RVA Metro Zoo

Almond Butter Cookies

Rainy Day Almond Butter Oatmeal Rounds

(Our take on traditional Peanut Butter Oatmeal Rounds)

1/2 cup of Coconut Oil

3/4 cup Almond Butter

1 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

2 eggs

1 tsp Vanilla

1 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour

2 cups Rolled Oats

Pinch of Salt

Pinch of Cinnamon

Portrait of Nan

Fairy Princess Island

Our moss garden = loads of no shoe fun.

Chalk Morning

 It's August and Berkley and I were in sweaters.  I loved every minute of the gorgeous morning.

Beautiful Boy and his pal, Buzz

Baltimore, MD

Courtesy of U.C.

Boy on a Boat

Summer End

Here we are.  It's August.  As we enjoy our final moments of summer, we, too, prepare for a fresh start at preschool for Berkley (Sabot at Stony Point).  Brandon's work heats up again and his weeks are filled with travel and many late nights.  Soon, Nan and I will have mornings to ourselves and time for music, library story hour, and walks around the river.  As I sit, I watch Berkley, Nan and Brandon play with a sock tail from my window.  I am reminded that these are the moments I cherish most.  Being home.  All 4 of us.

Our Buzz

The grand finale of Berkley's 4th Birthday.  A pinball machine from Avo.  He spent hours of work restoring a 1960s pinball machine and it is beautiful.  

Bess' baby shower in Baltimore.  An intimate gathering to celebrate Baby Boswell.  Bess is glowing and we cannot wait for a cousin in October!

iphone snaps.  Boys on a boat during the shower.