Weekend Fun!

The twins are running through the sprinkler in the garden.

There goes Alex.

Having fun.

and more fun.

Cooling off.

Alex loves this water rocket.

Taking time to smell the flowers.

That's Dora on Meg's bathing suit.

Filling up the pool.

We made a trip to the zoo.

It was really hot - a lot of the animals were in their homes keeping cool.

This chicken came by for some fries.

Alex really loved the prairie dogs, they were really cute.

Three cuties.

Meg loved the merry go round. She rode twice - a monkey one time and a tiger the next.

Alex wasn't so crazy about the merry go round, he just wanted to go back to see the "puppies" (the prairie dogs).

A few pics of our little paradise:

Some of the fish in our pond.

The pond plants are doing well. We even have a bloom.

The brussel sprouts are almost ready.

Watermelons!

A very tall sunflower.

Some little chicks we bought in Williamsburg last week.

Also got this cute sign.

Cute little baking cupcake feet. Can't wait to make these for the kids.

Update - it has been a while.

The twins were here for a short visit:

These guys love bubbles!

and blowing bubbles....

and blowing bubbles!

Meighan is quite the "Miss Personality"

They love playing in the truck.

Not sure what she is giving Papa?

Dave has been walking this path a lot lately.

The pooches - Bandit had a hair cut and he looks like a different dog.

One of my favorite annuals "Cleome"

Another favorite - "Zinnias" - they bring a lot of color to the garden.

This is why Dave has been walking that path so many times - he has been putting a fence around our garden - not only to keep the deer out but I really like picket fences. It is just about finished, he is making the gate NOW! Once he gets a project going he won't stop until it is done. He is doing a great job - I LOVE IT!!!!

Dave has painted many a picket!

I love this little gnome - he is from Target.

Dave made this compost bin at the end of the garden. I can't put garbage down the disposal anymore!

Another view of the compost bin. Those sections are removable so I can get to contents easily to turn the compost mixture and put it in the garden easily. Now, is that a patient man or what??? He drilled out 20 sections to slip the slats in... I didn't even ask him to, he just did it. I had a similar compost bin years ago that I bought, but it was not nearly as nice as this one.

See those little bumpy things - those are brussel sprouts! I have never tried growing brussel sprouts before. The plants have grown so big and haven't looked very good, but all of a sudden it looks like we are going to have bs (brussel sprouts) after all.

These are the bs plants - big aren't they?

The fence!

A gourd peeking through.

The cabbage plants are getting bigger.

This crow looks over the garden --

Food:

I made sherbert, one of Dave's favorites-this is berry-pretty color don't you think? Dave said it was as good as Brewsters. I want to try lime next time.

This was a great dinner - "Chicken in Sour Cream Sauce".

Steak! My favorite. This had a good flavor but it was a little tough. Those baked potatoes fries with onion, bacon bits and sour cream were to die for.

We love having dinner on the front porch, mainly because we have the ceiling fans which help beat the 95 degree weather.

Pasta - I love pasta. I usually make Paula Dean's Baked Spaghetti, but this was a last minute thought. Just a simple sauce over vermicilli.