Fun 4th!

We had a great 4th of July! We got together with our friends, the Brandons (who are also our next door neighbors) and the Pfeifers (who drove down from Pueblo, CO). We had a delicious BBQ and let the kids play in the water slide, ride bikes and run around. We had to go inside for a little bit when it started to rain- but we had a little dance party inside and since the rain passed fast we were able to do fireworks and sparklers before all the kids started to crash out. We had a fun time- maybe even too much fun ;). Hope everyone had a good holiday too!


Here is a slideshow of some of our fun. You can click on the picture to make it expand.

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Wisconsin

We went to Green Lake, Wisconsin last week for a Mohr family reunion and Grandma and Grandpa Mohr memorial. We were a little worried at first because of the 2 1/2 hour flight, 1 hour layover, 1 hour flight and 2 hour drive with the boys- but they both did way better than expected! We bought Calon a baby leash/backpack before we went and never before have I spent a better $10. He got to be free and safe at the same time. Amazing what a difference it made!

It was beautiful there- we were right on the lake in 3 lake houses that were all split into upper and lower self sustaining units. There was room to play and it was sooo green, plus the weather was beautiful while we were there.

We had a great time with all the family- you can't really go wrong with good food, good drinks and good company and we had plenty of all 3. It was fun getting to see the old homesteads of Ralph and Ruth (Chad's maternal grandparents). We got to do a few tours- the Miller Brewery was by far the best, the Jelly Belly tour was pretty good and the cheese tour we went on...well, at least they gave us free cheese!

Great trip!!!

Here are quite a few pics from our trip. You can click on it to make it bigger.

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Summer with Monica

Monica is here with us for 6 weeks this summer. We are doing a "boot camp" to get in shape while she is here. We've been eating healthy, exercising and even trying out hand at training for a sprint triathlon that is on July 19th in Flagstaff, AZ http://www.mountainmanevents.com/mountainmantriathlon.htm (we are really hoping to be able to do it- it will be incredibly hard, but we have already gotten so much better we are hoping we can make it a reality instead of a dream-we'll see.) Here are a few pics since Moni has been here.

Monica blowing bubbles for all the kiddos.
Calon loves feeding himself!
Keston's awesome hand-me-down shirt from Chad.
Matching is fun.
Ya, we're cool :)Absinthe does not make the heart grow fonder!!

Garden Update

The Garden
Side view
Apple Tree
Green Beans
Tomatoes
Green Bell Pepper
Carrots
Green onions
Sunflowers
Blooming Bush

Hangin' Out

Here's a few pics of the boys hangin' out.

Wii time with our friends.
Shirt as pants... Ya, not sure what happened here.
Naked boys- this is the boy's daily attire.
Self feeding is so much fun.
And he's so nice to share.
The boys got on the bed, covered themselves up and ate breakfast in bed.
Slip 'N Slide
Weeeee!
Tank loves watching the fun.
First strawberries from our garden! Very sweet and juicy!

New Apple Tree

Well, we have had a tree in our back yard since we moved here and I think it sprouted a few leaves last year, but it was looking bad this year so we tried desperately to revive it when we redid the back yard. No luck though- dead as a door knob. Chad dug it up yesterday, which was way more difficult than I ever would have imagined- and planted a hybrid apple tree in its place. It will produce gala, fuji, early summer red and yellow delicious apples, at least if it likes our backyard and it continues to grow. We should even get apples this season- there are buds on almost all the branches- fingers crossed! Here are some pics of the ordeal...

Took no actual before pics- so here is the tree a month ago.
Digging it up.
Hefting it out.Don't ask what the metal is around it- no clue.Big mess!Putting it all back together again.Tada- I'll take a better after pic and post it later!

Gardens Galore

While my mom was here Chad and I were able to put in a new garden. We already have 3 large barrels filled with sprouting veggies, but I thought since we are outside so much- and had some extra space that we should try our hand at growing a few more things. I didn't know if Chad would be interested, but he liked the idea and made it even better than I imagined- Chad got the awesome log border idea while shopping at Home Depot for soil and a watering system. In our barrels are carrots, green onions, potatoes, garlic and banana peppers. In our new garden we planted strawberries, cilantro, yellow onions, watermelons, celebrity and early girl tomatoes and green beans. We also planted sunflowers all along our back retaining wall. We are having lots of fun watering and checking every day to see if anything new has grown. Hopefully my thumb will get greener as the summer rolls on and we will have lots of yummy foods to eat!

Carrots in a barrel.
Sunflower popping through.The new garden.
Close up.