Gregor Peirce - Surf Safari Attempt

June in the Garden 2010

A very large carrot


Berry season! Last fall was our first season of berries - no production the first year but this year we have harvested enough to eat and freeze 1 bag per week. There are Loganberries (thornless) and thornless Blackberries. We experimented with strawberries at the base of the plum tree - water the tree and the berries at the same time - and they seem pretty happy so I'll probably do strawberries around 1 more tree and garlic around the rest to protect from bad boaring bugs. I pick enough berries to eat and cover 1 cookie sheet - wash and dry - put on the cookie sheet in one layer in the freezer overnight and transfer to plastic freezer baggies. My favorite thing to make is berry/peach crisp - the peaches make it less intense/acidic - I think.


Blackberry
Loganberry
Strawberries under the plum tree

Mostly blackberries today - the loganberries seem to ripen sooner.

Memorial Day 2010

FAILED SURF SAFARI ATTEMPT
We went to Stinson and Gregor attempted Surf Safari 3 times - fell in the same place each time.
BUT, the weather was perfect and the video was so cool that I am putting it on the blog because when he ends up sending it on June 21 no one is there to film.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimpeirce#p/a/u/0/ULTRX7h2-pA

June 14, 2010 MISSION CALL!!

Tonight we all gathered for the opening of Scott's mission call - SOUTH AFRICA, DURBAN
I thought he was going to Arkansas because the Stevensons pulled this huge prank on me and on Friday Dave told me "Congratulations on Arkansas" and I believed him - then they even went so far as to forge a letter that Scott strategically left on our kitchen table 3 days later that said he had been called to Arkansas. Scott waited 5 WHOLE DAYS to open it - went up to the temple by himself tonight - what a great idea! Then he came home and we all gathered at 10:00 pm and he read it to us - Cade, Morgan, me, Jim, Gregor, Syd, The Stevenson family, Tanner and Danny and Kevin some girls from the singles ward and Kelly Holt. It was all good.

June 2010 Gregor's Graduation

Gregor graduated from Campo but couldn't go to the graduation ceremony or grad night because he was in Oregon climbing at divisionals (2nd place) so these are pictures of Baccalaureate?? (sp - no time to look it up)

Cameron Bell, Gregor and Riley Stevenson


May 2010 - Scouts and Swimming

Scott ends his college swimming career with DVC at the State Championships in Pomona, CA


Rossin West, Cameron Bell, Kurt Linderman, James Dawson, Rile Stevenson, Gregor Peirce

Gregor and 5 of his friends all received their Eagle Award at the same time.