Time Flies...

Wow! It has been a long time since I posted anything and so much has been going on. As many of you know my wonderful mother came out to visit us  last month and it was just so great to have her here. We all really miss her now and the house feels a lot emptier. But in less then 3 weeks we will be heading home (with a small detour in Cuba first) but home none the less.

 We also went to South Africa which was amazing. The food was hands down the best part about the trip.

Huge news when we got back from SA we had 7 cucumbers in the garden! I couldn't believe it, the beets are also getting bigger and we have one tiny little watermelon growing.  To be honest it is quite a mess and I am glad we don't get a lot of visitors because one of my friends has an amazing garden with lettuce, green onions, peppers, ect.... ridiculous I have some major garden envy but hey this is my first year I am still learning and I have a great plan (sort of ) for when I get back.... an no it does not involve Brett Green Thumb planting everything.  I would post some pics from the garden but Brett went on a fishing trip yesterday and we can no longer find our camera he took with him ... and he is not really in top form today so pictures will have to wait until he can remember.

Well what else is new...... I know big highlight this week is that we got the Wilderness Family Trilogy in and have been working our way through them...pretty intense. Does anyone remember the Wilderness Family movies??? You know the family that leaves the city and build there cabin out in the middle of the mountains and live off the land, and oddly enough get attacked by bears, cougars and wolves  every time the kids go outside.   Ahhh good times.

My favourite place in Cape Town

Well Ella and Brett just got back from going "exploring outside" and she just came in with some beautiful rocks she found...."from other peoples driveways.." Not too many places to explore in the compound.