Backyard Campout

Over Memorial Day weekend we were supposed to go camping with some friends. But, it turns out other families aren't thrilled about the prospect of getting lice. Go figure! :)

And so we ended up camping out in our backyard instead. It was loads of fun, and now I'm only surprised that we hadn't done it sooner! We even roasted marshmallows over our gas grill. And Molly stayed in the tent reading until almost 10 the next morning!

Cherry-eating

Molly is nothing, if not committed when she puts her mind to something.

Two years ago we went cherry picking with some friends. Molly declared that she would not eat anything with a pit. And so, she didn't. She spent the whole day with us, happily picking cherries, watching the other kids drench themselves in cherry juice. But she did not eat a single cherry.

And for two years she's followed that mantra. Nothing with a pit. Not even if we pitted it (we had bought a cherry-pitter for that cherry-picking trip two years ago, so yes, we tried to convince her that way).

And then, last week, her buddy Nate went cherry picking, brought back a bunch of cherries, and gave Molly a cherry muffin. I'm not sure what had changed that let her try that muffin - maybe it was just her dedication to her friend Nate - but she tried the muffin and decided that maybe she might like cherries, after all.

So the next time we had cherries in our house (which wasn't long after, since it's cherry season, and all), she got out the cherry-pitter, and tried herself a cherry. Here's how it went:

I think she might eat more cherries in the future. And she's even considering trying other stone fruits.

Spring Show!

Kitties

They're big(ger) and hang out outdoors these days. But they're still incredibly sweet, and incredibly patient. One (Indy) has gotten a bit bigger than the other (Lulu), but they can still be difficult to tell them apart. Luckily, we've made it easier with the color-coded collars: Lulu is blue-blue & Indy is pink-y. :)

Planting a Memory

At the beginning of May we finally planted an apple tree. And Clara's placenta. It's been sitting in our freezer for four and a half years, waiting for us to decide where to plant it. And when we decided to plant the apple tree, it seemed like the time was right to put the placenta in the ground as well. So we dug another hole a few feet over and said goodbye to the placenta, and hello to all the memories of that amazing birth, and our amazing family.