My camera

is broken :(  We were in the kitchen making zucchini fries.  I took a picture of the giant zucchini we were about to butcher.  I layed the camera on the table to show my daughter how to cut it.  I heard a thump and turned around. My camera was on the floor!  Apparently, I had set it on the recipe book we were using and someone, who shall remain nameless, decided to look at the book.  "Someone" didn't see the camera on it and it went flying off the book and table. I tried to turn it on right away, but nothing happened!  I called Costco yesterday and he tried to help me reset it, but that didn't work.  So I am waiting on a call back from Nikon and will probably have to send it in for repairs, which may or may not be covered.  They said it is about a 2 week turnaround.  So, I won't be taking many pictures for awhile.  My daughter has a camera, so I might borrow hers if I need to.  But I do have lots of catching up to do with the pictures I have in my computer.  Here is one of the last pics I took:

 Oh, and the zucchini fries were pretty good.  Next time, I'll use flavored bread crumbs instead of plain.

Missing Teeth

Well, my youngest one has lost her two front teeth.  I just love how cute they look without those two teeth.  Hopefully, they will grow in nice and straight!

Two very loose teeth:

One gone!  It came out at the park:

A couple of days later, the other one came out:

And here is one of the rose petal necklace we made.  Notice how her tongue is sticking out of her teeth when she smiles? I used to do that :)

Fruitful Garden!

Our garden is growing abundantly!  There is so much growth, we are having a hard time reaching the yummy veggies.  But we have been enjoying zucchini, yellow squash, green beans, cucumbers, and finally, a few tomatoes!  Soon, we should have lots & lots of tomatoes as well as various kinds of peppers.  Here are some pics:

Cherry tomatoes:

What we've been doing

I have so much to write about, and pics to post.  I will be doing that soon, after I get rested from a week of VBS!

I am just going to list what we've been doing lately.

We went to Yosemite for a week.

Had our last day of school for the year.

We are hamster-sitting for friends.

We are harvesting our growing garden.

We had VBS for a week.  Two of my kids won little stuffed animals for reciting The Lord's Prayer in front of everyone.

Someone lost her two front teeth.

Someone has grown within an inch of me.

It is hot now.

We are getting  ready for someone to start high school (home schooled, still!)

We joined the library's summer reading program.

We have 6 weeks left of summer vacation. (we will take more time off in the cooler months)

I need a  nap.