Our in-home dairy

I saw this:

And I heard this:  "Soy una vaca, MamA.  Quieres leche?" 

Kombucha Baby

So, I finally decided to try kombucha.  I read about it months ago and then a friend recently recommended it.  I bought a bottle.  It did NOT look appetizing.  It did, however, look like a healthy drink.  The cashier at the store was so excited to see that I was buying it and went on and on about it.  She did say though that either you love it or hate it. 

Upon arrival home, I excitedly opened the bottle.  I took a sip...  Yuck!!!!  Ugh.  I clearly hate it. 

Then I offered it to the boys.  I mean, it's good for you, so if I can train their taste buds to like it, I should.  G drank it and asked for more; however, BubU was confused.  He kept asking for more, but with each drink, he did this:

I guess that he hasn't decided on which side of the kombucha fence he'll pitch his tent.

The King of Africa is still rocking

My children still request Bayeti, several times a day.  Here they all are, rocking out.  G decided to play the guitar and djembe.  (Those are his new earphones draped across his head, which is really a magnetic net for a puzzle.)  And Mita decided to drop her instrument and just dance.

From and to the garden

Super-fragrant hyacinths!

And then this came in the mail!  I asked G what he thought it was and the child was convinced that it was a clarinet.  I asked, "Why?"  "Because I want to play like Benny Goodman," said GRITS.  Alrighty then. 



Thankfully, he wasn't disappointed by the sight of four pear trees from St. Lawrence Nurseries. 



Cousins... twins, twins and absent twins!

At least they all stayed on the couch?

School time

What a difference a bit of time -and all that it entails- makes!  Wow.  Mita is so much better at all of our school activities, after having taken a bit of a break.  It may be time to try the clothespin activity again!  Mmm... maybe not.  I shouldn't push it.  And with G... We did our first lesson with the moveable cursive alphabet.  So much fun!

sorting buttons for size

attaching and separating carabiners

matching... He did all 24 of them!

pipe cleaners into a strainer  (This was impossible for her two months ago!)

My idea is not to make a big deal out of the cursive and just hope that he makes the switch with no problem.  So far it is working.

A re-do!

Now, everyone knows that I had such a great time dancing at Rob's and my wedding reception, as can be seen here:

But, I think that I want a do-over, a la Wolaitta, as seen here.