Memorial Day - Another Day of Firsts

We had a very special day this past memorial day. In general it was just one of those perfect days with the family made all the more special by the fact that Jon was home after being gone a lot over the last couple of weeks. The most notable thing that happened is that Eden sat on the nose of the board while we paddled her around the harbor - this was a first for her, as attempts to try this maneuver in the past have been anything but smooth, normally she wants no part of it at all. This time, she saw her cousin Tara riding on the nose of Mimmi's board, and she was all about it after that. Then, later in the day, we walked down to downtown San Clemente like we often do in the afternoons, and Eden walked Klamath all the way home. Every step of the way, it was incredible! And as you will see from the pics, she was very proud of herself in the end. The last pic is just of Eden watering the plants, one of her very favorite activities in the world.

A Couple of Firsts

I don't have any pictures but I wanted to keep a log of it -

Yesterday Eden went on her first pony ride. I had to hold her hand the entire way and at first she cried just a little bit but in the end she had so much fun and wouldn't get off the play saddle at the petting zoo for the rest of the time we were there.

Today Eden held her fist baby (or should I say babies?) in her lap. We went to visit with Eric & Jen's 6 wk old twins today, Ben & Ella, and she may have held Ella for a second but she spent most of her time with baby Ben, and she was in heaven! She was stroking him and kissing his head, trying to talk to him at times - it was all just too much and it made my heart melt. I know it will be hard when baby brother comes and I know she will act up terribly, but I know it will also be so much fun. I really believe she is looking forward to it in her own way (for better or worse) and she will love him an coddle him like she does her dolls - part of me just can't wait!

Is There Anything More Fun than Harvesting Potatoes?

Last time Jon was home we harversted our potatoes, and I can't believe how much fun it was! It was like an Easter egg hunt in the dirt - who knew? Now I just have to figure out what to do with all of them. I am open to suggestions if anyone has any...

Eden & Her Snuggle Bear

I couldn't help posting one more of Eden and her snuggle bear Klamath from around the same time.

K for Klamath & Dinosaur Noises

Sorry that the movie is facing the wrong way. I need Jon to give me an inservice to learn how to turn these things. This is an old video I found of Eden from around 10mo old. It was too cute not to post. Enjoy.

Blueberry Face

Ever since the advent of fruit into Eden's diet her favorite food has been blueberries. She wakes up in the morning asking for them and goes to bed at night talking about them. When we are at the park, she sits at whatever seat she can find and pretends to eat blueberries and pass them out to all of her newly acquired friends. When we are out of fresh blueberries, we give her frozen blueberries, and now (just in time for summer) all she wants is the frozen variety which are somehow insanely messy. Tonight I was trying to capture a picture of her crazy blueberry face, and while she was too tired and grumpy to cooperate with my objective the pictures that resulted ended up being pretty special.

Fruits of our labor...

A couple of nights ago we got to enjoy beets and artichokes from our garden. It is amazing how it gives you such a high to grow and eat your own stuff. It is just so exciting to see all your hard work really pay off. And really it is not that hard, but sometimes it feels like it is. Eden was thrilled to pick and eat her own artichokes. But I must say that trying to get a piece of an artichoke at our dinner table is something similar to going to war. Next time we are each just gonna have to have our own, even then I am not sure it wouldn't get a little ugly, as Eden is a bit of an artichoke hog.