Anna Mae Hays
Anna Mae Hays was the first woman to achieve the rank of General in the US Army. She passed away today at 97, and I found learning about her career very interesting. I actually remember learning about her before today, but wasn’t aware of the connection to my family, though it makes sense considering the […]
Cleaning out the art box. Hazel art from Kindergarten and some from preschool
Family yoga night
Hazel
Hanging out with Margot
Thanksgiving party
Outfit
Margot was pretty excited about the outfit she picked today.
Books
A page from Margot’s books she likes to write. She told me the sentence, I spelled it out loud, and she wrote it down then drew the picture.
Author
Margot loves to "write books". We staple paper together for her. She dictates the words and then draws the pictures.
Happy Halloween!
Lift gate
The girls like riding on the lift gate of the Nomad truck.
Face painting
Just another day at home
Picture day
Working late
Hazel doesn’t like it when I’m not there for bedtime. I’m guessing Kim told her to read in our bed until I got home. This is how I found her, fast asleep.
Scrabble
Margot explains how she got me as her Mommy
Margot: Mommy, how did I get you as my mommy? Mommy: I don’t know, Margot. How? Margot: Maybe one day there was a room with lots of Mommies and I came in and chose you because you were the best mommy? Mommy: Really? Margot: Yeah.
Concentration
Dressed up for a day off school.
Ukulele
Ukulele lessons. I work a fair chunk these days, but it’s nice to have some flexibility about when I work. Took Hazel to lessons today. She loved it.
Just relaxing on a bike ride
We are moon cake and admired the moon out the balcony
Party dress
Hazel rope climbing
Hanging out at gymnastics
Gymnastics kid
Cousins
Margot got her own paint and paper and started a project on her own
“Phuoc” and Good Fortune
There is a Chinese word called ‘phuoc’ and it translates into ‘good fortune’ but in Buddhist terms it also means karma collected over current or previous lifetimes and manifesting into good fortune and generally being blessed. Tonight, I had to attend a parents only Back to School night and Geoff was home sick recovering from […]
Margot made butter at Kidspace
Margot goes baby steps canyoneering at Kidspace
Donut and adventure
When I told Hazel we we’re going on a hard, outdoor adventure today she asked,"like exercise like skiing?" Me: yeah, sort of. Her: Does that mean I can have a donut? Lol. Yup. It does.
Origami
Hazel really likes the set! Thank you.
Back to school
1st day of Mandarin Preschool for Margot. 1st day of first grade for Hazel
Adventure playground
Took the afternoon off today, leaving the store in the capable hands of staff. The goal was to visit the Adventure Playground in Orange county with Hazel and Margot. I’d seen several people post pictures of water, rafts, building, mud slides, etc etc. Turns out there are TWO Adventure Playgrounds in OC, and I went […]
Thanks for the Silpat years ago
We put it to good use today making cinnamon rolls!
Kidspace
Life is unfair
Margot and I are discussing her wish to be older than Hazel. She thinks it’s not fair Hazel always gets to be older. It’s not going well.
Days off
Monday is my only day off, and isn’t always really a day off, but I’m working hard to keep it open. A few more weeks until real school starts, so the girls and I are skipping summer programs today to hang out.
Day off
