Olympic Beach, Edmonds, Washington

C is loving his noodles.

The kids on the Olympic Beach.

Yummy.

Luci's Birthday cake from her mom.

Everyone joins in on the fun.

Luci's new hair do. Done just in time for her birthday celebration.

The corn is ready to be kernaled so we can begin canning. To find out more about canning visit our new blog; secret ingredient. Over the weekend we did green beans and dilly beans. This week we will can corn. The following week we start peaches and pears. Everything is so beautiful in harvest season.

Schucking corn is a full time job.

Sometimes you just gotta dance...

We went to a bunch of local fruit stands today. Luci bought a giant zucchini. Later we canned green beans. Read about it on our food blog.

Happy birthday Luci!
Happy birthday Dad!

My birds are having babies. Here are what the eggs look like. We have two different nests that have tiny finch eggs. There is a lot of buzz in the house about when they will hatch. We are excited.

Today we started another blog. It is called Secret Ingredient. We will blog about cooking and our experiments with preserving. Here is a picture of our new pressure canner. This weekend we will try canning some corn and some green beans.

Our Daughter Started Middle School (6th grade)
She is starting band as a flutist this
year and likes her new school.

For C_, puberty was a fast and confusing experience...

Summer Vacation's Last Hurrah
We took the boys to the Pacific Science Center

High-Res pictures of Luci's
early birthday presents.

Here is the anniversary band.

Here is her pinky ring!

Here is a picture of my birthday present.
The flower pinky ring.

Here are the downtown shops near where we had dinner. Edmonds is a very picturesque little town.

We had dinner with my family at Claire's Pantry in Edmonds. It was a beautiful day.

I love how you can smell the salt air as soon as you crest the hill lowering into Edmonds.

Like the birth of a child,
here is the new server.
Steve is so proud:)

The anniversary band pictured alone.
Luci's Birthday is September 16th.

HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY FROM STEPHEN!

A new anniversary band for luci from Stephen for
her birthday. Steve gave it to Luci early so she would be
surprised.