Healthy Boys

Jared remarked to me today that the boys seem healthier and happier since we moved in. It's true-- playing on the playground every day has made them stronger, has made them sleep better, and has made them less ornery (slightly!)




Sam is always your stereotypical grubby little kid now: face and hands covered with dirt, sand, food, and boogers. But what a cutie!



My parents gave me a Peace rose for my birthday a couple years ago and I brought it to the new house with me. I'm very excited that it's starting to grow again after the transplant:



And there's a clematis in bloom on the garden fence: wow!