This year we are lucky that Valentines falls on a Friday. Z will be going to daycare as usual and having a party with his friends. Meanwhile L and I will have a date-day at home with some cheese fondue and a movie or two . For Valentines the past two years I have tried…
In marriage you choose to commit to a lifetime together based on the 60-75% of that person that you know and love. The other 40-25% you get a chance to get to know over years and even then, a person can grow and change. In parenthood you choose to commit in love to a lifetime…
Mother's Day weekend we took NaiNai and Papa to our closest children's museum. We had a fun day playing with the vehicles and in the gravel pit. After a fun time at the museum, we went down the street to the farmer's market for lunch. It was great to welcome the warmer weather. After church…
Z has really been into everything that is red and lights up and makes lots of noise in other words: firetrucks. His favorite T-shirt is red with a firetruck on it and we thrilled to get firetruck pajamas, a firefighter helmet, and a toy firetruck that lights up and makes noise for Christmas. So…
This month for preschool we focused on animal habitats: specifically arctic, jungle, and desert. The first week was arctic. The boys played in a "snow" sensory bin filled with arctic animals who tried to camouflage into the snow. We painted ice balls and tired to make igloos or little ice caves for the animals in…
I used to think it was brave to travel the world-to go on great adventures. I thought that meant courage and an adventurous spirit. Everyone when they hear of where I have traveled to: the political and social upheaval those countries have experienced, the cultural and language barriers, the distance from family and friends, the…
Last April Z started showing an interest not only in trains but also train sets and building track. This all gave me a pretty good idea of what to do for his birthday the next month (more to come on this). As the weather continued to get better Z spent more and more time outside.…
It's January and everyone is looking forward; thinking about their hopes, dreams, and plans for the new year. Normally this time of year I am doing the same, thinking through my personal goals, goals for Z, house projects to complete etc. But this year is a little different. We are planning on sleepless nights, piles…
We came back after our long Christmas travels ready to regroup and rest. While doing this, Z was enjoying and exploring his new toys. Some of these had stayed in boxes because they had small parts or needed batteries. In the midst of regrouping we also took time to rest and play. New Years Eve…
This month we decided the boys would be too focused on the holiday activities to really pick a creative or different theme. So we went with Christmas. We started the month with a Christmas themed science experiment using oil, water, seltzer tablets and food coloring to make lava lamps. They played with a sensory bin…
