Our adventures with the family began on Monday when we headed over to Joshua Tree National Park. We decided that we’d check out Keys View during this particular trip. Of course, we made a few stops along the way to do a little exploration. The girls had fun climbing on both the rocks and trees which lead to plenty of photo opportunities. D had a blast leading the way. We had to periodically remind him that he had some littles that weren’t used to climbing and who didn’t have the right footware this time around. lol! It was quite warm…
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Just Horsing Around with the Cousins
Posted in Family, and Outdoor Adventures
Munchkin was thrilled to have help with caring for the horses, and her cousin enjoyed helping her out with her chores. Munchkin enjoyed walking the girls around on her horse. It’s always fun to be able to share the passion of riding horses with your cousins.
A CA Family Adventure
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Last week, we had the opportunity to hang out with family (my Dad, Stepmom, nieces, and Grandma) who decided to spend some vacation time with us in CA. Palm Desert was our base camp for the week, so our adventures stemmed out from that point. I haven’t seen my Grandma since Munchkin was quite little, so that was an extra special treat. She’s a few years shy of 90, and I was rather pleased at how well she did during the entire trip. Whether it was time in the pool, hiking in the desert, exploring rocks and mountains, enjoying the…
Father’s Day 2014
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I love watching the interaction between D and Munchkin. They love to goof around with each other, but they also have intense, deep conversations. The fact that they can easily flow between the two just makes me smile. When Munchkin is having a bad day, Daddy can usually (if not always) get her to smile despite her best efforts not to smile. As she told me just the other day, she needs the special attention and understanding that only Daddy can provide. Yesterday, I was thankful that Daddy was home with us, and that we could spend the day relaxing…
First Veggies of the Season
Posted in Family, and Homesteading
Back in March, we created our new raised bed garden at this house using lots of composted manure for the soil. Between being in a new state and using a new medium for growing, I wasn’t sure how well our new veggies would grow, so this really was just a test run for us. We planted a few tomato plants (which haven’t done very well due to critters), some sage, some mint, a few pepper plants, some potatoes, and lots of squash seeds. Slowly we watched the herbs and squash grow. Pretty soon, the squash was taking over the one…