In the mean time, here's a few memories from our Summer;
We had a beautiful garden. Simply beautiful plants.....that produced nothing. ?!?!?! SUCH a disappointment. Actually, we have pumpkins coming out of my ears and its on my to do list to process them all this week and freeze pumpkin puree. But the tomatoes we wait for all year?.....I have bushes that are as tall as me and twice as wide with beautiful leaves but absolutely NO fruit. A few plants fruited slowly, so we have had just enough tomatoes to add to sandwiches and pizzas, but we have NEVER had extras. :( Also, I'm pretty sure a few have blight so in addition to no fruit, I will not compost the plant. Any tips on how to clean up my soil after blight is appreciated.
Logan took break dancing, and Felicity took ballet this Summer. They enjoyed their weekly classes a lot. They also participated in our church's VBS and had a wonderful time.
We took a trip up North to visit WONDERFUL friends, and we took a trip down South to visit Zac's family. The picture above is of Zac and his sister, and all the cousins.
Speaking of cousins, remember these twin cousin bellies? Here are those twin cousins, now almost 1! They were born just 5 days apart.
Arrow started walking! Well, he will walk all over with this cute walker, but on his own will only cover about 4 feet. But he's pretty excited about it and I expect him to be fully walking before his first birthday.
This beautiful girl turned 6!!! She was SOOOOO ready to turn 6. She had a wonderful birthday celebrating with friends and family multiple times. I'm excited for this year ahead of her. I have a feeling she will sprout big time this year.
Her 6th year is already meeting her expectations. She told us she'd FINALLY lose a tooth when she was 6, which she has been waiting YEARS for. And she was right. Just days after her 6th birthday, her first one fell out. And another will shortly. She thinks 6 is pretty awesome.
Speaking of teeth, we have one kid loosing them, and one getting them! 4 to be exact. The first 4 came in back to back at 9 1/2 months. Now, at 11 months (!) he's working on another one.
And lastly, James joined our family. A feral cat continues to get pregnant and have babies in my mother in law's garden. 4 days before we arrived for a visit, my mother in law noticed another litter. Logan was attached to the kittens during our visit and spent every second he could with a special little orange one (the ginger bond is strong, I tell ya). We decided to let him take this little guy home, thinking he was about 6 weeks old. Well, we were wrong. We're not sure how old he is but he couldn't lap up the kitty formula we got him. We did some research and learned that tiny ones need to be kept super warm so that their energy isn't wasted on doing so themselves. They also need to be taught how to clean themselves. In addition, they need their little behinds wiped to help them "go". Logan has stepped up to care for this little guy in an amazing way. He feeds him by syringe every few hours, cleans him, wipes him, and carries him around (sometimes in my old sling) to make sure he's warm. Its been a blessing to see Logan care for James. And James sure does know who loves him. He follows Logan everywhere and nestles into all his red hair to sleep at night. I have a feeling these two will have a special bond that will last for years, and I'm excited to witness it.
So many great memories!
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