Blueberry Pickin'

Monday morning, we went down to Moorhead blueberry patch. We picked as fast as we could before it got too hot, and Allison sure picked 'em clean! (she picked three times as many as I did.) We gathered 2.5 lbs. of berries in just under 30 minutes, and they are delicious!A few weeks ago, Ian and I went with some friends from the ward, and came home with almost 7 lbs. of blueberries! (I had some help that time too : ) Blueberry season ends this week, but we look forward to going again next year. We plan to catch peach and blackberry picking next spring as well!

Adventures with Al

Last week my sister Allison visited from California. She is so fun to hang out with, and it was great to get out on some small adventures during the day, with some help with Ian. And her visit probably temporarily raised the population of vegetarians in Texas to ONE. It was so nice of her hubby to let me borrow her for the week!


Allison went on a walk around the neighborhood one evening while talking to her husband Jason on the phone. She found a new friend on the sidewalk along the way. It was an interesting frog, but I wasn't as eager to get as cuddly with it as she was. But we were glad she brought it home to show us!Ian thought the frog was fascinating!

The frog had the bulgiest eyes I have ever seen.

Texas BBQ!

We stopped at this BBQ place after picking my mom up at the airport. This is located in downtown Houston, but lucky for us there is another one a few miles from our house! The BBQ is amazing, but the cantelope drink is even better. And you have to love the cow on the roof. We went again while my mom was still in town. Soooo good.

Painting, Drapes, Rainstorms and BBQ

A few days after Scott started work, Mom Ogden came out for a visit. She is an interior designer, and was wonderfully helpful with selecting paint colors, laying out room arrangements (complete with a to-scale blueprint of the house), and in shopping for furniture. (We ended up finding "the perfect" couch at a consignment store she located online.) She also made beautiful, custom, curtains for three rooms before she left. (Pictures to follow). Although we all know the real reason she came-- Grandma just can't stay away from Ian's chubby cheeks.

While she was here, we also ate a lot of Texas BBQ. And got trapped in several torrential rainstorms. I now really feel like we are in Texas.