What's new?

It's been quite a while since we posted so I'm going to fill you in on all we have been doing. After Max was born a few weeks ago, we were delighted to have the chance to spend some time with Carter. Grandma Green, Grandma Weaver and I took the boys to Charlie Safari in Olympia. It is basically a room full of climbing toys and bounce-houses. They were a little young to really enjoy it but we still had a good time.













We have been doing a ton of work in the yard and I have started a very small vegetable garden.



It's 10x4 and currently includes lettuce, spinach, radishes, red onions and walla walla onions. The picture on the right is a close-up of the onions just starting to shoot. These are pretty much the only things that could be planted thus far due to the cold weather. Eventually, it will also include cucumbers and squash. We will be building a second garden bed for pole beans and peas. We are also planting tomatoes, green onions, garlic, potatoes and strawberries in barrels.

We had a recent scare with Aron's health. I noticed that he was starting to look thin so I took him in for a check up. He had lost 9 lbs in about 6 months and the Vet said she didn't like the way he was breathing. She thought it sounded like he was trying too hard to breathe. We had chest x-rays and blood work done and it was determined that he could have one of 4 pretty serious conditions and she recommended that he go to a specialty veterinary clinic in Kirkland. This clinic was amazing; it was like a pet hospital. They even had an ambulance! Long story short, it turns out that Aron's lungs were just fine. They suspected he may have had some type of infection but being on antibiotics the previous 10 days had cleared it up. She said he is an old dog and may sometimes have to work a bit harder to breathe when he gets too much exercise, but otherwise, he is in great health. As you can see, he is feeling much better.

Jackson has been very into 'helping' in the kitchen lately. He really enjoys baking cookies, which we don't do often because Mommy can't keep her hands off the finished products! Here are a couple pics of him 'baking' and licking the beaters.



Hope you are all well!