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Joaquin Brenneis Lee: July 2009
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Saturday, July 25, 2009. This week Joaquin's grandparents took the train up from California and then we all headed up to the San Juan Islands together. But first, we had a chance to hang out with Scooter the wonder dog while his family was out of town. Here Scooter and Joaquin enjoy a little light reading (Science). Which had the expected effect on Joaquin. We found lots of things to do at the Anacortes ferry terminal. Throwing rocks into the Puget Sound. Once on the ferry, Joaquin had a blast. Lopez has...
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Joaquin Brenneis Lee: June 2009
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Monday, June 29, 2009. 225 years - Cultivating gratitude. This week we had a chance to spend some really nice time together, taking the opportunity to appreciate the wonderful people in our lives and the environment that supports us. Here Joaquin digs into some yogurt at the seven virtues coffee shop after a fun trip to the zoo. Berry picking with Owen and family (see their blog for more - and thanks to Amy for last week's photos! Visiting our CSA farm. Our kids feeding the kids. Monday, June 22, 2009.
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James and Aria: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Some of Sasha's favorite things. Are to put on a dress and dance:. Perform for us and then take a bow:. Snapping, zipping, buttoning, lacing and tying (She still can't tie her shoes, except for the first step. But the loops are a bit trickier for her). Here she is proud of lacing:. Sunday, January 25, 2009. The Healing prayer, written by Baha'u'llah, is as follows:. Here she is with her friends at the Baha'i Center:. Learning to use chopsticks:. She met two little boys at the...
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James and Aria: August 2009
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009. Card games, swimming and dancing. Those three activities are Sasha's favorite at the moment. She loves Ballet. She hasn't taken any classes yet, but we read books about it, watch short ballet videos, and I've taught her the basic steps from what I remember as a child. She dances in her room in front of the mirror, and even has an attentive audience:. She's a pro at Uno, Old Maid, Go Fish, Pick up Sticks, and Crazy 8s. Sunday, August 16, 2009. From here and there. Here as a wai...
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James and Aria: January 2010
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Sunday, January 31, 2010. My Mom was here for a very short visit. She left this morning and we really miss her. : (. Here are some pictures from before and during her visit:. These are from her last night with us when we had some friends over for dinner. I took several pictures of she and Sasha and am posting them all here so Mima can choose which ones she wants to copy:. Sasha playing with a neat toy given to her on her birthday: Pop Beads. She can make all kinds of cool things with them:. My mom had a ...
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James and Aria: September 2008
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Saturday, September 27, 2008. Here she is using her stool to wash her hands:. And clean the kitchen counter! She's gotten more interested in learning to use the scissors. Here she is cutting along the line:. And drawing her own line to cut:. We had a tea-party with real tea (which she helped prepare). It was so exciting for her:. The rest are of her playing with Daddy, her beads and puzzles:. Thursday, September 25, 2008. Thank you grammy and grampy! She tried everything on, and looks beautiful! We were ...
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James and Aria: November 2009
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Sunday, November 29, 2009. Birthday Party and others. We celebrated Sasha's birthday a week earlier than her actual birthday. She had a great time! Sasha helped us prepare her birthday cake: my Mom's famous "Maria Cake," (made with "Maria" cookies). Here she is making the lemon juice: (also in the picture are the beautiful flowers James got me for our anniversary-five years! Spreading the cream mixture: (then it gets refrigerated over night, and then topped with whipped cream and strawberries). We visite...
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James and Aria: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Brief update, lots of pictures. First thing's First: I'm pregnant! We are all extremely happy! Due date is June 9th! This blog doesn't get updated very much because we've all been busy! James works all day, Sasha goes to school half day, and I take advantage of the morning to do the assignments for my six classes! James is pretty happy at work, he's starting to find his place in the team and is learning a lot. Monday, September 7, 2009. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my c...
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Joaquin Brenneis Lee: March 2010
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Saturday, March 27, 2010. Today was Joaquin's third birthday and it was lots of fun. Its amazing to look back over the blog and see how much he's grown, and how much fun we've had, over the last three years. We started the day off with a party at home - the sun came out and everyone went outside in the backyard to enjoy it. Captains of the play structure! Chowing down on blueberry muffins and the strawberry cupcakes requested by Joaquin. Happy Birthday to you Joaquin! The Cars fans gather round. Next up ...
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Joaquin Brenneis Lee: Some serious nesting...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010. Sorry for the long blogging hiatus - we've been doing some serious nesting around here and haven't managed to pull out the camera very often! We're having the upstairs bathroom remodeled - which will be wonderful, someday soon. Here it is in its previous, functional but not very lovely incarnation. Here's the tile we picked for the floor (Cottonwood penny round tiles) and the many shades of grout we considered (we're going with the oyster gray). To go with the poppy stencil I'm pl...