Happy Birthday Handsome!

Yesterday was Tim's Birthday. We had a little celebration at home and Sarah and I had a great time getting the balloons, making a special sign, making the cake, and wrapping the presents.

Happy Birthday Handsome Man!

The Joy of the Harvest . . . Domestic Divahood . . . and Everything in Between . . .

We have enjoyed many delicious vegetables from our garden this summer. here is just a little sample of what we have harvested . . .

. . . and, a friend of mine shared her recipe (only four pages of recipe/instructions) for delicious Pugliese Bread. I finally found a day where I could be present enough to spend the time making the bread (that included remembering the night before to make the 'biga', which is a sponge starter that has to rise overnight in the refrigerator before using it). I think in total, there were six or seven steps that I had to remember to do in order, and at the right time, i.e. wait one hour, or every thirty minutes, do this, etc. But, I followed the directions, and ended up with two delicious loaves of Italian bread. We have already eaten both loaves, and I am trying to find another day, when I will have the time to devote to making more. I was a little disappointed with the look of the final loaves, but that means I have something to improve upon the next time I make them.
Sarah finally had her first day of school on Friday. Her preschool starts later than the other schools in the area, because the town fair takes place on the grounds around the building, and also inside the building where they hold classes. She was so ready for school to start, and we are all excited for a new year.
Today, we participated in a 5K Walk-a-thon sponsored by our Ward, to raise canned goods for a local food shelter. Sarah walked almost the whole thing, and had a wonderful time with friends.



Then, she went to a 'Superhero' Birthday party and had a wonderful time there as well. When we finally got home today, I was exhausted! But, it was a good day overall. When we asked the kids to smile for the photo, Sarah decided to do her superhero pose, and the other kids followed.



I love the look on Sarah's face in the photo below - she is having such a blast!

A Little Rhode Island Camping Trip . . .

Last weekend we took a fun camping trip with some friends. We had five families in total - ten adults and ten kids. We had a wonderful time!

Go Patriots!

Preface: After living in Pittsburgh for six years, and learning to love football while we were there, we will forevermore be Steelers fans, but unfortunately we never got the chance to see a game in person.

So, when the opportunity came for us to attend a Patriots game in real life (pre-season, but still cool), we took it! We will root for the Patriots, as long as they are not playing the Steelers:). We have some friends who are HUGE Patriots fans and, after ten and a half years on the waiting list, they finally got season tickets. They were out of town for last week's game, so we benefited from their generosity and went to the game . . . we had a great time!

We were a little late to the game, so we had to stop halfway up to our seats in order to see Tom Brady play the scant minutes that he did . . . this is Sarah watching through the bars.

Our view of the field.

A couple shots of the action . . . oh, and you can see Tom Brady (#12)on the sidelines . . . you know, if you care about that sort of thing.

Sarah got her groove on along with the cheerleaders, and informed me that she wants to be a cheerleader for Halloween (hopefully wearing something a little less revealing than your typical NFL cheerleader - I was going to post a picture, but decided against it).

Sarah . . . and the Hog!

We had a friend join us for dinner the other night while his family was out of town, and he showed up on his motorcycle with an extra helmet in tow. And, so Sarah got to enjoy her first ever motorcycle ride. She loved it! I even got a ride, too!

Thanks, Brad!