Curious Bird

My motto today: When all else fails, build a fort. 

I have a nasty cold and Felix has been feverish on and off since yesterday morning, so we're doing our best to find ways to stay entertained while spending lots of time indoors feeling icky. 

More once we've bounced back. 

-L. 

 

:our kind of place:

We found another great swimming and picnicking spot this weekend. I say we, but actually Dustin gets all the credit. He did the finding and the motivating. 

It was a lovely place -- the water was warm(ish) and the bottom was sandy and easy on our feet. But the best part was how few people were around. Gotta love that. Definitely making a trip back to this spot sometime soon.

Be well,
L.  

:these days:

This week has been all about playing and "making a mess". Felix has played banjo --I made him one out of cardboard and it was quite a hit. He keeps saying, "Mama made it", and by now the filmsy thing has been played so much it is looking pretty sad. Good thing we have more cardboard.

We have also spent a lot of time out on the back deck doing sensory activities, one of which involved a can of supposedly unscented, although I beg to differ, shaving cream. Felix loved it from start to finish and it certainly turned a grumpy post-nap frown upside down. Oh, and the dirt mustache was left over from helping me water our many, many tomato and basil plants, another good-time activity we do. Did I mention we have a lot of tomato and basil plants? More on that later...

There has also been plenty of relaxing with a good book. Thankfully. My tired feet and ever-growing belly need lots of sitting right now. ( I updated the book basket list over in the sidebar if you'd like to know what we've been reading lately). 

And speaking of sitting, I'm going to see Feist with some girlfriends tonight. Should be good fun as long as I can sit down for most, if not all, of the show. Wish me luck!

More soon,

L.  

:who's afraid of a little dirt? not felix:

As a matter of fact, he likes to experience it with each of his senses...while wearing his pajamas.

My little guy is currently obsessed with camping. It started when his Papa bought him a cute little storybook about a father and son who take a camping trip, complete with a canoe tethered to the top of their car. We have read it a million times and I'm expecting to read it a million more before he discovers a new favorite. He especially loves the part of the book when the boy offers to help set up the tent and encounters "trouble" in the form of tangled tent poles and general tent confusion. Been there? I have. :)

This weekend D decided it would be fun to set up one of our tents in the backyard so Felix could play in it and see that tents these days are actually very simple to set up. It was a big hit! Felix did his best to help, which went well except for when Dustin got a bloody lip after getting smacked in the mouth with a tent pole!  I watched from the kitchen window for a while as they hung out in the tent pretending to sleep and listen for critters outside (there are lots of critters hanging out around outside the tent in the book. a few too many if you ask me!) I couldn't resist going down and snapping a few photos. They were being way too cute.

Now all Dustin and I need to do is get up the nerve to actually take Felix camping. Working on that, with hopes of doing something very small-scale this spring.

More soon,

Leya

Some days

Some days start moving rapidly in a certain direction. Toy explosion. Chalk explosion. An endless amount of "Nopes" coming my way when I ask a certin little person to help me clean up. The cat on the kitchen countertop. A massive pile of unfolded laundy on our bed. You get what I'm saying, surely you do. Some days are just harder than others. But sometimes those same days bring a shining sun and warm air, and there is no other place to be but out there soaking it all up. Leaf burgers (F's speciality) for everyone!

Spring is coming. Yes indeed.

 

snaps from the weekend

It was a nice weekend full of lazy days. Homemade apple chips were made and devoured. I was able to finally accomplish some sewing and a little spring cleaning/project scheming, which put a nice skip in my step. And we had breakfast for dinner. Hope you had a nice one, too.






(Felix and his silly daddy doing the very popular "oh no!" face Felix picked up from one of his library books)

from his kitchen with love

Felix LOVES to cook (for pretend, of course). He recently discovered cooking with leaves, grass, and other bits from outside. He's thrilled. I'm okay with it as long as he refrains from sprinkling all of his "ingredients" on the floor.

These shots are of his most successful dish yet,  pasta with pesto. Delish!

Be well,

L.