Teaser

This year I've taken quite a little break from photographing anyone other than my own children.  But when one of my oldest and dearest friends asked if I would do her little guy's 2 year photos, I just couldn't say no.  However, being 2, little "E" could say "no" just fine.  He was not very interested in having his picture taken by this strange lady he only sees a handful of times each year. Anyway, I thought all of my 4 readers might get a kick out of seeing our first attempt at a portrait of this adorable little family.

Summer School

One of the great things about homeschooling is that almost anything can be a teaching opportunity.  This summer, we've taken advantage of a lot of local farms that have Upick berries.  In the spring we picked strawberries, which we've done quite a bit.

Last month we got to pick blueberries, which is something we've never done before.  We've had lots of fun learning about seeds and sun how things grow. 

The really great part is that everyone gets to do it together.  Jadon picked about a quart of blueberries himself.

Chloe did great, she picked more than half a gallon!  What a champ!

Even Isaac got in on the fun, riding along on Momma's back.

Micah got a little distracted, but still managed to get quite a few berries in his bucket!

Zac at 10 months:

He's SO big!!

Mummum is a favorite word, no mama or dada (at least with any intention) but he's decided dinnertime is very important and "mummum" is about all he says until his mouth is full.

(yummy blueberry muffins from the blueberries we picked last month!)

He noticed stairs for the first time on Saturday.

(he also climbed stairs for the first time on Saturday)

Still loves his momma and big sister, but he's starting to warm up to other people now. 

But he's pretty happy on Momma's back. :)

He got his first tooth on Friday, 10 months and one day.  But he won't let anyone check it out. 

He's gotta keep chewing instead.