Berry Patch Farms

Last month Gavin and I made to trips to Berry Patch Farms in one week. Took some photos while we were there. We picked zinnias and bought some pumpkins and green chilies, 1/2 bushel hot and 1/2 bushel mild. Wow was it a lot more than I expected. Filled up the rest of the freezer. We would have picked some raspberries and strawberries, but it was way too muddy.





The roasted chillies.

We ended up with almost 100 mild chilies and 130 hot. I put 6-8 in a bag.

Things I've Been Working On

I've been doing quite a bit of crocheting lately. I made this pink blanket last week in about 4 or 5 nights. It's for a friend of mine expecting a girl next month.

This week I started another blanket for another friend, she is due at the end of the month and her shower is in a week. I should have it finished in a couple more nights.

I also have a giraffe I started over a month ago that I need to piece together and finish up.
And here is a quilt I started back in April that I need to quilt and it will be done. On top of both of those I need to do some major scrap booking in the next few months before the baby comes. I've been putting pictures and paper/embellishments together, so i just need to glue it all down when I get together with my friends and scrapbook again.

21 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:
How Far Along: 21 Weeks
Size of baby: about a pound
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 12 lbs
Gender: Boy!
Movement: Feeling the baby move throughout the day much more now.
Sleep: feeling pretty good, still like to take a nap when i can.

Cravings: none
Symptons: Heartburn
Maternity Clothes: Went to a clothes swap and surprisingly found lots of cute clothes that fit. Got a few dresses, the cute shirt in the pictures, and some more shirts/sweaters for winter.

Overall feeling pretty good lately. We brought the baby's dresser and the glider upstairs this weekend and put it in our master retreat area. Still trying to decide how to decorate and if we are going to setup the crib in the spare bedroom right away or keep it in our retreat for a while.

Some ideas I've been liking:

Wildlife Animal Sanctuary

Saturday we visited the Wild Animal Sanctuary. This 320-acre refuge is about half and hour from our house. They specialize in rescuing Large Carnivores and have more than 200.

35 tigers learning to live together in harmony.

2 new lion cubs.




Siberian Tiger

We also saw Eddy the black Leopard and other leopards, wolves, black and grizzly bears, camels and emu.

Estes Park Weekend

We went up to visit our friends in Estes Park for the weekend. It was pretty relaxing. Saturday we took Gavin fishing a little at Mary's Lake. It was very winy and cold so we didn't stay long. I took a nap in the afternoon and the guys went fishing again. I finished crocheting my fingerless gloves(pictures soon) and started some baby socks/booties. We went to meeting on Sunday and then to some friends for lunch. I had a little too much caffeine(when I haven't really been having nay) and got sick on our way home Sunday night. The boy much not have like it very much.

If you look close in front of the rock, you can see the little fish he caught.



We saw elk in the neighbors yard Sunday afternoon.

Fall Pictures

It was a cloudy, rainy day, but we got a few good pictures. Now to get them printed and hung.