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snapshots on a Friday

February 24, 2012 at 3:20 pm

Things have been busy around here! We have some friends of friends staying with us for the next few days and so have been eagerly preparing for them and now are enjoying their visit. They work in Romania and are in Sicily for vacation. It seems that Sicily is doing her best to welcome them, for it is a glorious spring day with temperatures in the mid-60s, filled with birdsong and sunshine. The kids are out on the balcony enjoying the warm Sicilian sun to their heart’s content.

Here are a few photos from my phone, all taken within the last few weeks. Happy weekend, everyone!

“I have got to find those clothespins Mama hid in here!”

& starting a newly commissioned knitting project

what you do when your baby wakes up with a stiff head of hair that smells like spit up: give her a bath at 8am!

& enjoying her bath book, which I read every summer in my grandparents’ tub when I was a child

admiring the view of the valley with her daddy

& still her favorite thing to do: watch the wash go ’round and ’round

a trip to the library after church

& another day in the library… look what we found!

5 :: in family, home sweet home, Lena, Sicily

life lately

January 25, 2012 at 2:03 pm

Like everyone out there, I love Instagram and the pretty things it can do to photos! I am trying not to let it replace my “real” camera, for heaven knows I have a million things still to learn about photography and need all the practice I can get. But when the big camera isn’t around, I love capturing little moments this way.

Here are a few photos of our lives this past month.

Thursday playgroup at the park
& trying out our new breadmaker

celebrating my Christmas present from Em and Jess: fabulous slippers!
& snacking on some cheese before seeing Dr Josh

playdate with Sam at our house

& trying to “catch” the sheets as they dry Italian-style on our balcony

flower power pants do a dance while watching the wash go ’round and ’round
& in love with her new sippy cup

4 :: in home sweet home, Lena

life lately

January 25, 2012 at 1:03 pm

Here are a few photos of our lives this past month.

Thursday playgroup at the park
& trying out our new breadmaker

celebrating my Christmas present from Em and Jess: fabulous slippers!
& snacking on some cheese before seeing Dr Josh

playdate with Sam at our house

& trying to “catch” the sheets as they dry Italian-style on our balcony

flower power pants do a dance while watching the wash go ’round and ’round
& in love with her new sippy cup

4 :: in home sweet home, Lena

Lena’s tricks

January 24, 2012 at 12:28 pm

I thought you might like to see a few things that our little 9.5-month-old munchkin is up to these days.

She is learning to walk with her little walker, pushing it up and down our balcony and crashing into things every 5 seconds. It makes me think she’ll take after my driving skills instead of her papa’s…

She can now also stand for about 0.5 seconds before quickly sitting down, usually accompanied by a nervous laugh that communicates something along the lines of, “I know what you guys are up to and I don’t think so!”

And she’s really into hanging upside down. And playing with her favorite toy (my retractable tape measure) while doing so.

She’s also learning to go down the stairs backwards, which is pretty adorable. Maybe I’ll take a video when she’s mastered the skill and I don’t have to reach out and grab her every few seconds.

(P.S. As I quickly wrote this, Lena woke up from her nap. I got her up and then tried to quickly finish this post, and she meanwhile grabbed a pen and wrote on her mouth with it. Never a dull moment. Off to do some clean up…!)

2 :: in home sweet home, Lena