more Spring Break 2013

Seth was such a great help with anything and everything.  He's a good kid.

It was a lovely warm Spring weekend.

Rob set up an Easter egg hunt in the backyard for E & L

 

Our new basement space is so wonderful and calming and bright.

 One person working alone is not happy, but a group working together is fun :)

 

Easter 2013

 I helped to coordinate an Easter egg hunt for the primary kids.

 My generous, talented, and all round amazing family came to spend their Spring Break finishing our basement.

  Field trip to funky Fremont.  photo ops with Lenin, the troll, train passengers, dinosaurs, and the rocket ship, and best of all was lunch at Silence heart nest.

 spotted the sign marking the center of the universe.

more good

Just want to say that 2 and ½ is the best. I don’t know what the terrible twos are… I heard they actually happen when the kids is three. Its so fun to talk with e. I love listening to him say things. I never could guess the things that he is thinking.

Last weekend the parents were trying to sleep in. e says “I have an idea” (he gets that from his teacher Don). He says “I have an idea… Lets get up. Get up!”

Don said e was the first person in his class to know an answer when asked how do we treat our friends? E’s response was “Hold hands.”

Anyway, every stage is easier and better than the previous. 

 

Mommy has on blue pants. i have on blue jeans and blue socks and running shoes. 

E is learning our schedule. thenounproject.com is awesome (only works on firefox). free cool clipart.

 We celebrated 5 years in Seattle.

good food lately includes Tabouleh with a Twist. bulgur, cucumber, feta, green onions, jalepeno.  and Rob finished his 2nd semester. He made dinner from his grandmother's cookbook = meatballs and tomatoe sauce.  so good!  i had two helpings.

fun with friends

We went on a little hike to Camp Long with neighbor friends.

 

We discovered a new beautiful hiking spot- St. Edward's State Park with a work friend.

 

Our work friend E is so sweet to share baked goodies with us.  Ely totally cleaned his dinner plate so that he could enjoy a piece of this lemon cake.

We went to Key Arena to watch Stanford women's basketball play in the tournament.  Our baker friend E's brother is in the Stanford band and they rock!

 

Ely loves to point out Don's needle.  (his teacher Don lives near the Space Needle)

When we left, he told me: I saw guys playing music and guys dancing ... at the same time. 

It was neat to sit with him during (maybe his first?) national anthem.

He said: I saw the tree dancing. he had shoes ...and socks. (Stanford band mascot).  I saw the bear dancing (WSU mascot). like this... followed by demonstration.

 

other sweet thing lately: he knows that shoes have tongues. 

He wants to tell you the names of all fingers- on both hands.  pinkie, ring, middle, pointer, and thumb.

 

 

e moments

Last night he played with the Tupperware (actually reusable plastic dairy containers) and was matching lids to bottoms! I was impressed. Trader joes yogurt has big vanilla flower on top and bottom and Lucerne yogurt has red top matching red bottom. Green butter spread and big cool whip and flat sour cream containers.

In the bathtub, he was playing by himself, and made up a story. the duck bit the turtle. One duck was mad, the turtle was sad, and the other duck was happy.

 

He liked my blue tee shirt with clouds. Its pretty mommy, its pretty. (I think he gets that from me- saying everything twice). Yay, my first compliment from my son.

 

He was talking to his father saying Daddy is robin. We couldn’t figure it out. Then, aha! Robert. Yes, he was glad when we finally got it. daddy is Robert and mommy is Rachel.

 

He asked mommy is mad? Well, yes, I explained how I was a little unhappy that he wouldn’t eat any dinner, but then at bedtime, I’m feeding him frozen peas and milk.

 

He told me that he likes daddy's gray shirt with numbers.

 

Happy Valentines Day from Nana and Papa.  and yes, in the foreground is the one dvd we've watched 3x now. (elmo's potty time)

Carkeek Park. no trains were spotted.

 

our adventure of potty training begins. slowly. 

 

Our awesome dim sum outing with friends to Jade Garden in the International District!

 

talking is fun

He's realized that our days have patterns.  I'm normally gone to work when he wakes up, so on the weekend he said "We stay home together." it is nice to stay home together.

I bought a hymn book to play songs at our home. E spotted the book on the piano. he picked it up and brought to me in the kitchen. he was upset and said "we have to take back to the church. have to take it to the church."  i should have explained my purchase and let him see me open the package. 

 

its wonderful to hear what he is thinking.  I think he's so smart.

notes

I would like to remember some little things, so i'll write them here.

I told E that I would sing a song and then it was time for bed.  i started with my choice, but he said 'sing bump your head'!  its his favorite. 

Its raining, its pouring
the old man is snoring
he bumped his head
and went to bed
and didn't get up till the morning.

his note from school today said:
E had a fast paced day.  I think he only has one speed, full blast!  He engages in all activities and thoroughly enjoys himself.