First Steps...finally!

The other night Sam started to take his first unassisted steps. He has been walking holding on to things for a long time but has been too timid to take his steps all alone. I'm not sure what it is with my boys but they are perfectly content to just let me carry them around all day. Who needs to walk when someone will carry you right?

I have been a mother long enough at this point not to rush the whole walking thing because after walking comes running and then comes running away from mommy and the new found freedom of exploring, BUT I am feeling ready for him to move on to the next stage.

It was fun to see how excited he was. I think it will still be a few weeks before he takes off on his own but we are getting closer.

Garden Lunch

We have always wanted to have a garden, but due to frequent moves and now a yard that gets no sun we have never been able to have one. This year we got our own little garden plot at our local community gardens and planted away. The kids have learned so much and look forward to each Tuesday when I tell them it is time to get ready to go to the garden.


This is where we started at the beginning of summer. I was not confident that much would actually grow but to my surprise this is what our garden is looking like as of last week!

Today we picked our first cucumber and broccoli and the kids and I had a great healthy garden lunch with lots of greens and
some homemade banana bread. YUM!

Although our garden may be small we are proud of it and enjoying each week. I can't wait for the tomatoes to come in so I can have a fresh tomato, basil, and mozzarella toasted sandwich. Ahhhhh, summer makes me happy :)