Rapids

Soccer season is in full swing, now. Trevor is on The Rapids this year, and he's moved up to a new age level which spans from ages 6-9 years. That's quite a spread, as you can see from some of the kids that he's playing with. Still, he's having fun, and gets to work out all that excess energy.

Seeing Orange

I love locally grown food. And around here, that means citrus. We don't have our own orange tree, as many people do, but we have roadside market stands in abundance. Everything is all mixed up here, so winter is our time for farmers markets and fresh local produce. This abundance of local juice oranges led me on a binge of orange cooking. The jury is still out on the orange marmalade. (None of us eat marmalade, so we're not sure if this is good marmalade or not.) The orange muffins were great, and the orange sherbet was out of this world! How do I ever forget that things are so much better homemade!?

Pretty in Pink

A new bundle of joy has arrived in my cousin's household. This was finished and mailed just in time to be ready for her arrival. This is another great flower design from Sublime Stitching. I just love the little tropical edge it gives this sweet swaddling blanket. Welcome, Baby Jemma! Congratulations to the new parents and the new grandparents!

Marine Recruit

No, it's not the first time Braden has had his head buzzed. But this is the first time Daddy has taken matters into his own hands. Apparently the Mom Barbershop was not in compliance with current haircut regulations. So now he's ship-shape and seaman-like. Ooops...I think I'm mixing my metaphors.