that feeling.

i've caught myself smiling inside a couple times lately.

do you ever have that moment, you get in the car set to drive off, feeling lighter, happier, more full of life?

i've noticed myself feeling that way when i am doing something for others, and yes, it often involves bringing them food i've made.

i think food might be the way i communicate care for others.

planning, making, chopping, sauteing, i love each part.
what gives you that happy high?

so many firsts.

it's getting tough to keep up with all of nicolai's changes these days.

he's saying new words...feels like a word a day: hi, night night, lindley, chicken, dad, mama, banana, this, cheese, diego, toast.

he blows on food if we mention it's hot and starts to blow when i reach for the bubbles.

we recently attended his first track meet, first bike race, first hair cut, first dentist appointment and first baseball game.

this guy takes life by the horns.

recent watch.

interesting, touching, and inspiring.

i loved watching autism:the musical.

what great people and great kids...a look into a world i have little experience with.

first haircut.

yesterday nicolai went along with d and got his first haircut.

 (before)

 (after)

coop progress.

thanks to the help of family and friends the chickens are living in their new home.

next step: perhaps a little paint and their run.

happy weekend.

52 weeks old.

(photo by steve peterson)