Beepin'

We worked in the yard this afternoon, pulling weeds and trimming dead flowers and rearranging wood chips and putting dirt down our pants. Well, one of us had dirt down his pants. And in his ears. 

Post bath snuggles were delightful. Monkeys and submarines, oh my.

 "I beepin," Vincent says. He does a pretty good pretend snore, too.

 Tired as they were, the tranquil moment was brief. Back to climbing the walls...

When it was time for the children to go to their own beds, there were kisses all around. Vincent said "I kih Daddy, doo." We miss our world traveler.

Just One More

Measuring out exactly half a pound of campanelle for our current favorite pasta dish, with lemon and garlic and cheese (http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/02/spaghetti-with-lemon-and-olive-oil-al-limone/, but using pasta with a grabbier shape). Shoulda made a whole pound!

Baby Beluga

Big Talker

Pleasant Morning

Tractor Action

Tractors are good entertainment. These are on the other side of our back fence, presumably making progress on moving the utilities underground and installing a sidewalk - projects which we enthusiastically support.

Pliers

He loves those things. They get taken away regularly due to improper use.

Gypsy Encampment

Gypsy girl looks woebegone because the wind kept messing up the tent. 

Caterpillar In The Grass

Oh, Those Chubby Cheeks!

Soggy Lawn Fun

Squeeze

"I ih eew, Mama!" (I'm in here, Mama!) Just barely, buddy.

Presto

I think she likes her new boots. So glad I snapped up a pair this spring when they were plentiful on the store shelves. Zoe just now needed to size up, and it was fun to pull these out of the closet like a magician.