Summertime...

I returned from a trip to Costa Rica on May 20, to see my little girl pointing at things she wanted and crawling up onto anything, i.e., sofa, chairs, beds, tables... and she loved her Nana, who was staying here to watch the kids while I was away. I came home to a beautiful blooming garden that sprung up while I was away too. While it was so fun to be away with a friend, and see Costa Rica, as well as spend a couple days on the beach, whoo-hoo, I was happy to be home after a week of missing my husband and my kids. :) It is so good for mommies to get away sometimes. This was my first time by myself.

After I got home, Jack was still on an airplane kick, because Nana flew in and I flew out and in. Whatever Jack is thinking about, is what comes out in his prayers. It is so fun to hear what he is going to say at the table. Everyday Greg and I tune in really well, to listen to his thoughts. Recently its been things like; "Thank-you that mommy is home, and that Ericka (my friend) is home with Dusty, I'm glad, Thank-you that Nana was here, Bless this day to our bodies, Thank this food to our bodies." Its amazing how they listen to what we say in our prayers and copy it. I remember when he first prayed, "Dear Heavenly Father," to begin his prayer after hearing me say it. :)

Today, was a really cute prayer at breakfast, that made me laugh, again. He started, "Dear Heavenly Father, Thank-you that Donna's kids are sleeping (my sister-in-law), and Please let Daddy help me plant my garden today, and mommy too. I be glad about that. Thank you that I bless my sister, that I be kind and gentle. Bless this day to our bodies. Amen." Greg had been talking yesterday about planting a garden for Jack, and he didn't forget. So this morning, Jack and I planted a garden for him with; two corn seeds, a tomato seed, a couple carrot seeds, two bean seeds, an onion, and a sunflower. So we will see how it all grows. He is excited to water it everyday. :)



We've got lots of sunflowers planted again. I can't wait to see them lining the garden in full bloom again this year. Did any of you Ulmer family get your sunflowers planted yet, that we gave you?? :) I hope so. In front of the garden we decided to try out some potatoes this year. They are growing beautifully too. And our beans are starting to wrap around the fence perfectly, just as we'd hoped they would.


Clara's hair is growing longer all the time, and staying so white. She even has some cute curls in the back... I hope they stay, but I have serious doubts that they will with Greg and my STRAIGHT hair. :) I am finally starting to do her hair, and I love it. She does not love it so much, it's always a battle, a screaming battle at that. But if I keep it up now, she will start getting used to me playing with her hair, right moms? That's what I keep hoping. Its so fun to see her with a little ponytail in her hair.