14 September 2013

Summer Fun Runs

I'm the most out of shape I've ever been in.

Ever.

It's kinda terrible.

But today is one of my favorite days of the year.

The Oktoberfest 5k!!

You know...that time of the year when you run a 5k and then go downtown and eat delicious fatty food for 3 hrs. Best time ever.

But anyways... I have managed to do some really fun 5ks this summer.

Last week I did the Color Run

We started off like this...
And ended up like this...

And earlier in the summer I did the Electric Run. It was so fun running at night with everyone glowing.

 
 

One of the best parts was the big dance party at the end.

 

13 September 2013

Wallowa Lake

We camped for a week with family and the lake was gorgeous.

We basically just played in the dirt all week.

Amelia loved it.

We were able to do some hiking with our new backpack. I think Amelia really liked it too!

I love how she's totally passed out here!

 

We also spent a lot of time down by the lake and wandering around the cute town of Joseph.

Thumbs up for ice cream!

 

02 September 2013

August Garden Harvests

I've been a little ambivalent about my garden lately. We took two week long trips in August, so the peak of garden time kind of got neglected. But luckily, the veggies kept on growing. I still haven't succeeded in planting much if a fall garden. I attempted to transplant Brussel sprouts and broccoli. But only ended up with one measly plant of each. We'll see...

Look Amelia harvested a rock! She probably also ate all the tomatoes that I picked that day. The girl is a thief!

Haven't baskets were pretty small in early August. But the theme is the same. Tomatoes, beans and cucumbers (yay!)

 

In mid-August things started to pick up.

Too many beans....

 

 

 

This was the one of the biggest and last basket of August. Luckily, there is still a lot of harvesting time to go and lots of things growing. Plenty of carrots and onions left too.

Th fall raspberries are also keeping Amelia and I quite busy picking them.

If I stop neglecting things, I might be able to get my 5th attempt at spinach growing.

 

Ooooh --- and I have a pumpkin growing! First time ever!

Actually, I have this huge white squash pumpkin thing growing too! It's beautiful. I think it was seed from a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch we went to last fall. I can't wait to see what it looks like inside.