Little feet + Summer dresses + new doormat + warm weather  = Pure bliss.

 We are parked here today battling a major, major case of the pukes (again.) It started @ 4 a.m yesterday with Kate. I took them on a long drive up the PCH in the afternoon thinking some fresh air  and change of scenery would be good. We drove to Oxnard, popped into our favorite thrift…

 Self-portrait: Charlie's first time at the beach. Santa Monica Beach Feb 2010 Charlie is: starting to grasp things with his hands improving his hand-eye coordination non-stop smiling alert & awake most of the day sleeping for long periods at night laughing kicking overall: a complete dream.

Doesn't it feel good? It's warming up here in Southern California (well, it's always warm…but you know.) We hit the beach for the first time this year on St. Patrick's Day. Charlies' first time there and it was good. We stayed & watched the sun set. Anyway, the beginning of Spring always reminds me of…

 I love asparagus; really love it. We are approaching asparagus season and one of our favorite ways to eat it is to drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and pepper. We bake it on a cookie sheet at 450 for 9-11 minutes. When it comes out of the oven, we sprinkle it with Parmesan. …

 I like to call the 'nursing ear'. It makes me smile every time I see it. Tell me I am not the only person this happens to! I've always wanted to capture it on camera, especially with the other two, but it would always bend back before I could grab the camera. Today I was…

 This weekend found us in the kitchen baking muffins. There was a time a few months ago when we made these muffins about 5 days in a row. They sit on the counter and before you know it they've been gobbled up for breakfast, lunch & dinner. I had some zucchini that was near death…

 I decided to grab the camera today and document our happenings. Today was a busy one; we had lots to do. It started out with a trip to Target for paper towels, a curtain rod & eyeliner and a quick "look" at some toys: I'm not sure what prompted the super hero cape today. He hasn't…

 Poor Charlie, he is so the third child. He turned 3 months on the 25th of Feb- but we were in Utah at the funeral and the whole week was such a whirlwind (in a good way.) These past 3 months have been crazy- 3 trips to Utah, Christmas, moving, blah, blah, blah. But Charlie doesn't…

Well were are still here in Utah. Chris went home on Sunday, narrowly escaping the pukes that had been plaguing Henry & me (and now Kate) over the weekend. Still not in tip-top shape but feeling much, much better. The pukes are the worst. I’ll just stop talking about it, so I don’t totally gross…