pensive.

Usually, he is quiet but concerned.

gramma jude

My mom will be here with me through the week. We are grateful. Thanks Mom for staying longer, and thanks to everyone else for letting me keep her for just a little longer.

Jack.

So, he's finally here. We call him Jack. He is adored and loved..
8 lbs 9 oz. 20.25" long. Arrived at 1:43 pm October 13th.


Check out this flash back.

grandad.

My father was here for a week (last week) and while he didn't get to meet a new baby (...still in the oven) he cemented his bond with his grandson and helped with all the that stopped us in our tracks (patio door lock, lawnmower blade, computer chair, range hood cover!, etc.) Thanks for making the trip, Dad. You'll just have to come back to meet this new person.

it's officially fall (and my birthday)

We haven't had a frost, but the leaves are changing quickly and falling off the trees.

forest walk.

Toadstool town.

garden pictures.

I'm really pleased with the garden. It is really productive right now and as always, continues to be a great learning experience. I'm still supplementing every week from the farmer's market, mainly because our lettuce never really seemed to take hold. And I could easily eat every single carrot in our garden in one sitting. Next year I'm doing lots more broccoli in succession, lots more lettuce in succession. No onions, but as many carrots as we can. More dill. More cucumbers in containers. A big pot for zucchini. Less beans. Cilantro in pots. We did the perfect amount of chard, though I might add an additional green like Tatsoi. The radishes were really fun, but I don't really like them so most have them have gone to seed and have sent their pink-veined white flowers tumbling throughout the vegetable beds. The peas are great. The sunflowers are awesome. All the flowers are awesome. They are what make the whole thing really fun for me. I'm crossing my fingers that a moose won't come over the fence.

grandma jane.

the sun shined for you.

birthday party....

and then the real deal.

family visit.

Thanks for coming all this way! We had a lot of fun.

In lieu of traveling on Father's Day

Ontario Trip 2009 was wonderful. I don't know where to begin with the all the photos. Send 'em in everyone.

pulling leaves off trees.

Mommy Moose feeds Baby Moose just steps from our front door.

master mind.

Everett playing with pegs. AKA master mind.
I'm just getting him started early. He really likes it. I pulled it out to play with an older child who was visiting and Everett couldn't leave it alone.

little boy growing up.

I can't believe he'll be three in August.

green floor!

There it is... and a sneak peak of the cabinet colour.

kitchen Demo...

So, all the Easter stuff happened a day or so before Easter. We spent Easter morning disassembling our kitchen. I had to scramble to take pictures because I realized it would never be like this again.

Matt pulled out the cabinets as I emptied them...

The kitchen before...

and the kitchen before before... I just went through old posts and remembered the shock and the aftermath.... here are the posts for fast clicking...
1. "new house."
2. the damage done...
3. Demolition phase is over.
4. Progress.

happy easter!

dyeing the eggs...

easter egg hunt.

We went on the most adorable, albeit cold and wet, easter egg hunt organized by some good friends. There were four 6 year olds and four under 3 year olds.

Happy Birthday Grandma Jane!

Happy Birthday Fiona!