Busy Bees!

I wondered what in the world we would do to fill our summer time here in the terribly hot state of Mississippi.  After this "ah ha" moment came a couple of weeks ago, I felt much better.

Riley was so surprised and excited about her summer calendar.  We're selecting things and going after them!  She's recently become infatuated with the idea of "seize the day" after hearing a song on the radio.  Really puts things into perspective when you realize you may never be in a blackberry field (are they called fields?) with your 6 year old again in 95+ degree heat (no whining about humidity...I'm counting my blessings, remember).  I'm constantly amazed at the zest for life that little people have.  

Anyway...we found a recipe online and made fresh blackberry bars once we brought our bounty home.  We further researched how to freeze them and have big plans to make homemade ice cream with them for the 4th of July.

Miss Farmer's garden (humble as it is) has officially entered the "picking season", and the first cucumber of the year will be was consumed tonight last night at dinner!  Yummy!  My sweet, sentimental girl wasn't too sure about eating it, but I think I've talked her into it. 

 (This is the same baby girl that took a carpet fiber from our old house and still has a styrofoam packing peanut from our move).  We joke that she'll be featured on a Lifetime show about hoarding when she's an adult...should prove to be an interesting show...hoarder, pig farmer, evangelist, world traveler.  

A couple of other activities she's picked recently from the 2010 Summer o' Fun Calendar, have been a "toenail party" (that homemade exfoliate idea was SUCH a hit! She loved that she was putting Daddy's breakfast on her feet) as well as a paper mache' craft.  She calls this her Jesus Box and puts her earrings inside it (never mind the 3 jewelry boxes she has that are actually designed to hold jewelry).  Love her!