To Whom Much Time is Given...

...Much is Required!  So I've found many new ways to stay accomplished in my new life as a stay at home mom.
I garden:

I craft:

I shop for nutritious ingredients at the farms:

I cook nutritious meals:

 I take care of my sweet girl:

And I do a bunch of other less picture worthy stuff too! (Like couponing, exercising, cleaning, bill paying, blogging, bible reading, etc.)  Life is good!

Happy Easter Lena!

Lena's first Easter was so much fun with all of her cousins.  Her newest cousin was  born on Good Friday.  Meet cousin Owen Benjamin!  He is grandchild # 9!

Lena wasn't quite old enough to participate in the egg hunt this year but she did like touching them. 

Five Months Old!

Lena continues to develop her social and physical skills this month and has become much more interactive.

 At twelve pounds she now loves to sit facing forward in her big girl stroller!  She has really enjoyed watching everything and being an active observer and participant.

She also got to try rice cereal for the first time this month.  We are still working on the whole eating from the spoon thing,

Lena is drooling lots and lots and occasionally gets cranky from some teething activity.  We pretty much wear a bib all day.  =)

She loves putting blankies up to her face and gets into a zen zone when she takes her bottle.  She drinks about 4 oz at a time about every 3 hours during the day. 

This month she also had her very first family vacation to Palm Desert, CA where she had her very first swim in her red and white heart bathing suit. She enjoyed the water and we are excited that she is a flexible baby and seems to travel well. 

She loves her daddy time and he really knows how to get her talking and giggling.  (Don't you just love those father-daughter baby blues!)

 This last week we finally packed up all of the newborn clothing and unpacked the 3-6 month clothing.  She is wearing mostly 0-3 right now and moving into 3-6 soon!  She is in size one diapers and wears size 1 shoes.  We have so many fun wardrobe options now and Little Miss Lena knows how to rock the fashions. 

 We love you Lena Joyce!  You are the best part of my day!