Harvest

Today's harvest from our garden

 Thanks to the bounty from our garden I enjoyed a delicious raw lunch today (aside from some parmesan slices). Every day the kids are so excited to see what is ready for harvest. Usually, it is several handfuls of tomatoes and some kale, but sometimes we get other fun surprises-like blackberries or in the case of today  grapes and apples.

The first apples are ready from our Anna Apple tree-planted last year.

   

 Still maybe a wee bit sour, but not so much so that the kids and I didn't enjoy a bunch today. Another week or so and these should be just about perfect.

 Lorelai under the grape arbor modeling my most recent knitting project.

Green Tea Leaf Headband 

Originally knit for me, but Lorelai loved it so much that now we share it. I will be making another one a little smaller for her... oh and in pink of course.

This was a quick knit- mostly to give me something lighter and fun to do before taking on the task of seaming many, many little knit tooth fairy doll pieces together. I began knitting the tooth fairy when Lorelai's tooth started to loosen with the hopes of finishing in time and I was oh so close, but nature had another plan. Her second tooth is now loose as well so we are looking forward to having a tooth fairy doll to go along with the next big event.

Changes

 There have been  many new and exciting changes since my last post...and the most important of these is that the kids turned six!

As "big kids" they have transitioned from their toddler beds to a brand new bunkbed.

Although, they still find ways to be close

which reminds me very much of when they were wee ones

 Also to commemorate her new grown up status Lorelai lost her first tooth!