Plant Progress 5/20/2010

Our newly purchased cauliflower (to replace the dead corn plants).

Sweet Basil and English Thyme (to replace the dead lemon basil)

Our still-surviving sage and other herb.

Some of our raspberry starts

Our still-surviving strawberry plants (left from the previous owners).

We bought plants to replace the ones we killed.

Bountiful Baskets

I've picked up about 4 bountiful baskets now, and am so glad what it's doing for our family.

Kyrie, my picky eater, has actually tried spinach and cauliflower. She doesn't like them, but she tried them. She also tried and LOVED honeydew.

I don't always buy a very good variety of produce, so it's nice to try new things without spending too much money.

I also think it helps motivate us to try harder to eat more fruits and vegetables each day. We're getting closer to the five that are recommended, instead of the one every other day we were eating before.

To find a location near you: bountifulbaskets.org

Kyrie's Birthday Part 3

Mardi Gras decorations (since Princess and the Frog takes place in New Orleans, home of Mardi Gras)

Cortland, enjoying the Mardi Gras beads.

Kyrie's 4th Birthday, Part 2

Ally having fun with the clown nose

Silly girl!

Kyrie, all excited to open presents.

Tara, Johnny, Lily, and Cortland

Kyrie, Ally, Ada, and Grandma Cindy

Kyrie's B'day Party : April 18, 2010

Grandma and Grandpa Kimball

Grandma Bonnie and Grandpa Trost

Kyrie Cakes and Pappa Scotty

Louis the Alligator (from Princess and the Frog) and frog eye cupcakes

Kyrie on her actual birthday opening presents.

Garden Pictures

This is one of the pictures I took of out garden. We had a bad hail storm that killed several of our plants, so once the weather warms up again in a week or two, we plan on buying some new starts. our broccoli looks really good. The spices look good. The corn and tomatoes look like they might pull through. The raspberry starts are doing great, and the strawberries are starting to look really green and healthy; and the pumpkin starts look okay. We need to replace the cucumber, watermelon, and canteloupe starts, though.

You may notice the hummingbird feeder (Kyrie calls it the "poky bird" feeder). We are considering also getting a seed bird feeder. Kyrie is so excited to hopefully get to see hummingbirds this summer.

Registration

I registered Kyrie for preschool through the Davis County school system this weekend, and will find out some time between May 8th and May 25th whether or not she got in. I'm hoping she got in because: 1. they have a set curriculum, 2. the classes are taught at the school she will be attending Kindergarten at, and 3. I don't really want to look around for preschools.

I also registered Kyrie for swim lessons in July and Ally for a mom & me swim class that runs the same time (so she won't have to avoid the temptation to get in the pool with Kyrie... she can take a class too). I'm excited to have Kyrie take swim lessons again.

We took Kyrie to Primary Children's Medical Center yesterday, because her pediatrician found a loud heart murmur and wanted her to be seen by a Pediatric Cardiologist. We found out that her murmur is what's called an "innocent heart murmur," meaning that there is no hole in her heart, and there is no arrhythmia. She is perfectly healthy, but the sound of the blood running through her heart is really loud because of her young, thin(ner) heart wall. The innocent heart murmur will not be as noticeable as she gets older and her heart wall gets thicker. May I just say "phew!!" I'm so glad that there's nothing wrong.