hitching a ride

matt and i were driving on hwy 26 when this butterfly landed on the passenger window. it rode with us all the way down hall-johnson, onto 121 south, and got off at glade. for any other lovers of "you've got mail" all i could think was that since there are no hat shops at glade, the butterfly must have wanted coffee from one of the four starbucks at the intersection. which, as brian has taught me, is obviously a mistake.

the future

my sweet, sweet daughter joined me on a trip to UNT this week. there she posed in my sunglasses, made tough college boys smile and wave at her, signed a credit card receipt at the bookstore, and declared that the campus eagle is in fact an owl.

afterwards we made an impromtu visit to keri and brian's where they gracefully shared (was there much of a choice, really?) their fresh blueberries with abby. keri gave abby a flower before we left which abby twirled in her hand the whole way home.

i feel totally in awe of this little girl.

Sneaky, very sneaky!

I knew she was in the chair watching Elmo, but I had no idea she'd gotten my drink off the table and made herself comfortable... luckily it was just water!

Happy 4th of July!

In honor of Independence Day- here are a few freedoms Abby appreciates:

taking walks with Daddy...eating blueberries...

playing in the curtains...crawling in and climbing on everything...

chasing bubbles...

and watching fireworks!

Happy 4th of July everyone!