Birthday Camping

We went camping in Waller this weekend for Kurt's birthday and had a blast. Here are some pictures:

An impromptu jam session in our cabin

The BIG (96 steps to get to the top) slide was very popular with the adults :)

Me and Kinley at the pool

The birthday boy blowing out his candles

As you can see, we take putt-putt golf very seriously in our family

See previous caption ;)

The whole fam

Happy Birthday, Kurt!

Home Improvement

Whoever coined the phrase "a place for everything, and everything in its place" was a man/woman after my own heart. There is something about having everything where it belongs that makes the OCD in me smile and be still. Luckily for me, my husband is supportive of that :)
He came up with a genius design for storing all of our garage "stuff" so that nothing is scattered on the floor or piled against the wall. Check it out:

Kayak and bike racks - chair rack on the right

It's so spacious and neat now! The perfect place for a brand new car ;)

Machicek/Friesenhahn/Bubela Family Fun

Last night we got together with Brad, Erin and Erin's family to celebrate Brad's upcoming birthday. Here are a few shots of our evening:

Looks like man talk ;)

Me and my sweetheart

Lovebirds

In five inch heels I'm as tall as Erin!

Birthday boy blowing out the candles!

Decorating Mania

I love to decorate. It's a mysterious syndrome associated with the X chromosome that seems to be particularly strong with me. It took me a year and a half to get it perfected, but our theater room is officially finished. We spend quite a bit of time in there, so I wanted it to be just right. Doesn't it look great?

Perspective from the door to the room

The back wall - I found all the movie posters I wanted (Walk the Line, The Departed, Ever After, and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King)

The movie screen

Snack central

DVD, game and popcorn storage

Sleep Well Tonight

http://www.unknownsoldiersblog.com/2010/05/dauntless-dozen.html

Thank the next person you see in uniform - many of the things you take for granted every single day you owe to those brave men and women.

Canning Pickles!

Last weekend Mom and Dad Bubela came over and showed us how to put up pickles. We did fourteen quarts! Here are a couple of pictures:

Me explaining to Kenan that I was very good at stuffing the jars, thank you very much :)

We are having such a good cucumber crop that Kenan put up 14 more quarts yesterday!

The Bubela Farmers Market

You're probably tired of hearing about the garden, but it's been so amazing that I have to post more pictures of it. We are currently harvesting about a half dozen squash, half dozen cucumbers, and some green beans and carrots every day.

Here's what the garden looked like yesterday

Here is what we harvested yesterday alone

Here's a great picture Kenan shot of a hummingbird at the feeder he put up. They are really loving it and I can keep an eye out for them while I'm in the kitchen