1 June 2008

Monday was Memorial Day and it was great fun to have Brandan and Sophie home. In the morning we went hiking in a lovely spot about 15 minutes away. Brandan and Sophie played Pooh sticks (from Winnie the Pooh) on a bridge. They each dropped a stick on the upcreek side of the bridge. . .


. . .then ran to look over the other side of the bridge to see which stick passed under the bridge first.


Meanwhile, Abe scrambled down the bank to get to the creek. Water is such a kid magnet.


Becky likes to eat dinner at 6 pm and can even get a little cranky about eating "on time." Nights like this Tuesday are helping her relax. This photo shows the kids taking turns cooking tortillas. It may take 3 times as long, but is more than 3 times as fun. Gibson is emptying the spice drawer for his fun.

Saturday was a terrific day for getting things done. Brandan took the kids to a motorcross track (strictly spectating), rebuilt our compost bin and sandbox cover, and transplanted a very overgrown euphorbia, among other projects. Becky ran 12 miles, took a nap and went grocery shopping. The sad truth- it takes longer to grocery shop than to run 12 miles. You don't want to get behind her in the checkout line. Sophie's friend, Ireland, came over in the afternoon and Abe palled around with them for several hours. Becky found them in the field next to our house when she got home and felt real joy at seeing them playing together.