saturday

it's been a very pleasant saturday around here.

it's jeremy's day off - my favorite day of the week! amazingly, all of us slept in until almost 8 this morning. it felt so good to get some extra sleep!

i made pancakes for breakfast, with fresh blueberries i bought at the farmer's market yesterday. yum. i made a special caterpillar pancake for love. she happily ate the whole thing!

our kids were both very enjoyable this morning.

it was a beautiful day, so we headed to the local botanical gardens for a walk and some family time.

taking a break to feed a hungry jobot...

a great pic of my two favorite boys...

we went out for lunch and shared a burrito and some guacamole. delicious.

this afternoon i went out all by myself. that time alone is so good for my soul. i headed to the local bookstore cafe and drank a chai while reading a book. then i made a stop for some educational materials for love. this past week, i've started doing some preschool materials with her and she is totally into it. in fact, a lot of the behavior issues we have been dealing with have significantly decreased since i began having "school time" with her.

after i got home, we did some coloring and painting, and our girl played with her trains. she is very into trains these days...even having to kiss her engines goodnight before heading upstairs to bed. a common sight in our home these days...

we waited to eat until after love was in bed. jeremy grilled delicious steaks that were generously gifted to us by my sister and we had grilled vegetables and mashed potatoes on the side.

we watched some olympics while eating a treat of vanilla ice cream with peaches on top. a perfect end to a wonderful day.