the fair in Lynden... it's all about the animals for J... the food for me! we were so close to trying a deep fried candy bar! but $5... it couldn't be done! (which reminds me... i was going to look up a recipe)

checking out the calves


hi pigs



J fairly consistently answers that he want a goat for a pet over a dog


and now for the around the house updates:
i decided one day after watching a bunch of HGTV's "wasted spaces" that i was going to just check and see what might be able to be done with our deep (and very messy) bathroom closet... well that ended with lots of hammering and dry wall dust and J saying "mama made mess!" alot :)

here is the result though: beautifully organized! still tons of storage!


before moving to show you the other side... J decided it was time for and impromptu photo shoot :)












back to the unveiling:
ta da! our one messy closet turned into 2 functional and tidy storage spaces!


AND i used the wood from the old shelving to build J this little, excuse me, "big boy" bed.


don't knock the nesting! i get so much done when i am pregnant! :)

George was a good little monkey and always very curious...

yesterday evening i read J "curious george makes pancakes" there is a recipe on the back so i asked him if he wanted to make them for breakfast tomorrow... he was up at 6am


Daddy teaching J to measure salt the way Namma taught him...


J mixing the dry ingredients...


master chef and sou chef...


J mixing the batter...


... unfortunately we were so busy eating the pancakes that the camera was forgotten. J even sprinkled the blueberries on, with a little help :)

the fair

yesterday jordan took the day off and we went to the skagit county fair. We had a fun day. (despite the fact that the information booth on kinder goats was not there, which is why we went.)

J's first pony ride ...big smile :)


to be honest he had a healthy fear of the large animals... daddy was not allowed to let go.


after a big day he had his first night in his "big boy" bed... it's not finished but he was really excited about sleeping in it.


we're almost done with our bathroom closet transformation... updates soon :)

one other detail

the belly :) don't worry baby you will get more blog attention when you come out to play.

last night when i was updating the blog i remembered why i stopped putting pics up... blogger changed things a while back and you can't see which picture is where so you have to keep checking the preview so that you can put captions on the pictures. Any way... enough whinning! The moral of the story is that i decided that if i update as i take the pics it will be way easier so i busted out the camera today and here we go again. :) (p.s. it was way easier!)

so here are some around the house updates:

my ducks are settling in nicely... they are much noisier than the chickens greeting us with a "waak waak waak" every time we go in or out the back door.


our yard is basically split into 2 sections the "sustaining" side with our garden, chickens and ducks (the garden is doing great this year!)


our most well intentioned garden pest :)


side 2 of our yard "entertaining" note the picnic table... LOVE! we eat outside a lot now!


jordan built this lovely fire pit (with my birthday glider and chairs from M&D Levien)


bye bye deck, hello grass! in just a few weeks you can picture blankets and lawn chairs in this space as our community group hosts our first outdoor movie night. featuring "dispicable me" OF COURSE!


we're going to need a sandbox!


more evidence of things previously mentioned:
J is really into lining things up right now. :)


fun sense of style - "J's hat"... which is a box that his animals from "Weekie" and papa came in. (i confess i let him wear it on a 2 block walk over to my friend's house... i also confess that i did look the other way when we passed a lady walking her dog)

pictures

here are some pictures finally.

J and daddy coming to get mom with a chainsaw...


J and daddy swinging


we got some meat chicks in the spring


2 massacres and a butchering later there have now officially been no survivors


and what better way to celebrate home grown and butchered chicken than authentic nshima.


it's raspberry season...


you have to turn your head, but J is really into lining things up right now...


he also has a very fun sense of style... usually including one of daddy's hats


he's a good helper!


thanks for waiting. hope it was worth it :)

jordan: "J, what should we name the baby?"

J: "boat"