worthy of note

ah, summer fruit.
peaches, plums, raspberries...... happily gobbled up alongside a cup of tea or coffee.
happily gobbled up anytime, really.

she is tying her own shoes.  it's funny how things seem to come together on their own if you don't push too hard.  trying to teach her before she was really ready lead to frustration all around.  so we waited and figured hey, she'd get it someday.  and indeed she did.  no need to push.  with anything.

also, this.  we recently celebrated ten years of marriage.  thanks to a dear friend we enjoyed a real date and went to a fabulous Korean restaurant and then to an amazing dance performance.  and I truly mean it when I use those generous adjectives.  it was a real winner, that anniversary date of ours.

here we are, ten years (plus about a week) ago:

and in the very same spot, with our little one, about two weeks ago: