Nueva Frontera
Today was Dahlia’s first day of preschool and she was excited. But not as excited as her big sister. As we drove there this morning, Matea explained in great detail, the routine of the day. She also sang all the songs that are used to signify transitions throughout the day and laid out all of […]
Merry Christmas!
There is a blend of busy and quiet around here, as we delve into the holiday season. That seems like a good way to describe our year. It started out with a mild winter, that lead us into a fairly rainy Spring. Sandy, Steve and the girls visited in March. Steve was here […]
Giving thanks in Whistler, BC
We decided to join the Knights this year on their annual Thanksgiving weekend in Whistler. We had snow in Seattle upon leaving, so it was quite an adventurous drive, with many vehicles stopping to chain up or defrost frozen windshield wipers. But we made it without incident and checked in to what Dahlia called “our […]
Snow days
Almost 6 inches of snow fell yesterday. Hard to believe, considering that earlier this month I was sitting outside reading a magazine in 75 degree weather. Today, we had a high of 28 degrees. But the sun was shining and it looked so beautiful with the trees covered in snow. Cold temperatures couldn’t keep us inside, […]
Being outdoors
As I may have mentioned, I have been reading a booked called “Last Child in the Woods”, by Richard Louv. I was hesitant to buy it because it is a very thick book, and how could somebody write that much about kids who need to play outside more (something I already felt passionate about). As […]
Practicing the “snake” sound.
Dahlia has been going to speech therapy for a few months now. At 2-years-old we noticed a slight delay in her speech. The extra practice has helped quite a bit. She is talking all the time now, so her therapist mainly focuses on pronunciation, especially at the beginning of words. She comes home every week with […]
Autumn
If only the leaves could stay on the trees a little longer. The site of them takes my breath away. We have had some gorgeous autumn weather, so the other day, the girls and I took the long way home from preschool and stopped at the only train museum and Snoqualmie Falls. We also […]
Dance Little one…
I do wonder if there has ever been a little 4-year-old girl, as excited as mine, to begin her first ballet class. She has been mentioning it for weeks…the excitement growing as the day approached. We purchased a second-hand, pink leotard with a pretty sparkly heart in the center and some rather worn-out ballet slippers and she was happy […]
The View from here…
A day-in-the-life of…us! Had I known I was going to document our day in photographs, I definitely would have taken a picture of breakfast. In honor of the Salmon Days Festival, we had cream cheese, smoked salmon and egg, on artisan bread. It was delicious and off we went to meet up with friends for the local Salmon […]
Memory Walk
It was a day of remembrance in so many ways. On 9/11 we drove to the Seattle Center. It was our 3rd annual “Memory walk” benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association. This year Dolly, Bryan, Jenn & the boys joined us. The morning was sunny and cool and the walk was about 3 miles, but with all […]