ooops...

so, as it turns out, the lake is really low right now.

we knew that, actually. it's pretty abvious to anyone who lives around here.



we were being pretty careful when we took our boat out on the lake for the first time this summer.



we weren't carful enough though. those tree stumps just came up out of nowhere. (it didn't help that we were heading home in the dark.)



it was scary when we slammed into them, but we were able to get home safely and no one was hurt. that's what counts.



the boat is out of commission for now, but we're hoping to get it repaired as quick as possible so we can get out on the lake again soon.



next time we'll just be sure to get home before dark and avoid the trees that grow up out of the water!

Organic Corn

You'd think I'd have lots of free time in the summer to do lots of blogging, but that
just hasn't been the case. I have certainly been enjoying my kids though. The first week of summer was full of great times like lake play, cousin visits, swimming, boating, playdates gardening and all around family fun.

The kids were especially excited today when they harvested their first ear of corn from their garden. :-) They have been carefully tending their garden for months. They water it, pick weeds, watch for squirrel thieves, and enjoy the reward for their efforts.

The corn hasn't been ready until today and they were soooooo stoked to be able to pick, shuck and eat the first ear. It was very cute to see how excited they all were after tending it for so long. Somehow, the corn was ever so much more delicious coming from their own garden.

Those farmer genes are in the blood and I'm very glad. :-)