Cuddle time with Coleridge

So much basil...

Our one little patch of basil just won't quit. After making a huge batch of pesto, which is now tucked away in the freezer, it was time to trim the basil again to keep it from flowering. The result: another HUGE amount of basil we couldn't eat in the next week.

The solution: Basil cubes in the freezer.

I washed, and trimmed the basil, then put it in the food processor and whirred away until I had pureed basil mush. Then, it went into ice cube trays and, once frozen, into a large Freezer bag. We ended up with 36 cubes to throw into soups, stews, and sauces throughout the winter. Each cube is about a tablespoon of summer flavor to get us through the winter until next year's planting.

Liam enjoyed helping. And tasting.

a new favorite

Liam love love loves carrots!

good eats

bring on autumn

He finally fits in the snuggly suit I made him, and just in time... the cooler nights have left his toes cold in the morning. By the way, he now sleeps in his big boy crib downstairs every night, and is sleeping through the night at least several nights a week! Hurray!

Liam loves to pet the cats. Sometimes they love it, too.

He's starting to balance sitting up on his own now, 10 seconds or so at a time... Maybe once he masters it he won't want me to hold him all the time anymore.

Yeah for Fall... (well, almost) Here's to an early start on the cooler weather: bring out the hats, sweaters, and gourds!

5 months

Liam now weighs 15 lbs 12 oz! He's finally starting to get a bit chunkier. It must be all that yummy food he eats.

So far he has had bananas, applesauce (plain and with apricots), pears, avocados, rice cereal, and barley cereal. I've also discovered that he really likes raspberry zinger iced tea...

What can I say?

Growing a rat tail... get us out of Arkansas, quick!

San Diego - week 2

We haven't had good internet connection since we've been home. So, here is the update from our second week in San Diego. Some of these pictures are copied from Molly's myspace, which is why they're smaller.
It was amazing to see how quickly he adapted to life on the go.

Some days it was hotter in San Diego than it was back in Arkansas... Heat wave!

Grammy and Granddaddy

Great Great Aunt Shirley and Great Great Aunt Georgia, who's tasting Liam's thumb.

Another Great Great Aunt Shirley

Uncle Caleb. Freshly shaven and ready for bootcamp!

Auntie Sarah and Hannah

He loved the handle of Molly's suitcase. Tasty.

Auntie Linda, where is your hair?

Desserts at Heaven Sent in Hillcrest. Yum.

Uncle FoFo and Uncle HayHay (Forest's buddy Hayden).

Ready to drive home from Whole Foods...

Line Dancing

I went line dancing one night with Molly and Emily.

This guy named Al tried to teach me how to 2-step. I'm really bad at it.

I'm also really bad at pool.

It was great to get to see Emily again.

La Jolla Cove

Hollywood

We drove up to L.A. with Molly, Emily, and Forest one day to get special fabric for circus. We had a fun time finding parking both in the fabric district and then in Hollywood. My general impression of Hollywood remains the same: it's a dirty place in every sense of the word. But, it was fun to take Liam to such a CA landmark... The drive back down to SD normally takes 2 hours or so. We hit traffic all the way down the coast. It took 5 hours.

Auntie Molly

The Hollywood sign is to the right of my ear...can you see it?

At Beard Papa's, a cream puff eatery.

You choose the cream puff, and they fill it for you right there.

Liam liked the looks of the cream puffs...

Seasoned traveler.