First harvest!

I planted 4 tomato plants of different kinds this year in our side yard vegetable patch. The cherry tomato is the only one that has really taken off, and it really took off. It's almost taller than me already! Yesterday I noticed a little glimpse of red peeking out from a branch toward the the bottom and lo-and-behold, my first ripe tomatos! (Ever in my life! This is my first experiment with tomato growing.) I ate them straight off the plant and they were sweet like fruit. Delicious! It is so exciting to harvest and eat something you grow yourself!

The Farm

Fresh produce, produced locally with all organic farming methods. We're trying to eat more mindfully, and more healthfully, so we've been participating in a program that delivers this wonderful food to us every week.

This weekend we had an opportunity to tour one of the farms where our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) sources their produce. It was a very impressive tour, and fun!

Through a wife, 3 kids, and a war...

So said Andrea about Craig's journey from med student to full fledged Radiologist, a long haul that concludes this month with Craig's graduation from the Stanford Fellowship program. Andrea celebrated Craig's accomplishment and dedication this weekend at an all-out party, complete with 100 guests, a fantastic spread of food, and backyard swimming thanks to Craig's parent's extraordinary backyard.
We are all so proud of you, Craig!

Photo uploading techniques

As I continue to wait for my pics to all upload from the new external hard drive into Picassa, I am experimenting with a new technique for putting photos on my blog. If this works, you should be seeing a pretty scene from one of Jeff's highcountry backpacking trips. Yay!

My oldest digital photo

This is me with Whitney, in the oldest digital photo I have on my computer. The date on it says May 2nd, 2003. (Boy did I have a lot of hair!) Jeff has been transferring our photos to a new external hard drive and now they need to reload into Picassa on my computer which always takes forever the first time. So, while I wait for my new photos to come online, I am browsing old photos. Amazing how much digital photography has changed everything about the way we take and use photos, and in such a short time!

Hopefully by tomorrow I'll be able to fill you in on some more recent doings around the Holman Family including some recent pictures!

What's going on in Iran? (1) - June 2009 - Green Revolution

I've not been blogging for a while, but a nice reminder from my aunt makes me think I should start up again. I've been too focused on work, and maintaining the blog I think will help me keep some attention on other important things, like family, and what's going on in the world. A friend sent me this 2 minute video which was very powerful and helps me understand what's going on in Iran. I hope you find it helpful too.

Takedown!

We spent the weekend in Pasadena visiting Nana and Grumps, and seeing Brad, Kim and Kira. The cousins had so much fun playing together. Here they are mid-romp on the grass. In the next picture (not shown) they're in a big happy pile on the grass. So cute to watch them play together!

Intuit Small Business United

I'm super proud of the Small Business United campaign my team launched today. Check out the video on YouTube!

Snow CAN be fun!

And here's proof!

The Rainbow Fairies

Julia and I have been reading from the Rainbow Fairies books. I purchased the box set and we've been enjoying them tremendously. We've gone through the first two and are starting on the third now. They are a great transition from picture books to chapter books, as each chapter is very short and each page has a picture on it.

I also came upon a great site all about reading to kids, with some great recommendations:

http://www.daddyread.com/