Monday...

Ira convinced Emers that the furry pet was real. Poor sweet boy needs a real animal. He was soooooo excited...












Amazing kale salad-
Massage kale with olive oil and lemon, add braggs amino acid or tamari. Then a handful each of sunflower seeds, raw pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds. Onions optional!

So delicious.












Iras list for the day-
Hot cocoa
Chocolate with peanuts
(see a theme?)
Dance party
Movie










Dance steps...












Dancing queen....











Showing Emers how to draw spring...











Daddy and Emers. Emers is our first child to really let Jared hold him for longer than a few minutes at a time.... It's so sweet.






















Unicorn Battle...











Donald Duck piñata.....



































Liv is such a cuddler... She piled them up and laid on them and said "they are my friends!" so sweet!











Silly girl...






















My niece sent me this text message! Thought it was awesome.... I sent it on to my friend who was in labor...











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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...

Friday

Ira wrapped up zooples in coordinating kite paper.... They were seeds to be planted, and the kite paper was keeping them warm.

It also led to Ira leading us in a Simon says sort of game.
"seed says- sprout!"
"seed says- grow through the dirt!"
"seed says bloom towards the sun"





I said "give me a 'I'm a super serious artist' face!" and this is what she did!


I turned my back for two seconds and he grabbed the bread off the counter.





Which is why the girls have to put puzzles together on the table.








I used a new method to cook sweet potatoes tonight (from Here!)and I don't think I'll ever cook them another way!

Slice them thick, toss with oil. Bake 30minutes at 350 and then turn it up to 400 for the last 20minutes.

Sooooo good.


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Friday

Dress up...





Nest building...





Homemade strawberry milk...





Popcorn and crafts...





PUMPKIN!!!

















I made this pumpkin fig purée and made a quickbread... This purée was delicious...





Ira hung her art throughout the house...





Made a math test for me...











No cellphones in the playroom...





No wagons either...





A fairy on a unicorn...





Sunset over the ocean...





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