I’m enjoying summer’s nice fresh colors and playing around with a little trick in Photoshop. It makes this: into this: This: into this: And this: into this:

I’m sure I’ll have tons of pictures just like these before the summer is done. I live a life of leisure to be sure – but golly a trip to the beach wears us both out.  More than every – I’m learning that going to the beach means getting sand everywhere.

This little piggy is more interested in her breakfast than saying good-bye to daddy.

I found these inspirational, fun illustrations on a Flickr group. I just love old children’s books. It makes me want to get out my paints and colored pencils.  Happy Monday.

We might regret this soon. I mean we might regret showing excitement and laughing when she says “no”. She listens to the Amy Winehouse song called Rehab and sings along to the “no, no, no” part of the lyrics.  “They tried to make me go to rehab I said no no no, Yes I’ve been…

Hi daddy, I miss you. – Bea

Bea is napping and I should be cleaning up the huge pile of mess that is left from our trip to Wisconsin this weekend. Instead, I’m noticing the sunshine on this honey jar that mom gave Bea for Christmas.

How can it be Father’s Day number two already? You always thought you had to put the brakes on our inevitable march to parenthood. You even seemed to pretend that is wasn’t inevitable. I treasure that old pre-baby life, but if anyone was meant to be a father it’s you. So responsible and deliberate in…