we had two get togethers at our house the week Evette was here. Tue. we had pizza and Grandma Rupp's yummy cookies for those that Evette worked with while here two summer's ago when our house was being built. Then on Thur. we had hot dogs homemade ice cream and I had asked Evette to make a cake, or something easy, while I was working that day. I returned in the afternoon and she/they had made two strawberry pies (Kristian helped putting the strawberries in the crust =), dirt dessert (as you can see Mildred came over once she heard all the slamming doors on the cupboards to see what was going on. Upon coming in the house she thought Evette was cleaning out my cupboards. (ya gotta know how Evette does things to understand I guess) and Lil Evette made brownies....so much for something easy! After all that Kristian insisted on sharing his ice pops and everyone made his day and took one! =) So you may be wondering about the first two pictures......well, I asked Evette to move my car out back. She will be driving soon, legally, so I figured she could do it. Evette and Grandpa took turns riding along to keep things going smoothly. Cynthia took her turn at the wheel too and all was well. Oh well... if you don't count Evette backing my car over a tree stump while trying to learn to parallel park! WHOOPS! She will NEVER live that down. Not to mention after she hit it and stopped, she gassed it again to go up on it even more! =) Ha Ha Ha....!!

Grandpa Perry and Susan are preparing our work table so that we can install our storm door. I think Cynthia is thinking a whack over grandpa's head will somehow help! Poor Grandpa always taking a beating! =) We had way to much fun putting the door in. Thanks for all your help guys!

Fun with the Bittmann girls and Grandpa Perry! June 29, 2009

picture proof of the miracle .........the catepilar turning into something beautiful, crazy, yet beautiful! LOL! =)

I think this bear has had a manicure since 03. This was just a month or so after we moved from CA to OH.

here is a shot we get everytime we go to the zoo. The first time we got this was when Kristian was in Kindergarden and he was terrified of this bear. He wasn't sure if he was dead ! LOL

we went on the train ride, against Kristian's wishes...he hates the whistle and spray mist in the tunnel. He was lucky the mister was not on because it was a cool day! We have had such a cool spring summer. I LOVE it! =)

this baby monkey was so adorable! Mama let go long enought for her/him to go grab some lettuce! awwwww

Evette had been watching the monkey's too much! I think they should avoid zoo's for a while!

Evette and the girls got Kristian a monkey. Lil E was making his day not only with the monkey but a smooch too! Kristian LOVED it...oh brother!!!! Heaven help me and Lil E's parents! LOL

by the end of the day grandpa, cynthia and Lil Evette were acting like the animals they had visited! This picture could be used as a warning upon entering the zoo don't ya think?

June 28, 2009

Jen Colon makes many yummy treats! These were made for our evening and they were so yummy! Find Jennifer Colon on Facebook to see more ideas of what she can make you! =)

One of my house guests decided to pull the crab grass out of my yard! Bev you are too ambious for me! PS...I think I see more coming up wanna come back over? I see clover too ;)

We love to have guests over. Most of this group was from North Clinton Mennonite Church. All of these poeple were somehow involved in our house build or Kristiain's lift. You'll see Cynthia in yellow and Susan in green, they are always part of the fun! We had a potluck meal and lots of fun and fellowship!

June 26/27 2009

Here you will see Kristian doing one of his favorite past times. Other times you see him here with his game controller to his PS2 in his hands! Cynthia was eating her morning waffles...hmmmm good! I had the opportunity of babysitting my great nephew and he laughed, giggled and blue slobber bubbles while Kristian ate TV. Kristian sat there saying "good boy Gavin!" =)

Catching up again!

Seems like I'm playing an awful lot of catch up lately! Well, here was our father's day celebrations. The gang was here and we had lots of fun. The tire picture is what my mom left behind after trying to wiggle her way out of my drive when a car was parked behind her. It appears she may have peed herself while leaving all the black marks! LOL She asked me a week or so later if I had scrubbed them off...Ha Ha Ha....no way! =) Baby Gavin is a happy camper with a bottle, and mommy of course, althought he does love his great aunt Brenda an awful lot too! ;) (just had to say it) Kristian was outside with the boys playing catch the bigger "cool cats" were in the house. We had Jen Colon's yummy cookies and homemade ice cream, after cooking hot dogs on the fire pit. I do have to make a special mention of the lovely picture of Linde and Justin and his boo boo. We all were very concerned upon seeing his head and after gathering everyone, he didn't want to tell the story more than once. (I understood why afterward;) he explained how he shut a door on his head.....whoops! ha ha ha ha ha...sorry that is too funny! Hope all you fathers out there had a wonderful day celebrating the gift of being a dad!

Garden & Naughty bunnies!!

Here are the naughty little bunnies.....I know they look cute but trust me they are very naughty!! Cynthia is so close to one, I'm hoping she catches them soon! If you look at the last bunnie photo you can see both of them in one shot! grrrrrr I think they are laughing at me!!!!

so these destructive little bunnies have had their way with lots of my yummy plants. I think they have told some other bunnies about the new buffet at the lippert house too! grrrr...as you can see what is supposed to look like two pretty round silver mounds looks all parted and crushed where the bunnies like to hide! Then Mildred and I planted these climbing vines that will have red little flowers well look at how nice hers looks and until today mine looked just the same! Unbelievable how they can consume it SO FAST! Then there are many other casualties of the naughty little bunnies....who knows what will be next! I need to get a gun! Cynthia is going to try to catch them and if she does her dad says she can keep them. Is there anyone that would like to come help her I have at least a half a dozen I'd like to send home to PA!!

here are the new things I've planted. There is a honeysuckle vine, just starting to sprout, in the pot is a white birch tree, then you'll see what looks like grass, it's called flame grass, and it will grow like pompous grass then my new red robin hood bush is just poking through the ground and a neighbor gave me some lilac shoots that I put at the corner of my garden. These are all in danger of the neighborhood menus....THE BUNNIES!!!

here is my garden..I have zucchini front and center then 9 potato plants and tomato's behind them. At the top of the photo are two pepper plants and lettuce. I had a cucumber plant but I think when I sprayed for weeds I got it too! =( Thanks to Uncle Harold and Aunt Evie for inspiring me to garden. They gave me tomato plants and the potato's to start my plants. Maybe next year I'll have more veggies! ummmm good! (originally my neighbor asked if she could use part of the garden to plant so that is why I only used half but she never got around to planting so maybe next year I'll plant enough for us all)