america's next top grandmodel

princess ahna is always such a good sport.

ahna and granddaddy visit

granddaddy has already gone back to jax but ahna is still here to help pickle's mama get her act together. i'll post pics of clara's kindergarten graduation day very soon.








oh, and clara is always very happy to have her grandparents in town but was not thrilled to have her photo taken here.

organic gardening

handsome little man

more pics from addie's visit

backing up a bit. . . .

cousin addie convinced her 'rents to accompany her down to austin a few weeks ago--now we're finally getting around to posting the pics.

Clara's final Montessori days

Clara, just three days shy of completing kindergarten, ending her days at the Montessori Center, and moving on to elementary school, enjoyed a rite of passage this morning, the kindergarten brunch. She and her classmates, along with a few brave teachers, trekked to East Side Cafe, one of our favorite restaurants. Reports from kids and teachers alike say all went well. Clara even came home with change from her $10 and leftover French toast.

With the last day of kindergarten nearing, I'm excited for her and also saddened. It seemed like she just enrolled in the school, and now look at her. She'll soon be off to first grade. Tears will abound on Wednesday when she leaves our own taste of Mr. Rogers' Neighbordhood: the Montessori Center.

wrapping up the activities

clara has one week of school left, which means this month has brought the end of soccer and ballet. (thank goodness.) one recent saturday morning, we flew from clara's last soccer game to her ballet recital. clara loves nothing more than changing uniforms and costumes and for people to watch her perform in her costumes, so it was her idea of a perfect day.

animals in the tree at pedernales

clara spotted an alligator and a frog in the same tree. do you see them?

day trip to pedernales falls