Sunflare

The last couple of days have finally felt like summer here.  I know many in the northeast are also having a cool summer.  But it so counter-intuitive to live in SoCal where I imagined it would always be warm and sunny, and then find that in July I’m still sleeping with a blanket at night.  Don’t get me wrong, I love this beachy climate, but I picked up a few cute summer skirts and it has just been too cool to wear them!

Well, this weekend we finally had some heat and took a walk down to the park.  While the babies played in the sand, I had a chance to practice my sunflare with The Snake.  So here it is, it’s my Best Shot Monday too.

Waiting for the Fireworks

Fourth of July was a great weekend, despite another FAILED attempt to get a group shot of all 3 kids. They had cute, matching shirts, but between getting to know my new camera and VERY mobile babies — it was an abismal failure.

So instead I thought I’d share this shot for BSM that I took of the sunset on the Fourth. We went to friends’ apartment in a high-rise right on the beach and were able to watch fireworks from about 3 different towns. It was pretty neat!

Bobble Head Baby

So I’ve been absent here for far too long.  You’ll need to forgive me, as life has been charging along like a freight train without brakes.  While you wait for more substantial content, enjoy Miss Peaches new talent.*

{You need to click on the link below that says “Bobble Head Baby” because I can’t get sucky free-version of wordpress to accept this site’s format — UGH. Be prepared for a platform change in the next 6 months}

Bobble Head Baby from lifeineden on Vimeo.

*Forgive the need to turn your head sideways!  I just got my beautiful new Nikon D90 camera and this is my first try at shooing video with it.  I have no clue how to do much editing, but wanted to share this.  I promise to improve in the future

Coming attractions: First Birthdays, long plane rides, and a new home for the Life in Eden family.

Last Day

Like so many, today is The Snake’s last day of kindergarten.  It will be bittersweet.  Today will be especially hard for him, as we will be moving once again this summer.  He will have to leave behind wonderful new friends.  We reassure ourselves, and him, that there will be new friends and new adventures in our new town.  But really there will be lost opportunities, lost relationships, lost fun.  He is young, we tell ourselves … he won’t remember.  But I think he will.

Yesterday he said …

Mom, I want you to sign me up for kindergarten again next year.

I guess it was a good year.

Swingin’

Took a little trip to the park on a rare cloudy weekend in Eden.  Mr Plum was sleepy, so he is absent in these pics.  Here’s my contribution for SOOC (straight out of the camera):

See other SOOC at Slurping Life and Tracey’s.

Swingin’

Originally uploaded by Life in Eden

Took a little trip to the park on a rare cloudy weekend in Eden. Mr Plum was sleepy, so he is absent in these pics. Here’s my contribution for SOOC (straight out of the camera):