1. rain
2. Ben playing in the rain
3. Ben clapping and saying, “Good song!” for my rendition of ‘I’ve Been Working on the Railroad’
4. Ben grabbing both my cheeks, looking into my eyes and saying, “Pretty mommy.”
removing star thistle in one of the pastures at Sunnybrook Stables:
photos by Bonnie
A week at Sunnybrook Stables, Grandma Bonnie’s ranch in unincorporated Dixon, California:
Grandma and Ben sitting on the tractor.
Having morning coffee on the ranch. Pictured from left to right: Olivia and Buddy (goats), Brownie (resident ranch dog), and Bri.
Scratchin’ noses. (I didn’t catch this horse’s name–Bonnie, maybe you can help out?)
Pint-sized ranch help.
On his first backyard [...]
Maddie’s trying solid (where solid means pureed to liquid) foods now. Her obvious fave is plain ol’ rice cereal, although she likes carrots and green beans, too. She doesn’t seem to care much for bananas or apples, which were two of Ben’s faves. They’re already so different, our two small people.
This morning I decided to take the beebs to the library. We didn’t have anything else to do, and we needed to get out of the house. It’s too damn hot to go for a walk around the neighborhood. Plus for about a week now, Ben has been asking to watch a DVD we checked [...]
Madeleine woke up coughing several times last night. This morning I composed this poem for Bri:
She coughs;
not separate,
you wake.