Pickle Day

When I was little I used to wish I was a boy so I could be a farmer.  Once it sunk in gender change didn't really happen (so I thought)  I figured I should marry a farmer and be a farmers wife.  

30 YEARS LATER..............

I married a banker who plants a garden because he probably daydreams about being a farmer while he is stuck at his office job 14 hours per day :(

I like my garden.  I like going outside and weeding it in the morning while the kids are play....well I enjoy weeding about half then I get bored so I make my son do the other half.  The produce is starting to come out my ears so I tried my hand at pickle making and it was so easy.

 The hardest part was trying to find dill sprigs which next year I will know to grow my own.  I made whole pickles and spears and used two different recipes.  I can't wait to see how they turned out.  

Love this life

Today I had the pleasure of walking around outside in my garden and picking my produce and enjoying this beautiful day.  As I was pulling a cucumber off it's stem I remembered that I used to sit at me office desk and dream of doing this.  I took a moment to try just let it sink in and enjoy the moment.  I am very blessed to have been able to make this change in  my life.

Thank you Jeff for giving me this opportunity.  I enjoy it!

Next up - Attempting to make homemade pickles....if I can ever find dill sprigs

Camping 2013

Our 2013 camping trip will be remembered as HOT.  It was a fun trip but I don't ever remember it being this hot in the mountains.  

View from our cabin porch

View from our hammock

Sunfish assembly for Jeff's fun to begin

Looking up 

Relaxing in our hammock

New playset Carrot enjoyed

View from the top of Aunt Carol's mountain 

Sweaty picture after the hike up

headed back down

View of our cabin from our boat

I wouldn't mind a house on a hill looking over the lake

I know the upcoming pictures are lilly pad overkill but I really like them and just couldn't stop taking pictures

two sillies

So many dragonflies

Silly face

hike to the swimming beach

Carrot's first solo horseback ride she even ask to gallop

After our horseback ride we were allowed to sneak a peak at some cute little baby pigs that were only a few days old.

Uncle Daryl

It was so hot one day Jeff decided we should hit the local amusement park to try to stay cool at the water park.  It was a fun day.

Crazy boy of mine

Jeff and I went on this once with the kids and felt very old.  I used to love this ride as a kid.

Board games

Another memory