The Large Family Garden

Eric and I decided we needed a bigger garden this year. We borrowed some land from a friend of ours. So far the garden is a success. This our test year. We know what we will do next year and what we will not do. Keeping up with the weeds has been fun. The garden measures 55ft by 85ft. We harvested some potatoes for dinner last night. Very wonderful. We also have our garden at home. We harvested all the peas this weekend. We got a gallon and a half of peas in the freezer now. I am planning a second crop. When the corn is ready we will have a big corn boil and have a party.

Front Yard Landscaping

We finished phase one of our front yard landscaping. The retaining wall area and in front of it is done. I am very happy with what we did. Meredith and Andrea were big help. we all worked very hard. The next phase is the slate patio in front of the livingroom window. I am also taking the sod away from around the two trees between the sidewalk and street. I am looking forward to getting the work done.

Our family decided to meet at Kyak Point this July for a family campout. It was great fun. We got to know 2 new people. We met Kendall, Ben's friend and Jachen{sp} Monicas'friend from Swizterland. We met every night at our campsite to sit around the campfire. It was so cold that we looked like we were camping in the winter months. If you look at the pictures we are all bundled up. We also met Mallory's friend Scott. It was a great time. We did miss the family members that were not there. We missed Amy and her family and Jacob and Lisa. Maybe they can all come next year.