My friend Claire wrote a post recently about her "chosen family" and this has resonated with me this week as I think of the lovely people who have recently visited our home. To many their "family" may only mean those they were raised to love and respect. For me, just like for Claire, my friends are absolutely a huge part of who I consider "family." They are those that I have chosen to link my heart and mind. They spend their time with me, my daughter, my husband to cultivate our friendships and build our bonds. Words and stories and memories are woven. I am absolutely lost without regular contact with the women I call friends.
Nora's life will be filled with all types of "family" and we have been so fortunate lately that our home has been abuzz.
Lorraine and Michael helped to create a memorable "first bbq."
Claire, Greg, and Veronica stopped by for some fajitas and fun. Here V fiddles with both a tambourine and the drum.
Nora sporting her new hair-do, courtesy of her "Nona" (my mom). My mom, by the way, doesn't just do Nora's hair, she has been an AMAZING source of support to allow me some much-needed "me time" lately.
Lulu and I enjoyed our inaugural walk in galloshes. A special moment for me...an`avid lover of the gallosh.
Lisa and Carrie came with their pint-sized Ruby and Ollie to frolic outside after a long rain.
Four generations of my family enjoying the State of the Union speech last night. Nora would clap with the Democrats and even says "Bama, Bama, Bama."
She's trying on Daddy's gloves.
And although I never would have believed it, she actually LOVES drinking kale smoothies. I thought moms were making this up...but if you bury raw kale in the blender with some sort of milk base (we use hemp milk), wee bit of juice, frozen fruit, flax seed, and cottage cheese...she GULPS it down with glee.
We enjoyed a crisp morning at the Nature Center near our house. Ruby and Carrie were our partners-in-crime. Here the girls touch the antlers and skulls on display.
This girl will climb any rock she sees.