Garden, Birthday, and Other Stuff

So, I haven't posted in awhile.... :) Here are some of the first pictures of my garden. This is the first time we have ever gardened, so it is a fun new learning experience for us. We have peas, carrots, onions, and radishes that are up. This last Saturday, we planted the rest of the garden and got the rest of the drip system put together. Here's to hopping that we are really past the last frost date of the year! This gardening thing is really pretty amazing. It is such a neat thing to put a tiny seed in the ground and then watch it grow. I get so excited to see the little plants. I seriously have taken a million pictures of individual plants. Anyway, here are some shots of the pea plants.

Saturday, we also planted some trees. Next week we have the goal of getting our shrubs in, but for now, we are really excited about trees. We have three flowering crab apples out front and an autumn blaze maple in the back. Here is what our front yard looks like with trees.
This is really late, but May 13th was Jared's birthday. We had a great day and then on the weekend got to go to dinner and see Prince Caspian while Karlee, Bonnee, and Grandma watched Kenzie. I forget how great it is to have a date without the baby once in awhile. Thanks guys, for watching Kenz!

And finally, what would a post be without a shot of Kenzie. This was her out enjoying the sunshine on one of the really nice days we have had...before it started raining non -stop. She loves playing with Easter eggs. For a few days, they were her absolute favorite toy. We had to postpone our Adams family Easter egg hunt until this weekend due to weather and family members being gone, so I look at it as just getting her ready to hunt eggs and win prizes!

Cowgirlin' It

Jared had a conference in Arizona the first of this week, so Kenzie and I dropped him off at the airport and then headed to Morgan for a few days. Kenzie got to see Grandpa's calves for the first time. Not only did she get to see them, but got her first "cowgirl" experience as she observed from a safe location while Bonnee, my dad, and I vaccinated and branded the calves. Good times!! I'm not sure how much Kenzie liked it, but Bonnee and I had a great time.

Kenzie also got to sit on the tractor (she was never on it while it was moving...I promise!) She loved it.


We also had a BBQ down by the river that will be in my parent's back yard when they get their house built. Can't beat a grilled steak and then a bonfire and S mores with the sound of running water and fish jumping in the background! I'm just so glad that I get to raise my family in a place where we can be close to family and where we can have these kind of experiences.

Thanks mom and dad and Bonnee and Kyle for a fun few days. Sure beats sitting at home alone.

Jared had a good conference, but we are glad he's back. We feel pretty lucky that 3 days is the longest we've had to be apart since we've been married!

Tagged...this one's for you Aimei!

A- ATTACHED OR SINGLE: Wonderfully attached
B- BEST FRIEND: Jared
C- CAKE OR PIE: Both...maybe even in the same sitting
D- DAY OF CHOICE: Saturday
E- ESSENTIAL ITEMS: Diaper, Kix, binki...you know, toddler essentials. Everything else, I have come to see, is nice, but not essential :)
F- FAVORITE COLOR: Purple
G- GUMMY BEARS OR GUMMY WORMS: Gummy Bears
H- HOMETOWN: Morgan, Utah (Croydon actually)
I- INDULGENCE: Ice Cream--Mint Chocolate chip is the fav, but any flavor will do
J- JANUARY OR JULY: No question...July
K- KIDS: Kenzie (1)
L- LIFE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT: Family
M- MARRIAGE DATE: August 26, 2005
N- NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 1 brother, 3 sisters
O- ORANGES OR APPLES: Apples, unless they're mandarin oranges and then it would be a hard choice
P- PHOBIAS OR FEARS: Snakes, public pools and restrooms (oh, wait, aren't they the same thing? :)), running over a small child, germy things like Walmart shopping carts
Q- QUOTES: "Plan as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow." and, for the Adams fam..."Party on!!!"
R- REASON TO SMILE: It's finally spring and life is great!
S- SEASON: Summer
T- TAGGED FRIENDS: Angie, Mel, Cashelle, and Denise (only if you want to... no pressure)
U- UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I took a fly tying class and at one point could tie fishing flies
V- VERY FAVORITE STORE: Depends on what I'm shopping for---anywhere with a great deal
W- WORST HABIT: Depends on who you talk to... :)
X- XRAY, ULTRASOUND, OR MAMMOGRAM: ultrasound
Y- YOUR FAVORITE FOOD: Chocolate, fresh fruit, bread
Z- ZODIAC: Scorpio