freda lucia

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Crazy Storm still Going!

2012-01-17T13:14:00.001-08:00

It got cold today, down to 20. Got to play out side a couple times for a bit. Had a fire and hot chocolate.

Snow Day!

2012-01-15T10:54:00.001-08:00

34 and snow makes for big flakes and rapid accumulation. Got about 5 inches. Had fun Playing. Freda stayed the night at Aunt Jan's last night. We got snowed in for a while. We tried to go get her at noon but ha to turn back because the roads were so bad. We only have 2 front wheel drive cars so it was sketch. Around 3 the roads cleared enough to go get her across town. Good to have the family back together again safe and sound.

Snow Today!

2012-01-15T09:24:00.001-08:00

Fun times in the snow.

Cute.

2012-01-11T20:44:00.001-08:00

Almost Five.

2012-01-09T09:36:00.000-08:00

Crazy how fast time flies. She does so much on her own now.

The Grump

2012-01-08T08:59:00.000-08:00

This could be the best picture Mandy's taken of Freda. Definitely top 3.

Me and Fre

2011-12-29T12:04:00.001-08:00

Sigh. I wish I was with her right now. Love you Fre, you are my best.

COWBOY

2011-12-27T10:50:00.001-08:00

Cowboy is a big cat. Kid sized even!

Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T10:49:00.001-08:00

Fun was had by all.

Curly-Q

2011-12-13T14:50:00.001-08:00

She loves getting her hair done.

Better Than One

2011-12-11T15:18:00.001-08:00

Double Trouble

First-rate negotiator.

2011-12-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

"I really really want to have this lollipop daddy."

"How bad do you want it?"

[brief pause, scratches chin]

"Thirty-one three thousand."

...

Time Bandits

2011-12-05T07:44:00.000-08:00

I was watching Time Bandits with Freda on Saturday while mom was in Seattle for the night. Yeah totally, a Terry Gilliam kid's movie and one of my favorites at that. We did not finish it and I skipped over a few parts I felt might be 'too scary'. Especially the ending of the movie as it gets pretty intense.

The next morning, she comes in and wakes me up babbling about horses and things with long noses. After i came out of my sleep stupor I realized she what she was talking about. She had gotten up early and went out and finished watching it...

"you know those things with the big horns and long noses and the black robes?" She goes on. "Well they were a a little bit scary (holding her fingers just enough to let light between) and they were cool from that wall to that wall." Pointing from one end of the house to the other.

Oh Freda...Nothing wrong with Beetlejuice, Time Bandits and Nightmare Before Christmas being your favorite fairy tales.

Everything a moustache.

2011-12-04T13:24:00.001-08:00

She finds moustaches in everything...she's my best.

Friendly!

2011-11-28T07:59:00.001-08:00

Freda is good at making friends. Even with the weird ones.

My Favs

2011-11-19T19:50:00.001-08:00

Scribblefreda

2011-11-11T11:21:00.000-08:00

Short

2011-11-03T20:10:00.001-07:00

Hair.

Zombie Princess.

2011-11-01T09:19:00.000-07:00

Halloween 2011

Dinosaurs and Stuff

2011-10-27T09:54:00.001-07:00

The other day Freda says, "There's something i don't understand."

"What's up honey?"

"You know, before there was dinosaurs? Like before there were people?"

"Yeah?"

"Where did the people come from?"

It's the second time she's asked us and honestly, I was not expecting this conversation for another handful of years.

Our response was simple.

"Many different people believe many different things about where we came from."

The rest of the conversation I consider private as we explained our beliefs.

She's an individual. She has her own likes, dislike, beliefs, tastes, opinions, ideas...and we treat her that way. It's my job as a parent to keep her in between the lines and afford her the opportunity to eclipse my accomplishment in life.

And shes thriving. IMHO.

Curly

2011-10-20T13:46:00.001-07:00

Got her hair curled.

Pirates!

2011-10-20T13:44:00.000-07:00

Some pirates stopped by and gave Freda a scroll with directions for a treasure hunt!

"It's Charley"

2011-10-20T08:00:00.000-07:00

I call home this morning at 7:21 a.m. yeah I know, it was early but I had really important information.

Mandy calls back a couple minutes later. She said Freda heard the phone and bolted out of bed for it. Then she comes wandering back in with the phone and says "It was Charley."

mandy asks "How do you know it was poppy?"

"Because when I got to the room I heard him say "You've reached the McCoy's, we can't make it to the phone right now..."

HA!

Freda skulls

2011-09-17T10:45:00.000-07:00

Disneyland

2011-09-06T12:47:00.001-07:00

I'm strong!

She Likes Doing Art

2011-08-30T15:18:00.000-07:00

Fredas first digital piece of art done on an iphone. She took a picture of her face and used the Alien Booth app to make herself into an alien and then went buckwild with a photoshop. She would not divulge which one. Cute.

Little kiddo is app stacking. At 4.

How'd she make the eyes stay black and up front? lol.

Coyote

2011-08-22T10:52:00.001-07:00

Found this in anacortes. Freda wanted it bad.

Boogeys and the Iphone

2011-08-22T09:58:00.000-07:00

She plays on my phone in the car sometimes. So when I get home I got to use my phone and it's got crusty's on the screen. "who put these boogers on my phone?" I say out load. From another room we hear, **sigh** "I did."

Mandy and laugh.

Damn I love this kid.

2011-08-13T19:12:00.001-07:00

More than the sun and moon and the stars in the sky.

Flower Girls

2011-08-13T10:09:00.000-07:00

Freda and Isabelle were the flower girls are Auntie Kendalls wedding.

Like Father Like Daughter...

2011-07-31T18:08:00.000-07:00

Pushin the limits.

Fishin'.

2011-07-31T02:14:00.001-07:00

She loves to fish. Whatcom Falls...represent.

2011-07-04T12:12:00.001-07:00

Blodel Donovan Park

2011-07-03T21:27:00.000-07:00

3rd o' July

2011-07-03T21:26:00.001-07:00

Party for the 4th [a day early] at Grandpa John and Grandma Kristi's.

Freda hair

2011-06-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

This picture was not staged. Freda was messing around under Grandma Freda's bed and thought she got stuck.

Just a cool pic.

2011-06-23T17:20:00.000-07:00

Busy

2011-06-19T17:15:00.001-07:00

She arranges plants and weeds into letters and words. The horsetails make perfect little lines for constructing letters. She loves to hang out on the unfinished path to the Art House.

A wildcat the girls have named "Licky Martin" is being groomed for outdoor rodent dispersal.

Father's Day 2011

2011-06-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

We went for a drive on Fathers Day and ended up at Mt Baker. It was cloudy and chilly and damp. We got cold and wet. But oh man did we laugh.

We had no change of clothes for Freda so I wrapped her up in my sweatshirt and stocking hat and she curled up in her new booster seat and nibbled on Jujyfruits for the ride home.

Fre x Immy = BFF

2011-06-18T14:31:00.001-07:00

They love each other like sisters from day one.

No Blocking The Gate

2011-06-11T13:12:00.001-07:00

There's a First for Everything

2011-06-07T10:17:00.001-07:00

Her First WHATCHMACALLIT, my favorite candy bar as a kid. Alas, now that I am dairy free I can only live vicariously through her on this one. She has been really into wanting to know what I did as a kid, what I ate as kid, what I watched as a kid. And then want to do that same thing.

We told her it had pooped out caramel on the end...hehehe.

Things like that you cannot explain to people, you have to live it. Parenthood is a constant barrage of this. Sometimes it's a gentle rain. Other times, a hailstorm.

5 Years Ago Today

2011-06-07T09:21:00.000-07:00

We made a baby...

Corn

2011-06-04T18:29:00.000-07:00

Corn on the cob numero uno.

I love my mommy and my mommy loves me

2011-05-31T07:13:00.001-07:00

Bakerview Nursery

2011-05-31T07:12:00.001-07:00

Ski to Sea Parade

2011-05-28T13:50:00.001-07:00

Freda calls it the candy parade. This year, there was not one piece thrown. She was confused but COTTON CANDY FTW.

Playing on the Computer

2011-05-17T07:32:00.001-07:00

Easter!

2011-04-24T08:02:00.002-07:00

Ahhhhh, the golden egg!

The bounty was plentiful. One bene for an only child, they get ALL the eggs.

Scootin'!

2011-04-23T17:35:00.004-07:00

Serious face.

Freda posing with cousin Sawyer.

GO speed racer, GO!

Love 'em

2011-04-16T13:17:00.001-07:00

Mandy and Freda.

Vacation

2011-04-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

Picking up lemonade and lunch at the Chuckwagon on the way to stay with Grandma Leslie.

X-Rayz

2011-04-13T12:29:00.001-07:00

She haz them.

Patio Chalk

2011-04-11T19:08:00.001-07:00

We had some chalk art patio time this evening after dinner. All of us are looking forward to the summer and the good weather and fun times in the backyard.

Freda started the tracing with help from Vespucci.

Mandy and Freda are astronauts and poppy is watching from Earth.

Pac-Man

2011-04-11T10:16:00.001-07:00

She played it. Ate a ghost even. I think it was Blinky.

Blueberry Scone

2011-04-09T09:18:00.000-07:00

One of mini's favorites. Avenue Bread.

Scooter

2011-04-07T15:00:00.000-07:00

BIGUITAR!

2011-04-04T09:25:00.000-07:00

Freda in a ginormous acoustic guitar at the Pacific Science Center by Tom

Sunday Fairhaven

2011-04-03T21:24:00.001-07:00

Working the monster costume.

Mini Photographer

Fredas first blood pressure test

2011-03-26T12:27:00.000-07:00

What a Great Weekend

2011-03-20T09:01:00.001-07:00

My Child

2011-03-13T21:58:00.000-07:00

I need to see more things like her.

I need to accept things more like her.

I need to cherish more things like her.

I need to do more things like her.

I need to be more like her.

Her First Word

2011-03-09T21:07:00.001-08:00

We are laying around finishing off her 4th birthday tonight and turn towards Freda. She is sounding out a word letter by letter and she looks up and and shows us this:

Epic. I love her.

Bellingham Alley

2011-03-09T14:01:00.001-08:00

Bay Street Plaza

2011-03-09T14:01:00.000-08:00

Bellingham Museum

2011-03-09T14:00:00.001-08:00

Happy 4th Birthday!

2011-03-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

Mini picked out and dressed herself for birthday dinner complete with toy glasses. Sweet pose ta boot.

T & J's Wedding

2011-02-26T20:34:00.003-08:00

Flower girl is seriously serious business.

2011-02-26T20:34:00.001-08:00

Freda got her hair curled for the first time for the wedding. She loved it. She was beautiful. Scratch that, is beautiful.

2011-02-16T15:56:00.001-08:00

Not small with chocolate and pink coat.

Her best buddy Ajax.

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Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle ,WA.

2011-01-30T18:47:00.001-08:00

Janey Bennett. The Fountain. Apple pie ala mode.

Santa

2010-12-09T09:50:00.000-08:00

Third time with this Santa, he's great. Makes me cry every time tho.

Speller

2010-12-05T12:25:00.001-08:00

Nom

2010-11-26T18:26:00.000-08:00

Turkey leg.

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-08T09:17:00.000-08:00

Oompa-Loompa doopity doo...

7th Anniversary

2010-10-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

Out to dinner with the girls for our 7th Anniversary.

2010-10-20T08:51:00.001-07:00

Ice cream

2010-10-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

Coldstone FTW, with sprinkles...

2010-08-17T19:13:00.000-07:00

Carwash

2010-07-20T23:32:00.001-07:00

Jumpy

2010-07-20T17:37:00.001-07:00

Sorry!

2010-07-19T13:56:00.000-07:00

It's been a while, I know. We all get busy...give us a call and partake! The fun is not gonna find you!

Jr. Park Ranger

2010-07-17T11:32:00.000-07:00

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Tadpoles!

2010-06-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

Silver lake awesomeness.

Pop

2010-06-23T07:11:00.001-07:00

The envelope of progress.

Ninjas

2010-06-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

"Whats a ninja?"

I do love her so.

Good Answer

2010-06-18T07:49:00.000-07:00

Mandy came home early and Freda literally attacked her, telling how much she missed her all day and wanting a big hug. it was really sweet.

So I asked Freda, "What was the thing you missed most about mommy?"

she looks semi-puzzled.

"What do like doing with mommy the most?"

"Loving." she says.

June 15, 2010

2010-06-15T18:03:00.000-07:00

"everywhere" = "alloverwhere"

and yeah they are still "seriously bars"...

"America. Inside city."

2010-06-14T19:24:00.001-07:00

"No No poppy. Don't come under here [kitchen table]."

"Why? What are you doing?"

"Making art."

She then explains what each one was. One was an "airport" and one was "rivers" and one was "buildings" and one was "roads" [see pic]...

"Oh yeah? Wow mini, that's really cool! What do you call it?"

"America. Inside City."

I have 2

2010-06-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

Freda wrapped a piece of string around her thumb while we were driving around the the day. I noticed and told her to take it off and that she knew not to tie things to her body. "That can really hurt your thumb, in fact, it could fall off!" I said. In the rear view mirror i watched her contemplating her thumb.

"Think of all the things you could never do if you had no thumb" I ponder.

"I could not pick things up." she says.

"Nope. And you would not be able to eat" i say.

"You couldn't fly a kite or tie your shoes or draw..."

After a few minutes of brainstorming, she gets quiet before saying, "It's okay poppy, I have another one!" waving her other thumb in the air.

Tony's Coffee

2010-06-13T19:23:00.000-07:00

Carly Visit

2010-06-13T08:47:00.001-07:00

Carly Starr was up for a visit and stayed overnight, much to Freda's liking.