Monday, July 26, 2010

The Side Yard



Welcome to our side yard. Yep, this is it. And let me tell you, it gets nice and muddy when it rains!



And lucky for us, those things down there are our trash cans. In the winter, I have to wear my rain boots to take out the trash, lest the bottom 2 inches of my pants get all muddy. It's been fun!



But we decided that we've had enough fun. We have been working on a sidewalk for over a month. 95 pavers and many hours of work later it is finally finished!!

{Insert Hallelujah Music}




All together now:

"Oooooh! Aaaaaaah!"



And those are our two new garden boxes on the right.



View from the front of the house




Those trash cans never looked lovelier! I actually look forward to taking out the trash now. And the kids love running up and down and riding their bikes from the front to the back.

Good work Justin!!!!



In other news, our back yard is nice and colorful this summer.




Last year these beauties were purple. But I don't mind baby blue!






Our gardens are flourishing. These strawberries are growing like crazy. I call it my strawberry forest. They come up to my knees!


And I think those tomato plants on the end have plans to take over the whole back yard.



Love summer time for outdoor projects!!



4th of July


For our 4th of July weekend we celebrated by having a great breakfast at the church on Saturday with a flag ceremony and the local firefighters joining us. In the evening we went to watch a Saturday night show with some friends who have an awesome view of the valley. Some pictures to summarize the day:












We love America!



Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Maner Family Reunion 2010


Here is a video that I made for the Maner family to recap the reunion.


Maner Family Reunion 2010

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Maner Family Reunion



Prepare for picture overload. But that's the best way to remember what we did!

The Maner Family Reunion was held on the Oregon coast. It was a short 2 days, but we sure packed it in!





Monster Cookies




Fire on the beach



(I think this picture is hilarious!! Worth blowing up.)
This is what my family looks like the next morning when we all sleep in the same room and go to bed very late.





Pancake decorating contest




Tillamook Cheese Factory














Ready for the beach



Sort of














Minute to Win It games



Apple Stacking Champion



Thanks for a great time Maner Family!