What is in my kitchen nowadays

Peaches: we have been battling squirrels as to who gets to the peaches first. I think the squirrels are winning. I walked by the peach tree yesterday and the aroma of peaches was delicious and unmistakable. And I realized that every squirrel within 5.2 miles can smell our peaches. The approximate squirrel population is 10 per yard. We pick about a dozen off the ground every day that have either been pulled from the tree and had a bite taken out of them or that are simply a casualty of the branches shaking. We are trying to salvage them as best we can.

Homemade graham crackers: Today I made some graham crackers even though I should have taken a nap instead I realized later. But at least they were tasty. Even better dipped in milk.

The fridge: Our fridge tends to get crowded with pictures of family, quotes that we like, and other random things so we have to clear it off every now and then. I have decided that the goats are permanent residents.

Recently we have two new additions that make me smile every time I see them. The first one is a cut out from the (large) lunch bag that was given to Alex on his trip home from Boston. The Petersen kids drew him a picture.

We miss you! Feelings: you here...    you left...

This is the other one - my 10 week ultrasound!!! This has been an announcement a long time in the making and I plan to post more about our IVF experience in the future. We are thrilled to finally be expecting and much of the time it still feels a little unreal to me. I have been blessed to not experience any (or at least, very little) nausea and I am grateful for that, along with all the other blessings we have had along the way. 

So far, baby looks like a potato head so we are calling him/her Strax until we find a more appropriate nickname.