A Berry Lovely Day...

Last week, Scott had a day off so we took the girls to a local farm to pick strawberries. This is one of my favorite traditions that we have. Violet slept right through her first hay rack ride and her first time strawberry picking. Maybe next year she will enjoy it more. I loved watching Ruby frantically looking for perfect ripe, red strawberries. She always likes to munch on a few while we fill up our baskets... it never fails. Her little grin with strawberry juice dripping everywhere is always priceless. I love these simple, summer days with my little family.

Dancing Queen...

Last weekend, Ruby had her very first dance recital. The days leading up to her recital were full of nervous excitement for both Ruby and me. Since she can be kind of shy, I was worried she would panic when she got on the bright stage and looked out at the sea of people. Turns out I was worried about nothing. The minute I saw her skip out to her number, I knew she was going to do great. She smiled the entire time and tried her very best to remember all of her moves. I was beaming with pride and thought she did an amazing job!

Ruby and both gigis!

Life in pictures...

I don't seem to have any time to post updates these days because I've been spending every second with my girls. When I actually do have some time to myself (which doesn't happen often), I just want to sleep! Here are some recent pictures of Violet's first trip to the zoo and to our favorite ice cream parlor. She slept most of the time, but we had a lovely day: