Monthly Archives: October 2012

Hiking and more crawling

Happy Halloween! And, apologies for not making this a Halloween post. That will come later.  Here are a few more things from our past weekend. Another crawling video: http://youtu.be/EXZGveFP9Bk And photos from our Sunday hike: This hiker is a hand-me-down, … Continue reading

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Mobile Mia

The fun has just begun!  She is crawling all over the place but it is not always easy to catch it on camera.  And it is nearly impossible to keep these floors clean, especially with a dog!  Right after I … Continue reading

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Resources on Reading

If you read only one book about education and learning to read, PLEASE read this: The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (available at your local book store and also at the big online place you may have heard of).  … Continue reading

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And we’re mobile!

Mia is crawling all over the place. And, oh my, it changes everything.  How do you “child-proof” plants? I’ve heard many people say things like, “just when you think you’re starting to get the hang of it, the whole game … Continue reading

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Visiting our old hometown

We went back to Albuquerque earlier this month and had a great time seeing old friends and visiting our favorite restaurant there. Nap time is always different when you are on the road.  Mia used to routinely nap in her … Continue reading

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Crawling & swinging

Our days are full of movement here. Mia is crawling and we are still playing outside & enjoying our very warm days.  Here are some photos from earlier this month and a couple recent videos. Here is a video of … Continue reading

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Crawling and wrapped up

Mia is on the verge of crawling. She has two methods of getting into the crawling position: one is as pictured below, where she moves from seated position to ready-to-crawl, and often back to seated position or perhaps forward onto … Continue reading

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Flying in the fall

Fall photos of my two favorite people: And my favorite picture yet: Happy fall!

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Fall photos

Some photos from last week… We’re enjoying fall here in the San Juans.  Hope you are, too!

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Chattin’ it up

Mia is talking more all the time.  You could legitimately call her a chatterbox. But, when we are out and about, she is much more observant than talkative so we often hear comments such as “she is so quiet”, which … Continue reading

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