Mondays find me with just one baby on hand, a day for me and Zella. More often than not, Mondays this summer have been rainy and cool. Not exactly days you want to spend out doors. Not if you’re me anyway.
Today, glorious today, is hot and sunny. Just the day to be outside in the garden, picking blueberries and soaking up the sun.

I love how we can harvest blueberries for at least a month during the summer. Seeing all the large, ripe blues is exciting, but what about all the potential in the greens? I can just about taste it.

Thank you for sitting and playing happily. And for wearing this ridiculous hat.

Crazy pink poppy.

View from the asparagus.

I love this stuff.

You might have guessed that I’m taking a little time off from blogging and you would be entirely correct. Maybe it’s the big move, maybe it’s that it’s finally summer around these parts but I’ve needed to be away from the computer for a while. You understand, right? I mean, aren’t you reading this at the beach?
But don’t fret, I’ll still be checking in every now with little updates such as this:

Neil and I have recently had a Return to Date Night, starring: Dinner and a Movie! This makes us very happy. Here’s us at Miyake (no website but don’t let that stop you from going. it’s good. real good.) just before I dug in to the best sushi I’ve ever had (and an hour or so before we wasted the rest of our night on Bruno).

Close up:

Date Night Sushi Excitement!

Side note(s): Ugh. Look at my hair! Need cut. Need color. Need help! Funny to see that Cassie is going through a similar struggle, though she’s at least pointed in the right direction. Go short, Cass! (and then help me find my cut.)

And um, since when did date night call for a polo shirt covered up by a sweatshirt? Sad. So sad.

Things got pretty busy around here with moving out of our sweet little house into our temporary country house last week. Oh the packing! And now, Oh the unpacking!

I got nothin’ but photos. Have a great great great sunny weekend.

Loves Nectarines

Loves his sister

Loves trucks

She’s a sitter.

This photo is from yesterday afternoon.

Today, I went to get her up from her nap to find her sitting up waiting for me. Everything we’ve heard about the second baby rushing to keep up with her older sibling seems to be coming true. Slow down little baby. I’m scrambling to savor all these early moments and you’re moving too fast!

And oh my! Just stumbled upon this sweet post from a similar moment in Dash’s young life.

This is my Mother’s Day present, mr. gnome. He makes me very very happy. He’s already nearly buried by perennials but I can still see his bright red hat whenever I look in the garden.

Welcome home, gnome.