June

I'm backtracking, making a chronology of events.

June was pretty normal. Nothing incredible happened. Nothing tragic either.

Tyler was working for the Utah Board of Pardons on this case. He'd come home a better father each day but filled me with horrific stories of the bio he had to write about this man. Stories that were worse than any movie you've seen.

Here are some highlights of what we did in June:

Playing with Jimmy and Johnny before they left for Alabama. We miss those boys! And their mommy too!


Swim lessons. 4 days a week for 2 weeks. Samuel was a fish in water. Jocelyn, on the other hand, would not get in the pool the entire first week. She eventually overcame her fear of the male teachers and got in but still wouldn't put her face in the water. Needless to say, neither of them "passed" and would have to take the beginning courses again. I don't see why Samuel did not pass but whatever! He had a blast and did learn some useful skills.


The beginning fruits of our labors. Thinning the carrots. Aren't they cute? Too bad they were a little bitter tasting still.


We suspect this is one of the baby robins that hatched from the nest in our apricot tree. It must have been kicked out it's nest by it's mother or was just an inexperienced fledgling that could not get back home. Sadly, it died overnight. I couldn't stay up and feed it all night. Another one was found dead the next day. Such is the circle of life, I suppose.


Then I sewed a lot. Here is an example. Samuel loves sharks. Here he is showing his approval.




And cooked a little. On Father's Day I made a fresh strawberry tart. I made my first pate sucre and it turned out pretty good.





Then my MIL and her best friend, Julie, came out to visit. They helped me make freezer strawberry jam. I had no idea how easy it was! We also had fun talking into the wee hours of the night.

This is a plate of a French inspired breakfast with some of the jam. When Tyler and I stayed at a B&B in the Loire Valley we had beautiful and simple breakfast such as this each morning. Complete with freshly baked croissants and baguettes coupled with seasonal fruit. Lovely!


I was feeling like Tyler and I both needed a date, as it had been a while. So we called up his sister and sent her to take the kids out so we could have a "romantic" dinner at home. I set up the yard and we cooked together. It was a lovely summer night with delicious food and decor. I made the candle votives but they to do not work so well. The wind blew them out too quickly but I still enjoyed the ambiance for a few minutes. Until the earwigs started crawling out of the roses. Dang bugs! And then Tyler was getting mad at me for "taking pictures so you can blog about it!". But I enjoyed it anyway!





Goodbye June 2010!