Holding Milo

Milo and Karen


Chris and Milo


Milo and Lucie

Field trip to Lyon Farms

Strawberry field


Lucie and Karna


Ziah and Lucie


Mrs. Martlew and Lucie

In the sling

Scare quotes

This evening when we got our dessert plates, Lucie noted that Chris gave himself the broken cookie. She said, "Daddy is so sweet. He always gives us the nice things and gives himself the 'naughty' (makes quotes with fingers) ones."

Chicken tour

Saturday we travelled to Raleigh for what was billed as a "Hen-side the Beltline" tour of the backyards of folks who raise chickens in the city. We visited four different residences and learned that there is a small but sizable community of urban chicken keepers. We took in a number of innovative and simple coop designs, and are encouraged in our pursuit of some chickens of our very own.


Lucie: "Don't show that one. I don't like seeing a chicken's butt up in the air."








Ready for lunch

Trip to the dentist

Getting a checkup


Picking out stickers


No cavities

Strawberry Festival

We attended the annual Strawberry Festival at Old North Durham Park, sponsored by the school Lucie will be attending, Central Park School for Children. We had strawberry shortcake, strawberry smoothies and watched the Bouncing Bulldogs. L had a chance to run (and bounce) around with some old friends.


Moon bounce


Lucie grafitti from last year's festival -- still there