Green Thumb

The sun is shining, the green grass looks lush after last weeks rain and one of my pepper plants has grown it's very first red pepper.  Oh, what a day.  I might even have to use it for tonight's dinner!

A Little Piece of Mexico

I recently discovered a little gem of an open air market a few miles from our house.  It's called Canino Produce Inc. and as soon as you walk in you feel like you've been transported into Mexico.  Shopping in markets like this while traveling is one of my favorite things to do, so it's nice to know it's only a few minutes away!

We bought one of these fuzzy fruits at the market.  Now I need to find out the name of it, and taste test as well! 

All sorts of dried beans.  

Look at those beautiful colors! 

We bought some fresh figs, plums and mango.  De-lish!  Amelia is a big fan of mango.

 

Texas heat? No thank You!

I learned a huge lesson last week with these two girls.  Don't go out for a short walk in the park at 3PM on a hot summer day in Houston.  They ran and they ran the first 30 minutes but on the walk back it was just too much.  I ended up carrying two 25 pound toddlers at the same time and I believe we all drank a gallon of water each! 

Jo's keeping a good pace. 

Checking out some pretty purple berries.  

"Howdy Gator"

Guess where this happy green gator is from?  :)

Thrift Shopping

My husband and I lived in Farmington, NM several years ago before our sweet girl was born.  I have a favorite shop I like to visit so on our way to Silverton this year I managed to make a quick stop and I' so glad I did!  I found this beautiful hand woven wall hanging hidden underneath a bunch of old sheets and fabric which I thought would look beautiful in Amelia's room.  The price? $10. What a steal!

Whale

Painting with Toddlers

Jordan visited us for the day, and since it gets so hot outside during the day I figured we could create some art!