Ethan

We had a wonderful getaway this past weekend, and our family really gave us a nice relaxing break. Ethan received an abundance of love and affection, and he just ate it up!

Here's a group shot from this past weekend.


Ethan loves it when he gets to stand up -- especially on someone's belly!


Awww, I can't tell which one of my babies is cuter!


Ethan likes his toes...

and his hands...

... and his pirate!

"Watch out, I'm coming to get you! I'm learning the basics of a scootch."

It's time to stretch and grow!

"Are you going to just lay there and take pictures, or are you gonna play with me?!?"

Garden Update

A lot has happened in the past month. Here are a few of the garden events.

The tomatoes are starting to come out, and I even have a pepper that turned red. Of course, all of this is covered by bird netting to keep the mockingbirds from poking holes in everything.
Here you can see the netting and support on the left.
Here's a downside to keeping the birds out -- the tomato hornworms are allowed to roam freely, munching away at the plants. Luckily I only saw one of them, but I'm keeping my eyes open.

Our crepe myrtle is starting to bloom -- man, I love that color!

Here's our first blooming artichoke from about a month ago. It has a beautiful thistle like flower with a fairly strong (but nice) scent.