Happiest When Eating

But also happy when I snag one of big brother's coveted items...

Off the Map

We've been a bit busy lately - it's hard to believe that summer is already here & school is out. It's also hard to believe that the Monkey only has one more year of preschool before "real" school begins...whew. The biggest adjustment we have been dealing with this summer is having two kids full time at home - Bean was literally born on the first day of preschool - as in, we dropped Monkey off at school & drove directly to the hospital, Bean then arrived at 5:00 PM. Outside of holiday breaks, this will be the most time we have all been together. So far, things have been great - luckily Bean loves the pool as much as her big brother, so that has kept us busy. We have also picked out a few summer camps to keep brother occupied & stimulated too :)

A while back, I was doing my "Friday Frills," and then things got away from me, as they often do, and I haven't kept up with it. Thankfully, people like Adventuroo & All Things Fadra & their weekly assignments have kept me on my blogging toes these past few months when I haven't

found much time to write. In the spirit of updating, here are some recent discoveries & favorites:

1) Pinterest: I know I am probably WAAAY behind on this - I mean, I still think I might be one of the only people I know that isn't on Facebook. That being said, I am loving Pinterest. I haven't even begun to create any pages, but I am finding so much inspiration on other people's - I can't wait to get started!

2) A glimpse of Daddy & Bean time together:

3) This bathing suit (and all those rolls):

4) Sibling love:

5) My garden: Things are really coming along well this year in the garden. Our lettuce is done, but we enjoyed many salads from it, and it is definitely something I will try my hand at again next year. Right now I am still waiting for the herbs, especially the basil, to get a bit bigger. Otherwise, tomatoes are coming in, as well as cucumbers. We have also been eating plenty of sugar snap peas from the garden, and pretty soon we'll ave 2 huge bell peppers to pick, and a few jalapenos! The best part is Wyatt's enthusiasm about all of it, since he helped me plant it all from seeds - he will eat just about anything out of there right off the plant! I'll post some pics again soon when things are really looking delicious!