On Life and Death
Claire meets her great-grandparents for the first time (more here) I wrote the post below when we found out Claire’s great-grandfather had few days left in life. I was torn about taking her to the wake, and eventually decided with my husband to take her. What a great decision! The deacon who spoke to us in the evening said he loved to see children at … Continue reading On Life and Death
Head Gear
Company picnic 2010, here’s our little head case. Elephants on the brain and count them: one, two, THREE tattoos. No shyness from this kid, she elbowed her way forward, flashed a grin and managed to get three different pictures on her arm. We’re guessing this fascination with “arm ink” is due to the nice hairdresser who cut Mommy’s hair the morning of the picnic. He … Continue reading Head Gear
Busy Busy Busy!
Anybody still out there?! I took an unexpected blog-vacation but will be back posting photos and sharing adventures as soon as my camera finishes charging up. Claire and I have been busy at the farm and working our own mini-agriculture experiment at home. Life in the past two months has been busy, Pop was in the hospital but is doing much better and we welcomed … Continue reading Busy Busy Busy!
E-I-E-I-O
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
Snow-MAN
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
First Beach Visit of the Year!
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!
Chalk In My Pocket 