Silver lake awesomeness.
June 29, 2010
June 23, 2010
June 22, 2010
June 18, 2010
Good Answer
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.
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
June 14, 2010
"America. Inside city."
"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
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.
"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.
June 13, 2010
June 12, 2010
Yoda
We were wandering around the Saturday Farmer's Market and we stumbled upon Yoda. Freda asked "Who's that guy?"
June 10, 2010
BFF Already!
Freda loves this cat. The two of them are so funny. They hjusy hang out and play in Freda's room. I went to check on her yesterday and found this cutness.
June 9, 2010
June 8, 2010
Blackwoods
Went over to the Blackwoods for a nice evening of shishkabobs and spirits. Great conversation, big backyard and big ol' dogs. The kids were like spinning tops darting around the yard. Too fun, looking forward to the next time.
June 6, 2010
Tinkerbell
We went through some boxes of old stuff of Mandy's Saturday night. we condensed 5-6 boxes into a couple storage bins. Win. We are converting the guest haus in to a studio for the all the different art we do. We draw, color, paint, build, sticker, cut, glue, fold, play music, etc. We want a place we don't have to worry about spilled things or paint getting tracked around. Just want to focus on creating things. I digress, we had some empty boxes and you know what happen when there are empty boxes and a kid around...
She takes one and a lid and sits inside and hides from everyone. Begging us to find her, then getting upset that the dogs would not join her. Like there was room? So I being an engineer, construct a cardboard spacefort complete with designs like panels and buttons and switches and windows with space vistas and working latched door. So very cool. Well, 10 minuts into it and she is whining and crying because the dogs wont get the the fort with her. I would have gotten inside but my head and one arm barely fit enough to even draw. We try and explain that we can't make the animals do what we want and we need to appreciate the times they do want to play with us.She was not only not buying it, I don't think she was even listening.
Mandy has an idea that she needed maybe a kitten to follow her around and love. We are not getting a kitty we have to litter train. Mandy finds this crazy cat online named Tinkerbell on the NOAH website. A beautiful place in a few different ways.
A philosophy to help "Build a Bond for Life"
Forward thinking and research on how to help "Build a Bond for Life" between pets and their families led the N.O.A.H. Animal Adoption Center's Board of Directors to our overall philosophy.
Tinkerbell had already been adopted so we looked a few other cats. Freda liked one but we wanted to make sure and get one that could take a good tail pull and leg grab as well as deal with our two little dogs and two other cats. Mandy cracked up when i "tested" the cat out. hehe. Then the girl shows back up and tells us the Tinkerbell is actually down in Smoky Point about 20 minutes away at a remote location. Freda was ecstatic to find out this cat is nuts. There were towels over the front of her enclosure because she was distracting the dog training class...She went crazy when we played with her and Freda was just in heaven. So I ask Freda if she liked Tinkerbell enough to take it home and take care of it.
Tinkerbell sat in Freda's lap the entire hour it took us to drive back home. When we drove by Grandma Leslie's town, Freda really wanted to stop by and show her her new cat. She is so excited to have her own cat, "...it's Freda size, not mommy size, not daddy size..."
Cute stuff. When we got home Mandy asked if we made the right choice in getting a new pet..."Beats having another kid..." I say. We both laugh cause there's just no way we would put ourselves through that.
She takes one and a lid and sits inside and hides from everyone. Begging us to find her, then getting upset that the dogs would not join her. Like there was room? So I being an engineer, construct a cardboard spacefort complete with designs like panels and buttons and switches and windows with space vistas and working latched door. So very cool. Well, 10 minuts into it and she is whining and crying because the dogs wont get the the fort with her. I would have gotten inside but my head and one arm barely fit enough to even draw. We try and explain that we can't make the animals do what we want and we need to appreciate the times they do want to play with us.She was not only not buying it, I don't think she was even listening.
Mandy has an idea that she needed maybe a kitten to follow her around and love. We are not getting a kitty we have to litter train. Mandy finds this crazy cat online named Tinkerbell on the NOAH website. A beautiful place in a few different ways.
A philosophy to help "Build a Bond for Life"
Forward thinking and research on how to help "Build a Bond for Life" between pets and their families led the N.O.A.H. Animal Adoption Center's Board of Directors to our overall philosophy.
Tinkerbell had already been adopted so we looked a few other cats. Freda liked one but we wanted to make sure and get one that could take a good tail pull and leg grab as well as deal with our two little dogs and two other cats. Mandy cracked up when i "tested" the cat out. hehe. Then the girl shows back up and tells us the Tinkerbell is actually down in Smoky Point about 20 minutes away at a remote location. Freda was ecstatic to find out this cat is nuts. There were towels over the front of her enclosure because she was distracting the dog training class...She went crazy when we played with her and Freda was just in heaven. So I ask Freda if she liked Tinkerbell enough to take it home and take care of it.
Tinkerbell sat in Freda's lap the entire hour it took us to drive back home. When we drove by Grandma Leslie's town, Freda really wanted to stop by and show her her new cat. She is so excited to have her own cat, "...it's Freda size, not mommy size, not daddy size..."
Cute stuff. When we got home Mandy asked if we made the right choice in getting a new pet..."Beats having another kid..." I say. We both laugh cause there's just no way we would put ourselves through that.
June 5, 2010
Tricks
June 3, 2010
The Olsens
The Olsens are one of our best friends. Ryan got a job in San Francisco and they are moving this weekend. We are very excited for your new lives in California as much as it saddens us not to be so close anymore. Our friendship was solidified by a pregnancy class followed by the births of our children exactly 1 month apart. You guys will be missed, but know you always have a non-family spot to stay when in the area.
June 2, 2010
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