Edy's Ear Piercing

Happy Monday everyone!!!!  I'm kicking off this week with a video of Edy Rose getting her ears pierced.   *about five weeks ago*

Here's the before...

And here's a video of the during and after...   Edy Gets Her Ears Pierced from Leslie Hale on Vimeo. How brave was my girl!?!!!  So proud of her.

4th of July

Singing Sweeties

Here are a few videos of my cuties singing: First up, Edy Rose...   Edy singin' from Leslie Hale on Vimeo. Joy's turn...   Joy sings the Doxology from Leslie Hale on Vimeo.

Youth Room

Recently, we got new carpet at our church and we were able to make some changes around the place.  I had the fun job of sprucing up the youth/multi-purpose room in the back of the church.  I felt like knock-off version of Joanna from Fixer Upper (sort of...not really!).

the state of the garden

This time last year, Graham started a new hobby--gardening.  His first plant of choice:  PUMPKINS! He did pretty good and we had a few nice little pumpkins around Halloween.   Throughout the fall, winter, and spring, we've been composting to prepare for his spring and summer garden.   In the early spring, he got serious and planted bell pepper, kale, and tomatoes...

"Daddy, take a picture of me smelling the pepper!"

Late spring/early summer, he planted corn and watermelon.  

Our salads have been so fresh and yummy...

The garden has had an abundance of kale and peppers.  The tomatoes are starting to come like crazy now.

When he started gardening, I promised him I'd learn to can his produce.  I never doubted that he'd have a successful garden, I just didn't expect it to yield enough worth canning.  I was wrong.  

I've canned my first very small batch of diced tomatoes...

I was nervous, but these little half-pints weren't too hard and I think I'll be excited and prepared when he brings in the next load of tomatoes!

He is harvesting more and more peppers, tomatoes, and kale each day.  I'm sure I'll be canning more in the coming days! **July 4th is the day to plant those pumpkin seeds!  Lots of gourds and pumpkins headed our way in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving!