Good Eats

We have been starting the boy on solids this month. So far we have tried rice cereal, oatmeal, avocado, sweet potatoes, zucchini, bananas, prunes and red slushie. (One of the true tests of parenthood is do you or don't you give your 5 1/2 month old slushie at the zoo when it is 100 degrees out and he reaches for the spoon with big sweaty pleading eyes... or do you stick to your uptight homemade organic food introduction schedule?... Moreover, which is the sign of good parenting?) Meh... hell if I know. The slushie made him smile. And take a look at this cute chubby face, I bet you would have given him the slushie too!

Happy Fathers Day.

For Fathers day here are the lyrics to one of my all time favorite songs, and a shout out full of love and appreciation for my dad and the unbelievably fantastic father of my son.

If you leap awake
In the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second
You cant remember where you are
Just open your window 
And follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain
Where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you
Will shine on you forever
And though I cant guarantee 
Theres nothing scary hiding under your bed
I’m gonna stand guard
Like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you 
With a sweet dream in your head

Im gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So youll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition
Its just like going fishing
You cast your line
And hope you get a bite
But you dont need to waste your time
Worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race
Struggling to survive its harshest night

Im gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So youll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Im gonna watch you shine
Gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign
So youll always know
As long as one and one is two
There could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you
-Paul Simon

Texas Family

We count ourselves lucky to have family that lives here in Texas too. And although we miss our family that lives back in Canada... we sure love it here and Texas definitely feels like our home, especially on days playing with our Texas cousins by the pool at Grandma and Papa's house!
Here are a few pictures with from this past weekend!

Daddy and Wheeler's new trick!

Sweet cousin Daphne

Cousin Sophie and Sam

Wheeler in his new patio swing that Papa put up! Thanks Papa!!!

Kissing cousins.( obviously he gets this from me...)