Last weekend we went to Andy's camp on Saturday after Josh's afternoon nap. It was sort of cloudy when we got there, but after a bit the sun came out and it was beautiful!
Josh made friends with Ryan, who he had fun calling a "geek." I wonder if he'll remember that the next time we see Ryan. Though I didn't get any pics, he loved standing knee-deep in the water, picking up a handful of rocks (in his hand, that's three), and throwing them as far as he could (about a foot). It was really adorable who much that entertained him. I'll for sure be able to get pics next time.
This one is from a week or two ago. The story is that about 3 weeks ago I was in Walmart getting a toy for a birthday party we were going to when Josh saw this truck. He threw a fit in Walmart and I was so embarrassed by Josh's screaming and crying that I let him hold the truck. I had planned to ditch it somewhere in the store when he wasn't looking. Every time I tried, an old lady would give me a look like "what a bad mother, that boy is so upset!" I bought it. Then my plan was to return it, because I didn't want him to learn that he could scream and cry and get what he wanted. It had been a couple weeks and one morning when I went to give Josh his banana, he said "truck" and pointed to where Dave had hid it on top of the hutch in the kitchen. I don't know how he even saw it, it was so high and I figured it'd been long enough that he wouldn't put two and two together to remember that I bought it because of his bad behavior, so I let him have it. He was instantly in love with it!
In other news, our CSA has begun and we got our first share of the "bounty of the farm." I don't know if I've mentioned this on the blog or not, but last summer I learned about this CSA deal (community supported agriculture) where you sign up with a farm, give them payment up front, and all summer get a "share" of the bounty of the farm. We signed up with Hatchet Cove Farm in Warren. Once a week we'll go and pick up our veggies. I'm excited for a few reasons: 1) we'll get "new" veggies that we may like, that we'd never buy in the grocery store, 2) we'll eat healthier since we'll have the veggies on hand that we paid for months and months ago, so we'll be sure to eat them and make sure they are not wasted, 3) it's local and organic--both great things. We were both a little disappointed with the "bounty" of the farm this week, but we need to remind ourselves that it's June, and this isn't the peak of the season. However, goal #1 is completely working out because a few of the veggies that we got this week I have never bought in the grocery store. This week we got:
*broccoli (not a "bountiful" quantity, but very tasty nonetheless)
*swiss chard (trying it tonight in a fritatta)
*kale (made a soup with it today--it was quite tasty, even Josh thought so)
*Mesclun mix (Love it! Had a couple salads this week)
*arugula (never bought this, but it was good mixed in with the mesclun mix in a salad)
So far, not a scrap of our veggies have been wasted. It was also fun to look for new recipes that incorporate veggies that I'm not used to cooking with. I'm excited for the new, delicious veggies next week! I'll try to remember to take pics next time.
In our last bit of "catching up", I'll mention that Thursday was Dave's birthday! Happy Birthday, Honey!! At 32, he's aging so gracefully. Thursday evening, Dave's parent's came over for dinner. The Bartlett's will celebrate Dave's birthday with our family at their house tomorrow, when we'll also celebrate the fathers - Dave, my Padre, and my Grampa. It should be fun. Before that, Dave's parents will come to our house to have lunch with our family and Dave's Gramp will be coming too! Today is sure to be a busy day.
