Frank turned the big 1-2 a couple of weeks ago. Hard to believe next year he’ll officially be a teenager. We celebrated by taking him and some buddies to a bowling alley. It was a boys day, just Chris, Henry, Frank and Frank’s pals. They got out of school at 11:00 that day and headed over to Woodburn Bowl, a stereotypical old school bowling alley. … Continue reading Frank is 12!
Ten and some change… Fall came at us fast!! Hard the believe Henry has been apart of our family for an entire decade now. I know it’s cliché, but it truly feels like just yesterday that I started having contractions mid-morning and headed towards the hospital. But not before a quick stop at Burgerville for lunch. Chris was too nervous to even eat as I … Continue reading Henry is T.E.N.
A summer with cousins is a summer well spent. Continue reading Cousin Summer 2023
Before a few years ago, I had no idea there was a difference in types of tomato plants. Now, I knew there were different varieties, Beefsteak, Roma, Early Girl, etc., but I had no idea there was a difference in the plants themselves. Tomatoes come in either a determinate or indeterminate variety, meaning they have two very different growth and production habits. Maybe I paid … Continue reading Tomatoes: Determinate vs. Indeterminate
Typing that out seems so foreign. Like I’ve spelled a word wrong in the sentence. There’s no way she’s seven, right?! But here we are. It’s so cliché, but where has the time gone? I have so much I can say about her, yet I find myself at a loss of words. I take solace in the fact that she still has those knuckle dimples … Continue reading Josie is Seven
I work at a local garden center and the other day I received a phone call from a customer with some questions about petunias. We spoke for about 7-8 minutes about all things petunias, ‘why are mine leggy?’ ‘why aren’t they blooming profusely?’, etc. I got home and told my husband about this conversation over dinner and sort of scoffed at it. How did this … Continue reading Petunias!
If you’ve been in a garden center lately or follow any garden accounts on social media, you probably know this week is Pollinator Week! Pollinators include birds, bats, moths, bees and more. They play such a huge role in our gardens, according to Pollinator.org, “pollinators provide pollination services to over 180,000 different plant species and more than 1200 crops.” That website is a great resource … Continue reading My Favorite Pollinator Friendly Perennial Plants
This year, Claudia and I had the opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. and New York City with her 7th and 8th grade class. It was a whirlwind of a trip, 5 days total, 3 plane rides, 35 miles walked, 19 National Park/Museum/Historical Site passport stamps collected, countless monuments and museums, not a lot of sleep and a whole lot of memories. I take zero … Continue reading Washington D.C. and New York City Class Field Trip
Spring Break 2019 took us down to Moab, Utah to visit both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. It is chilly enough in that part of the country that we didn’t feel comfortable tent camping, so we rented a house. It was located on the outskirts of Moab with enough room for the kids to roam around both inside and outside the home. Looking back, my … Continue reading Arches and Canyonlands National Parks 2019
Looking back on these photos from five years ago, I think we may have been partly nuts for planning such long road trips with kids so young. But my how happy I am we did it! Talk about a giant confidence boost once we made it home. If we can drive to Death Valley and back in a week, tent camp, hike and more with … Continue reading Death Valley National Park – 2018
The Vachter Six 