The rainbow cake

Rainbow Cake 1, originally uploaded by juliecinci.

A slice featured in the side photo. We made this yesterday but I don't have any photos for today so it will have to do. :)

Blue skies don't bother me

Blue skies don't bother me, originally uploaded by juliecinci.

Just that pack of flies on my back...

I've been wanting a shot of these cows deep in grass for weeks but they are always too far from the road to be worth a shot. Yesterday, I was flying by in the car when I noticed them up against the fence.

They live in front of the farm that is across the street from Jacob's old school. Who knows how much longer we'll have this out of time agricultural scene to enjoy before some home developer lures them away with millions....

I'll have my girl text your girl...

Cell phone mania, originally uploaded by juliecinci.

Jacob texted over 200 messages in the first few hours of cell phone ownership. He and Johannah now text each other in the same room. Here: she's texting him while he's on the phone!

In other words, our lives = theater of the absurd.

Noah: soft focus

Noah: soft focus, originally uploaded by juliecinci.

We celebrated Noah's birthday yesterday. He turned 20. He's off to California for the summer to work for our nephew-in-law building houses. I'll miss him.

Here are two more looks at my firstborn:

Getting the grad ready

Getting the grad ready, originally uploaded by juliecinci.

(Yes, that is Caitrin mugging for the camera...)

Today Johannah graduated from high school! Wonderful day together. Here are my favorite "mother love" photos of the day. I'm still reeling from the event of it - the ending of something, the beginning of something else.

First text message

First text message, originally uploaded by juliecinci.

on Jacob's first cell phone. We've had a hard time prying his hands loose ever since. This photo is from Friday morning.