February 2012
3 posts
camping:
have a great weekend !
today
9:15 a.m.
: walking to school with S :
2:45 p.m.
: waiting for a couple of vaccinations with M :
star wars
: duvet cover and pillow case made with bedding from Pottery Barn Kids :
: more Star Wars fabric available at Jo-Ann Fabrics :
January 2012
4 posts
seven
accomplishment :
S pulled this one out all by himself,
again after weeks of wiggling,
and I cleaned the bathroom mirror.
5
maui
happy new year !
December 2011
4 posts
one look :
at those leg warmers,
and unbelievably,
I love her more.
off my game...
I’m going to need a more adult approach to Christmas next year.
pajama day :
: we had to come straight home to change after school :
Me: You know M, it can be pajama day all day if you want.
M: No it can’t.
flying.
November 2011
9 posts
new information
: my kids love hard boiled eggs! :
: ….and room service makes the best eggs :
L.A.
: stairs in Santa Barbara :
: too much talking :
: yellow at The Standard Hotel :
: love locks :
: stairs at the L.A. Public Library :
: hotel room view :
: on our way home :
: S :
: M :
: … and after weeks of waiting, tugging, and wiggling S’s tooth finally fell out :
oh yeah:
: Dad kindly added leg warmers to the things needed for ballet class :
: yes, they are very important :
: yes, Dad is the best :
picture day
yesterday and today :
08.15.08
: face painting with dirt from the park :
one hour :
yes, I know it is not their fault that I have to parent for an extra hour today… but it’s an extra hour on a Sunday that is already crawling along..
instead of complaining (well, that’s just me) we built circuits.
S. already has plans to visit the shop tomorrow to stock up on supplies.
jewel
: front :
: wings :
: hat :
: this has been taped to our wall for the past month :
: that pink popcorn block was this year’s favorite treat :
: This year Darth Vader was all about dueling any every Star Wars character we passed… except Storm Troupers, who were told which streets they were allowed to walk :
happy halloween
S decided to be Darth Vader again so I had a little extra time to spend on M’s Jewel costume,
and this blue Macaw does not softly tweet- she loudly caws.
I hope you had a sweet Halloween too !
looks gross...
: yes, but it does NOT taste great :
: it really should read; looks gross and tastes gross- I’m pretty sure boys (and Dads) will still buy it :
: and eat it :
October 2011
16 posts
ready, set,
battle!
: looks like an angry bird found the tank :
when lost...
follow your heart.
road trip :
well not exactly. but it was a trip that required bike locks,
and a basket that held 12 cents more when we returned from lunch,
M was truly amazed at the generosity of this mysterious stranger….
S wished he had had a basket on his bike…
pumpkin patch
: M’s favorite :
: corn maze :
: M threw a huge tantrum right after the below picture because I refused to buy the huge pumpkin she had picked out and carry it to the car :
101.5
that’s the fever S has had this afternoon,
it’s the same fever that kept M home this past Wednesday,
and it’s the same fever that is giving mom time between Battleship games to play with her camera.
saturday morning:
: after an hour of making towers to explode, S and M hatched a plan to “cash up” their piggy banks :
: the tins were destroyed emptied and off we went :
: without hesitation S picked out the largest tank his money could buy (negotiations at bank Mom didn’t go well) :
: and M, the ugliest doll :
: and it looks like we’re all set for Saturday...
: M :
this one :
is quickly becoming M’s favorite gift to share with her friends,
and so this one is for V (we hope she likes it as much as we do),
water bottle pocket included.
bamboo forest
: made for the pandas in room 9 :
: forest floor :
furoshiki
style wrapping
saturday morning
battleship !
today
Little Red Riding Hood
cape
: working on a cape pattern (I think the hood needs to be a little more floppy, it’s for LRRH) :
mermaid party
: celebrating K’s 4th birthday! :
: the cake :
: the seafood :
: some cake pops :
: the present :
: I tried some new things with this bag… like the water bottle pocket :
September 2011
11 posts
the waiting
before ballet class feels long. we go early. really early.
……the teacher might open the door early,…and what if class starts before we get there, …and what time does class start again?
“mom, do you even know what time it is?”
tgif
m & z
haircuts:
S wants to throw the rest of his popsicle at me, but he also wants to eat it ……
he ate it.
M wants to know why we are still cutting her hair if she’s growing it long, long, long like Rapunzel…..
………
ballet
and one very serious dancer!
summer swimming
≠ swimming 2X a week for three months in the fall,
waiting for your brother to finish swim class…..(and not swimming yourself),
= “totally fine with me”
dad duty :
: watching M and S “avoid” the waves :
: teaching M how to play air hockey :
: waiting while the kids empty sand from their shoes :
sunday cruzin'
: fun center :
: M and S (doing their new favorite thing) :
: “Mom I see the moon..” :
: next time :
: cheesy pizza or fishing for M :
: I know that I have the best family ever because we ended our long day in Santa Cruz here :
: so that Mom could drool over their Liberty of London section :
: I hope you’re having a great...
green lantern
in a spider-man shirt
: giraffe quilt :
: for a little one expected to arrive any day now :
: lately :
: angry birds :
: sunlit strap :
: climbing :
: sitting :
(M has been wearing her school bag everyday…….yes, that includes weekend and evening outings)
August 2011
12 posts
while in MN...
my girl fell in love with American Girl,
and after an hour M agreed to leave empty-handed, but with the promise that I would sew her some matching clothes “exactly like the American Girl stuff”,
last night she remembered that promise,
and today I kept my word (well, not exactly).
to celebrate:
S’s first week of grade 1 we headed to Chuck E. Cheese’s,
and had the best day,
ever.
S got lucky,
and hit the jackpot,
as did M,
hope you’re having a best day ever too!
Grade 1
we are very proud of this little first grader! (who was surprisingly serious this morning)
…and the school bag