Me and My Shadow

Katie and General Washington are just two buddies who love to be together.

Being with the cats all day is one of the best parts of summer!

Bedtime Reading

Katie is currently reading two stories at bedtime. She's reading Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Sometimes she reads to me, and sometimes I read to her. One thing about Katie is that she doesn't like when there are any suspenseful or awkward moments in a story. She just wants to get right past those.

This is how people find me quite often during awkward parts!

Thankful

After a short break from blackberries, we went out to see if there were any ripe berries left. The bushes were looking pretty dried out, so we were happily surprised when we found some.

It didn't take me long to find the good berries.

They're so pretty and delicious!

Cat Play

The cats always love it when Katie gets out their feather wand.

General Washington was being really playful!

Mr. Limpet would plan his attack for awhile and then make a big jump!

Preparing Dinner

Katie was excited when we could finally use her fresh grown tomatoes in her favorite meal!

I love fettuccine with olives and tomatoes and, of course, parmesan cheese, but I skip on the chicken. We always make enough for more than one night because we love it! The tomatoes tasted so good!

What is That?

We've had some good luck with our tomatoes and zucchinis this summer, but our cucumbers aren't looking so good. We went to check on them to find a surprise.

What is that?

This is what our one cucumber looks like that is not shriveled up!

Just Supervising

Katie went out with Jennifer to supervise as Jennifer cut some arugula for dinner.

Aunt Jennifer knows what she's doing, but it never hurts to have a second set of eyes!