More of Eli

Out at dinner with the whole family - he had lots of fun with the menu

New Crocs and at the beach

Brian with the Jeep and the bulldozer. We drove around the beach with them.

New Crocs!

Grandpa and Brian

Faces

Little Tiger at the beach

Big Brother is eating a snack in the background...

...giving Little Tiger a chance to play with the toys!

Down on the farm

This year we joined a CSA, which stands for community supported agriculture.  The idea (if you haven’t heard of it), is you pay a set fee at the beginning of the season and receive a share of the veggie harvest throughout the growing season.  With our CSA we go to the farm on Monday evenings to pick up our share.  There are often choices (last week for example, one choice was 3 lbs of any mix of eggplant, fennel, carrots and cabbage), and there is pick your own stuff too, last week it was green beans, herbs and flowers.  The boys really enjoy going to the farm; Brian especially asks to go all the time and he loves to help pick things and we usually bring something to feed the chicken, which he loves to do.  Last week Calvin was home and actually was able to come with us to see it!

A board on the way in tells you what you will find in the tent, and also what is available for picking. 

You sign in on the list, then go around the tables and pick up your veggies.  This time there was a three-legged carrot to gawk at!

Bins full of veggies!

A picture of the farm… the people are in rows of herbs, behind them, the tall stuff, is tomatoes, in the foreground there is swiss chard, green onions (I think) and baby lettuces.  Sometimes we see the tractor driving around!

We spotted the chicken and Brian and Calvin set off after him!

Here chickie chickie chickie!

Then, we picked some basil…

…saw the chickie again, and headed home!