children

Hush Little Baby

January 16, 2012 2 comments
sleeping baby girl

Per the recommendations of The Sleep Lady in her book,  I started singing a lullaby to Baby Girl to cue her that it was bedtime/naptime. I never did that with my other two, but that’s probably because the only way to get them to fall asleep was at the breast. Thankfully, I’ve managed to do [...]

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Project Monday: Child’s Montessori Apron

November 28, 2011 1 comment
child's montessori apron

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» A little over a month ago Mrs. Sayuri turned five and yet it feels like just yesterday I was posting about her turning four! For this year’s birthday gift I sewed her a Montessori apron using this great free pattern from Sew Liberated. What I really [...]

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My Little Cookie Decorator

August 16, 2011 2 comments
little girl holding up decorated cookie

  She’s A Natural Mrs. Sayuri likes to help decorate cookies. She started out by doing a few cookies whenever my mom and I were decorated – it didn’t take long before she was hooked. Now she wants to commandeer all baked cookies and embellish them herself. We have to negotiate how many she will [...]

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Many Hands Make Light Work…

August 6, 2011 2 comments
big sister holding newborn baby sister

…Most of the time. Big Sister and Big Brother have both been great helpers since their little sister was born. If I have my hands full with baby I can ask either of them for help and they’re usually enthusiastically quick to get me what I need. Sometimes they even argue over who gets to [...]

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They Love Her

July 15, 2011 2 comments
children kissing newborn baby sister

They loved her before she was born and… They love her even more now. Baby News Baby #3 was born on Sunday, June 5. I plan on posting her birth story on here soon. Hard to believe that this Sunday she will be 6 weeks!    

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Pumpkin Time

December 6, 2010 3 comments
little hands on pumpkin

This year we splurged on buying a real pumpkin in Costa Rica. Here they are not cheap and hard to find at that, but when I saw them at PriceSmart for sale, I had the urge to buy one. I think my favorite season has come to be autumn. I attribute that to my having [...]

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Worming Is A Verb

August 30, 2010 2 comments
little girl holding an earthworm in her hands

“Worming” around our house means digging for earthworms. When we go over to visit my parent’s house, Mrs. Sayuri and Pop-Pop (my dad) go “worming” in their back yard. She gets so excited when they find one. And surprisingly she giggles with delight when they squirm and squiggle in her hands. She often describes them [...]

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