Sitting Pretty

There will be many more pictures to come, but here it is... the first ever picture of Daphne sitting up! She did it today for the first time, and there's no going back. Now, to conquer the topple...

Vacation Roundup

Now that we are home and have begun to quell the tide of vacation laundry, here are a few highlights from our trip to Northern California. Violet and Daphne enjoyed the trip immensely! We thought we'd brave at least one daytime trip, but after discovering that our sweet ride came equipped with XM radio, we felt brave enough to tackle the night on both legs of our trip.

Mimi and Violet enjoy the Ferris wheel at Small World Park:Violet experiencing the carefree childhood summer rite-of-passage that is the carousel:

Daphne takes her first extended ride in the Baby Hawk:

All Aboard! Las Limas bringing up the caboose on the train (We forgot a hat for Daphne. She is wearing a napkin.):
Violet caught a crawdad
(She was more upset about the catch than said crawdad,
who cheerily scuttled back into the water with his pork fat.):

Roasting marshmallows and giving mama a heart-attack/second:

Cooling off in the reservoir:

Happy Summer!

Mini-Van Madness!

Beep Beep! The Limas are on vacation! Watch out, I-5...

We had an uneventful trip up to Pittsburg. We planned on leaving Tuesday morning, but as we were able to get the MINI-VAN early on Monday afternoon we decided to make a night trip to avoid complaints from the back seat(s). I drove the whole way without even stopping for a potty break, so we made it in about 5 hours. Now Violet and Daphne are enjoying all that Mimi and Papa's playground has to offer!

THE MINI-VAN! (I want one!)

Building a birdhouse with Mimi and Papa:

Playing a picture scavenger hunt in Mimi's garden (such a cute game!):

LOVE these girls!

(love these girls, too.)

Sri Lanka Day Festival!

Super fun Saturday in Santa Monica! We met Rushika (Nandhi) and her family at the Santa Monica Promenade to celebrate Sri Lanka day. I think Sri Lanka will be the first stop on our culinary tour of the world once the girls are old enough to participate in and benefit from "Meals of the World" night at the Lima home...

Movie Time=Family Time

THIS is what I always hoped it would be like to have my own little family. Movie-on-the-lawn night at the local park, caught off guard by an evening chill in August, bundled in sun-hats and emergency gear from the car. (Erik ran home for more blankets!) Eating out of a picnic basket, watching The Little Mermaid (for the first time!), chatting with friends, loving summer, loving each other. What a great family night.

A Good Summer Day

A Good Summer Day Has...

A best buddy

A Slurpee

and

Delerious laughter.