Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Fresh Produce from the Porch:)


Here is Jonas (notice his chubby cheeks?) That is because he has a cherry tomato on each side:) He loves to meander out onto the porch and check on the newly ripened tomatoes, and most of them go straight in his mouth. I have heard several times that one of the reasons we have so many kids with allergies in this day and age is because we are too clean----antibacterial this and that---we wash everything, disinfect everything, and our immune systems are getting wimpy, so I suppose you could say this is where I figure he gets to build up his immunity by eating food fresh from the vine (a little dirt never hurt:) He loves to pick them--- judging between which ones are green, orange, or red and ready for picking:) He points and determines the ripeness factor one-by-one...Oh the simple summer days of free entertainment:)

2 comments:

Michelle said...

I totally agree -- a little dirt never hurt anyone! :)

Erika said...

One of my favorite parts about August is that tomatoes are ripe!! Yum, those look SO good..I would pick them off and eat them as well! And, yes, I agree that a little dirt is good! :)



Here we are in heaven! (actually, Honeymoon Lake in the Canadian Rockies

Here we are in heaven! (actually, Honeymoon Lake in the Canadian Rockies
the most beautiful place on earth!!

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our adorable snowman:)

do you see what I see??

fun in the wheelbarrow!

picking out a pumpkin

cute kittens at Pumpkinland

yummy!! He ate almost more than we picked!!

descending the giant slide at the Mounds View fair

Looking out over the Irish Sea to Scotland

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge in N. Ireland

The Giant's Causeway--the 8th wonder of the world:) These are the coolest rocks I have ever seen!

Beautiful cave on the Northern Coast

Jason climbing at the Giant's Causeway---due to the generosity of our host family --a road trip to the Northern Coast:)

walking down the trail at the farm with the heavy-duty red wagon:)

All set to get in the canoe!

Anyone for some...

The fam playing yard games:)

Jonas playing under the table at the lake:) So cute!

at the fish boil...Jonas loved the fire and the boil over

I love my nukkie in the morning...

and the sand...

Standing on the beach....in whatever capacity....he is always wanting to stand!

cute hat that never stays on his little head!

Beautiful Door County!!

my two loves enjoying fall:)

my beautiful friends!

my beautiful friends!
so many weddings...we've done together!

Jonas on the beach in Door County!

Jonas on the beach in Door County!
He loves the warm sand...and mommy can't get enough!