most of the people in Bham are pretty bummed about all this "summers over" business. (and i'll admit... it was kind of a bust) however, I just harvested my first 2 pumpkins out of my garden... i also made a plum crisp this past week... and ok i drank a carmel apple cider about a month ago. so i might be ready for fall...

our corn has started to produce! this is the first time in 3 years that we are really getting our own corn! J is a bit impatient... he wants to eat it raw. but he looks pretty cute when he perches on his crab to eat it.




Jordan brought home a bag of cucumbers from work... a lot of cucumbers... and i thought "i know what to do with these" sliced cucmbers+mayo+vinegar+sugar= grammie's summer pickles. (no measurements... just to taste) and you have to do that lip press/smack thing she did when you're tasting... they won't turn out if you don't :)


here's J and daddy watching pink panther together...


a couple friends from church saved this out of their wedding gifts for J... he loved it! Bubble wrap!


does anybody else see some serious JORDAN here?


made this Potato, Leek, Feta tart the other night... i wasn't sure about it when i was making it but it was really good and easy.


left over crust dough+cinnamon sugar = lovely treat that makes you feel like your 5 and mom's baking pie. :)


little tid bits (things a picture can't capture):

from listening to jordan, J has picked up calling me "darlin'", it's pretty cute.

any sigh or groan during the day is met with a "hurta toe?" or just recently "baby kick?"

any time he coughs (or sneezes) he says "wrong pipe"

he likes his bread with "peebutturhiee" (peanut butter and honey)

the other day i was working in the garage at nap time and i hear over the monitor "jeeesus, than you, i yov you, with daddy, joppa, namma, papa, gammi..." he laid in his bed by himself praying to jesus for like an hour... it was simple and repetitive and sometimes just chatter but it was pretty awesome.