Dance Party

Tillie shares a cupcake with a special friend:

Django checks his style:

Tillie glams up:

Parents feel like royalty:

Was this a move in Flashdance?

Django digs star balloons:

Scott shows Tillie some of his moves:


Django mixes genres:


That might have been the most fun I've ever had at a party!

Self Reflection

A rare moment of free time in front of my computer means that I can finally post pictures from thanksgiving. I know, that was over a month ago. I'm also behind in sewing by 7 baby robot quilts, my toenails need cutting, and I have had the same Netflix movie in my home unwatched for 16 months.

Hanukkah Cuties

Tillie's friend Salim invited us over for a lovely Hanukkah celebration. The traditional braised veggies and latkes ("circle french fries" as Tillie called them) are my new favorite winter dinner delights!

Chicken Scraps

Hazel, Wolf, and Tillie separate the parts of the greens into different pots. One pot is for the people and the other pot is for the chickens.

Christmas Wakeup Call

Tortoise Convention

These two were very interested in one another.

This Is How You Swing

Tilba

The kiddos are nearly bilingual due to their going to a Spanish-immersion daycare. I say "nearly" because Tillie seems to understand Spanish fully, but she almost always answers questions in English. My favorite thing though is when she peppers her English with cute little Spanish cognates. For instance, she always talks about the playground with the "tuba" and she is referring to the playground that has a tube slide. As far as I can tell, the Spanish word is actually "tubo" but I'm not correcting any part of it--partly because I already tried and she insisted I was wrong. But also, because it makes me giggle to think of there being a giant sousaphone for kids to play with there.

Dust

The children were enchanted by dust in the sunbeam. It is enchanting...until you're old and jaded, like me, and you think it is gross.

Robot Wars

Super Hero-ween

"Punkin Catch"

Photo shoot from the autumn collection:

Tillie could feed a llama for hours.

Girls Day Out hay ride:

Many complaints on the ride home about how my driving made her pumpkin friend roll across the seat. "That is why you wear a seat belt," says mom.