We had fun Sunday evening when Grandma and Grandpa A. came over to visit. April, Karin, and Chris came over, too. David and Jenny played 2v2 soccer against Chris and Lydia. We had a tough time keeping Mia and Jack off the field



Mia enjoyed the Red Vines. She made a mess, but nothing a hose couldn't handle.



Jack with his "Hulk Out" tattoo and Hulk shirt. We are into the second day of potty-training. It hasn't gone too bad today. Yesterday we had quite a few accidents. I finally had to cut the 45 minute timer down to every 10 minutes. By 3:00 I had Jack sitting on the potty every 10 minutes. We finally had a breakthrough when Jack ran up and said, "Mommy, I have to go potty." We haven't had an accident yet today (but it's only 11:00am). We may be able to start pre-school next month after all.

Raspberries

Last week we pulled up the peas. In April I didn't think we would get any, but the seeds were just waiting to emerge when the sun decided to make a more permanent appearance. We've never had peas so late in the year. They were about 1 month late this year.

We got the tomatoes and peppers planted for the salsa garden. I also bought a cilantro plant this year. We'll see if it grows.

The raspberries are producing like crazy! Every other day we get about 2 cups. Sometimes we eat them. Sometimes I freeze them.

Fun at the Duck Pond

Jack was funny when he forgot to smile in a picture. He wanted his picture taken again, but he looked away. Silly boy!





Mia enjoyed walking with Great Grandma Flynn at the duck pond today. She is visiting with us until Marilee's wedding on August 2.