Remember the quote about stopping to show your child a rainbow because a rainbow may not stick around for long? Thursday evening’s weather produced the perfect ingredients for a rainbow. As we drove to Meijer, the rain poured down while the sun was shining. We were watching. We were ready. And then, there it was. “Kayla, look!” we called. “Madeline, do you see it?” Unfortunately, from the back of the van, they just couldn’t get a good view. As soon as we could, we pulled into a parking lot. But within moments, the rainbow vanished. So the wait continues. One day we’ll get to show our girls a beautiful rainbow, but to this day, they still haven’t seen one.
Blueberries, Blueberries, Blueberries!
This year we started a new family tradition: we went blueberry picking! We visited Rhynard’s Blueberry Farm, just a short drive from Mt. Pleasant, and spent the morning filling pails with our favorite antioxidant-packed fruit. The girls were great helpers, and surprisingly, they didn’t eat a single berry until we had paid for them and washed them in our kitchen sink. Together our family picked 7 1/4 pounds—not counting the ones my mom picked. Here a shot of the girls all geared up for picking:
An action shot of Kayla:
With all the blueberries, we enjoyed a variety of delicious foods. Besides blueberries on cereal and blueberries with cream and sugar, we also made five batches of blueberry pancakes, blueberry popsicles and Bert’s Best Blueberry Bars (from Kayla’s Sesame Street cookbook). The bars were outstanding!
And because 7 1/4 pounds of berries just wasn’t enough, Aaron and I went back the following Saturday to pick another 5 3/4 pounds. The berries we couldn’t eat fresh are stored in the freezer to enjoy this winter. We discovered a hand-picked berry is so much more fun to eat than the ones from the store—and at $1.40/lb., how can you beat that?
First Tooth
Quote of the Day
“If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands!” –Milton Berle
Three hands would be wonderful, but lately I’ve been thankful for two. Sometimes you don’t appreciate things until you don’t have them anymore. A few months ago, one of my children accidently bent my thumb the wrong way. Things that used to be easy–changing diapers, opening jars, picking up a stack of books–now cause me pain. I’ve had to make many adjustments, but at least it’s still possible to do most of the tasks I need to do. Thank you, Lord, for two hands, even if one doesn’t work perfectly. Anyway, I loved this quote and thought I’d share it with you. 🙂
What a Smile!
I’ve written dozens of entries in my head over the past couple weeks, but I still haven’t found a way to get my thoughts to the web without actually sitting down at the computer. (Something I don’t find a lot of time for these days, no surprise there.) I’m keeping a list of my ideas, so hopefully I’ll post more soon. For now, here is a picture of beautiful Madeline, taken a month ago at a birthday party.
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