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Post #5 of Personal Project 52 weeks.

What a fabulous week. Probably because it was the never-ending weekend. ♥

* Mattias turned 1. First birthdays are a really big deal to me. From newborn to toddler are some major developmental milestones, never mind size. We kept the celebration pretty low key for the little guy. He was still overwhelmed and clung to me for the first hour of his party.

* I made lion cupcakes from Hello Cupcake. It was time consuming but Noah and I bonded (read: laughed, cried, fought and hugged) over shopping for candy and making cupcakes.

* Let the harvest begin. First up, spinach. I never knew spinach leaves grew so large. Art measured the spinach leaf at a cubit. We love our spinach salad. Jamie makes a good one. Another recent discovery is spinach gratin: be still my heart. I love this recipe. It’s on the menu for tonight.

* We had a special overnight visitor. Cousin Lucas. The boys had so much fun together. Lots of cars and trucks and outside fun.

* Happy Canada Day! We celebrated at the Abbotsford Parade on Thursday. Hup Holland Hup. The boys watched the soccer match with Art on Friday.

* Noah sweats a LOT when he sleeps. EXIF: Canon 5D 27mm f2.8 ISO1600 1/8. I must have a pretty steady hand because the photo is sharp at 1/8. A sleeping subject helps.

~ K