Summer arrives - blog suffers!

Sorry for the lack of new posts on the blog, but we have 2 very good excuses. First, Ami and I are finally on our own with Priya. Grandmaman Wallace left on July 23rd. It was hard at first not having anyone to hand Priya off to when you were tired or wanted to update your blog. But, we have adjusted nicely. The main reason though is that summer has finally arrived in the Pacific NW and the weather has been fantastic. We had 24 straight days without rain!!!

We have been out and about and crazy busy with trips to Eugene, weekly concerts at our neighborhood park, BBQ's, multiple beer festivals, and my favorite - berry picking. I think we are closing in on 100 pounds of total berries picked and consumed. It is all berries all the time around here: berries with breakfast, berry lemonade, homemade berry ice cream etc...It started with strawberries, then raspberries, marionberries, boysenberries, blueberries and blackberries. All within 10 miles and with views of Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams while you pick.

Anyway, you didn't visit the site to hear me fluff the berry industry. On to the pictures of Priya: Here she is at the zoo visiting with the seals.



Ami, Priya and a hippo.

Grandmama and Priya at the Lucky Lab brewery.

At a park in Eugene (home of University of Oregon).

I will put up a new slideshow of recent pictures and try to get a new video up soon. Now, where did I put those berries....