The Prophet said to Plant a Garden

I came across this primary song and I couldn't agree with it more. "The prophet said to plant a garden, so that’s what we’ll do.For God has given rich brown soil, the rain and sunshine too.And if we plant the seeds just right and tend them carefully,Before we know, good things will grow to feed our family"

Craig and I have been so blessed to have a bountiful garden. I have posted some pictures of what the area looked like when we first saw the house and how it has transformed through the past three years. I want to thank our parents for helping us start and transform the garden. A lot of hard work has gone into this garden and we are very blessed.

Fall of 2007 when we move into the house:Our first garden boxes in Summer 2008:

Spring of 2009:

Then we added two more boxes for Summer of 2009 but I can't seem to find any pictures of that.

NOW FOR THE NEW AND VERY IMPROVED GARDEN AREA!!!!!!!!!!! I really have to thank Craig and His dad for working so hard on getting this area to what it is now. As well as I mentioned previously to my parents and siblings for helping us get the garden started:

This was the beginning of the summer. I planted a little late due to having Kailin and cold weather. This is looking from the fence toward our back yard.

We have corn....
Grapes....

Peppers and zucchini....
I love this flower on the zucchini...
Cucumbers and beans....
Strawberries and Carrots...

View of the Garden looking back towards the fence

Tomatoes....I'm not exactly sure some type of gourd..same here I think it is butternut squash...and Craigs favorite pumpkins.....

So far we have had quite a bit of produce off of the plants. I ripe tomato and a lot of cucumbers and beans. I have canned pickles and will be doing more today. Here are some pics of those:

It started with these:

Added in some dill, garlic and grape leafGetting the jars ready to add some brine:End product:

2nd picking I have done, I guess I will be doing some more pickling and beans today :)

Look who is 3 Months!!!

Kailin Taylor Shannon Thats right Kailin is 3 months old today. I can't believe how fast time flys. The good news is she is learning more and more each day the bad news is I go back to work today.. We had a fun little photo shoot today and I love this picture. Here are some things Kailin currently likes and new things she has learned.

Likes:

• Smiling and cooing
• Seeing Daddy
• Her Bumbo
• Reading Books esp. Olivia
• Bath time
• Sucking on her hands
• Watching what is happening around her all the time
• Going for runs with mommy and daddy

New things she has learned:

• to roll to her side
• Lift her head up while on her tummy and hold her arms underneath her.
• She is finding her hands and every now and then goes cross-eyed when looking at them
• To yell for the sake of Yelling(Craig and I think she likes to hear her voice)
  

We sure love this girl and are so happy she is part of our life. She brightens every day and also teaches us a lot about ourselves and how to be patient. She has the most beautiful blue eyes like her dad and a smile like her moms. Below are pictures from her past three months to compare.

1 Day old:Between 4 and 6 Weeks old:


2 Months old:
3 Months old:

Thanks Nana for the cute outfit :)

Concerns.....

I know I shouldn't be worrying about this and I have received a lot of reassurance but I still can't stop thinking about it. Kailin is a big time spitter upper :) and she only eats around once every 3 to 4 hours. If she eats more she gets a tummy ache and is grumpy. I was thinking that she was growing well and then I have seen my friends and family members babies that are younger than her and they are bigger by at least 2 lbs. It is crazy because she was born 8lbs 6 oz and at her two month appt only weighed 9lbs 12 oz, only one lb and 6 oz bigger. I have a friend whose baby was born the same day and he is now over 13lbs at his two month appt. I know it probably doesn't matter that she went from the 65% to the 25% in weight, our pediatrician didn't seem too worried but for some reason it worries me. Another concern I have is her right eye. It gets really gupy(not a word but a lot of drainage) I massage her tear duct and can't seem to unclog it. Any suggestions from moms who have had this with their babies would be great.
She will probably be a petite firecracker :). She does an awesome job holding up her head and she will stand on your lap if you let her. To help me feel better I have included a list for you of things she likes currently:

• When daddy comes home she smiles
• Loves to have the blanket over her face to sleep(placed there by herself)
• Loves dark colors
• Loves Tucan the Parrot on her swing
• Loves her swing
• Calms down the minute I start running pushing her in her stroller
• Loves to be outside
• Bath time

Things she doesn't like:

Being Cold

Being really tired

Sore tummy

Guess who is Two months

This picture was taken on June 7th when Kailin was exactly two months old.

Thats right. Kailin is actually a little over two months but I wanted to wait for her 2 month appt before I updated some information on her. Here are her stats from the appt:
Weight: 9lbs 12 oz 25%
Height: 22 1/4 in 50%
Head Circumference: 39 cm 65%

Bozeman, Montana

Kailin and I just made our first trip to Montana this past weekend to visit my brother James and his family. Kailin did awesome on the 7 1/2 hour trip
(one way). Kailin has two cousins: "hank" who is 1 month younger and bigger and Annie who is 19 months. It was so much fun to see them interact with each other.
The Stewart side of the family

Cute Hank

James and Hank

Hank and Kailin on the Boppy


Beautiful Montana scenery

Playing in the Park

Some of our Best friends Brett,Robin and Kiley just moved to Rifle Colorado. It was really sad to see them go but we are excited for the opportunities that they have. We were able to hang out quite a bit and here are some pictures of us playing at the park.

Kiley in her adorable hat


Dustin pitching the softball

The group: Wagners, Hones, Craig...The timmermans were there too but I think they had just left



Brett in Dustin's sweet shades