Claire got an early birthday gift from Mommy and Daddy! Check out her new ride – a two wheeled speed machine. Claire loves gliding down hills at the park (both paved and unpaved) and is remarkably fast on her new balance bike. Claire’s feet are up so much now, she’s really getting the hang of balancing and we’ll skip training wheels altogether when she outgrows … Continue reading Yee-Haw! Biker Claire!
Success! An early morning dig to find a few spuds worthy of roasting yields an entire colander full of gorgeous little potatoes and one excited little girl. We’ve had great luck with our raised bed gardening at home this year. Aside from losing all our radishes and a few beets to ravenous pill bugs everything else has earned its keep. Well, everything EXCEPT the sexually … Continue reading Potato Hunt
Our family is participating in a great community supported garden program up at Sunset View Farms in Lafayette. My focus is on the 20×30 plot we’re tending, while Claire is enjoying her time chasing around the chicken and sneaking worms into her pockets. Here’s the cast of characters so far: The goat. Claire’s favorite mammal on the farm and her curiosity (and love of grass … Continue reading E-I-E-I-O
There was too much snow to build a snowman in the backyard during our last storm. I had to carry the poor kid out to her playhouse because the snow was well past Claire’s waist and she couldn’t walk in it. This photo was taken about 3 days after the big storm, nearly 6 inches had already melted, it was insane! So we moved our … Continue reading Snow-MAN
It’s raining today and normal March temperatures in the 50s have resumed, but a few weekends ago it hit nearly 80 degrees! With the sunshine and warm weather (and a bit of Spring Fever induced craziness) Claire and I took an evening stroll to the lake front to feed the fish and dip our toes in the water. My poor toes! Claire seems impervious to … Continue reading First Beach Visit of the Year!
I love to muddle in puddles Cause I splish and I splash And when I take my shoes off I mish and I mash I hop from one puddle to another and back My feet go in the water smickity smack I turn and spin I kneel and I sit I slap my hands down They go clickity click There’s just something about them I … Continue reading Puddles!
The “January Thaw” appears to be upon us and we’ve been spending a lot of time at local parks with friends. The temperature rose to 40 degrees today and it was wonderful to meet up with friends at the park for some time in the sun. Isabella asked her Mom if she could push her baby in her pram this morning and all the girls … Continue reading Afternoon
Chalk In My Pocket 