Camping Trip!

Our annual camping trip with Kevin and Alison happened two weekends ago, this time at Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland.

Because she's on the ball and has some nice pictures and commentary posted already, here's a link to Alison's family blog for your viewing pleasure.  We're packing and preparing for the Deterding family vacation to Myrtle Beach right now (we'll be driving there through the night on Saturday), but I hope to get everyone updated on our summer so far once we return from South Carolina.

Feel free to leave Kevin and Alison a congratulatory message...the little girl you see in her baby bump is due to arrive in August!  There will be lots of girls on the 5th annual trip next year...

Too Long, I Know

I know it's been a whole 10 days since the last time we chatted.  Since the 12th, we have a weekend camping trip, a visit to the farm, and Father's Day under our belts.

"Under our belts".  What exactly does that mean anyway?

I still have to upload many pictures from the camera, but I do have one fun one to share today.  It's the Prigel men!

Camping at Little Drummer Boy, Gettysburg PA

More photos from the camping trip will come your way; this one is a preview.  Grace loved swimming in the kiddie pool, but Leah would only put her little feet in.

This afternoon we're heading out to Rocky Gap State Park in western Maryland for our second camping trip as a family of four.  It's time for the 4th annual Deterding-Sanders Camping Adventure!

Mr. & Mrs.

At the end of May, Steve and I gathered together with lots of close friends and family to witness Adam and Chelsea's wedding vows and celebrate the beginning of their life together.

Adam has been a friend for a long time, and it was fun to hang out with him over the past four years as he made his way through the Naval Academy.  He'd come by our place to relax and get some work done...that is, until he met Chelsea.  Then he had better ways to spend his spare time!  We're very, very happy for them and are excited to see where the Lord leads them as they head off to Florida and Flight Training School!

The rain poured down and we took our seats for the outdoor ceremony, but the rain soon stopped and held off until the moment the recessional was completed.  Here are some pictures from the reception (a little grainy because my flash batteries died, but happy memories none-the-less!)

There was a photo booth at the reception!!  Steve and I visited three times.  Coolest reception idea ever.  My parents:

Whoa, we made it on the blog again!

A Season for Every Purpose Under Heaven

I thought it was time for the season of potty training.  Maybe Grace did too, at first.  We were mistaken.

Grace is still barely over 2 years old, but when she kept asking me every day to use the potty and wear underwear, I thought that just maybe my little potty prodigy was ready after all!  

Nope, not yet.

We're back in the Pampers, and this time we're going to wait until all the signs point to Potty.

Quiz

Q.  Can you name these greens?

 These greens were part of our first CSA share of the season.  At first I didn't know what they were or what to do with them, but I soon figured it out and managed to cook with them.  The picture shows mustard greens (on the left) and arugula (with the white and pink flowers).  Steve and Grace are not fans of stir-fried mustard greens, but at least we tried them!

This week we got spinach, spicy greens, spring mix, and red leaf lettuce.  We'll be eating a lot of salads this week...

9 (and 1/2) Months!

Our little smiley-face is quickly approaching a year old!  She is now holding her own in the 5th percentile for weight- she's a delicate 15 pounds and is 27 inches long.  Leah loves to laugh and her favorite person is her daddy (I think I'm a close second).  She gets very excited and says "Dada!  Dada!" when Steve walks in the door.

She is beginning to pull herself across the floor using the army-crawl method, and although she can't pull herself up yet she loves to stand up holding on to furniture or someone's hands.  Leah is also a pro at picking up the minutest crumb or bit or dirt off the floor-- her fine motor skills are great!  

My favorite thing is her little belly laugh...it sounds just like she's saying "hahahahhaha...heheheheheheh".  Grace and Leah laugh and giggle at each other all the time now.  I love it.

Leah also enjoys picking and eating grass.

 oops, how did Grace get in here?  

She thought she'd climb on the picnic tables while Mommy was busy taking pictures of the little sister.

Love those eyelashes.

She looks so old in this picture.