Thursday, June 23, 2011
Solomon Update
It's been quite some time since I updated about Solomon. He is growing up pretty fast now - and going through phases and so on.
His latest phase is Fireman Sam. It all started a little while back when we got Digital 'On Demand' with Charter. It was great - we could watch all sorts of shows whenever we wanted (Myth Busters being a particular favorite). Anyway - I think it was Jason that showed him some Fireman Sam on the Sprout channel. He was hooked. He demanded Fireman Sam everyday. He went to North Carolina for quite a few weeks and we thought he may forget about it - but no. We were given some cash to buy something for Solomon - so Stacy got a three DVD box set of Fireman Sam from Amazon. He watches it everyday. I don't know how he can watch the same thing so many times, but he could probably watch the same thing all day!
He can ride a bike with stabiliser wheels on it (training wheels). He is actually pretty good at it now. He rides all over the house.
I took him swimming for the first time on Monday. He was not afraid at all. He got in there and choked loads of times because he kept getting out of his depth.
The kids pool was not enough. He wanted to be where the action was in the grown up pool! He tried to jump in there many times. Thankfully Jason was on the other side of the dividing wall to stop him. He had no interest in actually swimming - just playing with other people's stuff - like inflatable balls and stuff.
He is certainly not shy!
The other big news is that he has started to go to the toilet. This is great news. It would be great to not have to buy nappies any more. He still has not pooed in the toilet yet - but it is only a matter of time...
He is talking a lot more - which is good. We can understand what he actually wants now.
He is addicted to TV it seems. We need to ween him off it and get him to read more books (or read books to him).
His latest phase is Fireman Sam. It all started a little while back when we got Digital 'On Demand' with Charter. It was great - we could watch all sorts of shows whenever we wanted (Myth Busters being a particular favorite). Anyway - I think it was Jason that showed him some Fireman Sam on the Sprout channel. He was hooked. He demanded Fireman Sam everyday. He went to North Carolina for quite a few weeks and we thought he may forget about it - but no. We were given some cash to buy something for Solomon - so Stacy got a three DVD box set of Fireman Sam from Amazon. He watches it everyday. I don't know how he can watch the same thing so many times, but he could probably watch the same thing all day!
He can ride a bike with stabiliser wheels on it (training wheels). He is actually pretty good at it now. He rides all over the house.
I took him swimming for the first time on Monday. He was not afraid at all. He got in there and choked loads of times because he kept getting out of his depth.
The kids pool was not enough. He wanted to be where the action was in the grown up pool! He tried to jump in there many times. Thankfully Jason was on the other side of the dividing wall to stop him. He had no interest in actually swimming - just playing with other people's stuff - like inflatable balls and stuff.
He is certainly not shy!
The other big news is that he has started to go to the toilet. This is great news. It would be great to not have to buy nappies any more. He still has not pooed in the toilet yet - but it is only a matter of time...
He is talking a lot more - which is good. We can understand what he actually wants now.
He is addicted to TV it seems. We need to ween him off it and get him to read more books (or read books to him).
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
June Garden Update
Well it's Hot Hot Hot in Georgia and it's not even summer yet. We are talking high 90's to 100's nearly every day. Water does not seem to last long in the soil. Many plants are suffering. Even the grass is not doing too well. I have not cut it for weeks as it is just not growing.
Georgia gardening is not easy... Even with the Square Foot Gardening Method.
 |
| The Bush Beans have done well! - I will grow them next year... |
 |
| What the beans look like! Larger than I thought they would be. |
 |
| The First Bean Harvest |
 |
| Banana Peppers! (Like the ones you get with Papa John's Pizza). Not too hot - but ok with sandwiches and so on... |
 |
| This is an Italian pepper. It was tasty for breakfast with onion, egg and bacon! |
 |
| The peas were dead when we got back from Vacation (a week or so). They did this last year also - I guess it gets too hot for them. I ate very few peas from 32 healthy plants! Plenty of seeds for next year though... |
 |
| Broccoli and Cabbage got eaten by something and looks like it went to seed. Very disappointing considering the effort put into these plants. Maybe not next year.. |
 |
| A broccoli head. Would you eat that? |
 |
| Carrots - a long way to go before harvesting. I need to water these a lot more regularly me thinks. |
 |
| Onions went to seed already. Not good as they are very small right now. Why???? |
 |
| Cherry Tomatoes. The Squirrels had a lot of them - but we are getting some now due to my netting... |
 |
| Despite the extra netting, the Squirrels still seem to be getting to my tomatoes. The two pictured here have been eaten already by the grey scum. I need a gun! This is war! |
 |
| More and more pole beans are making it to the trellis. I need something lower next year... It is hard for them to grow 3ft and then get to the trellis. I have a few beans - but not enough for a meal yet... |
 |
| Large Corn plant! |
 |
| One by one my corn plants are getting eaten. Not sure by what - but suspect rabbits. Not sure what to do at this point. I need night vision goggles! (with a gun). |
 |
| Lots of spring onions! |
 |
| Solomon showing you the cucumber we got from one of the plants. Odd shape - but tastes good! |
 |
| Solomon caring for the cucumber now... |
 |
| Cucumber sawn asunder! |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)