August Here and There

Where has August gone? I'm soooo behind in updates that this one is a just a snapshot of what's been going on in our lives during this busy summer month!

Harvesting in the garden has been a daily morning ritual. Such an increadible bounty. The taste of summer is like no other!

Nathan has his morning rituals too....

More harvesting...oh how the joy quickly turns into "Holy Tomatoe! What have I gotten myself into?"

And here we are celebrating the long awaited PLS certification that Drew's been working so hard on achieving. Whooo Hoooo!

Teething...Teething...and more Teething

Fun in the sun!

4th of July Weekend

We started this warm holiday weekend in the company of good friends. With delicious food and drinks, backyard water play and a few games of 'Corn Hole', what more could one ask for?

The next day we headed to Jones Beach for a day of kiting and beach fun. Amazingly, Nathan was able to nap under our shelter with the wind and sand a flyin!!!

And lastly, our sweet boy having a Cheerios moment.

Cruising

Here's a short little clip of Nathan practicing his new moves. This was taken a few weeks ago and my goodness he's already so much more agile and balanced.

Garden Progress

Ohhh, how I love the garden! And believe it or not, I almost didn't plant this year wondering if I could handle the extra work. Well, I did, and I'm so glad. I just love to head out in the morning with coffee in hand to admire and talk to my plants. Oh and the bugs! Some I curse but most I love. In fact I saw the coolest large beetle hiding by the mailbox of all places. Sorry, no picture but definatley unique. So below is a progression of pictures from prepping the beds through June. My how the garden grows!

Beautiful Apple Blossoms in April

Beds resting before planting

Early planting this year - May 1st

The tomatoes were given water cloques to stay warm

With May's warm weather I started to remove the cloques on most around the 18th.

June - one month later


End of June early July - the tomatoes are at the top of their cages - Amazing!

Ahh, the fruits are on their way


Eating our way through to make room for the squash
This bounty of Kale made several good meals

Spinach and Beet Greens

One of two summer squash plants

Pole beans just getting their momentum


Stay tuned for more garden pics! The tomato jungle looks plentiful!
Salads, Pasta and Salsa Oh My!

Southbeach Camping

Our first camping trip with Nathan was an experience to say the least. We rolled into Southbeach State Campground on a beautiful rare warm beach day. Nathan enjoyed the details of nature as he examined and tasted all the grass and woodchips within reach. We all enjoyed a lovely evening of sitting by the campfire which Nathan was super jazzed about and amazingly enough he went to bed fairly easily giving ol' Mom and Dad some time to relax.
THEN....the night of no sleep began. For various reasons of course like the tent being too small for us all to be comfortable, frequent waking by all and then it Rained! So already by 4am Drew and I are looking at eachother wondering if the night will ever end. By 6am we were all up, wondering where in the world to set this baby as everything was wet. So it didn't take long to decide to pack it up and out we headed stopping for breakfast at the Piggly Wiggly in downtown Newport. Well...better luck next time. Here are a few photos from the adventure.

Crib Action

My my, this has been a busy month for little Nathan. He's doing some increadible growth and skill building as his body and mind start working together. Watch below and you'll see....

Okay, so he still has to master the landing but he's go the standin up part!

Ahh...Summer

The first heat of summer inspired some Naked Moments

Discovering the "Magic Water Wand"

First fountain park experience... I'm pretty sure he liked it but it was definantely sensory overload between his excitement and the other screaming kids.