Summer Gardening and Weddings

O.K., here are more pictures from our summer garden, especially the giant watermelon. Most years Brooke has wanted to grow watermelon, but they've never survived until this year. Here she is happily holding her mammoth one that we will be eating for awhile - breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.



"Hurry and take the picture, Mom, this watermelon is getting heavy."


So juicy!

Stewart said in Spanish cantaloupe is - melon'. He asked a native Spanish speaker on his mission about saying watermelon: melon de aqua (translating literally - melon of water). The person looked puzzled (because there was no such word) and then realized what he was asking, "No, no, no - sandia."




More summer gardens in our backyard - Stewart's freshly mowed grass looks very nice - and it wasn't even in the dark this time (referring to Facebook).


The other pictures are of a reception this past Friday. The bride had been one of my former Young Women at church as a teenager several years ago. I woke up Friday morning and thought, oh... it's Rachel's special day today and remembered the morning of our wedding, too, getting ready on THE DAY. It's wonderful to see them so happy starting this new life together.


Brooke LOVED their blue cake. Someone said it reminded them of something out of a Dr. Suess book. It so reflects the bride's personality - creative, fun-loving, and happy.


The darling couple


Rachel full of smiles

Guitar Lesson

Stewart helping Brooke find her fingering.


We called this the "DAD" song because of the first three chords of the "Jerusalem" song (D-A-D)




Our dog peacefully slept through the music.


They sounded pretty good together on the Jerusalem duet.

I couldn't find a video of Peter Breinholt singing "Jerusalem" but here is his song "What About"
Peter must have had cold fingers in that snow fall! Fun concert. Love his music.
(Turn off our music on this blog by hitting pause so you can hear the video.)

Summer Closure

Summer is winding down with a few last days of swimming at the outdoor pool, seeing friends, painting the kitchen, and getting ready for school.

Removing nails and a backsplash from the kitchen wall getting ready to paint.


Our freshly painted buttery yellow kitchen. Wow, time to wash that gray right out of my hair.






Waa-la! Our garden survived this summer. Time to make salsa!


Enjoying some down time and a book.


Swim meet - and our sweet friends


One of the swim meets earlier in the summer included inner tube and kick board races.

Good-bye Summer. We will miss you!!