It’s been a dreary month. Ari and I have been continually sick – first him, with a high fever for a couple of days; then me, with a bad cough and sore throat that caused me to lose my voice for over a week and miss way too much work until I finally went to… Continue reading January 2016
Boy! It’s a boy! We had the big ultrasound and everything looks good. Ari is not terribly interested in talking about having a little brother or a baby, but he does think my “biiiig tummy” is “funny” and he asks to “open it” and take the baby out. We were expecting a boy based on… Continue reading December, Christmas, and January So Far! Ari Turns 2 and 1/2 and I Am 19 Weeks Pregnant With A…
Happy New Year! More in that vein coming, particularly our 2016 vision board. 🙂 But for now, I want to briefly review some of my attempts at cooking in November and December. Regularly preparing healthy meals and eating at home more are a couple of goals A. and I continually have and never really feel… Continue reading Meals I’ve Made
Wow, I am beyond behind on this blog! Now it’s intimidating to try to catch up on everything from the past couple of months. And I still don’t really have time to write a post, so it’s going to have to be a quick one. I’ll just have to accept that lots of experiences will… Continue reading October and November 2015 – Fall Recap and a Pregnancy Announcement!
Okay, it’s another photo extravaganza this month! My parents visited in our continued reliance on grandparents to get through his school’s one-week closure. They took Ari to the food cart pod down the street and…hiking? Then we all went to the zoo, where Ari carried his little animals all over and did a good map-reading… Continue reading September 2015, Ari at 26-27 Months
I started this month with some good intentions for cooking at home! We’ve had a couple of Costco trips recently and always feel like we spend too much money there, and this last time I wanted to be sure to use all the food we bought. And I want us to eat more healthy food.… Continue reading August 2015 – Ari at 26 Months Old
In July, my extended family had our annual trip together. This year we divided our time between Port Townsend and Olympia, in Washington. Ari and I took the train to Olympia and spent the first night at my aunt and uncle’s house there. Now that Ari is two I have to buy him a seat… Continue reading Second Half of July 2015 to the Present – Family Trip, Goats, and Swimming
Why do I bother taking him to the Children’s Museum? 🙂 Oh yeah – he brushed the alligator’s teeth! This was a really big deal for him; he was so terrified that he would cry whenever we were in the big room with the alligator in it. For some reason he was brave this day;… Continue reading First Half of July – Ari is Almost 25 Months
Ari had so many birthday parties. It was a week-long celebration, really. On the Sunday before his birthday, we had friends over in the backyard, and way too much dessert – gluten free vegan cupcakes, chocolate cake, and carrot cake. Ari really enjoyed the cake: And he actually participated in opening presents, too: On Tuesday,… Continue reading And Now We Have a Two-Year-Old!
Just since my last post, it feels like Ari’s been doing so many new things. I have to get them down here! Not that every toddler isn’t doing new things all the time, but I don’t want to forget his. First, perhaps a regression in our parenting – feeding him with his frog puppet! He’s… Continue reading Ari is Almost Two! Also, a Bicycling Misadventure (Coaster Brake FAIL!)
Bungalow Blooming 