Jul 16 2008
There is no better way…
…to wake up in the morning than to have an adorable baby pinching your cheeks while alternating between saying “mamamamamama” and blowing kisses. He’s growing up and while each new thing Parker does is so exciting and cute, it’s sad at the same time. Why does time have to be in such a rush?
On an unrelated note… I walked outside today to see how my neglected garden is doing. It is flourishing! We have got a ton of tomatoes (I planted several tomato plants despite the fact that Andrew and I are the only ones who like them), strawberries (although I think that some birds have been trying to get at them- time to get an owl for the garden), zucchini, butternut squash, and crookneck squash. The broccoli, carrots, corn, cucumbers, and pumpkins are coming along nicely, too. I love produce fresh from my garden! I planted a lot this year (I filled to the gills 144 square feet) but plan to freeze stuff so we can enjoy it all winter. I’d like to share with our neighbors, too, but it seems like everyone in our neighborhood has a garden, also. Guess it’s a Utah thing cause I don’t think many people in our neighborhood in Louisiana had vegetable gardens. I love being able to walk out into my yard to get fresh produce for dinner. Yum!
On another unrelated note… tomorrow is Taylor’s surgery (tonsils and adenoids). I am making a list with him of what we need to buy for him for the next few days (ice cream, pudding, yogurt, etc.). This is our fourth time having a child go into surgery (Taylor, Andrew, and Cameron have all had surgery with complete anesthesia before), and I’m still as nervous as the first. I know things will be fine but I still have all these fears and worries in my head. He, on the other hand, is being very calm and rational about it all. The ENT gave him a little booklet about what to expect with the surgery and recovery and he read it several times and even explained what would be happening to the other kids. He’s such an amazing kid. He is hoping for a speedy recovery since next week is Cameron and Andrew’s birthday. This year in lieu of parties we have been letting the kids pick a fun place to go for their birthdays. We went to the zoo for the Sawyer’s birthday and the Treehouse Museum for Taylor’s birthday. Cameron and Andrew originally picked Seven Peaks for their birthday but then decided since we just went there a few weeks ago to go to the Dinosaur Park in Ogden instead. So Taylor and I need to get better quickly so we don’t have to delay the fun.
