Dylan's big week

It seems like every week Dylan masters a plethora of new skills. This week was especially exceptional. He is 6 and one half months old and he began to stand with support, then stand holding onto furniture, and eventually began to pull up to standing on anything and everything he could reach in the house. He also sat in the grocery cart unsupported for his first and second time at the market. He took a few spills and sustained a few scratches, but it's only made him more daring! He also had his second solid food ripe, organic banana. See for yourself:

Look at the roll of fat hanging over his pants!

He even managed to turn himself around without falling over.

ALL of this happened within 7 days! The word is his father was walking well at 10 months and his paternal grandfather at 8 and one half months. I don't doubt that he'll be "cruising (walking holding onto furniture)" before he's 8 months old. Until then.

An occasion for pie

Unbelievably, Dylan turned 6 months old this week. Even more extraordinary is that it's been two years since Thomas and I married on the utterly breathtaking island of Santorini (Ancient Thera) in the Cyclades of Greece. In honor of the occasion, pictures and pie!

                                    One of our last moments as a twosome

Dylan's first food, ripe, organic pear.

Raw Blueberry Pie

Crust:

2 cups raw almonds

1/2 cup dates

pinch of salt

Filling:

5 cups fresh, organic blueberries

2 bananas

1 1/2 TBSP raw agave nectar or honey

Preparation:

1. Process almonds, dates, and salt in a high speed blender or food processor until mixture is completely pulverized and sticky

2. Spoon the mixture into a circular pie pan and press it firmly against all sides until you have a pie shaped crust, set aside

3. Blend 4 cups of the blueberries, the bananas, and the agave until smooth, stir in remaining 1 cup of blueberries

4. Pour into crust and refrigerate at least 2 hours

*I have been making this pie for almost 5 years now, and it never gets old! I prefer to eat it in the morning instead of for dessert because, on most days, I follow the food combining principles of The Rose Program. Enjoy!