Words, Sentences, Paragraphs

"What's that one?"
Naomi's ever present question - she asks this about everything and everyone. Pointing at an employee in Target -- "what's that one mama? What's that one doing?" He's working, Naomi. "Oh. He's working."

"I wake up."
When I see her in the morning.

"Kiss it mama...that's better."
When she bonked her nose.

"Where's Daddy? Where's Duncan? Where's Ellaiden's daddy? Where's ___________"

"Do you want to sit by me, mama?"

8 Years

The annual beach trip

The beginning of August brought our annual summer beach trip with the Pearson clan. We took Naomi to the aquarium, played on the beach, took a boat ride and watched dolphins, read stories with cousins, and ate seafood. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Ft Davis

Sometime earlier this summer (I can't remember what month it was - the summer is running together), but early on, when it was already in the 100s in Austin, Mark and I went out to Ft Davis, to the Davis Mountains State Park. We stopped at Balmorrhea State Park and went swimming, and then stayed at the Indian Lodge in the state park. We hiked, drove around, and went to Marfa. The high point? The high was 91. Oh, and a week away all together that we were feeling pretty needy for.

Mud

Trains

Naomi and Mark have been building trains lately. Today we made a train she could actually drive around. Then she traded with her baby for a ride!