Acrylic on canvas

Bailey

Keira

random June pictures

the following are just a bunch of random pictures from the last few weeks. Keira spends more and more time perusing the book shelf in the playroom, she loves to leaf through the pages and "read" out loud in her own at the moment language. We didn't have a real party for Keira, just a small family gathering for her 2nd birthday, I just experimented with cupcakes which she wouldn't even touch...talk about your picky eater!

Panatonne with Grande Nonna Livia (Nonnie)

Bailey had the opportunity to spend some time in the kitchen while my grandmother was visiting us from Santa Barbara. Mind you Italian-born women take food seriously and boy did she and Bailey have a grand time together making meatballs and one of the Dodero family favorites: Panetonne, an incredibly stubborn thing to make, but is a delectable Easter sweet bread that tastes like childhood to me. It was a very special thing for me to watch and photograph. Both girls grew very attached to her and miss her greatly. Keira actually asks after her calling her Nonnie Cha Cha because she quickly learned that if she asked her for chocolate she was given it pretty much immediately and Bailey has decided that she wants to move back to California to live closer to her for her cooking lessons.

Day 1, Year 1

Year 2!