Week 2 of Tomatoes

These are the types of tomatoes that I decided to try and grow for my first time out. I was very surprised to see how fast the seeds were to grow and am wondering if I planted them too really. So here we go. A few pictures of the seedlings and the kid of tomatoes they should be one day this summer.

Here's to seeing if I have a green thumb.

First Garden

So I thought I would start a garden this year. I'm not sure where I'm going to plant everything yet, but yesterday I got some seeds and am starting my planning. This year I am going to try and plant tomatoes, zucchini, peas, beans and carrots. I know this might not be easy considering I don't have a lot of room and not a lot of sun, but I thought it was worth a try and I would love to can my tomatoes if they grow well.

I started my garden today by planting two kinds of tomato seeds for a little inside growing time to get big and strong before they go outside.

As a family we are trying to do things to get and keep healthy, so we are hoping that the garden will get us outside and get us eating good foods that we grew ourselves. I will try and keep you updated with pictures of how we and our garden are doing. Here are our tomatoes in there little green house.

Morning at the Park

We took the boys to Mill Lake this morning or at Ben calls it "the train park." There are a few playgrounds at Mill Lake and that is how he defines this one. It was wonderful weather and the boys all had a great time. We were also so glad that grandma B could come and join us.

Here is a picture of Quinlan finally letting go of things and trying to stand on his own.

All the boys making silly faces.

The biggest of all my kids.

Ben is becoming a great climber. I am finally becoming comfortable

with him climbing all over the playground.

A picture of the boys together is hard to capture these days.

We tried to get Ben to ride his bike, but he doesn't like the peddles and the result is that he walks beside the bike. He will have great balance once he actually rides it, but right now not sure if the run bike made bike riding easier at all.

My little man is looking closer and closer to walking everyday now.

Quinlan's Birthday Party

Here are a few shots from Quinlan's birthday party.

One year old he will be on Tuesday.

What a year it has been. We have loved the adventure of Quinlan so far.

Here's to the years to come and all the adventures and challenges he will bring.

Quinlan and Addison having fun with balloons.

Oh, a hat he didn't like.

What is a a one year olds party with out a little crying.

Yummy cupcakes.

Ben and his 'star' head that Uncle Ian helped him create.

The Inside of Our New Car

So Mike and I got a new car (not a van) recently and it has more seats. We love it and this last weekend I got the chance to pack it full of kids and one of my friends. Here are the four kids in the back. You can just see Quinlan's foot, but he's in there. It mostly went great accept when we came home across the boarder and I was talking to the boarder guard, Ben decided to unbuckle himself. With our old smaller car I could have buckled him back in, but because he was in the back of the new car I can't reach him without getting out of the car and reaching in from the back. So I safely got him buckled and we had no more problems.

Yippy for more room and being about to do things with friends again. I also love how easy it is to bring Addison with us too.

Quinlan James, 11 months

Quinlan is 11 months old now and that means he is almost a year. He is trying to walk, loves to crawl and is starting to become frustrated when he can't do something. He is getting more and more character with each day that passes. I do miss the quietness of him before as he was adventures, but love the guy that he is becoming.

I have told a lot of people this, but I believe that Quinlan will be our first emergency room visit that has nothing to do will illness. He will be an adventure, always trying to keep up with Benard. We have been blessed by God with two adventures boys.

Our 'little' guy takes a soother now and he likes to get his bottom lip around the outside. Not sure how he sucks on it that way, but this is what he usually looks like these days.

Here Quinlan is with his new blanket from grandma B.

A few different Days with Addison and the boys

Here are just a few pictures of Addison and the boys on the days she comes over. She comes and plays with us twice a week while her mommy and daddy are at work.

This picture of Ben is after he was 'helping' Rachel and Ian one day in their yard. He fell down the outside steps just after they were all done and on their way to the dump.

I don't have any girls of my own so I love to do Addison's hair everyday. Here is one of the combinations I have tried so far.

One day after only being her for about two hours Addison decided she was done and wanted to leave. Here she is trying to get out the door. She wasn't crying or anything so I wasn't being mean, really.

The kids and the dragon hat. I did have a picture of Addison in it too, but it wasn't that great, so there are just cute pictures of her at the same time they boys were wearing the hat.