Outside

The girls' favorite way to spend their time is playing in our tiny but lovely backyard.  My favorite game of theirs is when they traipse hand in hand in and out of the trees and all around the yard with Elsa narrating where they are travelling to and what they are seeing and doing along the way.  As much as we're working with them (mostly Elsa) to be patient and kind with each other it is so sweet to catch little moments like this when they are playing so imaginatively together.

And sometimes, it's just sweet to sit pensively alone with your cat.

I hated letting the garden go this year, but everytime I see the dried-up garden beds and the struggling perennials I keep reminding myself that I'm growing children this season instead.  My seedlings are growing fast and need all the tending I can provide. 

So, the most I'm doing for gardening this year are keeping up the few pots I can see from my kitchen window (because that's where I look outside the most!) and maintaining the ponds and fountain. 

One morning I discovered that a little frog had come to play on the water lily pads!