How does your garden grow?

Mark thinks that our garden plants should be much bigger by now. I, on the other hand, am completely thrilled to see a few vegetables popping up and seeds transforming into plants. This is the first year I have planted a garden and I love it. Each day, I cannot wait to check the progress. If Mark is right and the garden flops, I'll be alright with getting a veggie or two. However, I think it is about to take off. We will see....

Class of 2009

Congratulations Carlee!
We are all so proud of you and cannot wait to see what the future holds for you!

Thursday Thirteen

1 & 2 - Niece and Nephews - We have five nephews but only one niece. We will have two more (gender TBA) by the end of the year. We love them all very much.

3 - Night Owl - I like to stay up late sometimes, but I pay for it the next day.

4 - Nice - I consider myself a nice person.

5 - Noodles - I have recently decided that I like the whole grain noodles just as well as the white.

6 - Niagara Falls - I went on a trip there with my whole family - grandparents included when I was in college. It was a fun trip!

7 - Negative Nancy - Miles used to get so mad at me when I called him this. I don't know if it was the negative part or the Nancy that made him so irritated. Negativity really brings me down!

8 - Nickelodeon Theater - A small theater here in Columbia that shows small, independent films. I have some great movies there.

9 - North - I am originally from the North - Pittsburgh, Pa. Part of it still feels like home when I visit, even though I moved away when I was seven.

10 - Nutrition - I enjoy learning about nutrition and how to make healthy choices.

11 - No Way! - One of Seth's new favorite expressions.

12 - National Geographic - Always something interesting.

13 - Name Change - I love being married but the whole name change concept still seems weird to me. I was a Hannon for a long time!

Wordless Wednesday

Splish! Splash!

Yesterday we enjoyed the first of many swims this season!

Mud Mania!

We went to Mud Mania at Seven Oaks park today. It was packed out! There were about 1,500 kids there. They had a huge obstacle course for big kids and a mini mud course for kids seven and under. Seth wasn't wild about the mud. He didn't want to go down the mud slide, through the mud tubes or in the kiddie pools filled with mud - which was fine by me. He did enjoy the part that had pool noodles hanging down over a mud pit and went through it four times. After a bit he said, "I ready to get all clean."He loved the giant sand castle mountain and cried when it was time to leave.

Big Trip

Earlier this week we got home from our trip to Pittsburgh and I finally got a chance to update the ol' blog. We had a fantastic time visiting Great Grandma Bozurich, Uncle Chris, Aunt Carol, Nate and Will.

Seth loved Grandma's shower.
Grandma taught Seth this "children's" rhyme, and he hasn't stopped singing it:
Three, six, nine
The goose drank wine
The monkey chewed tobacco on the street car line
The line broke
The monkey choked
And they all went to heaven in a little green boat
Seth rode Papa's cow. Next time, we'll give her a paint job.
It just doesn't seem the same without him there.

We watched Uncle Chris coach Will's baseball team. The next night we got to see Nate play baseball.
Seth looked every bit the native in his Steelers outfit!

Seth and Mary Ann were like peas and carrots!
We saw lots of neat birds at the National Aviary.
The boys loved the tunnel in the penguin exhibit.

We saw the sights of downtown Pittsburgh,
and rode the incline up to the top of Mt. Washington. Seth loved it. Mark - not so much. When we got off Seth said, "I want my all aboard."
The trip home was filled with highs
and lows
as we drove among the clouds in the Virginia mountains.
But all in all Seth is a great traveler.
We already miss everyone and can't wait to visit 'yinz' again!