Fruits of the Garden

Today I picked four cucumbers and two peppers from our garden. I love fresh produce. It makes all the work (not that I do much) worth it. Now if only a few tomatoes would turn red...
Lindsay is actually my biggest helper in the garden. We have had a few "weeds" removed that didn't need to be, but she loves digging at the weeds with her shovel and it keeps her occupied for minutes at a time, so I let her go at it.

Goodbye Friends

Last week Ruthie had her friend Brooke over to play one last time. Together they had ruled the nursery. I have no doubt that Ruthie will be able to hoard all the good toys and keep them away from the younger children by herself, but it won't be as much fun. In fact all morning before church she kept asking why Brooke had to move. We miss you already. Goodbye Fenberg's!

Swimming Lessons - again

We did Swimming lessons again this summer. Mariah did great! and is moving onto the next level. She is swimming on her own and will go under the water with no bribing this year (although she reports she still does not like putting her eyes in the water).

Ruth had her first year of swimming lessons. Her teacher, Elize, was so good. Ruthie loved going everyday, but was done about half way through class time because she got too cold. She had her two good friends, Brooke and Jenna, in her class with her.
Lindsay is too young for swimming lessons, so she came up with her own method. During the past few weeks whenever she hears bathwater running, she dives in with or without her clothes. (I was a little slow to catch on, but now I get her undressed before I start the water.)

A few more talents for Lindsay

You have to look close, but you can see Lindsay's first mural. Definitely a natural artist.


Or maybe a mountain climber...



Alright, I know that I say No in a way that really means, please keep doing exactly what you are doing. We have actually had to remove all our chairs from the kitchen to keep her off the table, counter tops and anything else she would like to get onto. Each day after breakfast we put them in front of our fireplace (to keep her out of it) and bring them back in for dinner.

Dancing Queen

Lindsay showing off some of her moves.


When she stops dancing you can hear her singing along to the music.

Memorial Day Weekend

On Saturday we headed to the airshow here in town. Last year it was rained out when we tried to go. This year we never got the memo saying no planes would be flying during the two hours we were there (we did see a few dogs demonstrate how to attack people - Ruthie is scarred for life). It was a HOT day. Hopefully next year we can time it just right.
Here is a picture of the only kind of plane we saw - the kind of the ground.
On Monday we headed to the Parade in downtown. I love taking the girls to help them remember and celebrate those who fought or are fighting for our freedom. I can't help but think about my grandpa and all his stories he shared about WWII and of my brother who is serving now.

Down on the Farm

When I was downloading photos the other night I came upon these pictures. I had forgotten that on May 19 we went to a really fun activity called Down on the farm. This is our third year going. The girls love seeing the animals and doing all of the activities that are going on.

Here piggy, piggy, piggy

Ruthie, our cowgirl

Pretending to paint the barn.

Lindsay loved sitting on this blanket and shaking eggs.Lindsay doesn't have a lot of fear.

Mariah's best funny face!