Church History Museum

Well this last week's outting was the church history museum and then to the park to have a picnic. Here are some pictures from our adventures. By the way it was all free too. : )

 Arlee and Landon playing on Noah's Ark. They can fish over the edge, but I couldn't get a good picture here. They can also help build the ark with the little puzzle pieces that are to the left of Arlee.

Arlee and Landon trying to figure out what they are supposed to do. The screens have these dancers on them and they teach them how to do these hispanic dances.  The kids get to wear costumes and the parents can too.

Arlee beginning to make dinner for the missionaries.

 Arlee serving the dinner (there are wood cut outs of the missionaries that are on the other side of the table.)

 Landon working in the garden.

All three of the kiddos at the park which was a couple of blocks away from the museum.  Arlee and Brock played tag and had so much fun throwing dirt into the water. Amy and I are a bit surprised I think that one of the kids didn't end up in the water.  (Arlee also has her mouth full of fruit snacks)

First time for our little bitty family... Gardening

This year Hans and I decided to plant a garden since the house that we are sitting has about 1800 square feet to plant in. We planted: three rows of corn (produced a lot); six plants each of red, green and yellow peppers (18 plants which produce so much that I don't want to pick them anymore); six tomato plants (bad idea since I am the only one that likes them, even though Arlee will eat them some of the time. They also produced a lot); one zucchini (hasn't produced anything yet), one watermelon (still growing and I am not sure when to pick it... need to ask my gardening neighbors), one banana squash (died), one pumpkin (has trhree on as we speak) and one cuccumber (died...DANG quail)! We also had some room that Ulla (Hans' mom) could plant three banana squash, only one of which is still alive.  However, only one of her's is alive, but it has between five to eight squash on it.  In addition to what we have planted we have two extra tomato plants, one squash, which has one huge one that started growing when it was up in the bush next to it and just exploted into this pumkin looking squash rather than a long and skinny squash; and one pumpkin plant (which has about three on it).

Here are some pictures of a few of the gardens offspring : )

Arlee eating some corn on the cob

Our watermelon that is next to my thumb then and now it is the size of my two fists put together.

Only a few of the peppers that we picked

One of many squash... This is not the jumbo one... I might add.