Saturday, November 25, 2017
Amity in the Tent
We had big plans for a night of camping over Thanksgiving break, but weather and some minor illnesses conspired against us. However, thanks to a suggestion from our good friend Peggy, we still managed to pitch a tent (in the basement). Amity tried to go to sleep in it, but in the end decided she'd be more comfy upstairs in her bed.
Come somewhat warmer weather we'll need to give this another go. We are absolute slackers in this area as Amity has never spent a night outdoors in a tent and she's going to be 8 soon. Unacceptable. Must fix!
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Ice Cream Faces
Sunday, November 19, 2017
Izzie!
One of the many pluses of my time at STAB was getting plugged into an awesome set of colleagues who pretty much all own dogs. This makes finding a dog sitter a lot easier than it might otherwise be. One of our favorite households to dog sit swap with is the Colombos, who have the sweetest and most gigantic St. Bernard, Izzie. As can be seen here, Izzie is a good sport when subject to much kiddo love. Also pictured, Zelda (much smaller).
Friday, November 03, 2017
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Halloween
We've reached a new milestone here - the kiddos went with friends (also sisters) trick or treating, and Wes and I had a grown up evening?! While I was a bit sad to miss the halloween theatrics, it was nice for the kiddos to get to hang with their friends and perhaps we can reciprocate by inviting the friends to come with us next year. Which is a longer way to say, I didn't even take this picture! But here is Halloween 2k17 in all of its glory - Amity as scotch tape (dispenser) and Zara as a forest princess? nymph? dryad? something like that.
Sunday, September 03, 2017
Sophie Visits!
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Sometimes they're sweet
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Back to School: 2nd and 7th Grades
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Intrepid travelers
Family selfie from a lovely vantage point at the Confederate Breastworks sign we have always seen but never stopped to visit, aka Fort Edward Johnson. Amity doesn't love twisty mountain passes, so we stopped to stretch our legs, restore our equilibrium and enjoy the .5 mile interpretive trail. And while it looks like this picture might have been taken on a sound stage with a wilderness backdrop, I assure you were there IRL.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
There and Back Again (Sleepaway Camp Edition)
Before and After shots of kiddos who spent 3 amazing weeks in the wilds of West Virginia at Camp Hidden Meadows.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Friday, July 14, 2017
Garden Haul
While I was away at work, Amity and Wes harvested this beautiful crop of cucumbers. One might posit there's no way we could possibly eat so many cucumbers (there were just as many to be picked a few days later) but one would be wrong. Our household is a bottomless pit of cucumber consumption! We're really enjoying our garden this summer - Amity's become a great helper. Looking forward to our first tomatoes and peppers nest week.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Monday, June 26, 2017
Silly Sister Shenanigans
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Garden v2
Very long story short, the retaining wall between our house and the next door neighbors has been crumbling since we moved in nearly 11 years ago. The disrepair finally hit a critical level, and coupled with our privacy fence also literally falling to pieces, we've done a bit of renovation in the yard. As such, we now have some beautiful beds for gardening - the above scarlet rummer beans and Carmen peppers are new this year, but the blueberry has been a faithful produce for many years. It is actually a cluster of 4 bushes that need to be thinned and spread out, but that's work for later. For now, we enjoy watching our food grow, harvesting it, eating it and sharing it!
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Last Day of School
The traditional last day of school photo this year features only Amity, as Zara was on a plane to visit Marmee in Austin, and I didn't think to capture her actual last day. Ooops. That's ok. Imagine this photo contains a rising seventh grader as well, and know that Amity both had an amazingly magical first grade year is excited for second grade, too.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Split Banana
We spent the day at the Frontier Culture Museum, and then of course had to top it off with gelato at The Split Banana. Yum!
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Amity's 7th birthday (observed)
Thursday, February 02, 2017
Happy 7th Birthday, Amity!
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