Henderson Harvest update!

We continue to work with our little garden in the desert. So far we have had quite a few of the cherry tomatoes come off the vine. Yes, I even tried one! I do not love tomatoes but I was encouraged to try one. The first zucchini came off and I hope that we can get a nice loaf of zucchini bread. Watermelon are just starting to grow and the cucumbers continue to struggle some. All in all we are having fun! We had a ton of apricots this year. We made several jars of apricot jam. We have away several jars of apricot jam and loads of apricots. We had apricots galore for several days and were begging people to take them off our hands. :-) Good times~~!

Spring in Henderson at the Hendricksons

Spring time is a great time of year. Everything is in full bloom. We were blessed with a wet winter by Vegas standards. Our apricot, pear and peach trees are in bloom The roses look fabulous this year as well.

One of the things I miss about being in Utah is Grandpa Hendrickson's garden. Fresh corn on the cob and many other goodies fresh from "mother earth". Here in Vegas it can be challenging to get anything to grow or so I thought. A couple of years ago we had some luck with watermelon as well as strawberries. It is by no means Grandpas famous Richfield garden, but it will do.

This year we decided to take part of the play area and turn it into a garden. I ran a waterline to the area. We raised the area by using terra cotta stones. After bringing in three pick up truck loads of topsoil, a bunch of miracle grow and some fertilizer we tilled and mixed it all together and planted: Tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, watermelon, strawberries and onions. Drip irrigation was installed and now we will let the desert sun and a little TLC take over.

I plan to chronicle the gardens progress throughout the growing season in hopes we can have a little fresh produce here in the hot desert and we hope and pray they crops don't wither away in the heat!

Here are a few pics of the roses and the garden!

Kolob 2009

We love the summer! Especially summers away from the scorching heat of Southern Nevada. The high country in Utah is a great place to escape the heat and enjoy some fresh air. We had the chance to spend some time with friends up on Kolob mountain at their families cabin. What a great time! Fishing, canoeing and four wheeling with awesome friends.

Yankin teeth and spray painting hair!!

I guess I should explain the picture... Really it was nothing more than Tuesday night boredom and the Hendrickson home. I was experimenting with the gel and mousse on the baby and Corey was helping Hayley with the loose toothe. I noticed we had halloween spray paint still so we just decided to have fun and paint the babies hair. Hayley gracefully let Corey pull her first tooth out after a few good yanks it finally came out. We were entertained for quite some time. Isn't this why we have children anyhow? Pure entertainment?? The paint seems to make baby Brooke look Jaundacy (is that a word). BTW have you ever tried putting tape on the bottom of your babies feet.. You think it is funny on a cat.. Try a mobile baby.... WE really do LOVE our girls!!!

I'm thinking that the picture of the cat at the top of the blog is getting quite annoying. Not to mention the cigarette looking thing stuck in the cactus along with the cat. For those of you wondering about the cat she is well and fine. Perhaps too well, she has grown a bit more affectionate which is what Hayley loves, but Corey and I not so much....

Anyhow, I thought I would post a picture of my kids (note that corey is picture).. They are much nicer looking then the cat.

The pictures above are from my (Tara) birthday. Corey was sweet enough to bake me my favorite cake (Angel Food) even though no one else seems to like it much. But I say "Hey, more cake for me!! YUMMO.."