One on one time with Mom and Dad!!

Having more than one kid kind of limits your time that you get to spend with each one of them. Dane and I wanted to spend a day with just Kade. He was in need of a little one on one attention, so we took him out to eat for lunch and then to Horseshoe Junction for the afternoon. We had a great day. He really liked the bumper boats, race cars, and bowling, but his favorite thing was the deer hunting game in the arcade. We couldn't tear him away from it. This kind of thing is something we need to do more often with him. He is such a great kid, and sometimes we get so caught up in our busy schedules that we tend to forget how special our kids are to us. They're only little once. We are trying to enjoy every minute with them, especially while they're little and still want to be around us.

Potatoes, Potatoes & More Potatoes

Every year we grow a vegetable garden, and every year Dane adds a row or two. Over the years our garden has grown quite large. This year we managed to grow some good potatoes. The boys couldn't wait to dig them out. The said it was like digging for Easter Eggs. They had so much fun. Besides potatoes, we grew tomatoes, cucumbers, quite a variety of squash, corn, okra, beans, and onions. The boys take a huge interest in the garden. Kade likes to help plant the garden and pick it. Brady just likes picking it. It has really become a hobby for the whole family. We eat everything we grow, and I can the pickles and tomatoes. We also planted watermelons out in our hay patch this year, and boy did we grow watermelons; way more than we know what to do with. I am glad we have so many friends and family members to give them to. While our summer garden is almost done with, we'll be getting ready to plant our fall garden here in a few months. Let the fun begin!