If you plant a salsa garden, it will grow.

So, I've planted my garden, in swimming pools. I've planted everything I need to make salsa as well as lettuce and carrots. I've got lots growing, prob too much, everything might be a little close together, but it's my first garden, so I'm bound to make some mistakes.

Today I found that my hanging tomato plant has one little baby tomato! So, I had to take a picture of it too. I also have a few peppers growing as well.

Chloe: A Hick with a Mo Hawk

Ok, she's not a hick nor does she have a mo hawk.... I guess you could say it's more like a, well, high and tight. See exhibit 1:

What can you do when you're arms don't even reach to the top of you head? Now the hick part: this is what she wore to church today and Kevin informed me that she was a hick wearing it. Not what she was wearing was hick-ish, but that she infact was a hick herself. All the women at church gushed over her. THEY loved it. I think it's adorable. That's more important I suppose...

On a more serious note, check out something I think is pretty neat that Kevin did:

Rednecks are from Alabama

Since moving to Alabama, we've seen some weird things. Like 10 teenagers in bathing suits on the back of a FLAT BED truck with inner tubes going 60 down the highway.....I think skin and road don't mix well, but I guess that was just how I was raised! But what I spotted yesterday topped them all I think. On our way back from the Atlanta Temple yesterday, (which was really nice) I saw this at a gas station as we were pulling out and I made Stephanie back up so Kevin could get proof to show you all. It had been raining pretty hard, so I feel bad for the guy, his arms were probably pretty sore.

WHAT THE HECK ARE WE HERE FOR ANYWAY???

We got here in September 08 for cryin' out loud.... 7-8 months later: Kevin finally started flight school. What has he been doing you say? Well, first, warrent officer school.... three month wait..... leadership school.... two week wait.... survival/pow school.... one month wait.... and here we are. He started into areo-med this last Wednesday where he learns all about the physiological things of flying, then in about two weeks from now or so he'll actually get to start flying, (actually flying - can you believe it?) trainer helicopter.... drum roll please...... the BELL 206!

An Updateroonie of the Idaho Trip

I'll try not to let this get too long... I know nobody reads them if they are too long! So, as most of you guys know, we took a much needed trip to Idaho. One weekish was spent in Boise with my parents and Skip and Elaine. Both of the "southern sets" of grandparents were excited to meet us at the airport at 11 pm on Tuesday the 7th.

Kurt and Jennies new baby Ivy (1 1/2 weeks old) with Chloe (almost 4 months). It was really nice to meet her. Isn't she beautiful?

Claire and me in the Flowers up above Frank and Sonja's. Claire is sure a chatty Cathy and has really changed a lot in the past year.

And here she is crying. She got REALLY sad when I tried to have her pose alone for a pretty picture... So we only ended up with two crying ones instead of a cutsie pose.

Elaine planned an awesome surprise Luau for Skips 60th. Way to go Elaine. You really pulled it off!

We enjoyed Easter and my parents with Amy and Diana joining us on their way back from a wedding in Logan. Then, we headed over to Skip and Elaine's for Easter dinner two. I swear all we did for the two weeks was EAT!!! 9 pm rolled around and we took off to Moscow. Arriving at 2 am at Michele and Jesse's, completely exhausted, left us to get up at 7:30 to visit with Leo and Cina. Then up to Bonners with a quick stop in Post Falls to see Charlie and the gang.

Check back later for week two in Idaho!

Learning to Laugh

Chloe has been trying valiantly to learn to laugh with us. They are usually "ah-ha" or something similar. I was sitting at the computer doing some e-mails and happened to catch this on my phone. Last night, she was smiling at Keri and burped, causing Keri to chuckle which in turn caused Kevin and me to laugh, then Chloe busted out a full belly laugh. Hopefully, it wasn't a one time thing, since she did not do it at all today. But, here you go.

Richard Simmons Would Be Proud

So, Chloe may kill her Aunt Keri in about 14 years or so, and say something along the lines of "I thought you were born in the 80's, not me..." but we thought the little pants were cute. They are supposed to be newborn size, but we couldn't resist since they match this little onsie. Only thing missing to complete the ensemble would be a head band!