May 1-Four and a Half Weeks to Go

Paxton got his first "professional" picture taken at the mall the other day. This picture is the additional one that we choose, but the better one will be in in a few weeks. We are so lucky to live in such a beautifull place. Since the start of spring we have two different bird families nested in our yard, a few hummers, a quail couple that were on the porch the other day, and a wood pecker couple. One of the Wood Peckers is now named HummingWood because I cought it(on tape too) perched on the little humming bird feeder franticlly eatting the sugary syrup. The Iris' are in bloom and bigger than ever this year, the daisys that my mom got for the baby shower are coming back and it is so green in the yard sometimes I forget that we are in the high desert.
I don't think I 've ever talked about Ryan Ford on this blog. He was a childhood friend when we lived in Crestline, ca. I remember his high, prepuberty voice calling from the street up to our house for Toph to come play. Ryan Ford died last year of a rare blood cancer. His sister is keeping up on his "MySpace" and found Topher who gave me the site..... We miss you, Dude!