Air show

Saturday we went to the Hillsboro airshow with Uncle Stevie and Aunt Bethany. It was quite a day! Nathaniel seemed somewhat interested in the planes, but more interested in the people and the surroundings. The Thunderbirds were a little too loud for Nathaniel but Ken and I were fascinated by them.

SIL Birthday Party

Birthday season is approaching :-) Mine is in Sept, Amy's in Oct and Bethany's in Nov. Since Amy is in town we thought we would have a sis-in-law birthday party... Friday night we headed downtown to get pedicures. It was a little stressful getting down to the 23rd area and finding parking but we all made it close to 6pm. We had a wonderful time together and enjoyed the back massaging chairs we got to sit in. Then off to dinner. We walked a few blocks to Urban Fondue. I've never been to a fondue restaurant and thought it might be fun... and it was! We ordered dinner for two which was the perfect amount of food for us. We started with cheese fondue (bread and sausage to dip in) and then had two plates of meat and veggies to dip into a broth. We had little timers to tell us how long our meat/beef/seafood had been in the broth to make sure it was cooked to perfection. And there were 7 dipping sauces for us to try ... all of them were excellent. The final course was dessert.... a tray of cheesecake, cookie dough, and fresh fruit to dip into chocolate! MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. It was fabulous! I loved my birthday party!!!! I loved spending time with these terrific women that are now Tuttles :-) Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like to have a sister. Maybe not having one makes Sis-in-laws that much better.

PS. I forgot my camera... so Amy needs to send me a picture to post.

75 pounds of Peaches

Okay so I bit off a little more than I could chew. Nathaniel and I went to Jossy farms out in North Plains and picked peaches last week. It was delightful. Nathaniel had fun too. I had him in the front pack for awhile but then it seemed a bit dangerous as we ducked under branches to get the perfect peach.... so he had to sit in the car seat and just watch mom pick the peaches. It was a beautiful day.



We brought home the peaches and I got out the canning supplies. It quickly became apparent that 75 pounds was a little too many. I thought maybe I could can them all while Nathaniel was sleeping... but he didn't plan a nap into his day and every time I tried to put him down he would cry and cry "I'm not tired mom!". Ahhhh. Thankfully my friend Steph stopped by for a visit and was able to assist. I couldn't have finished without her!

Next time I need to remember only get 30 pounds of peaches.

Garden

Loving the cherry tomatoes! What a yummy snack! Every other day we pick at least one big bowl full. It's been hard to keep up with them. Next year we will need to plant regular size tomatoes too.

Random

I got this in the mail... I'm certain it was mailed to the wrong house. Mom's been out of town, Micah and the boys are holding down their fort, Jeremy is in the middle of a move... They must be reffering to Stevie and Bethany's house :-)

Zoo Fun

Monday we went to the zoo with Amy and the girls. It was lots of fun. Wish they could stay with us longer.

Waiting for the "Birds Of Prey" show to start


Bria on a horse.


The craziest exhibit we saw... Bria

First Solid Food

At 6 1/2 months we finally let Nathaniel try his first "solid" food... rice cereal. Mmmmm. He made a few Mr. Yuck faces at first but warmed up to the idea after a while. Dinner will now take twice as long and will need to be followed up with a bath. What a mess!