Wedding Cake

Well, I had a couple of requests to see pictures of a wedding cake I was making...I just finished it a little while ago. The reception isn't actually until tomorrow, but I needed to have it finished tonight. The cake was for Emily & Kagiso Nkele (John's cousin and her new husband)... Congrats! Being married is an amazing adventure.

Anyway...here are a couple of pictures.

 

Farragut

John had a rare day off last Saturday and we went on an adventure. We drove up to Farragut State Park in northern Idaho, which used to be a huge naval training base. It was SO much fun, and the first vacation-y type thing we've been able to do this summer...ok, well maybe for the last three summers :)

We got to go hiking and swimming (which Jojo was thrilled about--she absolutely loves water).We also toured the "Museum at the Brig" which was really fun since John and I are both nerds and like educational things like that. They have a disc golf course there, too, which looked pretty fun but we didn't have a frisbee, so we didn't play.

I would love to go back next summer and stay longer...I really didn't want to come home!

Here are a couple of pictures.

 

A Smurf Named Jojo

Two weeks ago I had activity days and I was ready to have a break from my hyperactive two-year-old, so I convinced John to keep her with him while he did some work with the irrigation system for our raspberries.

Apparently it all went well until he was on the last row of berries...Jojo was getting tired of running around through the plants, so she asked if she could go sit in the truck. John reminded her that there wasn't anything for her in there because they had forgotten to bring toys. She said that she still wanted to sit in the truck, so he let her.

A few minutes later when he was done with his work, he went to get in the truck and this is what he found (apparently John couldn't figure out how to adjust the focus, so the pictures are kind of blurry):

 

In case you weren't sure--that's blue roofing chalk. I had a hard time restraining myself from laughing when I got home and saw it. John, however, was not amused. Needless to say, she went to bed early that night.

Election Day!

Wait just a minute while I get up on my soapbox...

Today was Washington's primary election, although a lot of people probably voted before today since Washington state does all absentee ballots now. The other day John and I heard a startling statistic on the radio--only sixteen percent of registered voters had cast their ballots. Sixteen! That is crazy! And that is a percentage of registered voters--many people who are eligible haven't even taken the time to register to vote. This drives me a little crazy.

Voting is not hard.

It is not only our right, it is our responsibility.

When we voluntarily abdicate our civic duty to participate in the political process (through informed voting) we also begin to abdicate the freedoms, rights, and privileges we enjoy here and we dishonor the men and women who have dedicated their lives--who have fought and died--to establish and maintain those rights and freedoms.

Voting is a privilege and a duty. It isn't that difficult. Do you have to take the five minutes (if that) to register? Yes. Do you have to do a little investigating and try and figure out who's running and what they stand for? Yes, if you want to be an informed voter...if you just randomly fill in circles or vote party lines with no thought, it might be better if you didn't vote. But overall, it doesn't take that much time or that much effort to really participate and to get in your two cents worth. So do it, and be grateful you can.

Three Cheers for Procrastination!

Drumroll please........ I finally finished our wedding album!!! It only took three and a half years, so it actually has pictures from our wedding, reception, honeymoon, and our first three anniversaries :) I still haven't started an album for Jojo or Lucy...maybe in another three years.

Raspberries

Our raspberries are up and growing really well. I took some pictures of them to share because I am very excited about it!