High Class Dining

This morning Kayla woke up at 5:30 wanting to eat. So I got up, fed her, and put her (sleeping!) back into the crib. She instantly woke up and talked to herself for 10 minutes before getting fussy. I rocked her back to sleep and again she woke up when I put her in the crib. So I took her out to the living room for an hour and then put her back to bed. This time she stayed out. Until almost 10 a.m. The Wind Symphony was playing for church and Jason had to be there at 10:30. So while I finished getting ready, Jason fed Kayla. In his tux. It was awesome.

Here's the wind symphony at church (the University Church, that is). See the director standing with his back to the camera? Look at about 11:00 from him in the second row and there's Jason. He's playing 3rd clarinet this year. The music was great. I enjoyed it from the balcony in the mother's room.

A Visit and Pooh

This afternoon our friend Dacia came to visit. We met her in college; she was also an English major and played in band (she's a flautist). She came with a gift for Kayla which included this adorable hat. Unfortunately Kayla's little head is bigger than it appears, and the hat didnt quite fit.

Glory

This is what the sky looked like when I got up this morning. Wow. I had to go outside (yes, in my pjs) and get a shot or two.

Security

Jason put Kayla in her swing so he could get something to eat for lunch, and when he turned around, she was sleeping! When I got home around 15 minutes later, she was still sleeping. Since it was a tad cold, I took my scarf and dropped it on her to keep her warm (it was handier than a blanket at the time). An hour or so later when I walked past the sleeping Little Miss, this is what I saw. It was so cute I had to take a picture. She slept for a total of around two hours.

When I Rise

In spite of having to go back to work, and in spite of my internal clock being slightly off due to DST happening on Sunday, there is one good thing about the mornings this week: The sunrises are really pretty to watch. This was taken out front as I was leaving for work.

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho...

I went back to work today. It wasn't too bad...I'm only working mornings this week, and next Monday I start full time again. Mostly what I did this morning was start going through my email, emailed a few people to let them know I was back and to ask them how projects were going, and meet with a couple of coworkers to reclaim some responsibilities I'd shuffled around for my leave time. Oh, and I added a few new pictures to my office door:

A Flighty Visit

A small flock of juncos were enjoying the leaves and small tufts of grass on the side of our house this afternoon. There were probably about two dozen of them all around the truck and our wood pile. They moved quickly, so it was hard to get a good shot of them.