So glad

It occurred to me tonight

while giving Holland a bath

how she is really growing up

Her conversations lately have been

pretty inquisitive.

Last night she asked me if she will

ever have a step dad

and then she told me

that it wasn't her fault, or my fault, or her dad's fault

or her dog, or her cat, or her fish, or her other dog's fault

that we don't all live together.

It just happened Mom.

That is what she said.

And tonight while she was in the bath

she said

Gracie and Isabo wears bras

but they are just training bras

I don't wear one, but when will I Mom?

I am glad I get to answer her questions.

Mom's Birthday

I don't remember when the last time was

that I actually got to be with Mom on her birthday

So to celebrate, I figured that playing sick so I could stay home from work

was justifiable (actually, Holland really did have the flu, but we took her out anyway!)

Cheesecake Factory, Shopping, and Musical Chairs, Root Bear Floats, Pin the tail on the Bunny

Not sure about Mom, but I had fun!

Moab

The post begins with hiking shoes

Holland selected

and wore

while we climbed the red rocks

yes, climbed.

She said they worked great

and looked even better

And then there are some lovely ones of

Moi.

Yes, Camille camps.

Just not very beautifully.

But somehow I didn't care.

Tom and Hill skipped me out of work early

on Friday

and drove us to Moab

We love that they included us.

And forced me to climb to Delicate Arch.

It was amazing.

And when we got to the top

Holland (who climbed the whole 3 miles without help)

stomped her foot, and insisted we go back down.

I think you can see her willingness to document it in our picture.

But she sure looked good going down!