Welcome Home, Maddie

She's home, Maddie Babcock.

Baby Girl

She's here! Baby Girl Babcock, 5 lbs. 3 oz., 18.75 inches long, born at 12:50 pm. We are just so happy she's here safely.

Camp Fire

FHE Monday night consisted of fellowshipping with ward members around a bonfire. Andy was so thrilled Monday night, that he invited himself over to Pav's tonight for hot dogs, smores and more fire
Andy and the fire.

Maisie played in the wheat.

The kids also spent time on the hammock -- not Andy, he was too busy hauling wood and throwing it on the fire.

Summer Rain

Our week has been a bit overcast and wet. While I was working in the kitchen this morning I opened the back door for some fresh air, and found the simplicity of summer right in my doorway -- children pausing to watch and feel summer rain.

Crazy Sleepers

One of the most uncomfortable experiences, ever, is sleeping beside Maisie. I've often wondered how the other kids can handle her thrashing, until I figured out that they simply move with her. Here are the children on the same night, in different rooms, sleeping at the bottom of their beds. (Two nights ago Maisie came up into our bed, so I moved to the bottom and left her, on purpose, at the top. There wasn't room for Austin at the bottom of the bed, so he had to deal. Sorry, man.)

Garden Vegetables

Last night our salad had cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, carrots, and dill all from our garden. The steamed broccoli came from the garden as well. Nothing beats farm fresh vegetables!

Summer Gardening

This morning I awakened earlier than the entire household so I was able to head out to my flowers and tend to them. I find so much joy digging in the dirt. OK I also find so much joy in scrubbing dirt off my kids, but that is another summer post. Here is a collage of our yard. Austin deserves all the credit for the amazing garden (we are already harvesting broccoli, spinach, lettuce, carrots, onions, peas, beets, radishes, cucumbers) and flower bed in front of the shed.

Toys

I think we have more toys than most stores.....Austin made a shelving system to accomodate our needs. He finished the shelves last night. I think they turned out perfectly. He is planning on making a corner piece that will connect the two sides, but I've side tracked him into my next project -- installing drip lines in my flower beds.
Before.

After.