Dancing In Heaven

It is with a heavy heart that I share that George has passed. While his will to live never faltered, his body did. He will forever be in our hearts, and never far from our thoughts. 

The Dress That Keeps on Spinning

Eva had this outfit specially made and bought in Mexico as a gift for Esperanza when she was 6 months old. She started wearing it when she was about 2. Now, even at almost 6 years old, it still fits and she loves it. She only wears it every now and then, and usually just when she wants to dance and spin to music (Shakira usually when it comes to this dress). The top is starting to get tight, but the skirt will likely grow with her for a few more years.

Messy Room

This is what the kids' room looks like today. It's messy. Esperanza owns way too many stuffed animals.

Sprinkles and Pearl

We adopted two older female pet rats from an un-schooler family that was moving and needed to re-home them. Esperanza has wanted another cat, but since Lucy is so territorial, I talked her into getting rats instead. Ezra named her rat Sprinkles and Esperanza named hers Elsa, then Pearl. I think she settled on Pearl. Pearl is really old and sick I think. She walks with her head tilted to one side and seems a little 'challenged' mentally and/or neurologically at times. They came with a big, nice cage. The kids and I love them.

Adventures At Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway

Ezra asks to go to the beach at least 20 times a day, every day. He loves the beach. The ocean beaches that is. It's been a really long time since we've been to the beach, but his memory is fantastic. He knows he loves the beach because even at 2 years old he remembers the beach and how much fun he had the last time he was at the beach (which was aaaallll the way back in September). His memory is pretty amazing. To try and make him happy, we planned a trip to a lake where a friend has a trailer he let us stay in for the weekend, and hoped the large body of water and sandy embankments would trick him somehow into being the equivalent to the ocean beach. It worked. He loved it and we all had quite the adventure!

Some of the most memorable moments we had this weekend at Merwin Lake include the deer Esperanza walked (and did a sort of head bow squat to along the way) right up to, the story about how Ezra's front tooth died and of course the sad news we received just as we were packing up into the car to head out of town for the weekend. I'll come back to add details to these stories and events when I have more free time for writing. For now, enjoy the picture show.

Walks in Grandma's Back 40

Behind the house where my mom lives is a large piece of open property she likes to walk her dogs. Sometimes when the kids and I go visit, if it's nice enough weather, we'll go for walks with them. The kids love running with the dogs, tossing the ball for them, walking them along the path with a leash, exploring the area, picking berries when they are in season and just playing and having fun. There were several beautiful days this past month where we did some of these things with my mom and her dogs. There was one day Angelica joined us as well.