Monday, July 18, 2011

Summer Garden

Here's a little bit of what we've been growing this summer!

Lots of 'maters! We got them in sort of late, so we picked alot of them green and they're ripening beautifully in the windowsill. :)

We pickled these little, yellow pear tomatoes. :)
The pears are doing beautifully! Mama has already made one batch of Pear Butter from the ones that have fallen to the ground! They should all be ripe in a few weeks. We found a huge pear tree down the road and got permission to pick it as well!

Little birdie nest in the pear tree. :) :P
Callie cans these Cubanelle and Banana peppers in vinegar for Daddy.
 
The bell peppers are doing wonderfully! We use so many of them it's nice to have them on hand all the time!
We enjoyed these little Cherry Red hot peppers on homemade pizza tonight! :)
Personally, I love eggplant, but the rest of my family doesn't favor it. ;) I've soaked slices from 3 eggplant in salt in order to purge the liquid out and I'm gonna deep fry them tomorrow. They're supposed to be really good that way...we'll see. :)

I love their royal purple color. :)




Obviously a posed picture...but pretty all the same. ;) The Lord certainly provides for us. :)
{and it helps if your mother is a master gardener!}
Having fun editing. ;)
Italian pole beans obediently climbing up the trellis. :)

Y'all have a blessed day!




"And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety."
Leviticus 25:19



Thursday, July 14, 2011

Buon compleanno 15th, Abby!




 Happy 15th Birthday, Abby!
We love you!!!
{Well, her birthday was actually the 8th, but...well, let's just say I slacked off....again.} ;)


On each of our birthdays, Mama takes us girls out to lunch and antique shopping. It's always so much fun. :)
Abby chose the Lavender and Lace tearoom. :)


Abby and the wee tag-along. ;)
Pretty :)
{Monkeyface?}

Happy happy birthday, Goober! We love you and don't know what we'd do without your.....
{help me out here, y'all. Words that describe Abby....?} Eccentric...whimsical...outgoing....sweet....genial....sociable....slightly moody....
au courant....chic....generous....
{Oh boy. I'm running out here...} SELF! Anyways, y'all get the point!


Love you, Abby, and can't wait to see what the Lord will do through you this year! You're always such a blessing to all of us!

Love,
Daddy, Mama, Callie, Mary, Margaret,
CJ, Will, and Nate