Garden watch 2010

Well, the garden is coming along nicely.

The radishes are the first to arrive and are now ready to eat.

The kids have had fun picking them and there's still tons more growing . . . too bad on one but Craig likes them.
But, our green onions and lettuce are pretty much ready, so we'll be having our very first salad from our garden this weekend.

YAY us!

I really love these kids!

An update . . .Finally!

Okay, so this is what we've been up to . . .

Logan found his dream truck. The kids were very proud and thrilled with the frog they found.
The frog wasn't as thrilled.

A special little boy celebrated his first birthday.

Everyone had a great time at the big birthday bash.

Check out the awesome cake Brandy made.

I was guaranteed that the fish would find safe and loving homes after the party.

And, of course, Dawn and I had to have a little fun too!

Logan had another soccer game.

After a quick pep talk from the coach

and a little encouragement to his team mates

He and A.J were ready to rock that field!

It was an extra special game since Grandpa and Grandma were here

to watch.

And then came the tickling. Yes, Logan was in seventh heaven

Keith and Kathy, you really need to come more often. This was the easiest Logan has gone down in a long time.

We also took in the local crawfish festival.

After a little face painting

and a lot of crawfish

(None for me, thank you. I had frito pie.)

We enjoyed a little Cajun music, complete with a washboard/spoon solo.

On our way out, we spotted this store. Gave me a little giggle so I had to take a picture.

On Sunday we headed to Salt Grass for a good steak.

Keith and Kathy's neighbor has been singing the praise of Salt Grass for a long time and they were happy to finally see what all the fuss was about.

We was a wonderful way to end a really great visit!

Grandma and Grandpa, please come back soon,

We miss you already and Logan needs some feet ticklin'!

Donuts with Mom!

Yep, there's nothing better than spending the morning with a few of my favorite people. Throw in some sugary breakfast treats and I'm a happy camper.
Of course, not all of us were having as good of a morning as mom . . .
was it wrong that I took this picture before consoling him?

Garden Watch 2010!

So our garden is coming along nicely. Surprising enough, everything is growing, so we must be doing something right.

And we were so excited to see our very first vegetable appear.

Grandma and Grandpa Steindorf are coming for a visit. Not only are we excited to see them, but we can't wait to pick their brains about our garden.

As promised . . .

We are happy to announce the arrival of a new family member.

Roger Geoffrey Steindorf

Adopted April 6, 2010 We decided it was time to start looking for a little creature who needed a home. Due to my allergies, I'm pretty limited to the dogs we can have. We submitted an application to Yorkie rescue and hoped they'd call soon.
And they did.
We're not exactly sure what Roger is crossed with. Yorkie and something. Probably Schnauzer since he doesn't effect my allergies. He's 14 pounds, pretty large for a Yorkie. And he has these really long legs that he's never quite sure what to do with, kind of like a baby giraffe. (hence his middle name, Geoffrey). And we think he's about 2 1/2 years old.
He's one great big ball of energy and the kids LOVE him.
Well, . . .except when he's chewing on their stuffed animals

His manners are a bit lacking. But we're working on it.

Sadie is actually doing very well with him.

Although she has no problem biting him when she's had enough.

But he doesn't hold it against her.

We feel very lucky that the powers that be brought him to us. He needed a home with lots of love and patience. And we had lots to give.

Although, I'm learning a little more patience would be nice when I find him standing on my kitchen table eating the kid's breakfast . . .

I like to think Micky would approve!

Bending it like Beckham!

Logan started soccer this week with A.J. Their team is called the "Aces" Logan, of course, is one of the best players on the team.
Just look at that form!

His first game was last Saturday. Craig and A.J.'s dad, Hector, took the boys, since Paula and I were manning our garage sales that morning.

The men came back praising the boys, saying they attacked the ball every chance they got...

Of course, Logan soon realized kicking a ball isn't the only way a boy can score . . .

He's SOOO like his father!

But I don't hold that against him!