Ponder this

Gather yourself up, as the exercises of recollection have taught you to do. Then - with attention no longer frittered amongst the petty accidents and interest of your personal life, but poised, tense, ready for the work you shall demand of it- stretch out by a distinct act of loving will towards one of the myriad manifestations of life that surround you: and which, in an ordinary way, you hardly notice unless you happen to need them. Pour yourself our towards it, do not draw its image towards you. Deliberate- more, impassioned - attentiveness, an attentiveness which soon transcends all consciousness of yourself, as separate from and attending to the thing seen; this is the condition of success. As to the object of contemplation, it matters little. From Alp to insect, anything will do, provided that your attitude be right: for all things in this world towards which you are stretching out are linked together, and one truly apprehended will be the gateway to the rest.

-Evelyn Underhill

Etsy

I just started my Etsy store. I've been wanting to do this for sometime. I only have three items posted, but as I make more stuff I'll get it up on the site. Please check it out : http://www.etsy.com/shop/pearlgrl.

So...

I haven't felt like blogging lately.

Camping at La Jolla Indian Reservation

These city babies adapted surprisingly well to the natural environment

Jay cooking up some chicken for dinner, and Mark adding a little Purel hand sanitizer...you can never be too clean while camping...

This was our 14th attempt at a decent picture of the two of us. Mark says the flash hurts his eyes. He must have weak eyes.
Mom and babe, fireside.


Thanks for the Purel chicken Mark and Jay!

Jay and his women.

Family photo.

Alayna and Sloane takin' it easy.

The next morning Mark scramble up some eggs and bacon.

Ella and Daddy at the riverbed. Too bad the water was only 6 inches deep on this 95 degree day.
Oh well, next time we will go rafting and tubing.


Mark and I dared to join our friends for a camping adventure last weekend. Some thought we were crazy for bringing Ella camping at just 2 1/2 months old. But we knew our little nature lover would do just great.

Here is a video of the girls first camping experience. Sorry for the black eye Sloane, I promise it was an accident.

Ella - 2 months old

Video of Ella "Dancing"

Bathing Beauty

Ella and Sloane

We don't care what they say...they are destined to be best baby friends.

Their first meeting. Sloane is 2 weeks old and Ella is 3 days old.




Now look at them... Ella is 9 weeks old and Sloane is 11 weeks old...