Rig a Jig Jig

And away we go!

Just in time for Nana and Papa's visit this weekend!

When I Am Among The Trees

When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
     but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, "Stay awhile."
The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, "It's simple," they say,
"and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine."

--Mary Oliver

Molly Turns One!

We celebrated Molly's first birthday by taking a trip up to Mt. Rainier.
We had dinner at Copper Creek Inn (where I celebrated my own birthday a few years back), and spent the night in the tower suite at Alexanders, where Molly took her first few steps in the hotel lobby.  This morning The Opplers and my pop joined us for a snowshoe/ski up to Copper Creek Hut where we had a picnic outside in the sunshine.  We couldn't have gotten a more beautiful day.

More to come soon, but here are some pics of Molly and Dani relaxing after lunch.

We've had so much fun with these girls over the past year (and seven weeks!)