Beauty Surrounds Us

Don't You Wish You Were Here???

This was our breakfast today... It consisted of Matt's specialty, crepes, filled with a mixture of our cultivated blueberries and wild blackberries, blackcaps, and huckleberries. Oh, it was divine!

My Blackberry Boy

Another favorite late summer ritual is the feasting on blackberries. Most other times of the year, we fight off these overly tenacious and invasive plants, but the redeeming quality of this imported pest (thanks Thomas Jefferson!) is its wonderfully juicy and abundant fruit which makes our mouths sing and our bellies happy.

Taking a Walk

For those that have visited our home and gone for a walk in our canyon, you well know just how steep the road is going down/up. Hence, it has been a very long time since I have made the jaunt. My Baby is about 28 pounds now, too heavy to carry, and I haven't been confident in his hiking ability and endurance level. But on Saturday, I decided it was time to test his ability. So, we headed down to where his Daddy was busy splitting firewood (with the help of his Dad's gas powered splitter!).

True to his outdoor-loving nature, he had a ball. And the best part? He walked out of the canyon completely on his own power! This house-bound Mama is looking forward to many more hikes in the canyon before summer's end!



Putting on "Daddy eyes"


Wild Huckleberries

A Few Recent Photos

Eating huckleberries right off of the bush- YUM!
A visit from Auntie Jo.

Trying out his new cowboy bib, made by Grandma Whittaker, and practicing his spoon-wielding skills!