moments like these.

"....moments of rest.....glimpses of laughter....are treasured along the road."

Last night, as I was making dinner, I realized that my new recipe box from Eva is incredibley cute. I love moments like these! Once in a while, all of a sudden, I get a little inspired by the cuteness of every day things! So, I had to pause and grab the camera. Enjoy! :)

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It just occurred to me that it has been a while since I posted pics of the baby. What? We have a new baby at our house? Why, yes, we do!! And she is already 3 1/2 months old!! Here is one from last night....

The "Cheesy" Smile

Say "Cheese"! Who thought of it anyway? This is what Em looks like when she says cheese. Officially, this is now titled her "Cheesy Smile" at our house. You hear it, don't you? Ab encourages her in a sing-song voice "Do your cheesy smile, Emma....make your cheesy smile....ok, now make your mad face, Emma, like your mad!........cute, Em!.......ok, now make your happy face smile like this Emma." It is very entertaining and funny and very sweet.



Yes, here is the cheesy smile (and, yes, that is marker on her face...hmm.):

Well, it merits the whole sequence, so here it is!!

The Cheesy Smile-

The "Mad" Face...The "HAPPY!!" Face-

adventure

Today (and all week long, as a matter of fact) it has been raining buckets on the Central Coast. And...about 45 minutes away there is a high mountain where it has been SNOWING!!! Yes, SNOWING! So, today I decided to go and find it. (You knew I would!)

We began our scenic drive down Foxen Canyon Rd and it was beautiful- the sun came shining out (this is Cali, so the sun HAS to make a big appearance each day....not that I am complaining....too much) and made at least a dozen various rainbows to the east over the hills. We were so excited! Rainbow after rainbow....rainbow on top of rainbow. We came around one curve, with the rain still gently falling- and it opened to the bottom arch of a giant rainbow, along with a family of deer crossing the road. It was a really amazing moment that I am not giving justice!!!! It literally took my breath away. I had to pull over and take it all in....and get the camera ready in hopes something half as amazing would appear. As you can see (sort of, anyway, from the pic) we found the end of the rainbow- and were tempted to go look for the pot of gold!!

As for our main objective of finding the snow, well, sadly, we only saw it from a distance. The mountain road was closed and I was not brave enough (I am sensible!!) to go past the obviously-frequently-passed "Road Closed" sign. I guess the road was somewhat safe because I saw many people sledding down the hills of Figueroa Mountain on the news tonight! BUT....it was very cool to see, even from a distance, the snow covered hill top- and even the very white cloud above, testifying that there actually was snow falling down somewhere! It does say in the Proverbs "the coolness of snow...refreshes the spirit". OK, so I am leaving a few words out....even so, the text evokes the meaning. ;)

eh-em....

I would just like to take this opportunity to link you to a great "new" website:

www.amenhandmade.com

Eva posted a great new entry on our blog. It is beautiful and true.

as promised

The past couple of days have been like a mini vacation for us here, exploring the Central C oast again with Uncle Jimmy. Here are some pics from our trip to the Tidepools.

*family*

Uncle Jimmy got in today. We went to the Farmer's Market in San Luis where we feasted on McLintocks and Starbucks (of course) and watched crazy dancers and video game players on very large screens. Farmer's Market has come a long way. ;)
We visited the Mac store and almost left with a new computer....until we gained a little self control- as the girls played with the iPhone and somehow knew exactly how to use it.
Tomorrow is another day of fun- will post pics. Promise!