My Little Writer

The perk of Hannah no longer napping in the afternoon is that she and I get some one-on-one time together. We usually play a little and work a little on letters or numbers. Today she learned letter R, completing her entire first and last name.

She's brillant, people. Simply brillant!

Park Time with Friends

This is Hannah's new friend, Tabby.

This is Kate's new friend, Charolette.

The only thing that can make park time more fun is playing with friends!!

Celebrating My Super Husband

Raven Hill Apple Orchard

Today is Jeff's birthday, and to celebrate this last Saturday we took a short 1 hour drive to go apple picking in Julian, a place where Jeff's family used to vacation often when he was growing up. It was a fun day, and a beautiful day despite the weather forecast predicting 30% chance of THUNDERSHOWRERS! We picked apples...

ate apples...



...and had a great time being a family.

Happy 32nd birthday, Jeff! I can't wait to celebrate with you next year as a family of five!!!

California Girls!

If You Give A Pig A Pancake....

This morning we read If You Give a Pig a Pancake after waking up. Hannah had a great idea to make pancakes, and then true to the book she was sticky and asked to take a bath. During the bath she said, "This is a great day! I can't wait to build a tree house!" which is something the pig does in the book. Unfortunately our book adventure ended there since we niether have a tree large enough nor the ability to build a tree house.

Oh, and it is still really warm here so we keep the windows open at night and the fans on. This morning Hannah was cold so she put a hat on her head and mittens on her feet (even though she has socks!).

It has been really hot here all of a sudden. Yesterday it was 114, today 97 and we have no AC. To beat the heat we open the house at night, close it up in the morning and try to have mellow play time at home. I'm hoping the heat passes quickly, but I have enjoyed this playtime with my girls!