There’s a lovely rose garden with a fountain near our house. A great place to go for a walk in the evening. Bea is usually most interested in picking up the pebbles and trying to throw them in the fountain.

A few details from our weekend: — Last night at around 3:30 a.m. we both woke up to a thumping sound on our window. I got up to see what it was but couldn’t see anything. We thought it could have been a bird hitting the window. Then It happened again and this time when…

I have fond memories of playing with a set of Playmobile toys when I was little. I especially remember playing with my cousin Jason. I had an indians/stagecoach set of Playmobile and we’d each set up our own little homestead so the living room was turned into a vast prairie dotted with homes and roads. …

Another picture from our trip to the farm. Grandma took this one obviously. Bea is finally getting into the activities. They have a cute little exhibit in their barn where kids can collect plastic eggs from the chickens and then put them in a drawer. When the drawer closes all the eggs tumble back down…

I forgot I had these photos on the camera. I really like this photo. I like that they are looking so intently at the chickens. I like that Bea is paying such close attention to what grandma is telling her about chickenss. I also like the light shining in on them. 

I love, love, love this mini LL Bean vest that Bea got for Christmas last year. It’s so handy and cozy for the in-between weather of spring and fall. 

Something is not quite right in one of Bea’s books. It’s downright disturbing in fact. 

We got back from our weekend trip to Wisconsin yesterday afternoon. It was a good little trip despite the wet weather. It rained and rained and rained. We managed to get in a biking trip on Saturday. I was only able to go about 15 miles up and down the big hills. I think I…