Pre-School Activities

Aaron's teacher (Mr Gabriel) does a lot of fun activities with the kids. I'm trying to remember to grab a few photos of these projects whenever I can. Here are a few lists from the last month that he put together with the kids.





"Skettie" is how Aaron says spaghetti. Mr Gabriel is great at writing down exactly what the kids say.

Salad from the Garden

One of the nice things about a community garden is... the community! We had our first "garden" salad tonight thanks to our garden neighbor (Min) who had extra lettuce to share.



Aaron loves salads so eating his dinner was no problem. It's meat that we struggle getting him to eat.

Another Garden Box

The 4 large garden boxes are all done. Now, all that is left are the 2 smaller boxes. We got one of those done today. Unfortunately, it sank a bit after being placed and looks awkward. I may dig it out to fix.



Bridget spent her time doing more planting. Aaron helped quite a bit but prefers to dig through the dirt and look for worms. He found one!

Dinner with Friends

Dinner with the Marcus and Wiprut families is always a good time. Although the volume from 5 boys running around can get pretty high... wine makes it all good (as Kristin demonstrates below).



Popsicles in the patio for the boys.

From Left to Right: Aaron, Ben (back), Jacob, Murdoch, and Lucas

Getting Bigger

Aaron took his next step in becoming a "big boy" (as he puts it)
today. He's outgrown his car seat so I converted it into a booster
seat. Now he uses a seat belt just like Mommy and Daddy.

Our Easter tree

Last year, Martha Stewart Living has an article about constructing ornaments for Easter out of felt, pompom balls, etc. I made bunnies, chicks, baskets, carrots, and eggs and found a tree to hang them all on. This year I snapped a few photos for posterity (some of the ornaments are pretty delicate and may not last more than a few years).

My First Q&A

A few questions have surfaced which I thought I'd answer here for everyone's benefit. Its nice to see that our little site has an audience.

Q: How can I get a family blog?
A: There are many services that automate the blogging process but I chose Blogger.com because it was a Google service I'm already familiar with. If you have a gmail address you already have access. If not, just visit the site, register and they'll walk you though the process.

Q: What camera do you use for photos?
A: Because I want the blog to be candid, quick and informal I've chosen to simply use my iPhone's camera for all my blog photos. It's incredibly convenient and I always have it with me. My regular photography work will be available soon in a Flickr account I'm currently creating.

Q: Can I be notified of updates or posts?
A: Yes. But not by me directly. If you use an RSS reader (I recommend Google Reader) you can subscribe to this blog and receive any new updates directly to your reader. I've done away with traditional family updates or mailing lists because I could never keep up with them.

Thanks again for all the kind comments!