The tree in our backyard. One of the trees out front. The girls on a walk. Honkin’ big geese up the street. Make a wish! Checking out the ducks at the fountain. Z was very impressed by this, and wants… Read more ›
From a trip to the wildlife refuge: What’s in her hands, you ask? Lots of rocks, of course. In honor of my sweet cousin Kellianne: For my Auntie (and anyone else who hasn’t seen the new house): (I’ll post… Read more ›
We went out to play in the field today (really, to blow the heads off of dandelions), and look what we found! There were a bunch of them, at least 10 within about a foot radius. The girls had a… Read more ›
The girls are in bed for rest time. I’m doubting that naps will actually happen, but hopefully some rest will. I really should be getting my writing done for the day, but I’m not. Did you know I’m writing a… Read more ›
A little bit of what’s been going on around here. Some crafting: An elf came to live at our house: This is Peter Pan, our house elf, I mean, Elf on a Shelf. B’s parents sent him a couple of… Read more ›
This week for 4 year old preschool we made art with “rain”. Since it wasn’t actually raining (and I hadn’t been planning on it raining), we used lots of different techniques to mimic rain. Here are two artsy-fartsy pictures of… Read more ›
We went on a grand adventure today to go see the Monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz. Their migration time has just started, and Santa Cruz is one of their stop off points along the way. (Wise little guys!) We met… Read more ›
Current happenings around our home: Invitations to Zoe and Tiny’s Halloween party. Z drew on the front with pastels, then I sprayed them with glimmer mist, and glued a white piece of paper (edged with orange) on the back that… Read more ›
Today we went to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park for our first adventure day of the new school year. It’s housed in a gorgeous building built in the 1870’s, and the plants are absolutely stunning. It’s kept… Read more ›
We’ve been a little obsessed with butterflies around here recently, and today we decided to go find some in the wild. So we headed out to Ulistac Natural Area and got our looking eyes out. Tiny also got her whistling… Read more ›
