food & company are always a good combo...

Porter was so excited about the 1st tomato from our garden:


We've also been enjoying lots of beets:



My parents were here earlier this week & we had a great time visiting. My Dad had a conference in Tucson & my Mom came along. We were happy to have them both.
One night we had Hao (grad student from China) join us for dinner. Hao & my Dad enjoyed speaking chinese to each other. My boys think it is so cool that their Grandpa speaks Chinese.

Marlee loves her Grandma & enjoyed being read to.

My Dad's birthday was on wednesday & he chose steak for dinner:

We had steak & shrimp w/ baked potatoes, mushrooms, corn on the cob, salad, & bread. It was all delicious thanks to Launs excellent grilling.

For dessert Dad chose chocolate cake w/ chocolate frosting & vanilla ice cream:

Here is Marlee snuggling w/ my mom-it is cute how much she loves her Grandma.

We always love spending time with my parents. My Mom is such a help w/ the house work & kids. She even did some mending for me. She is a saint & I love spending time w/ her. We were happy to celebrate my Dad's b-day w/ him. And the boys love when Grandpa tells them stories. I am so blessed to have such wonderful parents & we were sad to see them go.