyday, which means I get one hour of quiet time too. I want to make sure the boys and I stay active too so every Mon/Wed/Fri. we go out for some exercise. I run with Tanner in the jogger and the older boys ride their bikes. Sometimes we'll add a day so that we can have Jeremy join us. That has been a fun family activity. We hit the pool as often as we can. We have been on some fun hikes too and hope to go camping a few times.
Our whole family went to San Diego, California for Jeremy's grandmothers funeral. I'm so thankful that we were all able to go. It was beautiful and we loved being there with family we haven't seen in 7 years. It was fun to get reaquainted and hope to stay in touch better. It was a special trip, one that I will never forget for many reasons. Jeremy and I celebrated our 11th anniversary while out in California so Jeremy's mom watched the boys and we were able to go to the San Diego Temple, it was the first time for both of us to go inside and it was amazing. The San Diego temple is one of my favorites so I was so excited to go inside, what a great anniversary gift!
Well that's been our summer so far. I'm sure we will have many more adventures before it is over. I can't wait! I'll post pictures when I can. I have tons of pictures to share but our camera will not let us transfer them, not sure why, so I have no pictures to post until we get that figured out.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, A Camping We Will Go...
For the Memorial Day weekend we decided to join 3 other families in the ward for a campout at Linville Falls in the Blue Ridge Parkway. Aside from the 18 children (10 under the age of six) and the rain storm from 3am to 6am, we had a great time! It was our first camping trip as a family since moving to North Carolina, and the Blue Ridge Parkway provided a beautiful backdrop for the occasion.
After "sleeping" through the rain, we hiked down to Linville Falls. It was about 1.5 miles of rugged terrain, but the view was worth the hike. Having all this scenery so close is why we love living in North Carolina! Below are some snap shots from the adventure.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Strawberries
It's strawberry season here in North Carolina so on Saturday, we had a family outing; we went strawberry picking at a strawberry farm! We got 2 gallons (13lbs) of beautiful, red, sweet strawberries for $12.
Tanner was our official basket holder and he was so proud of his job...until the baskets got too heavy. The boys loved to pick the strawberries and snitched a few to make sure they tasted right.
We came home, washed, sliced, bagged, and froze our stawberries for later use.
Micheal and Clayton were very into helping, their job was to clean out the hull and help slice them. They were shocked when we let them use knives, something we have never done before.
We would rather have our kids see where our food really comes from and participate, hands on, in harvesting than just buying it in the store. Since our little "farm" isn't ready to harvest large quantities of fruit, going fruit picking to supplement our "farm" for a while sounds like fun to us, it's a good excuse for more family time! We also found out that they will have raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and peaches ready to be picked in June so I'm sure we'll go out again in a month to pick some of those fruits. Oh, and in October we'll go for pumpkins! There is nothing like freshly picked fruits and veggies.
Tanner was our official basket holder and he was so proud of his job...until the baskets got too heavy. The boys loved to pick the strawberries and snitched a few to make sure they tasted right.
We came home, washed, sliced, bagged, and froze our stawberries for later use.
Micheal and Clayton were very into helping, their job was to clean out the hull and help slice them. They were shocked when we let them use knives, something we have never done before.
We would rather have our kids see where our food really comes from and participate, hands on, in harvesting than just buying it in the store. Since our little "farm" isn't ready to harvest large quantities of fruit, going fruit picking to supplement our "farm" for a while sounds like fun to us, it's a good excuse for more family time! We also found out that they will have raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and peaches ready to be picked in June so I'm sure we'll go out again in a month to pick some of those fruits. Oh, and in October we'll go for pumpkins! There is nothing like freshly picked fruits and veggies.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Haircut
Last week I finally got my haircut!(early mothers day gift) I went last Friday but didn't like the way it looked so I went back today and the owner fixed for free! Now I love it! This is as close to a self shot as I am going to get too:)!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Little Missionaries
On our walk to church today, this is what we saw.
Is it just me or do they look like future missionaries?
I sure think so! I sure love my little missionaries!
Is it just me or do they look like future missionaries?
I sure think so! I sure love my little missionaries!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Fowler Farm
Today we finally finished planting our garden. We had our last freeze 2 days ago, so now we can plant without fear of a freeze. We have corn, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, cilantro, mint, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, and apples all in the works. Our neighbors tease us that we have a mini-farm in our backyard but we love it! We also planted a variety of wildflowers along the back fence to add some color. I love spring! Summer and fall will be full of the fruit of our labors and I can't wait to taste it! YUMMY!
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