Rain or Shine...

I've been getting some flack for not having more recent posts...at least I know people are checking! My only excuse is that the weather has been absolutely fantastic, we have a beautiful yard with lots of great projects and I don't come inside until I have to...about 10pm when it's dark. So here are some updates....

With teeth has come the new routine of brushing. Cassidy has really accepted the new "chore" with great excitement, mostly because it means more playing in water...she is able to do all the steps on her own but Mommy gets a turn to brush her teeth, just to make sure.

Grandma Margie came for a visit and had lots of quality time. Bath time was a favorite...check out all that hair!

Grandma showing nerves of steel reading a story during "naked time"

Grandma's girl

They got to spend an hour at the park while I went to a meeting. Here G'ma is showing her photography skills catching Cassidy in action. It still amazes me that she goes down the slide on her own. She even knows the route to get from the bottom of slide back to the top through the play equipment. She is getting so big!

Here is a shot of my garden, finally all planted complete with blueberries and raspberries! Even the seeds that Cass helped with have started to sprout...Fresh salads here we come....in another month or so!

We have also been working on putting on the last leg of the deck along the side of the house and building in the hot tub. Thank you to all all who helped move the beast out of the woods and into the sunshine!

We went to B'ham to help Jack celebrate his 1 year old birthday. Cassidy really liked Jack's present and Jack was gentleman enough to share. They get along so well it's great having them together, although I wouldn't be surprised if they were planning their great escape. We definitely have to keep our eye on them!


This month, Cassidy has really taken some big steps. She is now giving hugs and real kisses, even when asked. Her vocabulary has exploded, not what she is saying (still only a couple of words) but what she is able to understand and identify. She can show her head, eyes, mouth, ears, tummy, and feet, knows open and close, put away/clean up, bath time, give..., up, down, airplanes, outside, trees, and has started pointing to pictures in books of horses, dogs, cats, and cars. She amazes me every day with new words that I think to ask her to identify. She is consistently helping to get dressed, handing me her shirt, pants, socks, shoes and puts her arms up to get her shirt off. I'm sure she knows more that either I'm forgetting to mention or haven't thought to ask. She is changing every day.

Cassidy has also started dancing, but I'm still working on the videos..hopefully you'll see them soon.

So that's what we've been up to in a nutshell. Thanks for checking and I'll try to do better, Rain or Shine!