{from Micah David to Aunt Joanna}

Hi Aunt Joanna,
I miss you lots, but I am keeping busy while you are gone. It makes time go lots faster!! In fact, I am learning how to do all kinds of things, so that I can show you when you get back.

I am old enough that Dad takes me swimming with him and the boys now. It's lots of fun and I kick my legs and swing my arms just like they do. Don't tell anybody I heard this, but I heard Daddy telling Mommy that I can swim really good! He said something about holding my breath, but not sure what it meant.

Anyway, I think Dad is proud of me! :)

Another thing I learnt after you left was to pull myself up on things. It is fun cause they take pictures of me and I make sure I am standing really tall. Sometimes I even stand holding on with only one hand and Mommy thinks I might walk soon. I don't know about it though. I watched Uncle Jesse walk and it looks really hard. Maybe I will wait till you get back to start trying.

See I do it like this...! It's hard work sometimes, but it makes me strong!

"When nobody cares about me..
 ...I chew on my celery,

..or I just do something to make them notice me!" 

The other day I hid under the table and pulled myself up holding onto the legs. Nobody could find me for a while, I think it was a good hiding place. I can crawl now too, but my uncles don't look very happy when I crawl into the middle of their games.
Well, this is about as long as my post is going to be, so I am going to end it.
I miss and love you, Aunt Joanna and give Aunt Jessica and Uncle Chris a squeeze for me. Well, maybe not Uncle Chris he might just want to give you a hand shake or something. hehe
Your favorite Nephew, Micah David :))

ps. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox 

A Look Around Outdoors

If I were going to try and explain to you the word "monsoon", instead of me giving you one little example, I would give you all the different details you would need to create your own mental picture. Now I do know, that a lot of you know what the word "monsoon" means. And since most of you have been there to experience it, there is no need for me to give you a whole essay on the topic. The only thing that I am going to bring up about it is that I love monsoon time of year!! :) Our monsoons have just started and I love sitting out side watching the lightning streak across the sky lighting the whole night up as though it was day and then wait for the thunder to crack in reply. Then to smell the fresh smell of rain and feel the cool breeze before a down pour.

Uh oh.. here I am starting to explain it to you all when I just said I wouldn't. :/ Anyway, I'll stop there and tell you a little story of what happened a couple nights ago... We were all sitting on the porch watching the lightning when a bolt hit the mountain, not more then a few miles away. Where it hit a ball of fire went up and we were glad it wasn't any closer. A little later a fire started on the mountain, burning the best it could in the down pour. It must have finished burning whatever it had come to hit and the flames finally went out. We were glad that it was raining and we didn't have another one of our beautiful mountains on fire!!

The rain is making the garden hit it's growth spurt, along with the fields of grass and the weeds.  We are now starting to pick raspberries and finishing up on the strawberries. We have fresh onions braided together and hanging in the shop ready to be used whenever we need them. Dad and the boys planted soy beans and green beans in our big garden in the field. We still have a few green beans in the green house and plenty of chard, lettuce and spinach. Fresh salads are always on the menu! :) We are starting to get fresh tomatoes out of the garden and we just planted sweet potatoes. I probably didn't mention all the things we are getting out of our gardens, but yes, the monsoons are a great time to plant and harvest!

I decided to add a few pictures together instead of making a huge long post with them all. So enjoy! :)

Jenny got a few chicks in the mail that are a rare breed that she found on the internet that are good for meat or eggs. Their breed is, Buckeye chickens. The dogs even enjoy watching them grow. I haven't figured out yet if it is in a good way or a bad way. :) 

Back a few posts I think I remember posting pictures of the guys building the little greenhouse for the chickens. Well, we have grass growing in it now and the chickens think they have found a piece of their chicken heaven.

Well, I get a little typing happy sometimes, but it is time for me to go get busy with something more important.
So I will talk to you all later! :)