As Claire is getting older, we’re finding it easier and easier to camp with her – less stuff to bring and definitely less worrying about what she’s going to cram in her mouth next — oh dear God, did she eat ANOTHER bug! Our stash of kid stuff seemed huge last year (see here and here), but we pared things down this year and stuck … Continue reading Camping with our Kiddo
Claire and I tackled a little paint project before dinner yesterday. The flowers in the garden might be wilting but we’ll still have some color to enjoy thanks to Claire’s painted rock. Isn’t it gorgeous? Painted hands are happy hands in this house! Continue reading Coloring the Garden
Five hundred and eighty nine – the number of photos taken in just over 3 days while camping labor day weekend. Obviously they won’t all fit in one post…so here are just a couple of my favorites, I’ll post more through the week! Claire and Kelsie picking flowers in the morning dew (the fog – it’ll burn off!) Lisa with her girls Kelsie and Jordan … Continue reading 589
I’ve torn my rotator cuff somehow and have been grounded from driving while on some drugs that make me just a bit loopy. Not being able to lift my arm up has been a challenge, but keeping Claire occupied hasn’t been too difficult. Earlier in the week we collected TONS of acorns outside in a wicker basket and when Claire woke up from her nap … Continue reading Excitement in the Living Room
A supper of spaghetti turned into a colorful mustache as Claire ate her fill and demanded more sustenance last night. I was out of pasta and offered her some roasted beets which she had turned down earlier. Boy were they a hit this time around! Look at her colorful face. Interestingly, this is the first time she’s squinched her face together in a grin when … Continue reading Pretty in (Beet) Pink
I worked so hard to get this picture of Claire and Isabella hanging on the monkey bars together…I think it took about 20 takes…just as Claire would start hanging Bella would jump off and vice versa. Above is the closest I could get to a tandem hang. You should of seen the girls today (this photo is from a few weeks ago) they were hanging … Continue reading Just Hangin’ Around
I’m convinced that sometimes things happen for a reason…an unexpected detour while traveling turned up a great place to visit. After a long couple of days on the road visiting with family and dropping my sister off at her house in upstate NY, I was coming home and found myself too drowsy to drive safely. I’ve heard of too many instances of people getting into … Continue reading A Book-Loving Gardeners Dream Come True
Chalk In My Pocket 