Wednesday::Time Warp

After not sleeping all night, I expected a low key day.

I was wrong.


There were more unicorn world lessons...






Our campground turned into a construction site! My kids were over the moon...


Unicorn grooming... And dinosaur train for Liv....





Ira never even got dressed... Lego Lego Lego....


Emers was inspired...


We made kale chips...


Watched the lawn mower man :)


Dump trucks!


Cocoa Sunbutter...



More Lego action- helicopter legos.


We did an experiment about floating and weight.

Beeswax surprised us all!


It floats!

Ira made Liv a present and designed a box on wheels...





We watched the sunset...


It is 6:22 pm. Ira has been playing legos since 11am. 7.5 hours of intensive imagination time! She is going to be EHAUSTED!


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::24::

Last night, jared came home at 5:30.

In the last twenty four hours:

I went to the post office, library, and donation center.

I worked out for an hour.

We ate dinner.

Watched a movie.

Emers slept.

I went to bed at 11.

Emers woke me up at 1:30am- I was up with him until 2:30. He woke back up at 4:30. I laid next to him as he watched cartoons until 5:15. He fell asleep. Woke back up at 6.

We have been awake since.

He isn't cranky, not crying. Zero complaints.

2. He is about to turn TWO!

Ira and Liv both did this to me at this age as well. why?! Molars? Weird sleep transitioning?

He does seem to be naturally giving up his midday nap. The only way he sleeps midday is if we are in the car. I only have the car for one or two days a week, though, so that's not often....

It's very weird though, I keep thinking that this COULD be my last baby. And in just under two weeks- he won't be a baby anymore.


When he kept waking me up, I looked around, at Ira and Liv asleep... I couldn't even care about sleep. My baby needed me and I wanted to hold him.

He will be 3.5 and 6.5 before I can click my heels three times.


Bittersweet.




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::Tuesday::

I stayed up sewing crowns.... Ira asked to help, so we put on "The Polar Express" and crafted together.






The next morning the girls got pretty heavy into their own things...


Ira and legos...



Liv and her barn...


Ira was VERY engaged. Hours passed....


Super hero car....


Note the "head in the jar"


In this scene, a wizard is about to fight the evil guy.


This is the love bomb charger. You place a crystal in the shell and turn the dial- it charges the crystal with love and them you attach the crystal to the Lego grenade and drop love on people.


While the girls were playing, Emers and I got some cleaning done...


We caught up on some holiday cards...





Ira found her princess craft book and made everyone crowns.





Then she held "unicorn math class" it's different than human math.





Then she explained that inside of a unicorns horn, they have three red crystals that glow stronger as they get closer to home.

That's level one unicorn knowledge. I'm level one.


This is the story of Hornis. It's detailed and intricate... I'd share, but you have to be part of the unicorn club....


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Rainy Monday Fun

We pulled out the easels and chalk and chalk markers...





We popped popcorn, They watched more Christmas shows and I started preparing for St Lucia day tomorrow! Doing lots of hand sewing!

My hands are hurting.


We made chia seed pudding with WHITE seeds!





We used fresh vanilla bean pods...

Delicious.


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Ira Drawings

I am always shocked at her ability to draw from
Memory. She drew these of sponge bob characters in the car.











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Weekend!

Friday night, the moon was full and Jared had an event in the city to attend.

Not an hour after he leaves, I get the kids to sleep. I was just about to sit down to catch up on some knitting and a movie when-

Blackout!

I think "oh, our Christmas tree blew a fuse". I go and attempt to fix it. nothing is working.

I call Jared, he gives me the neighbors number and tells me to start the generator to see if that works.

That work and then the neighbor confirms the power outage.

By this time- all the kids are back awake and cranky.

After another hour of failed sleep induction- I decide to write out Christmas cards and let the kids watch a movie.

Full moon fouled my plans.



We made some hot cocoa and things calmed down.

After the kids fell back asleep- Jared was on his way home. Him and a friend started a fire. Within 30minutes every neighbor was around our fire- since everyone was still without power(and heat).





Saturday morning we woke up at 6 to see the lunar eclipse, but missed it! I guess I was reading mountain time :(

Good news was, we were up EARLY for a full day of sunshine!


Ira took a break from
Playing to sketch our neighbor- a surfer.





We went out for pizza- gluten free pizza from redbrick that is amazing.

While there, a Santa from a local church showed up and handed out candy canes.

It was funny to watch him talk to the girls as if they believed he WAS Santa. They do not necessarily believe in Santa- so I engaged Santa while everyone else at the table
Looked awkward.





Then they enjoyed their candy canes while we read them the pamphlet and waited for food.

This pizza place has flat screens at every booth! Kind if the smartest thing ever.

I may never go back though, because when we left, I was cleaning the booth and totally hit the light and shattered the bulb. Glass went everywhere....

Embarrassing.


Later that night we went to
Our awesome
Friends' house for dinner and a Christmas movie.

They have what is basically a small farm on their
Property, everything they made was straight from their own land....


Including this delicious RED popcorn!

They even sent us home with pasta sauce and popcorn.






Sunday- we drive everywhere from
Pacifica to San Jose getting craigslist items. I finally got some
Knitting done.


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