The weather has been perfectly pleasant lately and starting to feel summery… I do love this time of year in California. How can we tell that summer is right around the corner?
The garden is in full swing! Corn, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, various herbs, and a couple mystery seedlings that came up on their own. We are super excited to make our completely homegrown, made from scratch organic salsa this year! Here is what one can do to know about how to choose a landscaper who setups the backyard as per your wishes.
Natalie wears her swimsuit around the house and yard just because (“choose your battles” and all that). We have yet to go to the pool or even play in the sprinkler this year, but don’t tell her!
Finding “roly-poly” bugs or pill bugs is a big thing for Natalie and her friends right now. She is studying one in the photo below. When she finds one she comes running to tell me excitedly, and wants me to put it in a jar and make a little home for it. Don’t ask her to touch it though– guess she’s not much of a creepy crawlies person.
I did a little informal photo shoot with each kid to record what they were like around their birthdays. I will post Nata’s in the next couple days.
Ben’s eye color changed from blue to the exact same green/brown combination that Andy has! Andy is very pleased by this.
Ben is fascinated by the airplanes that we frequently hear flying near our house, as seen in the picture above. He always asks, “What’s ‘at? What’s ‘at?” (what’s that– his favorite phrase). Then he imitates the sound of a plane! We think that must be a boy thing.
This might be one of the last good pictures of Ben crawling. He is a pro at walking now!
Okay, so he’s not really that troublesome! But it is pretty funny when he looks up with a mouthful of blue chalk.
Our fun little boy turned one on March 31! Being a second child and all, Ben’s birthday cake (carrot cupcakes) was definitely not his first experience with sweet baked goods. This boy knows exactly what to do with a cupcake.
For the kids, one of the highlights of dinner at my parents’ house is feeding crickets to Mike’s “dragon” (as Natalie calls him). Ben is fascinated! What a fun birthday treat.
Here’s our Ben, about to open his classic first birthday present from Grandpa Wilkie and Lennie, a soccer ball! Natalie is smiling big because she honestly thought it was a giant piece of candy.
Happy Birthday, Ben! Don’t let your sister take all your stuff!
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