The Everything post...

We had a fun birthday for Erik we went to Portland and eat at PF Changs with some friends we made though Eriks school. It was fun, we went over to a bookstore that is like a whole city block and looked around. Then came back home and the boys went and hit the 60 golf balls I gave Erik for his birthday, and Hailey and I just started talking and found out that she knows my sister and a ton of guys that I knew- (I pulled out the old Rexburg album and of course its a small small world.)

So Erik was born in 82 not 81- So now you can laugh at me... I could go fix it but I like to laugh at me to.

The GARDEN!! look how it has grown, I have been making the best salads lately, oh and the taste is so hardy. Sad to say, I think the birds got my pea plants, there were holes like someone just stuck their finger in there. So sad peas are the best part.... I only have 2 that made it.

So at church today Ethan got his first shiner, it was bubble time and he got a little to excited and tripped and landed on the shoe of another kid, who also got a bonk on the head- (I think that is what happened) I will have to take a picture tomorrow so you can see it! Its pretty good! You can kinda see it in his eye here, but it is already a lot darker.

What made me smile today!!

Peas are sprouting!! Wow that was fast!

This burger at Claim Jumpers, It's called the "Widow Maker" You can see why- it's huge!!! Thanks Mark and Emily for one last night out before Erik had to head back to school and for sending this sweet picture!!

A conversation this morning- It started out with Ethan throwing a tantrum because he didn't want to have quite time, a.k.a. Nap time.
Mom: "What was that?" (talking about how he was kicking his legs on the couch, and freaking out).
Ethan: "attitude!"
I couldn't help but laugh, I always say, What's with the attitude, or you need to get a better attitude bud! So I guess this little guy has figured out what attitude is. This picture is another time that Ethan was showing me Attitude!!

The last thing is the movie about Twilight, this is the Cullin family in the new movie, this made me smile because it took me back to Edward and the sweet story that I so miss! I just hope this movie is not rated R, I can hope that Stephenie Meyers can ask for it to just to be PG13, But who knows- I have the story in my head already, I do like who they picked it fits well in my mind, Oh and they are filming here in Portland!! I was telling my mom how this book looked just like my back yard!!

Square Foot Gardening

WHAT A GREAT DAY!!! It was so warm today, and we got our garden done!! Yahoo

So- square foot gardening is the way I wanted to plant a garden this year, because if you were like me, then you hated weeding the garden growing up. This set up is the best way I have found to do a garden it is so worth the money if you like fresh fruits and veggies!!

What you do is build these 4 by 4 ft boxes we did 4 for now, then put ground covering on the bottom. Next you need to have the perfect soil, which is equal parts of Compost, Peat moss and Vermiculite that was my job yesterday. Today we put the rope to devide up the squre so you have 16 one ft. squares in each box. Then time to plant, you can make them like a quilt, like I planted my pees on the four corners. But this way you will never have to pull weeds and you have the perfect soil forever.

This is the guy who invented it, you can go to his web site at HERE
Happy Planting to everyone!!