Art and Lavender Flowers

I've been working on this the past few days. This day was a nice break from the heat and I took advantage of the cool temperatures this morning.

 

 

.....a little out of focus and enough to get an idea of what I'm composing. 

Some pretty lavender flowers I got at the farmer's market on Sunday.

Tomorrow we enroll the Toot in another Parent Education class. She'll be looking forward to the change, me too. We've been going to the library a lot and enjoying new books every other week. Tomorrow is the Gorilla's birthday! We'll be having a small celebration when he gets home. Busy day tomorrow and it'll be fun to decorate for the Silverback. The Toot wants some birthday hats so we will make them. 

A Day of Celebration

My little Toot has been with us two amazing years! We let her have cake and ice cream all on her own because this was her day. I don't let her have candy and hardly anything sugary like this, but for her birthday I had to let her loose and she loved it. 

Enjoy sweetie pie! 

I baked and decorated the cake myself. I tried to let her help, but she lost interest after the sprinkles were put away.  It came out pretty good. Having My Girl has taken me back to my youth, when I used to bake and decorate birthday cakes for the family. I was so lucky to have a mother and father who made time for us and a do it yourself attitude that has stayed with me all my life. I will be passing these principals to my one and only girl. These are the best gifts any parent could give their children. We are blessed.