The Bane of our Tomato Plants

Can you see them? All FIVE of them? I didn't even know there was such things as tomato worms until we had them all over our tomato plants this year! We have three plants and these nasty beasts just about completely destroyed one. They have been so prevalent that we have to check each plant at least every other day b/c they can destroy a whole tomato plant in just a couple of days! I found these all on one plant this past Saturday morning - that makes at least 25 for this one plant! Unreal!

Tanner sees me bending down and staring at the plants and now he says "worms....ALL bye-bye!" or "no more worms!". That's the goal, little guy!

So...if you have tomato plants, watch out for these creepy crawlers!

The Sweetest Form of Thank You

So I know that I am WAY behind in updating you all on our lives! And maybe you are waiting (oh so patiently!) for new photos. I promise that I will have some summer updates soon...

But first, a story from today.

Tanner loves 'soo-mees' (smoothies), so when he woke from his nap today, I whipped one up for his afternoon snack. Shortly after giving him his 'soo-mee' and a handful of goldfish crackers, I hear him say 'Mmmmmmmm....soooooo-meeee'. (SO dramatic!) THEN...I hear his feet pitter-pattering on the kitchen floor as he runs over to me saying 'Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy...' (because he can never say something just once!) and then he is tapping me on the leg, 'Mommy, Mommy...Kiss, Kiss'. Oh, how my heart wanted to explode as I look down at him gazing up at me with his lips puckered and waiting!!!!

Now that is the sweetest form of 'Thank You'!!