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26 May

And we’re back…

Posted by Rebecca in Ava, Family, Olivia. Leave a Comment

With a lot of catching up to do! We took the girls to Mom and Dave’s this weekend–they had a blast playing, swimming and swinging. Plus, Bryan and I really enjoyed and appreciated the extra help.

Ava and Gramma had a number of projects over the weekend. They made great desserts:

ava

And snow cones , which were definitely a highlight.

Olivia’s was without flavoring, but she loved it nonetheless. (Katie and I made ours with margarita mix.)

And speaking of Katie, the girls kept her quite busy this weekend, too.

kate

20 May

Spring storms

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I’ve managed to be out of the state for the first three big storms of the season. I caught a few photos of a small thunderstorm that passed just south of us last week.

20 May

Overheard

Posted by Rebecca in Olivia, Overheard. 1 Comment

Rebecca, to Olivia’s daycare provider Diane, upon examining Olivia’s first bee sting: “Oh my goodness–her finger is so swollen!”

Diane: “Actually the sting is on her other hand.”

Rebecca: “Wow, those are some chubby fingers you’ve got there, Liv.”

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For the record, no ill effects from the bee sting!

18 May

For my first of 36 hours in Madison, I joined Alisa, Melissa and Lori for a cruise around Lake Monona. We had a great time downtown, and then Melissa treated us to a stay at the Hilton. We had brunch the next morning and parted ways far too soon.

18 May

Linden and Liana

Posted by Rebecca in Friends. 3 Comments

Linden is an incredibly sweet baby, and Liana is such a calm and happy mom. They seem perfectly suited to each other.

If you need a more regular Linden fix, you can check out more pictures of this cute little guy over on the Lamont family blog.

16 May

Another reason to visit Madison…

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I made a quick trip up to Madison this weekend to meet its newest resident, Linden.

Linden

More photos of this adorable little guy soon!

13 May

May flowers

Posted by Rebecca in Outdoor life. 5 Comments

I planted several flowers before Ava’s birthday, but they succumbed to a late frost. I finally managed to plant a few new things this weekend, thanks to Gramma Great, who provided many new pots, and to Ava, who helped quite a bit!

11 May

Birds in our backyard

Posted by Rebecca in Outdoor life. 1 Comment

In the last two weeks we had yellow warblers, Nashville warblers, and yellow-rumped warblers traveling through and a few more I couldn’t identify. A rose-breasted grosbeak arrived yesterday at the feeders and was here tonight. Two house wrens have occupied our wren house recently. We’ve had a few brown thrashers near our garden.

Also, scissor-tailed flycatchers have arrived outside where I work.

The dark-eyed juncos and white throated sparrows have moved on.

– Bryan

10 May