Vacation in the sun!

We just got back from celebrating my mom's 60th birthday down in Southern California...sure stinks to come back to 40 degree weather and rain.

Pool kids!








Three girls out to lunch.



A hummingbird in its nest in my mom's backyard.



If you ever visit Palm Springs, they've got a great play structure at the airport!



Stella looking a bit tan on those cheeks!

The Living Desert

We also went to the Living Desert, which is kind of like a zoo crossed with a botanical garden, featuring all kinds of desert wildlife. It was beautiful, but very hot!

Puddle jumpers

gone fishing.

moments before eli falls into puddle...

stella's not buyin' it. not for one minute.

Eli's latest fave

Dirt of one kind or another

Hello. My name is Eli.

And I pooped my pants on the way to Easter dinner.

close ups

lena wearing her new heart dress. this is her genuinely excited face, pure sweetness.

stella sporting her "big smile" and her first official haircut - a very cute bob she got on Easter sunday from my cousin linda.

isn't that an adorable little mug? he works me over good with those eyes. and that would be a "mom" haircut...hmm.

Quintessential Eli

mmm...fresh berry yogurt. good in my mouth, even better all over my head!


frequently quizzical...


and happy, too.


fish face.


i know i have a lot of swing pictures, but they just look so giddy and cute when they're swingin'.

Kiss me!

stella in stripes

trouble in the corner

they love squeezing in here together.

sisterly love

lena is the BEST big sister. she's got her arm around eli, helping him down the big slide.

yogurt style

well, let's add strawberry yogurt to the long and ever-growing list of things we like to rub all over our head.

a day in the life

thing one and thing two