Josie in Fall!

Periodically she lets me put her hair in a ponytail (like Mommy!)

Driving a cool bus!

Feeding Mama "some things"

Hard at work in Amy's sandbox!

Lilly and Josie working together on some mayem.

Josie loves to ride along with her foot in the air as she scooters down the driveway!

We recycled an old crib with a plexi end into an easel in our kitchen and it has been a huge hit!

Josie and Lilly have been playing a game of "(s)p(r)ay you?!"

Lots and lots of writing around our house.

Some Preserving

 Some very large cucumbers heading to the pickling jar!

 Yes, all I wear are three pairs of yoga pants, now that it is finally not sweltering out.

 Cooling cukes!

 Cooking in the brine.

 One round in the jars!

 Here are my directions to myself!

 Which were quickly erased and replaced with these!

 First round of picking carrots with my overworked helper!

 Here she is washing the carrots,

 ...quite happily!

 Carrots ( I realized after this round that it is much easier to peel them if I leave a little of the greens for a handle!)

 Here is round one all chopped.

 Round two getting washed in the front yard.

 Round two ready for the freezer

 WE have also been picking a lot of tomatoes!

 Josie telling me, "Don't pick the geen ones Mama!"

 Round three in the middle of peeling (and tasting!)

Round one peeled and ready to slice.