Volunteers

We experimented with volunteering this morning - we joined a group working on habitat restoration (weeding and planting natives) in a park in Oakland. Clara ended up doing the most work - she weeded and sowed seeds. Molly spent most of the morning watching and eating crackers. Here they are at the end of their hard work, sharing a snack.

Maybe we'll be a little more useful in another year or two. :)

Bath Time

Bath time fun: Clara showing her foot to Molly (upon request); Clara & Molly; Strawberry Shortcake; Strawberry Shortcake on the move.

Passport Photo Session

I was goofing around making passport photos of the girls this morning. Here are some out-takes. Not sure if we got any photos that meet all the Department of State requirements, but pretty sure I'm going to give the passport photo website a try (anyone else have experience with ePassportPhoto.com ?).

With Nate

Molly & I made a book for Nate's 4th birthday party today. Nona got us started on making books and it's lots of fun. The way we've been doing it recently is that Molly chooses a theme and then we find pictures on the internet to print, cut, and paste into the book. Then Molly dictates a "story" or whatever she feels like saying.

For Nate she decided to do a Nate-themed book. So, we looked up pictures of Molly & Nate together, printed them, and made a book. This time she added a couple pages in the front and back for "boring stuff" (just like in real books!). Nate was thrilled - here are pictures of them pouring over the photos and retelling the stories.

Day at the Beach

We had a lovely, sandy, and wet morning at the beach today.

More great park weather

The good news is the weather has been really lovely for going to the park and hanging out outside. The bad news is that we're not getting the rain that we desperately need.

Until then, here's some pictures of the girls (and our friend Ernie) at San Pablo Park.

New Grass!

And now, for something completely unrelated. We put in new grass at last. After several failed attempts at reseeding the lovely grass that we had before (which had to be redone due to chicken-mauling, stump regrowth, and other issues) I had all but given up. And then a nearby company started selling the same species in sod form! Keep your fingers crossed that the sod will take and hopefully in 2 weeks we'll be able to frolic on our lovely all-native mow-free low-water lawn.