And this one is my baby

A first child is your own best foot forward, and how you do cheer those little feet as they strike out...

But the last one:

the baby who trails her scent like a flag of surrender through your life when there will be no more coming after--

oh, that's love by a different name. 

She is the babe you hold in your arms for an hour after she's gone to sleep. 

If you put her down in the crib,

she might wake up changed and fly away. 

So instead you rock by the window,

drinking the light from her skin,

breathing her exhaled dreams. 

Your heart bays to the double crescent moons of those closed lashes on her cheeks. 

She's the one you can't put down.

~The Poisonwood Bible

Sharing the Abundance

Thanks to last year's mild winter, there were blossoms and tiny fruit on both the peach and cherry tree in our backyard this spring.  And then one week in June we had a few very blustery days and the wind blew all of the peaches off of the tree.

It was a sad day.

But thanks to my sister we get to enjoy peaches after all.

We spent the afternoon in Smith Valley, picking peaches, visiting cousins, and enjoying ribs.

A perfect day if you ask me.

What to do with all the peaches that came home?

I quite like this

If ever you liked upside down cake you must try this (we left the almonds out)

We tried two different grilled peaches recipes that both were pretty tasty, but I still want to try this one



Sex on the Moon

Did you hear the story about Thad Roberts?  How he and a couple accomplices stole moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and attempted to sell them on the Internet?

I picked up this book because I knew it was a true story and I had really enjoyed Ben Mezrich's Accidental Billionaires.  As I read through the book, I kept coming back to the same question.  How did I miss this news story at the time? 

The book details how Thad became a co-op at NASA in Houston and how the heist was planned, carried out, and the FBI sting that followed. 



The story moves pretty fast and would be a good read for a weekend vacation or the next time you travel by air.  And then you'll know all the major facts of the great moon rock heist, for the next time you appear on Jeopardy of course.

The wild ones

But which two are mine?

Bob at the Parade

Parade pictures never get old. 

I was so busy pilfering candy out of the bags when Bob wasn't looking that I didn't get any 'action' shots....

But I did get this one.

The boy is wearing shorts.

It's hard to tell I know.

I said it the day he was born and I'll say it again.

This kid has the shortest legs ever!

He's still a keeper though.

The Best Kinds of Play Dates



Making memories with friends



 

 



oh my

Hey Mom, there's a new girl in my class and she is just too cute for me. 

Oh yeah?  What's her name?

I didn't get her name mom. She's just too cute.  She's the one with the flower on her gym suit.  I just got my looking binoculars stuck on her and I couldn't get her out of them.

I hope she's in my class again next week.