Our Garden

Shaun has been working really hard to grow a garden for us! He started back in March by starting to grow the plants inside of our house... When the got big enough we moved them outside... Most of them however have not survived. Shaun did buy some other stuff that he has just planted outside. Our garden currently contained 2 types of potatoes (red and I think russet..), garlic, green beans, tomatoes, and some pepper plants. They only things that are really doing all that well are the potatoes and garlic. I think for Shaun first garden he has done a GREAT job!

Shaun working hard to get the garden ready

What it looked like after planting our first plants...

And now this is what it looks like!

These are the potatoes... they are REALLY big!!!

Cake Decorating

Shaun and I had talked about taking a cake decorating class together and so we finally went to Hobby Lobby and signed up for our first class. It was a lot of fun! We learned a lot of different stuff. Here are some of the cakes we created.

Cake #1. We learned how to do image transfer, using piping gel.... We hadn't come completely prepared...

Cupcakes.. Using different flower tips...

Cake #2 using the same type tips as the cupcakes..

Our final cake!! We learned how to complete the rose, which we had been learning since week 2)

Side view of our final cake!

Byron & Kari's Visit

Another thing that happened in June was that Shaun's oldest brother Byron and his family came out to visit from Indiana. Byron and Kari have 4 kids (James, Michael, Emelie and Eliza). Last summer, before Shaun and I got married, I was able to go on family vacation with his family to Cannon Beach, Oregon and I got to met Byron's family there. Since that time, however, they have had a new addition to the family (Eliza). It was nice to be able to met her and get to spend some time with my nieces and nephews. While they were here I was able to play with them at the playground at the school and I was also able to go to the zoo with them. It was a lot of fun! They are SO cute! James was a lot of fun. He loves posing for pictures. It was really cute.

James & Emelie on the slide

Michael on the slide. (This was the only picture I was able to get of him that day. He was being REALLY shy. It was cute!)

James posing for me

Michael hiding in the big shell on the playground at the zoo.

Emelie eating her cotton candy

Emelie and Grandma looking at the elephants

James posing on the gorilla statue

Michael, James and Emelie looking at the giraffes

Our fun day at the zoo with Tammy & Andy

Back in June Shaun and I went to the zoo with our friends Tammy and Andy. It was A LOT of fun! Tammy and Andy are REALLY fun to hang out with. After we were done at the zoo we went to Ruth's Diner. It was super yummy!

Here are just a few pictures from the trip to the zoo.

We watched the spider monkeys play. There were fun to watch

It was Kleenex day at the zoo I guess and this little bug kept following us around... It REALLY liked Tammy and I.

So I am pretty much deathly afraid of birds... but I was able to be talked into go to the bird show that they have at Hogle zoo.. Not only did I go to the bird show, but I sat on the second row. I am pretty sure watching me was WAY more entertaining than the bird show =)

Major Change!

I have been thinking a lot lately that Nursing really isn't what I want to go into anymore. Today I met with an adviser and we talked about what I would need to do to change my major to the Rad Tech program. It is going to be an easy switch and I am SO excited about it! I need to retake anatomy (I got a C+ and I need a B-...) and one other class and I can apply for the program! I am actually REALLY looking forward to Fall Semester!!!