I'm giddy. The pool opens this weekend. More fun times are on the horizon. I've got big plans for this Summer. The crumb and I are going to wear the path out to the community pool, and fingers-crossed, she will know how to swim by the end of this glorious season.
Also with this warm weather, I've developed a 'dangerous' addiction to home-made ice cream. My little machine has been churning non-stop ~ lemon verbena {using this recipe as my base for all flavors}, coffee, strawberry, and cherry with raw cocoa nibs. The tasty concoctions are endless which means the laps I will need to swim daily is a really high number. I'm okay with that.
Outdoor movies, library reading challenges, alfresco dining for every meal, farmers markets, concerts in the parks, popsicles, garden-to-table-food, dancing under the stars, soaking up every bit of Summer's magic and then some ~ it's that time of year where I am ready to 'disconnect' and just reconnect to BEING.
The other day, it struck me that my crumb is no longer a little baby. She is growing up really fast {and I'm not going to lie, I'm all for the growing up..}, but I'm REALLY loving this age. She is fun, sweet as pie, full of personality {a real jokester}, and a total sponge. I want this formative time of her life to be off-the-charts incredible because the memories we make will hopefully be what brings a huge smile to her face every time this splendid season of soleil roles around.
Now my sun-bunnies, what are you planning for the blissful months ahead?
[Jean Gabriel Domergue]
