himalayan blackberry picking

i don’t know if this was a yoga move
or if she was planning to scale the doorframe.
i loved this hat on her, but as you might guess
it didn’t last on her head very long.  

it was chilly berry picking!!!

this was about 1/2 of the bounty of 30 min of picking

fruits of our labors ;)

a little jam too

sombrio camping

our beach campsite

i like rocks and sand and wind and tents

reading with mommy

does this photo remind you of an earlier one on the blog?

we posted this one from oregon

sept 11, 2008, wow time goes fast.  

it was a lot easier to keep track of lou on the beach! 

at low tide,

you can climb out pretty far

turns out burritos are delicious on the camp stove.

and you can make them ahead of time.

riley ate a whole one the size of her forearm.

yes, it was [probably] because there was meat in it.

ballet, beans, beach, biker dog!

can i have this dance?

beans!

mommy and daddy's old stomping ground

(dallas rd, victoria)

what's for lunch daddy?

    biker dog!

        (we saw her on the way home)