Retaining wall and sweet corn...

The lazy blogger is back! We finally have something blogworthy to post!

The weather this week-end was very.....fall like. We like July days and don't like being robbed of them. It was a good week-end to build a mini-retaining wall in front of the house. This will help prevent our bushes/dirt from rolling down the hill. We should be getting close to getting some grass as well!

Before:

After:

The sun finally came out!! :)

Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market....

Missouri peaches.......who knew they grew peaches in Missouri??? Tasty peaches even!

And one of the most beautiful things about living in Iowa........sweet corn at the end of July! mmmm mmmmmmmm.

Nate tried his hands at ribs.....we both decided they weren't bad but we'd prefer someone else to cook them for us! :P

Ike enjoyed a nice bone in the sunshine. He was a big fan of helping clean the corn and eating the greenery.

After a busy Sunday of playing with his new toy cat, rolling in the yard, cooking, a walk, and a bath............Ike is ready to call it a week-end!

Hair do...

Ike got a new hair do. She gave him old man Andy Rooney eye brows....we cut those yesterday. He told me he was good but I think he's lying....

Moonlight Chase

Last night we volunteered at the Moonlight Chase...Nate's mom is the race director. There was a 1/4 mile, 1 mile, and 4 mile race. The 4 mile race started at 9:00 PM and the race is lit by luminaries. 1899 people raced last night!! We preferred watching! Luckily the weather was B-E-A-U-tiful!!!


We're the couple that dresses alike....


This family likes to volunteer.....or is it volun-told?? :)


Our nephew is cute cheeseball!! (Check out those manpris!)

Racers waiting to start.... (we need to figure out how to take pictures in the dark...)

Looks like too much work.....

Rain, Rain, Go Away

It has been one rainy summer!!! It rained ALL morning...boo!

Today we were going to volunteer at the John Deere Classic Golf Tournament (aka wear funky green shirts and watch some professional golfers)...but play was suspended. Michelle had to work all day. How sad! :P

The only one smiling.........

Ike........because Nate was home with him all afternoon! :)

123456789 Day

Some people have too much time on their hands!...

Today marked a cool spot in sequential history. At exactly 12:34:56 today, the time and date was 12:34:56 7/08/09. This only happens once every 100 years.

What were you doing? Something noteworthy?

I was eating leftover tatertot casserole in the breakroom at work. Top that.

Sewing adventures...

I like to teach myself new things. I'm very notorious for starting projects and never finishing them...mainly because I get bored once I realize I can do something. I just like the challenge of seeing if I can do it or not.

Newest task: sewing

My mom let me borrow her old school sewing machine. I didn't really want to purchase a sewing machine and then hate sewing. (Nate thought borrowing was a FABULOUS idea.)



I decided to work on a receiving blanket for a friend of ours who just had a little girl. I found this idea at http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2008/11/simple-gifts.html Thanks for the great advice!

Here's the finished product....not so shabby for my first adventure.

Last night I tried to make a pillow cover. My mom lead me astray and told me cut an inch and a half off of the fabric. I did and then I was an inch and a half off. You can't win them all....

I think there may be more sewing adventures to come!

Fireworks!

Last night we were suprised with fireworks in our very own, dinky little suburbia town. We watched them from the deck....slightly obstructed by some trees...but still a fun way to end the 3 day week-end.


(Nate told me to use the fireworks setting on the camera. I think he doesn't know what he's talking about. He still thinks it's because we were too far away...whatever! :P )

Ike was bored during fireworks....surprisingly he didn't get scared...he was just trying to figure out what the pretty lights were....and then he got REALLY sleepy....

Good end to a great 4th!