Gracie and the Garden

Gracie and I started to take strolls through our garden every morning. We have seen the new growth everyday.
We have Karen's pattypan squash blooming along with the zucchini and cucumbers.
The bush beans that we planted from seed are growing well. The tomatoes plants all have fruit on them.
Our herb garden is very healthy, with the exception of our dill plant. We routinely use the cilantro and chives from it.
The grape vine is going crazy and should fruit toward the end of the summer.
The avocado that we planted his growing new leaves and is currently shorter than Gracie. We even have a very small mango tree that we planted near our grapefruit tree.
The blueberries are what I'm most looking forward to. We're very happy and surprised that they're growing. We have new stems forming at the base of the plant, new berries developing and new branches coming up from all three of our bushes. We had initially used our chocolate raspberry flavored coffee grounds to help create more acid in the soil. It's has helped greatly, but now our concern is that our blueberries might taste like chocolate covered raspberries :)

Hit the Deck!

Here's our new deck furniture.

President and COO of Chick-Fil-A, Dan Cathy

Dan Cathy spoke at Azusa Pacific on Thursday, April 28th.

The Deck...

I probably hit my thumb after this picture...

Check out the calf muscle...

Looks great...

Gracie and Taylor

Taylor...

Rollin'...

Taylor's first ride...


Sidewalk surfing with Gracie...

Happy Easter

Ok...my 3rd egg hunt...and still no eggs!

The Shed

Easter Egg Hunt at the Ford's House...

Gracie found one...

Thanks sister...

This is my second Easter egg hunt...and still no Easter Eggs...

Hmm...she's got some over there...and I have zero...

Found one!

EASTER!!!!

A mad scramble to start the Ford's annual Easter Egg Hunt...

There's no Martha here, so we'll call it Gracie's Vineyard..

Blueberries

Easter Egg Hunt at Baseline Church

Gracie found one in the tall grass.

Having a great time on a great sunny day!

Alright...I've been out here for over an hour, and I found 2! Other kids can start there own farm with all of their eggs, but I only found 2! And they're filled with candy that I can't even eat!

Happy!

Visiting Uncle Clarence, Aunt Judy and Aunt Susie

I think Cozy wishes that it was a bigger spoon...






I'm still thinking about the Basil Carrots, Sweet Tea and the Lemon Pie!

This is gonna be
Easy Peazy Lemon Squeezy
Uncle Clarence...

Spring Training, Day 1; Dodgers Vs. White Sox on St. Patrick's Day

Walking to the game...

Taylor was into it
from the beginning

Hit it to me

Manny Batting and Loney On Deck...TIME OUT!

We're taking a picture.

Green Bases on St. Patrick's Day

Spring Training, Day 2; Mariners Vs. Rockies