Ah....Summer Projects...

With the weather being so awesome...It is time

for all kinds of cool projects 

for OUTSIDE! YAHOO!

For Father's Day...Garvin bought a MITER SAW!

Couldn't pass up this super sale - $100.00

off the retail price! (smile)

He has wanted one for so long...

and when this deal came up...

well, it was a done deal!

What is so awesome about his FATHER'S DAY GIFT...

I get most of the benefits...Yep!

 Garvin and his NEW TOY

His new toy!

 Always good to read the directions!

(smile)

Now, comes the important part...

Reading the directions to make

MAMA A BOX!

Not just any box...mind you!

 The man at work...

See the sawdust? Cool, huh?

Garvin was LOVING how much EASIER it was

to do this cool project for me!

The master craftsman!

 

Finished! I LOVE IT!

Verbena and Silver Fog - Euphorbia

to BRING IN the BUTTERFLIES...

 The box will FILL in...

In between many of my other boxes...

herbs mostly...

We, also, managed to plow and disc up

a piece of the pasture...and

transplanted "17" RASPBERRY starts...

In about 3 years...we should have a GREAT

start on our RASPBERRY PATCH!

The other 20 or so...are getting well

establish...and we should have 

MORE BERRIES this year! 

YUM!

LASTLY...I made these "Bran Muffins"...

Haven't made them in YEARS!

I always TWEEK a recipe...

and these turned out FABULOUS!

THE BEST!

 Had raisins and dates in them...

small amount of honey

and two secret incredients...

that made them so 

YUMMY!

Esther Ruth Smith...IS HERE!

Josh sent this picture of 

ESTHER RUTH

via his phone...

She was 9 lbs. 5 oz. 

21 inches long

Born in Alabama where Josh is stationed...

So, ALABAMA TIME...

4:20 p.m.

PEZ and 5 of our Founding Fathers

Today, Garvin and I got a very FUN gift...from Jeff Barth...one of our added additions to our family...I had to smile when I opened up the package...Do our children and additional children KNOW this family...especially Garvin and I...when it comes to PATRIOTIC things?  Look what he gave us...a PEZ Education Series...of the PRESIDENTS of the United States...These are the FIRST "5" Presidents: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe...

COMPLETE with PEZ candy! (smile)

You have GOT TO LOVE IT!

 

The Battle of Two Wolves Inside Us All

My Little Fisherboy

A Walk With Nature - Just Out Our Front Door

It all began this morning when your dad ran in

our bedroom wanting to use my NEW 

camera...THAT GOT me OUT OF BED!

And so...this set the tone of my day...when I decided

I needed this day...among NATURE...

and all I needed to do...was walk out 

our FRONT DOOR...

Let's begin...with

"A Morning Breaks"

Lots of low fog...

and the horizon was just waking up...

Nothing like the crack of dawn...

Even the "Boys" were up...and ready

to eat! 

L to R: Salt, Sirloin, and Pepper

Low clouds...fog...and our mountains

highlighted out from our FRONT

yard...

  FIRE! That BALL in the sky...

After this awakening...I decided I needed to be

among nature...for the rest of he 

morning...I was so GREATLY 

rewarded...

Take a stroll with me...among my flowers...and other

little friends...

 My little friend...always peeking to see what

is coming up next...

I had to smile when I saw this Iceland poppy

snuggling up against some of my violas...

I have LOVE violas...and have a variety of colors...

mixed with a few "forget-me-nots" that ae PINK...

with some blue flax and a few pansies...

Still water drops on many plants...and they

actually were "sparkling" rainbow colors...

but, will one day figure out how to

best...get shots like that with my

NEW camera...(smile)

I absolutely love Daisy like flowers, which

include my "Happy Flower" - cosmos

These are daisies...

My "Happy Flowers" - Cosmos

are just working up to blooming...

It still has been a bit cool...

I bought a few already "grown up"...

but, my "seedlings" are just now

poking their little selves out of the ground...

Aren't they BEAUTIFUL!

Such a VARIETY!

Cosmos and other complimentary flowers

My little Robin friend...was curious why

I was taking his picture...

This little bee was busying gathering

on my "Chive" blossoms

 

This little guy was saying

"good morning"!

One of my most fun things I like to do

is observe the birds who come

to my bird bath...

I use it to put their food into it...

Well, by now, you probably wish

I would end this post...

but, hope you enjoyed your little

stroll through my garden...

oh wait...

I didn't want to forget my 

little "rose"...and pink "Baby's Breath"...

Hey...another look at one of the 

arrangements that I worked on...in

the AWESOME boxes Garvin

built for me!

OK...my last one...though

I have more...

(smile)

Taking Logan Out to Dinner

The night before Rebekah and Logan headed back

home to Utah, we all went out to dinner...

We all LOVE Mexican food, so we went to

Los Caporales in Kalispell, Montana...

However, Logan is now at the point that he

wants to FEED himself...without

any adult help...

Here are the results:

Hmmm

Very PLEASED with himself!

One of the waitresses LOVED Logan...

so she made him a special

"dessert"...

Some type of Mexican bread/sweet 

with whipped cream and chocolate

It really is good...

Not certain if most of it Logan ended up 

wearing it...or got into his little 

tummy...