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Friday Fun

February 19, 2010 by Lenka No Comments »

A fun Friday.  Anika’s class had their hundred’s day celebration.  One parent brought in a great project: 100 Questions.  The questions ranged from Are there aliens with three heads? to How do we see? I thought it would be fascinating to do it every five years and see the questions evolve at say, 5, 10, 15 years old.  Even 30, 35 years old.  My questions have certainly changed over the years.  What a great creative idea!

Anika had a playdate so we went to the park after school.  The girls had a wonderful time and Ian watched them very serious.  He did his signature feet-first down the slide a few times.  We came home where the girls found Zhu Zhus and made houses and mused about What if they were alive with the wheels and gears?

A question :)

We talk a lot about keeping the Zhu Zhus away from hair, but Anika brought hers to me with a nasty tangle around one wheel.  I figured it was from some dusty corner or something but I did ask.  She didn’t answer right away.  A few minutes later she said the Zhu Zhu got near her hair and it pulled out a hunk.  Poor baby!

Off to make pixies for the auction.  Step one, anyway. :)

 

Tripping Homeward

February 15, 2010 by Lenka No Comments »

We’re getting yummy sushi at Little Madfish. What a treat!

 

Too busy having fun :)

February 14, 2010 by Lenka No Comments »

Posting from the road is tough business. I have many pictures to post soon! Back to Olympics and fun. :)

 

Santa Cruz

February 12, 2010 by Lenka No Comments »

We are here! Kiddos are up way past bedtime. We are watching Olympics opening ceremonies. Fun!

 

My Whole World

February 9, 2010 by Lenka No Comments »

Ian and Anika played jump over the couch again.

He loves his sister so . . .  This is how he watches her:

He waits for her.  He will not play if she does not play with him.  When she leaves the room, he dashes after her.

Today for the first time he cried when I put his blanket in the dryer.  He tugged the soggy blanket out of my hands.  I distracted him by sitting on the ground after returning the blanket to the dryer.

He pushed my shoulders so he could crazy-tackle me.  He grabbed me in a fierce hug.

He says hepppe, which could be help me or help please.  At the zoo yesterday he said bir, bir for bird.  And bah for ball.  He brings a ball to me when we play basketball.  He wants to share.

In the bath, he found a dolphin which they could use to squeeze water at each other.  Fits of giggles as they pretended to blow on the tail to make it squirt water into the other’s face.  Anika, so sweet, helped Ian shoot water at her.  Then she got her turn.

He loved it.

She made a song with him yesterday.  She put his hands against her face and she rocks them both as she sings, I love my baby, I love my little baby, my best little baby, I love my baby Ian . . .

He adores the game.  He holds her face and starts rocking her so she will sing for him.

I could not imagine him without her.  Or her without him.  They are a world made whole.  My everything-world.  I hope they know how much they delight me.  They are my magic.  Even on ordinary evenings.

 

A Year with CMT Day 20

February 7, 2010 by Lenka No Comments »

Should be a lifetime :)