Thursday, April 25, 2013

Amazed


We have had a stop-start time with Noah and the potty. His recent move from junior preschool in room Mt Rainier to preschool in Mt Whitney has helped to inspire him a bit.

With organic jelly beans as incentive, he eagerly stood at the potty and peed. Eric walked in on the event and exclaimed, " I don't believe my eyes!"

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Winding down to wind up

Spring break has come to a close and tomorrow marks the day that we go back to the "routine". We had a week of no routines and it was just the liberation sanity ordered. Everyone has been delightfully happy (so long as Noah is fed every 90 minutes) and my sweet boys could not be sweeter.

I almost feel renewed. Now if I would have just gone to bed earlier I might just feel fully renewed.

Tomorrow it is back to school, back to base camp, back to work, and back to feeding, dressing, and herding these two boys out the door in the morning. The trick is going to be in maintaining schedules and logistics without getting sucked into a routine that stifles our attention to what is really important, each other.

The thing a liked most about my spring break was spending focused and free time with the ones I love.




Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Spring break


Several weeks of anticipation and the moment Eric (and I) has been saying is "next week" for the past 2 months is finally here. We are in Tahoe for some glorious spring family time, minus Dad who had to work. Don't feel sorry for Dad. He is on a spring break of a different kind. He has been wined and dined by ad men all week.

We are also doubly fortunate to get to spend spring with Grandma Lorraine and Grandpa Jerry and Aunt Karen with accommodations generously provided by Oma and Opa Thies. Their Truckee cabin, that could sleep a small army, was open for the week and has provided us with straight-up luxury: king-sized beds, 24 hour Disney channel, hot tub, workout center,  and trails galore to name a few. Thank you DIL and FIL. This is so good.

Momma, mommy, mom, (all me) feels fortunate to soak up days in the way we are really meant to spend them. Here the clock is of little mattere and we move to the rhythm of our loosely made plans that evolve with the day, that's how we roll.  No expectation other than answering the call of our emergent desire to do or not do something, go or not go somewhere. The biggest question of the day being will we nap or just go to bed early.

Today we found ourselves drinking pink lemonade bubbly in the hot tub all afternoon.


Pineapple


Noah  tasted and painted with pineapple in Mt Rainer with his friends recently. Here are some quotes from the children from the activity. 


Pineapple tasting-
Niko- Yucky
Owen-Good
Lily-Uh yummy more
Jax-I want one
Noah.T-Good to eat
Colt-Good,yummy,dirty
Noah.G-Dirty
Milo-Have,have
Reza-Pineapple


Noah loves his fruit.