basil

the deer got the beets and and bunnies got the green beans
but the basil, oh the basil, we get the basil

so much basil that every time I gather the ingredients to make pesto, I run out of nuts or oil or garlic long before I make it to the bottom of the basket of harvested basil.

these days, it's all about pesto, chevre, and tomatoes from the vine

self portraits

two girls, one camara
two totally awesome self portraits on a rainy saturday

Playing in the river is fun!

Catching up

What a crazy month July was! We spent the first half on vacation in Utah and the second half remodeling the upstairs. The upstairs is done (phew) or, at least, done enough. The kids are all moved into their new rooms after a whirlwind 10 days of construction which displaced 2 of the 3 kids into a tent in the dining room. It was totally worth it (but totally crazy!) and it really feels nice upstairs. I have neglected all tasks other than the basics ~ so I have not even thought about sorting through the pictures of the construction project ~

Here is just a little more fun from our Utah trip. One of the neatest parts for me was watching the kids explore and enjoy the neighborhood I grew up in. This was especially true for the Avenues library. They loved scooting over to look at books and thought it was so neat that we didn't need to drive there !