Very pretty - yellow.
The dogs were very curious.
Dave put him in the pond, but he got out and took off.
I made this Strawberry Cake from Ina Garten's book " Barefoot Contessa Parties"! I will definitely be making this again, a perfect summer treat.
It has been very warm here 95 plus degrees - calls for a lot of water!!
Emmy and Lance helping with the cake.
Kari - Happy Birthday!
Ian, Lance and Kari.
We better get to eating fast since it is so hot - Lance, Ian, Emmy, Matlin, Kari.
Dave is adding another section of picket fence on the side of the house.
We put Boston Ferns in the window boxes of the shed. We are trying to add plants around the shed, but the soil is not good - lots of roots too!
This is a huge plant Dave is looking at, we love it but can't remember what it is. I will have to hit my garden book and try to find out.
This is my "Thyme" area. The tall plant on the fence is a Marshmallow Plant. I must have had a smudge on my camera - there is a cloudy spot to the right of some of these pictures.
That's the stone bench Dave made, we forgot there was a plant there and it is doing very well - Calla Lily. 
This is our Blackberry Patch - there were some wild ones and we added a few store bought plants. 
We were loaded with moles and they were destroying our plants. Joyce from work said to purchase these noise makers that go in the ground and the noise would ward off the moles. So we have several throughout the yard and there are less mole tunnels around. So hopefully they are gone for good. They really ruined our roses. We will probably have to replace all of them.
I planted a lot of Zinnia seeds and they have sprouted. This is a Dianthus (blue flowers). 
The corn is really doing good.
Butter Beans and Asparagus.
Collards and Marigolds.
Cauliflower.
Broccoli Raab or is it Rabe?
Broccoli.
Compost Pile Dave made last year.
Flowering potatoes - no flowers yet.
Sugar Snap Peas starting to climb.
The tomatoes are looking a little better since I gave them Miracle Grow.
Green Beans. I also planted Black Beans, I have never grown them before.
Foxglove.
Coneflower.
Verbena.
This ground cover is doing very well, especially the red.
Dusty Miller, which I thought was an annual but it came back from last year - hugely.
The Hydrangea's are loaded with flowers - my favorite. These are lavender - just gorgeous.
The blue ones are even prettier. I have never been able to get so many blooms in the past.
Emmy
The first ballgame for the twins.
Alex enjoyed the game (for about 5 minutes, then he wanted to wander all over the place).
Grandpa with 2 of his girls.
It was very hot - 90 degrees.
A good day for a dip in the pool after the game.
Alex showing off his Spider Man board.
Emmy having a lollipop.
Meg reaching for something.
Candy - Meg's favorite food.
Alex peeking through.
Later they enjoyed lots of sprinkles.... 
...for their ice cream cones.
This was our good deal found at the Flea Market earlier today.
The kids seem to enjoy it.
