Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts

Sunday, April 29, 2018

April 16-30, 2018 - 3 years 9 months



The Elementary School had an art show… this is the group project of The Scream! 
The next day, it was Earth Day, and Kadin spent most of it up in this alder, trying to climb as high as the older boys and girls.  In this pic, Sawyer is the boy to the right.

We are trying to grow some sunflower starts this year since last year they never flowered when we planted them directly into the soil outside.  Whatever they do, it's a fun activity with Kadin.  We poured the soil in, made a little bed for each seed and then covered them up with a dirt blanket.  When we were done, he said, "We plant seeds, go to bed, and tomorrow we eat plants!" 

I have one or two of these shots from when Kadin was an infant.  It still feels just as amazing now, 3 years later.

Biking, biking, and more biking.  He LOVES his new pedal bike and is out riding in rain or shine.  See videos below…

Of course, jumping off the bike to dive into the snow bank is just as much fun!  Even in the rain…  He tried to get me to join him but I declined.


Video of Kadin taking off on his bike without my help…


Video of Kadin swinging like a monkey in Gymnastics Class.


Video of Kadin and Luke sharing some raspberry silliness!


Video of Kadin climbing the alder tree downtown.  
He is saying, "Down, ok. That's how you go down.  Me show you how go up, alright?  This, do that, do that.  OK Mom?  Mom want to climb tree?"


And, last, but not least, Kadito in action… Fun times with puddles, snow, bikes, and Bucky.










Sunday, July 30, 2017

July 17 - 31, 2017 - 3 years

We weren't able to keep Sally as a pet.  She wanted to eat our cat Birch and didn't appreciate Kadin's hugs and high energy on a constant level.  But we do still get to take her out for bike rides and forest frolicking which makes all of us happy!
And, we do have a new pet… meet Patch, our 6 year old Nigerian Dwarf goat! 


We went to T-Ball today, where Kadin picked up a bat for the first time and did great!
The "coach" kept trying to get Kadin to do everything just the way it's supposed to be done (one hand here, one there, you stand there, now put the bat here, etc…) and they both got frustrated.  I just handed Dito the bat and said, ok, hit the ball, and he did it – his own way.  It's a good thing to figure stuff out on your own, yet, if that trait sticks around, it might make school a bit challenging… 


Kadin was so excited to help me thin out the carrots that he went a bit overboard and started pulling all of our new-born baby carrots out of the ground and eating them!  They may be small but sure were yummy.

Kadin lined out all of the trucks at the playground today.
If it has wheels and moving parts, he's going to be interested in it! 
Kadito brought all of the mini-carrots he picked with him to show Mia.  I think in the end, Patch ate most of them... 
He was just so photogenic today!  I just can't stand how adorable my little Dito is.
(Of course, he'd correct me: "Dito no pequeño, Dito grande!")



Patch meets Kadin


Third time's a charm

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

May 16 - 31, 2017 - 2 years 10 months


Can we take her home?  (We ended up leaving her there, although I was tempted… she was as tall as Kadin!)
Arts and crafts at the library.

Popsicles at the library.



Yummy first cake beater - chocolate and peanut butter squares.


Hanging out at the sandbox at the Talkeetna Fly-in.


Balsa wood toy plane flying contest!
Kadin is figuring out how to wind up the balsa wood airplane.
The next day was still sunny and warm, so we tried out our new raft on the lake… Short but fun little trip!

Nice posture, kiddo!


Mama draws a plane at the restaurant to keep Kadin's attention off the t.v.  He helped me by naming all the parts as I drew them.
Marigold planting at the library.  Kadin had planted the marigold seed a few weeks ago and now helped put them in the garden.  
He wasn't the most gentle with them, and may have buried one or two, but he certainly had fun!



Playing on the double swing at Daycare, with Soleil and Judy.  He was having so much fun, I had a hard time getting him into the car!
This time, we had to have a bath at home, not from too much mud, but from the other, yuckier, brown stuff.  :-)
It sure turned an unpleasant struggle into a fun event!


An artistic moment, while he's flying the orange dragon up high in the sky.




Another weekend, another party!  This time, it was a Square-dancing Shakedown Benefit for the Daycare.  Kadin initially was going to have a bunny rabbit face but got distracted mid-paint and ran around for a few hours with just a white face.

In the end, he went with the tiger-face, just like 5 other little boys… ;-)

Swimming in the deep end of the pool… and loving it!

Mi querido delfín.

Saturday, March 4, 2017

February 28 - March 4, 2017 - 2 years 7 months - Chacala, Mexico, 4th week











Can we take him home?!
Digging his teeth into a yummy mango-on-a-stick!  My little "mono salvaje"!
Abuela Baiba took a photo of this and so, of course, Kadin had to grab my phone and take over 40 photos of it.  Baiba told him this was what we were having for dinner that night!  Yum!
Saying "adios" to Abuela Baiba.  :-(
Last day in Mexico, at our fancy place near the airport.





Last day in Mexico, at our fancy place near the airport.



Thursday, September 15, 2016

September 1 - 15, 2016 - 2 years 2 months

Kadin wanted to play with a hairband and loved trying to see himself in the mirror with a ponytail. 
We went berrying picking and there weren't any left because someone had arrived before us!  I actually got to see the black bear briefly as he/she was sneaking by, trying to avoid us.

Kadin slept through most of the berry picking and bear sighting!

As we made our way home, Kadin had a big tantrum about something… can't even remember what.  

Best cure for the tantrum blues…. SNACKTIME!

Kadito, el cocinero.  Kadin loves anything to do with cooking!

Kadin and Farah running around naked together… what cute little tooshies!

My mini garden - chives and sorrel!  

Kadin helps in the office at daycare.

More blueberry picking!  This time, we were up on the tundra.  It was still late in the season and we didn't get enough to keep us happy for the whole winter, but it certainly was fun!  Kadin has learned that instead of picking them and eating them, he can just confiscate our jar and eat and eat and eat!!!

It's autumm and all the plants are turning.  This is Kadin's favorite… high bush cranberry.

Kadin "wearing" his undies!   
Gorgeous double rainbow made my day when everything else happening was rotten. Can't have rainbows without rain, right?!

Kadin enjoying the rainbow.

Short attention span! Been there, done that, time to go home now Mama...
Best buds, snuggling at bedtime.

The video is of Kadin chasing a laser pointer… and figuring out it's just a speck of light. 
Here's the link for the video if you can't watch it on the blog: https://youtu.be/GTHtbHjiDkY