since last thursday

still here, just busy. so to catch you up, a photo slideshow of what we've done:

friday morning, harper's second favorite breakfast, smoothies!
this one has frozen berries, banana, chia, raw milk, and raw egg yolks-yum!

knitted hat for my first nephew! blurry, but at least you can see it.

annika turned nine! she had three girls over for a sleepover which brought the total kids under our roof saturday night to seven! we LOVED it.

the next morning, after annika's friends were picked up, we went camping in lancaster county, PA. absolute heaven to us. beautiful land, fertile soil, and a humble reminder of not only how little we need but how much we have.

we stayed in a teeny cabin on a campground. it was chilly but we stayed outdoors. here's harper having a snack on the front porch.

happy amelie, even in the rain.

the older ones pretty much played with fire the whole four days.

meanwhile, back in virginia, our four family garden continued to grow perfectly.

ten awesome reclaimed wood beds built for us by these guys.

and a partridge in a pear tree! well, really a chick in a nest on a branch; a spring craft amelie and i made this afternoon.

ooh-almost forgot, a gift coming from aunt edie with her nickname for harper-so sweet!

phew!