I am sooooooo behind! Ugh! It’s almost August and I’m writing about May. Well, here goes! Sam started the month out ON THE MOVE! Lots of crawling and climbing. A.’s parents visited and we went to the zoo! And scoped out venues for Ari’s birthday party. Here are some pictures from Brooklyn Park. Later, Sam… Continue reading May 2017, Sam at 11 Months Old
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
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!)
Time for a big retrospective of the past month, and a description of Ari as he approaches his second birthday! In early May, we went to the Children’s Museum, just the two of us. He pushed a cart around the grocery store and tried to make off with all the corn and plums: But he… Continue reading Ari at 23 Months Old (and A Little Beyond) and the Garden in May
The last day of March had some cool lighting with rain clouds mixed with sun, so I took some pictures of the beautiful trees outside our house: On April 1st we spent some time at Café au Play: More things blooming and growing on April 2nd – including apple trees, blueberries, and some raspberries we… Continue reading April at the Bungalow (and Abroad), Ari at 22 Months
I know it’s not really spring yet, but we’ve been having teasers in the past couple of weeks. The crocuses, daffodils, and cherry blossoms are blooming early! We’ve had some warm and sunny weather, up to 60 degrees, and 11 days ago I mowed the lawn for the first time this year. This was Feb.… Continue reading Springtime Blooming at the Bungalow
We’re not paying as much attention to our garden this year, but I wanted to do a photo update of the things that are blooming and growing! Last year A. was really into tomatoes, and this year it’s apple trees. This is an espalier apple tree that is supposed to produce six different kinds of… Continue reading Our Yard and Garden, Two Weeks Ago
One week ago, lunch together at Whole Bowl: Then, eating our mostly-vegetables dinner after our organic produce delivery, with some poor table manners! We went for a rainy-day walk but we managed to squeeze it in between showers and stayed dry! We went to OMSI and played in the Science Playground area for kids ages… Continue reading Ari’s 45th Week in Words and Pictures
I’m in the middle of my long work stretch. I got a bonus four hours off on Sunday when I got to leave early because our census was low, then I had yesterday off, just a short project at work today, and tomorrow I start another stretch of three shifts. The weather has been AMAZING… Continue reading A Quick Update
We survived 2013! And it’s my one-year blog-o-versary! In my very first post, I talked about our vision board for 2012 and all the changes that actually took place that year, even though halfway through the year we didn’t think any of them would actually happen: new jobs, moving to Portland, buying a house, and… Continue reading A New Year
Bungalow Blooming 