Getting the Kids Involved

In our new home we don't have much of a backyard, so we don't ever really play out there. Luckily there is a neighborhood playground that is very close to our house. We play there a few times a week atleast. The last few days we noticed it was starting to look horrible. A lot of the kids play there unsupervised and leave their trash everywhere. And the only trashcan there was overflowing. So, the kids and I decided we would go over there this morning and clean it up a bit. So, we loaded up in the little red wagon and walked over.

Rachel was incharge of gathering anything recyclable in her bag. She gathered about a dozen empty bottles of water. Will thought he needed to stay well hydrated. So, he mostly drank my water while we worked.

After we finished picking up we played for a little while. Will was pushing Rachel on the merry-go-round.

Will decided he'd pull the wagon back to the house. He refused to let anyone help him.

Here they are relaxing after a hard days' work.

New Garden Pictures

So far this summer I've canned 15 pints of dill pickles and 4 jars of sweet relish. It's been relatively chilly for this time of year, so I haven't had a single ripe large tomato. But, most things are doing well. Here's my last picking from a few days ago.
I made my sweet relish with what you see here. I only had to buy one red pepper. Everything else in it was from my garden. I'm looking forward to getting some tomatoes soon so I can make some salsa.