Summertime Fun!

Summer is officially here! It is time for pool parties, beach parties and all the hot dog and hamburgers you can eat. In the Nieter household, we are big fans of going to Mimi and Poppy's (Brent's parents) pool. Blake had his first experience with the pool earlier this month. He seemed to like it. Our other child, Millie, absolutely loves the pool and we can barely keep her out of it when we are in it.

Blake's first time in the pool!

Super Millie!

Another event that signals summer for the Nieters is plum season. We are very fortunate to have two large plum trees in our backyard. Well, the plums begin to ripen near the end of May beginning of June. The problem is by mid June they are all ready to be picked. A couple years ago I began the tradition of making plum jam. It is a pretty simple process but very time consuming when trying to pit hundreds of plums. Oh well, the reward of having fresh jam from your own backyard is worth it! I have to thank Brent and his parents for helping me through the process this year.

This is one of our plum trees

This is a typical branch FULL of plums!

The end product