the snack spot

Andrew is an eating MACHINE. Every hour or so he toddles into the kitchen, pushes Evyn's stool up to the counter, pops his little head over the top and DEMANDS to be fed. And with this boy, food = love, so some of the sweetest, loving moments are when he has food in his chubby little hands.

A few photos from his snack spot from last week:

biscuits

canteloupe

popcorn

playground

Few things can compare, as a parent, to watching your kids play together, and really enjoy each other's company.

breakfast date

Evyn & I had a girls-only breakfast outing. I let her pick where she wanted to go. No surprise - her usual, Oregon Dairy!

Evyn having a bright idea

After breakfast we checked out the goats and deer, and played at the playground, while we waited for the ice cream shop to open.

beach pictures - part 5

We've been enjoying a long holiday weekend, full of cookouts, kite flying, gardening, putt-putt, and soccer. The weather is dramatically cooler- beautiful, but it sure makes our week at the beach seem very, very distant. Here's the last batch of sand & surf pictures from Virginia: