Hair, Hair, Long Beautiful Hair

Before and After of Clark's first haircut. He's growing up so fast. The past two weeks have been pretty big for him, developmentally speaking. He is now standing and taking a couple quick steps. Many times, he stands up then leaps forward. He is also saying a few words, including "Dada" "Mama" "Uh-Oh" "Psss" (please) and "YeahYeah". He also loves to shake his head "no" and laugh. By far, his best trick is throwing balls, hard and far. We're in early talks with the MLB, NFL and NBA scouts. He's still not sure which one he'll go pro in yet....he's still weighing his options.

Camera Fun

I'm having fun with our new camera. Ellie loves the movie-taking feature and is usually asking me to video her singing or making Clark laugh. Clark becomes intrigued whenever I bring it out and usually comes after it. He is in a throwing stage right now. Most things he finds he tries to throw....HARD. Plastic balls in his ball pit...good. Phones, glass cups, cameras.....bad.





Ellie's silly streak has come full force lately. She loves to talk in different silly voices (usually while making up stories with her dolls/animals).I wanted to capture some for posterity. We're having fun passing the summertime away.






We picked lots (8lbs) of blueberries at a farm in Havana. Its a family-run farm, and the "grandpa" was supervising, advising, and weighing the day we went. Spencer decided that when he retires, he wants to sit in a rocking chair watching people pick and eat his blueberries on his farm. Looks like we can scale back on 401k/IRA contributions...





Ellie decided after an hour of picking blueberries, that it was too hot, so she only went to large bushes where she could stand under them in the shade and pick the blueberries from the bottom up.

Tis the Season

This is the time of year when I am grateful for my husband's green thumb. He has cultivated a wonderful garden that includes corn, green beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. Our blueberry bushes are also starting to ripen. Blueberries are fascinating and a lesson in patience. We planted the bushes 3 years ago and this is the first season they have produced fruit (which is normal). I love this opportunity to teach Ellie about sowing/reaping, being patient, how rainfall affects the world, and eating vs. saving. She gets a kick out of watering our garden by the bucketful out of her kiddie pool (trying to ease my conscience about using the pool during a drought.) Here are some pics of the fruits (and vegetables) of Spencer's labor.

The blueberries look like the green shriveled ones for weeks and weeks, then turn blue and double in size in about 48 hours.


Oh, we have (finally) turned digital. I cannot believe I have held out this long. I am like a kid with the coolest toy. The first day, I took pictures ALL DAY. I am not technically inclined and there was a lot of referencing the enormous manual and playing/trying/memorizing, but it's worth all the work. I love it. Oh, and also, now Brian Johnston can't say "A camera that uses film?!?! Are you freakin' kidding me?!" :-)