Night Swimming

It's been a HOT weekend, and we are very thankful for our little pool! Ali, Robbie and Matt came over yesterday for some water fun and Josh and Jonathan loved spending time with their cousins!(of course, I forgot to take pictures!) but here are some from tonight's late, after-dinner swim. Halfway through, Luis banished the squirt guns, as he was on the receiving end of most of the squirting!

Fawn

A neighbor brought over a fawn that he found on the side of the road. We don't know what happened to the mother, so Abuelita Carmen was caring for it until they figured out what to do with it.

Third time's a charm!

Well, our third attempt at a vegetable garden has proven to be worth it! We are already seeing cucumbers and hot peppers growing on our plants, and our watermelon (that we transplanted from the first garden) is thriving! My transplanted oregano is happy, too! Can't wait until we can actually pick veggies for dinner!

27 weeks...today!

I went to the midwife today....lost 2 pounds (overall net gain of 3 pounds so far!)...my iron is low (not really a surprise) and I am borderline with gestational diabetes (just like Mom was with me). Other than up my iron and watch the sugar, all is going well! Lily continues to display her soccer kicks for us...the boys love to watch my stomach jump and roll. I am starting to really feel pregnant now. I can still fit into most of my regular clothes, but they are starting to feel snug. We took a tour of the birthing center, which was nice. Pretty private, and plenty of room for visitors!! :) Officially I have 13 weeks left...but the boys were 1-2 weeks early, so we'll see what happens. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers...time is flying by, and everything is going along smoothly!

Berry overdose

We have been blessed with hundreds of blackberries and, now that our blueberries are beginning to ripen, we have more delicious, nutritious treats to snack on! Jonathan found out (the hard way) the down side of eating too many blackberries in one day. (I don't think I really need to elaborate). We picked a small container of blueberries yesterday, and between our morning cereal and snacks, they are already gone! The boys think they are getting a "sweetie", but little do they realize how good they are for them. Now, if I can just get Jonathan's digestive tract back to normal, we'll be good to go!