Way Back Machine

This seems like it was a long time ago. Late July or August?

Right now snow is falling for the second day in a row. The kids are begging to go sledding, but Theo and I are trying to get those weekend chores done and eat up the rest of the Thanksgiving turkey. I feel guilty, but the day's not over. Maybe if one of us needs a nap, the other will go sledding.

I have a feeling that we're going to have snow for at least a few days.

Plaster-Claustro-Fidgety

Here's Rowan making his mask. He wanted to keep his nose and mouth clear so that he could mumble through the process. Unlike Kai, Rowan was very anxious to get the mask off. I don't think he found the experience as relaxing and centering as Kai did. He also wanted to get a look at his face in the mask. I think the Fanta helped in calming creature -- always keep bendy straws handy.

The Young Man in the Plaster Mask

The bestest thing about being a parent is being able to do all the fun projects, arts and crafts, experiments and model kits.

Here we have Kai sitting for a nearly full face plaster cast. He was very patient and lay completely still for 30 minutes. He was utterly silent. I think I'm going to be doing a few more of these masks. Maybe three or four a night. ;)

Jumping Girl

It's been a long while since I posted. It's hard to find the time since I got my job in Boulder. My off time I spend with the kids, so that leaves time to sleep. Theo and I did manage to use our new income to have a babysitter and date night. I'm not sure how we survived before date night. I think the kids feel the same way. They love having a hang out and movie night with Chansa. Kai has already reached the age where he "hangs out with Chansa" rather than "is babysat by Chansa." Jasmine loves her because she paints Jazz's nails different colors.



Jasmine insists on wearing a dress at every opportunity. Most of her dresses are spring dresses, so she can only wear them inside since the weather has gotten colder. She doesn't like dressing in pants and long sleeve shirts, but will tolerate it for the sake of going outside, which she loves. Hats and sunglasses are fine though, she puts these on by herself without prompting.



So, anyway, here she is. She heard me taking pictures and ran into the room saying, "Cheese! Cheese!" Well, it's hard to resist taking pictures when invited so cutely. Personally, I think her motivation is that she wants to see the little screen on the camera after I take the picture. One of her favorite things is looking at pictures of her friends, teachers and family. I make photo books for her and she'll spend hours staring at them and identifying the people in the photos. I think its a good exercise in using her vision.