A few weeks ago we discovered that we had more than just Virginia Creeper vines on our back fence; we have grape vines too! And there were even grapes growing thereon! We harvested them last week and made about 3 liters of grape juice! About 60% of that juice was consumed by Carter.

We planted some carrots this spring. We planted two rows, but only one actually grew. We harvested them the same day as our grapes.

We’ve also been enjoying lots of tomatoes! We planted other things; but we are still pretty new to gardening, and lots of things didn’t ever come to fruition.

We have family party (family home evening) each week; and we really try to make it exciting and enjoyable for the whole family. We have noticed that the things the kids love the most are usually the simplest: playing with toys as a family, making music on household objects, etc. So this past week Josh had the idea of just blowing up a bunch of balloons and letting the kids do whatever with them.

We have really had a fun summer! We’ve done lots of cool things together, and enjoyed never wearing jackets or socks! But, to be honest, this is the time when I always feel ready for summer to be over. We have nobody in out-of-the-house school (Fay does an online preschool), so we’re still just doing the same stuff as we have been, and I’m feeling the need for a change. I’m not seeing anything very obvious, so I might have to get creative…

Also, here’s Portia! She is wearing a super cute outfit! She is super cute in the outfit! She is also just plain super cute!