Skateboard

He has been begging for a skateboard, so we finally drove out to Target and got one! He likes wheels, that's for sure. He practices skateboarding several times every day.

He learned to pedal on his bike (with training wheels) a couple of weeks ago. He didn't know how to brake at first so he would tip the bike over to stop. Crashing doesn't bother him at all. He crashes, hops up and assures us "I'm otay." He gets back on the bike and repeats it all over again. He did learn to brake a bit better in the last week or so...

Picking summer apples in Kettle Falls

Sweet, tart and delicious. Lodi summer apples at the Aldous-Worley's. This is the orchard I worked in for 6 summers in my youth.

Garden

These squash plants from Carey have huge leaves. I have never seen such foliage. Our greens and peas are done; we are currently enjoying squash, basil, cilantro, and soon, tomatoes. Yum.

mmcl January 2007

mmcl, originally uploaded by Ken Reppart.

C's tea set

chloe's tea set, originally uploaded by Ken Reppart.

A favorite picture of C from January 2007.

Little Boy L

louis pond, originally uploaded by Ken Reppart.

A picture from October 2, 2005. Little baby L. Luisito as we called him then...what a sweetie.

After the day I have had with him today, it's nice to think of him as a sweet baby and not a defiant three year old.

I had a special weekend with old friends...

Shanti and Winter and I grew up together in Kettle Falls. We were inseparable! I met them when I was nine years old...they had already been family friends for years at that point. We have stayed in touch over the years in a sporadic fashion. A wedding brought us all to Kettle Falls last weekend and we had such a nice time catching up.