Cousins!

My brother Jamie, his wife Felicia and their chunky monkey son, Andrew stopped by for a visit a little over a week ago. One would think we'd see each other more often considering we only live an hour apart. Unfortunately, with work schedules, etc., we don't :( But, we sure do have fun when we do! Andrew is just over 4 months old, and is the cutest, pudgiest baby! We are trying to teach Mason the concept of "soft" and "gentle" right now, and it definitely applied while Andrew was visiting. I believe he tried to even gnaw on him a bit during the visit. Oy.

On another note, our garden has gone WILD with this influx of hot weather! Our strawberries peaked, and I think Mason ate every.single.one. We will be adding more for next year, as I think Michael felt a little put out for having to share so many. The raspberries are yummy, and I think that next year we should have enough to make jam, especially after we add the marionberry shoots that my Grandma is giving us this fall. I've never made jam, so it shall be interesting. For that matter, I've never wanted to make jam, but suddenly I do! Anyhow, the cilantro went crazy, so I made enough salsa to feed a small village! We have had quite a few quesadillas lately......
Anyhow, I have never gardened in my life, so I am happy that Michael has opened my eyes to it!