"But Mom, we DO have grapes!"

Yesterday Chase kept begging me to go with her to pick grapes and I kept telling her that the grape vine in our backyard is actually our neighbors, and I know said neighbor has big plans for those grapes and doesn't want us to keep picking and eating them (neighbor has told me she plans on making fresh squeezed grape juice with those grapes. Her and her husband have a tradition of growing the grapes, making the grape juice, then enjoying it on Christmas eve. She is making some for us to, hence the reason I don't want my kids eating all of the neighbors grapes). Little did I know that we actually have a grape vine also. Chase kept trying to tell me, and I guess I wasn't listening as well as I should because I kept thinking she was talking about the neighbors vines. Finally she yelled "Mom, trust me, I will show you!". So to the back yard we went. And low and behold we have a grape vine in the very back far reaches of our yard. The part that I never venture to because it is over run with onions and other mystery plants. Let me just tell you, DAMN, those grapes are good. And there is A LOT of them. We spent a good hour or so yesterday picking and gorging ourselves on grapes. They are still fairly small, so they have that slightly sour taste, but thats what I like. To me, it is the taste of summer, and I love it.  Our grape gorging extravaganza turned into a "taking crazy pictures" afternoon. Good times. I know this may not seem like a blog worthy subject. Just a normal day around these parts.....but as we were outside messing around, me and my munchkins, I was having one of those moments where I kept telling myself,"I don't ever want to forget this." It was a few hours of fun in the sun that I wish I could bottle up, and when my kids are grown and gone I could relive it again and again. 

Here is Chase showing me that she was right and I was wrong. We DO have a grape vine!

 That smile really truly melts my hearts.

 I seriously think Cohen's glasses are awesome, and want a pair just like them.

 Cohen was not huge fan of the grapes like Chase and I, so he chose to pick some apples and eat those instead. I told him to smile and he rolled his eyes at me. I pretty much laugh until I pee my pants every time he rolls his eyes at me. Just look at that "oh good hell don't tell me to smile again" expression.

 I said "Give me your craziest face", and this is what they came up with.

 Cohen gets a drink. The kid has a weird fascination with this spigot in our backyard.

The view as I was lying on the lawn chair enjoying grapes.

This is what I got when I yelled "Crazy pose!".  Chase gave me more of a sass pose. But Cohen....I am loving the crazy pose. 

And please excuse all the junk in the back left corner. It is the doors and carpet padding we ripped out of our basement. We still need to take it to the dump......