Puttin' Down Roots

Friday, April 29, 2011

Like a kid in a candy store!

This has been a dream of Scott's since we moved into our home...he labored over this side yard, so many hours we couldn't even count!

It's growing fast & filling up.......

Tonight, Scott harvested A LOT of broccoli....A LOT! There's no way we could eat all of this fresh broccoli, so we cut it up, blanched it & have put it in our freezer. It won't take us long to eat it though, we all love broccoli. But I'm telling you, this made him giddy, just

like a kid in a candy store!

So proud!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Mormon Battalion

Today we took an adventure down to San Diego.....we went to visit the Mormon Battalion Visitor Center.....

At the museum, you experience the long march from Iowa to San Diego with the Mormon Battalion. We learned how this group of Latter-Day Saint men and women joined the U.S. Army and what they accomplished during and after their march.

This center was remodeled last year, they did a fantastic job. It has hands-on exhibits and resources for learning more about those who served in the Battalion. It was a fun time and makes me appreciate the sacrafice of the early Saints. The trials and experiences they had paved the way for the Latter-Day Saints of today.

After our museum visit, we went to Old Town San Diego and had lunch at a nice mexican restaurant & the went into Old Town to visit some of the other sites. It was a fun day....our Friday Adventure.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

The Garden

We have talked about our Garden before...it's been a long process, but it is finally done.....after many long hard hours of strenuous labor, it is growing!

We have several fruit trees around the yard, some have produced some delicious fruit...and it keeps on giving.....

I love when the daffodils start blooming, it reminds me of spring in Ohio. It was a pleasant little gift when I found out that we would have spring flowers blooming & reminding me of beautiful Ohio.

This was what the garden started to look like after the garden beds were built...and stood waiting....

Everyone has a pretty flower bed in their garden, right?!

Now the garden is complete....food is planted & growing, the pathways have been lined with rock walkways (7 1/2 tons to be exact)....a lot of hard work, but it will be so worth it.....

Scott is so talented and it is completely obvious when you step out into our yard...the garden beds, the flower beds, the beautiful scenery that we have everyday in our home.

Professor PennyPickle

This is one of Noah's favorite places to visit in Temecula.....

PROFESSOR PENNYPICKLES MUSEUM!

It is a fun interactive science museum. Tons of fun things for the kids to do, find, explore....Noah loves it. We only go when Grandma is here, so it was fitting that he exclaimed, "We HAVE to go to PennyPickles!"