.: In the garden :.

The day before Casey was born the girls and I were in our backyard putting in a second round of seeds and getting things in order in our garden.  I was having contractions here and there and knew that soon we would meet our new baby.  It's so exciting now to be enjoying the fruit of that day of work and enjoying the "fruit" of my labor from the next day! 

It's amazing how the thrill of eating fresh from the vine trumps food pickiness...Neva and Frances munch on the leaves of kale and love hunting for the sugar snap peas. 

For the first time this year we built a pole bean teepee!  We used bamboo to make the structure then planted bean and morning glory seeds around the base.  Oh the joys of our little garden!

.: Second Month :.

It always seems like the first month of a newborn's life is a time to get the physical self in order and the second month is the emerging of the social self.  Casey's aware of some much more this month. He's looking all around now; holding his head up so well and turning in the direction of our voices.  And of course hypnotized by the ceiling fan!  Our little Casey is slowly changing from a spindly little newborn to a chunky little baby.  But the real joy of the second month is the beginning of the smiles!  What a delight it is for all of us when Casey gives a beautiful gummy grin.  How we love this little boy.

.: Happy Birthday Neva! :.

This past Saturday we celebrated our sweet Neva's fifth birthday!

We started the day with some of Neva's best buddies joining us in the backyard for a party!  

Mum Mum and Popeye joined us for a birthday feast that ended with MumMum's famous birthday chocolate cake! What a lovely day we had celebrating our Neva.  And what a kind, generous, and  joyful little girl she is. 

Happy Birthday Neva!