Story Book Night....

The kids played with their train set for hours...







Then we read about 10 library books....

These two were our favorites of the night.







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This week in pictures...

We've been too busy and I keep forgetting to snap pictures!

Here are some random shots from the week!

The rain stopped! It's coming back, but we are ignoring that!





Farmers Market Carrots! So sweet!


Dr. Suess had a birthday! We celebrated at home AND went to the library for pajama storytime.


Our favorite.....


Which is, incidentally, Jareds book from when he was 7! The book is 26 years old! Still going strong too :) binding in perfect condition. Jared is a kind book owner.


Livs painting....





Playing grocery store...


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Chinese new year!

Wearing red... Making crafts...









Lanterns...





Puppets for a play...


Homemade adzuki bean chilli..


Ponyo...


Nap time with dianna....





Utensil usage....


Like a pro!














Dianna storytime theater...








Puppet time...

Christmas is NOT over!

That's what liv said.

Whether Christian and celebrating the 12 days of Christmas(epiphany) or pagan and celebrating the 12 days of Yule- she is correct!

The holiday spirit has NOT left our house, in any matter.

We put together some Christmas present puzzles... By twinkling lights...



Emers and his beloved birthday gift...





Hung the last of our cards...


Emers took his first nap not in my arms(or carrier)!!!! This is a seriously liberating thing here.


Ira playin with her faeries....


Then when Jared got home he got sucked into a puzzle with the girls....


Even when the girls moved on to sticker gingerbread houses... He pressed on.











His masterpiece....


The girls gingerbread houses...


We read a few of these stories, watched the grinch who stole Christmas and went to bed. Good day all around.


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Winter solstice 2010

We live in a small space with no place to light a fire and no room for a full spiral... But I think we did a good job improvising!

The girls watched a little bear episode about winter solstice and we read a few books and online stories.

We walked our half spiral and lit our candles.





We lit the lanterns for the snow angels and snow faeries to find their way...


And hung our cranberry garland for them to eat if they get hungry.


After everyone went to bed, Jared and I awaited the lunar eclipse.
Horrible picture! It was totally red! It was the first time we have seen anything like this as adults. Jared and I both remember a summer as children when we watched it (separately).



We even woke up ira.



She said"its red. Im cold. Put me back in bed".

Today, We worked on our season/nature table. Reciting some of Rudolph Steiner/waldorf verses-

Advent week one-
The first light of Advent is the light of stones.
Stones that live in crystals, seashells, and bones.



The second light of Advent is the light of plants.
Roots, stem, leaf, flower and fruit by whom we live and grow.






The third light of Advent is the light of beasts.
Animals of farm, field, forest, air and sea.
All await the birth in greatest and in least.






The fourth light of Advent is the light of humankind.
The light of love, the light of thought, to give and to understand.



Ira helped build this nativity scene with her toys. She was inspired by this book



She pays much attention to detail. Using two dolls in dresses as Mary and joseph after seeing this page



Ira checked the cranberry garland and was disappointed to see that no snow angels or squirrels had eaten any.

Apparently the local squirrel didn't get the memo.

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