summer fun

We've had a fun summer with friends and family, house guests, and wedding!  

ryan, jake, and ronan on the paratrooper.  (right before ronan screemed "get me off of this thing!")  
family fair day!


Jaxon-relaxin 




ronan and dex are only a week apart in age.  they were pretty funny together!

fun at Holly's wedding.

A few house improvements too!

I also got this jasmine plant for the greenhouse.  It smells so good.  Someday my greenhouse will be filled with many tropical plants.  
Here is a before and after picture of our living room.  It was painted by a friend and he did a great job.  The orange was just a little too much!  

Much Better!

I painted the door that leads downstairs red too!

And the outside door!  I've always wanted to do that.  I love the way it looks. 

Garden Update

We have been working hard in our garden and finally reaping the benefits.  I don't even think these pictures do it justice.  

zuchinni 
squash
they are huge and sooo good
snap peas
carnation
broccoli
garlic flower
garden
sunflowers
Lavender

some random pictures

               They love their slide

           Fun in the kitchen
     Dexter's first Dutch Baby! 

Our azalea is blooming...the Rhody is almost ready too
Brian planted 7 more fruit trees for our orchard

        A new fig tree
             Brian's Garden
The chicks are growing!
                  Baby TT
a day at the park

Boomerang

We just got a baby lamb and named him Boomerang.  He is soooooooo cute!  I hate to play favorites but there is something about him that I really love.  He is so soft and smells so good.  (like a baby!)  I miss him when I am at work!

Our new additions!

Our Baby Chicks finally came!  We have 17 new chicks.  They are really cute.  They aren't even a week old.  Any good name ideas?

Yesterday

Yesterday we went on a walk through our neighborhood.  There is a really cool trail close to our house that goes through the forrest and has a bridge that goes over a stream.