June 16

We spent a nice evening at camp to celebrate "Hi-Yah's" (what Lizzie calls her grampy b) birthday. Lizzie loooooves every kind of water (bath, kiddie pool, etc) and she and Ryan had fun at the edge of the lake. You would not believe the giggles that go with this picture:
Lizzie also had fun going down the slide - I think she is asking her TiTi for another ride:

A few nights ago, Ryan and I took Lizzie to the local playground - this is her first time on a swing! I think overall she likes it!

We have a good walker on our hands these days - and she now has 8 teeth! She really is a full-fledged toddler. She is having fun with new words - especially those with "L"s (yellow is lellow, etc).

June 8

Lizzie is really having fun with the "cheep cheeps" this summer. She is a big help to Ryan when he is feeding them (I am trying hard not to pass on my dislike of chickens to her - so far so good). They are growing like crazy!
Lizzie also loves to help her Daddy garden! While most of the gardens are in Newport, Ryan has a few raised beds here and they often spend time together digging in the dirt when he gets home from work. It gives me a few free minutes to get the feeling back in my arms from carrying her around :) She is starting to be a bit more courageous with the walking, so there is hope for my arms yet!

We have also started playing a little basketball at the local park. We are both terrible (very rusty!), but have a lot of fun! Lizzie pays a little attention to us, trying to figure out what we are doing, but quite quickly starts to pile all rocks and stones onto her blanket (I think she is cleaning the ground, she does lots of "cleaning" - it is an eye opener to see her copying us in that way). As you can see below, it is very important work and she has no interest in interrupting that work for a photo.

Though it isn't quite obvious in these photos, Lizzie seems so tall these days! Just this weekend she was able to grab something off of the kitchen counter! Every new thing that she does continues to amaze us!

June 1!

Happy June! Here is a cute pic of Lizzie in her tu tu (she says "tu tu" whenever she sees it!). She often completes the outfit with Mardi Gras beads. The tutu was actually from my first dance recital costume - I can't believe it fits her! I think she knows she looks good!
We are so excited about the new-to-us motor home! We are planning to set it up near Ryan's gardens so that we can spend a few nights a week at the farm and take full advantage of the summer sunlight while the baby is soundly asleep (she gets her own room in the camper!). Here she is helping Ryan on the inaugural drive. Ryan is sitting in what he calls his "captain's chair".

Also - we have chickens! I can't believe I live in a house with chickens (I am not usually a big fan of birds) but I do love the eggs! I think our neighbors will be glad to know that they wont be living with us in town, but out at the farm when they are a bit bigger.

More motor home fun!

This is where it will be parked this summer - near a nice shade tree and just a skip and a jump from the greenhouse (a good baby monitor distance, I hope). We will setup the awning , etc. soon so that we will have a full-fledged patio!

I hope to take some interior pics this week - stay tuned!