Random August-type stuff

August? What!? Where did the other months go---you know, summer!!?

This will be our busiest month, lots going on...pictures to follow of course! But for now--these pictures to tempt your taste buds ;)

We went to Rancho Veijo in Couer D'Alene last week after Silverwood.  Along with salsa, they served this A-MAZ-ING pico.  It was to die for!  It had cabbage, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, jalepenos, and black pepper.  OH SO TASTY!!



                             

Bad boys, bad boys.  Whatcha gonna do, Whatcha gonna do when they come for you!

Dream come true---Park talks about wanting to be a police when he grows up :)

We went to the local police in the community day at Target last night.  The kids got to ride the police motorcycle.  Colton loved it.  Intesnse.



The backside of our house--after siding and painting the wood beams under the top story.  HUGE improvement!!!

Colton holding a huge carrot from our garden.  It tasted SO good...with a little dirt leftover on it :)

Some MexiCali peppers from the garden.  They're comin' along!  Just in time for Salsa Sunday!!

I'm so thankful that I did, and continue to make scrapbooks.  I saw the boys on their table outside with 8--count them, 8! scrapbooks that they were looking through.  They were MORTIFIED that they EVER wore diapers!!!

Copacabana pepper from the garden.

We went to the local city pool this week.  The weather was actually perfectly overcast!

We were almost the ONLY people at the pool for like an hour!!

You can add "professional grasshopper catcher" to his resume :)
(CHECK OUT THE BLACKBERRY BUSHES BEHIND HIM!!  WE HAVE SO MANY BLACKBERRIES!)

Can we say the "S" word????

Is it safe?  Can we say it?  Really?  The "S" word!?!?

SUMMER!?!?!

Hmmm....not really sure if it's here to stay, but we enjoyed the 2 warm days that we had last week!  Both days spent outside in the warmth of the sun and the sprays of the splash pads.

On the first day we visited Pacific Park Splashpad and the following day Audobon Park.  Each park with it's own unique water features and playgrounds, it made for enjoyable days.

So, whether summer is here or not, at least we got in 2 days of water fun!

Also threw in a picture of my strawberries.  First handful of a batch this season...the darn blackbirds kept eating them as soon as they were ripe!  My father-in-law gave me some netting to throw over the tops of the plants and low and behold----we had strawberries that weren't half eaten when we went to pick them!!

"Mom, will you take my picture"

What a grown up looking boy!!

Parker got some sun at the splashpad....ahhhh....warmth!!

Both of them were SO cold!  They sprawled out and let the sun warm them up!

Audobon Park Splash Pad

Parker and his classmate Mason

Colton, stinker.

Pacific Park Splash Pad

Ya, OK Mom, I'm freezing.

I love love love Colton's face in this!

Ya, I have that same feeling when I step into a cold shower, Colton...  ;)

I took this picture to show my sister my hair....I needed an intervention so I wouldn't cut it all off :)

Pacific Park

My handful of berries :)

The Garden <so far>

The garden is growing! Last year was kind of my experimental year and learned what and what didn't do well and also what we "really ate" and utilized. So this year I planted accordingly. I have 3 beds plus a big culvert planter that Aaron used for the home show earlier in the year.
I have lots of lettuce, oodles of sugar peas, tons of spinach, onions and carrots. I have some herbs and chives and will be planting more here in about a week.
My plan is to preserve as much as possible and also for the use of our salsa Sunday we do each fall at Aaron's moms house.
Things are growing! Few more weeks I can harvest the leafy greens and hopefully the spinach!