Raising. Lovies.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

water painting

live loves to paint, but it gets MESSY, so i have her paint the chalkboard with water- and it helps me clean it ;)

Sunday, June 28, 2009

today was a hot hot day

we live in the desert.

I should more than be capable of handling 105 degree afternoons.... but- well, with being pregnant I am just NOT.

Today we did yard work for the third day in a row. It takes that many days when its this hot. ;)

ira washed the windows- with a mop and bucket- her idea ;)

we played in the water.

made a fairy apartment structure, surrounded our dying/dead tree that refuses a chainsaw with pottery and fairy houses..... we will plant the flowers later....

played in the water.

laid out patio paver steps.

played in the water.

rearranged play structures & other play equipment.

played in water ;)

it is hot here. very. very. hot.

things ira learned today-

evaporative cooling measures

how weeds come to be weeds ;)

why we roll rocks with a shovel before picking them up

what unfinished granite looks like

how NOT to move a play structure

techniques to get faeries to move into new faerie living quarters

how to start a fire

everyday objects

Below are a few pics I snapped of the girls, playing, laughing and giggling with a book lamp, colored pencils, and a miniature chest of drawers... and a red stuffed puppy.

they played there with these same things for an hour. hilarious.

knitting projects

Im working on three things.... a potholder, a kids scarf, and a skirt for ira.....

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

13 months

Liv is

walking

saying things like "whoa!" "awww!" "hi!" "dog" "duck" & "dada"

she is in LOVE with food..... and her favourite book is "PAT! PAT!" she even sits andreads it herself.... patting away.

she started drawing and coloring this week.

Im just amazed, this is my second child, but I had forgotten how quickly, how fast and how MUCH they change!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

tombstone

we took a day trip out to tomstone, arizona.

it was my first time there & i have advice- go in the winter! :)

it was really too hot to enjoy any of it & we rushed through almost everything! seeing the history of the old west was definitely worth a trip- just not in the summer!

we joined a book club at a local toy shop- you are supposed to read a book, do a craft or draw a picture about the book & bring it in for a stamp... after so many stamps you get prizes/free passes, free gelato, etc.

we keep forgetting to go in for the stamps... but here is a snippet of the latest drawings!

Ostrich Ranch

We stopped at the ostrich ranch that is half way between phoenix and tucson..... oh my goodness was it hilarious and fun!

We fed ostrich, deer, donkeys, and rainbow lorikeets!

Then, we rode on a HUGE, monster truck! The ride took us all over the ranch property and explained what exactly ostrich ranches do. Like, for instance, did you know that a grown adult human can stand and jump on an ostrich egg? its that strong!!!

It was very fun, very informative and well ran. We always said we would stop there and then would forget! I am so glad we finally did it.

here is a link to the ranch!

dinosaur bones

Ira is quite interested in dinosaurs right now.... she wants to know EVERYTHING....

we found a great kids museum in phoenix that had a nice selection so we made a mini-vacation of it and stayed the whole weekend.

The resort we stayed at was beautiful, the pools were lovely in this unforgiving heat!!!!

All in all it was a good trip- but as always- was way too short!

Friday, May 22, 2009

I have barely had enough time to collect my thoughts, let alone write any of them down.

I am 10.5 weeks pregnant, still nauseous and counting down until this part passes.

quick set of pics from our recent trip to the hot springs!.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

RACE FOR THE CURE

Last sunday, we walked the 5K race for the cure in memory of jared's mother... a survivor of breast cancer, who unfortunately passed away to another illness years ago.

We have never walked before, but this year a close family friend was diagnosed and it shook us all up. My husband quit smoking and we wanted to commemorate and celebrate and donate and have it become a yearly thing we do as a family to fight this disease and support the women and families it affects.

It was a touching, emotional day... I would be a liar if I said I didnt cry the ENTIRE time. I was so puffy from tears of sadness, laughter and joy- that when I got home- I didnt even look like myself.

We also ended up walking an additional mile and a half to the car afterwards instead of taking the shuttle- so we were physically exhausted as well... it was such an overwhelming experience- I am eternally touched by it.

Jared and Ira starting off the walk strong.......

Ira dancing her way through......

Liv clapping comfortably in the sling- I wore her the entire time in a mei tei and sling.... alternating between them when jared needed the sling for ira....

Ira refusing to take one. more. step. this is on the way to the car.... we bought this shirt when we registered... it reads, "when I grow up there is gonna be a cure"

Daddy using the sling to carry a very very very tired ira.....

This is Ira with her crystal tree

She look less than enthused... and thats the furthest thing from the truth. She was ENTHRALLED. All night she checked on that thing every 20 minutes... it was fun to watch her as she examined the progress. It is now hidden away from our cats in the cupboard.

We also went to watch the bats emerge from an underpass near our house. These pictures probably do not do it justice... there were soooooo many bats, it looked like black cloud.