Strawberries!

 It's the season for strawberries, and I'm making the most of it. We made a trip to Santa Fe (and ran other errands, too) specifically to get a bunch of the sweet, tasty,  delicious, seasonal berries. Organic ones were on sale for $1.99/lb. Wow! Twelve pounds later, we have dehydrated berries, freezer jam, and of course, lots of memories of eating the wonderful fruit by the handful. Yum!

Away We Go!

Alanna and Daddy went to see Grandma and Grandpa last week. They had so much fun! Here is Alanna posing with her backpack, ready to go. They flew in an airplane, which was a thrill (though Alanna couldn't help but fall asleep on the way), and she and Daddy had a wonderful time. Rhys and I missed them, but we enjoyed ourselves, too! We went to the Albuquerque children's museum, spent a day in Santa Fe, went to a birthday party, adopted a cat (more on that later), hiked, and relaxed. It was a great long weekend!

The Joyful Smoothie

Who knew a green smoothie could be a part of such joy and silliness? And it is soooo worth it!

And, of course, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Our little sillypants, our Stinker Belle, our Oh-my-goodness-

she-said-what!?!-girl turns TWO today.

We love you.

The Little Triumphs...

...are the ones that count! This is Rhys, fully dressed and ready for school with only one request to go get dressed! It doesn't matter that the collar of his jacket is tucked in, or that one of his pants legs is stuck in the top of his sock, or that he's wearing socks and sandals, or that the forecast was for warm weather so the knit hat may have been too much. What mattered what that he was dressed! And ready to go! Without my constant nagging! Whoo-hoo!