The Yard

Now that it's been almost a year since we did the backyard I thought I would take some more pictures. I can't believe how much stuff has grown. I also bought a new camera so it was a good excuse to play with the new camera to see what it can do.

Here are some pictures of my garden...some things got planted twice this year because of the high winds we had. It ripped some of the little plants right out of the ground!!

 

       Carrots                     Zucchini                 Watermelon

 

       

This has been a great blueberry year...look at all those berries!! They should be ripening over the next week or two...looks like lots of blueberry muffins or pancakes are in the future!

Here are some pics of the backyard

Happy Belated Mother's Day

To all those moms out there...Happy Belated Mother's Day. I know I'm very behind the times...but it's been a busy week and I've been exhausted! We had Steve's family over for dinner on Mother's Day and of course had to clean the house, do the yard work and go grocery shopping...not to mention the car and hair appts and a night out with the neighbors on Saturday. Don't get me wrong...we love entertaining...it's the work before hand that's no fun!!

We had a great time with Steve's family. Shawn wore out Coco Bean...which is a tough thing to do, and we are eternally grateful :) The guys all played pool and I got to practice my shoddy photography skills on Samantha. I took a gazillion pictures hoping that I would just get one good shot. Here are a few of my favorites...definitely not a professional photographer :)

 

By the time Sunday night rolled around we were both completely exhausted! Work has been hectic...late nights, lots of deadlines and a drive to San Luis Obispo rounded out my week so far. I'm just glad tomorrow is Friday!! However...I'm not so glad we are going to have a 100+ degree weekend. It's ONLY May!! Oh well...I suppose it could be much worse.

Miscellaneous Stuff

For whatever reason I have been in organizing mode the last few weekends...maybe it is because I was tired of not being able to find things :) I've managed to get the pantry, hall closet, and spice cabinet organized and cleaned out...the garage also got a MUCH needed cleaning, although there is still a little work left out there.

This past Saturday, Steve and I went to UOP (our alma matter) to server on our respective Industrial Advisory Councils. It's always interesting to see what direction the school is headed...the latest development is the likely addition of an engineering masters program. While we were there, we also served as judges for the senior projects. I have to say we were both impressed with the projects this year. The project boards and plans were very professional...the Civil Engineering students gave great 10 minute speeches about their projects, and they all had very interesting projects. Two of the projects were actually proposed to improve conditions in Kenya. Both teams with the Kenya projects are hoping both projects get implemented in the near future!

After we were done at UOP we headed over to my sister in-law's house to see our new niece...and everyone else too of course! She is now 2 weeks old. These pictures are from 1 week. She is quite the wiggle worm, but so far has been a very good baby (or at least so her parents say :P).