Look at this cute video of Copper and Cabot catching sticks in the water. See how Cooper glides in, so gracefully? And then look at Cabot - he always jumps in like a clumsy ox because he is so excited that he can't control himself. Sapphie loves watching them swim.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Uh-Oh!
Sapphie loves to say "uh-oh!", especially when we go into her room in the morning or after a nap, and she's decided to throw all of her snugglies out of the crib. As soon as you walk in, she says "uh-oh!" and points to the pile of things on the floor. It is so cute. She also does it with food - drops it on the floor for the dogs and says "uh-oh!" as they lap it up.
Well this week, Sapphie had a big uh-oh. She was playing ride the lamb with Uncle Isaac, and got a little caught up in the excitement. Before he could say "calm down!", Sapphie was rocking like a wild woman, threw her hands in the air, and went tumbling backwards off the little lamb. She twisted on the way down, landed smack on her right shoulder, and broke her collarbone. Poor thing!
Well this week, Sapphie had a big uh-oh. She was playing ride the lamb with Uncle Isaac, and got a little caught up in the excitement. Before he could say "calm down!", Sapphie was rocking like a wild woman, threw her hands in the air, and went tumbling backwards off the little lamb. She twisted on the way down, landed smack on her right shoulder, and broke her collarbone. Poor thing!
Here she is a few months ago, enjoying the rocking lamb. Go horsey!!
And today, here she is being very sad for an xray at the hospital.
We felt terrible for her, but she was a good girl.
And here is the xray. See the White dot on her collarbone, below and to the right of her jawbone? That's the break.
We felt terrible for her, but she was a good girl.
And here is the xray. See the White dot on her collarbone, below and to the right of her jawbone? That's the break.
Isaac says the rocking lamb is evil. I say, better to hurt yourself having a blast than being tortured or stranded somewhere! Yes, that's me, always thinking the worst. Sapphie though, although a little sore, was giving her lamb some loving squeals today. I think she'll be riding again by the end of the week!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
The End of A Season - Spring Skiing (by Kevin)
Easter Weekend in New England brought record temperatures to the area. Saturday and Sunday brought temperatures in the high 70's and low 80's. Emma, Sapphire, Colin, Soe, Hannah and I all went to Newport for Easter. It had been a long time since everyone was in Newport together and everyone was looking forward to the weekend away from Burlington. Soe, Colin and I planned a day at Jay Peak on Saturday. What a day it was. The sun was high and temperatures were in the 80's and we took advantage of the day and spent it skiing and riding at Jay Peak. It was an amazing time and everyone was in short sleeves and sun screen. It seems that last year Soe and Colin found ourselves with a similar day in Southern Vermont at Stratton and this year we ended up at Jay. Maybe this will become an end of season tradition for us. It was such an amazing day to end the season in. Check out the pictures below of the day.
Rollin up on Jay Peak
A beautiful day on Jay, Colin and Soe soaking up the sun
K Dogg ready for a killer day on the slopes
A couple more rides before the end of the season on the Jay Tram
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Sweet Spring
The month of March was just beautiful. We had amazing sunny weather, and did lots of fun activities. Early in the month, we went down to the condo and had the Manguals come to visit. It was SO much fun, and I think the kids really had a blast. Gabe and Julia were so cute with Sapphie! They each brought her a toy to play with, and Sapphie especially loved the little motorized monster truck that Gabe brought. She played with it every morning. They both call her "Sapphie-phire", which made me laugh. The weather was really nice, so we were able to do lots of walking and hanging out on the deck. On Saturday, Gabe took a ski lesson and Christina and I enjoyed the Spring Festival and Lincoln Peak with the babies and Julia. Julia got her face painted with a beautiful butterfly. Sapphie and Luke were really funny together! They are almost the same height, and they just stared at each other. Sapphie tried to kiss Luke a few times, but she was a little too aggressive for his taste! It's really neat watching the babies grow up together, and watch them take on their own personalities. We missed them as soon as they left, and I can't wait for our next visit.
The next big spring activity was the Annual Vermont Sugar Houses Open House weekend. We only went to one sugar house - to Taft's Milk and Maple. They are in Huntington and are one of Kevin's customers. They've got a herd of Jersey cows, so we thought it would be fun for Sapphie to see the sugar house and to pet the cows. She had a BLAST, and definitely got her fill of sugar!
Here are Kevin and Sapphie, walking around at Lincoln Peak after a day of skiing
And here are the kids in the antique ski chair. Julia was supervising the babies
The next big spring activity was the Annual Vermont Sugar Houses Open House weekend. We only went to one sugar house - to Taft's Milk and Maple. They are in Huntington and are one of Kevin's customers. They've got a herd of Jersey cows, so we thought it would be fun for Sapphie to see the sugar house and to pet the cows. She had a BLAST, and definitely got her fill of sugar!
With Daddy in front of the sugar house
Looking at cows with Mummy
Yummy, homemade maple doughnuts!
And here are some more photos and LOTS of video for you to enjoy:
Sapphie has also been exploring all sort of new foods. I try to make her foods from her heritage - Puerto Rican, Italian, English, and Lebanese. So far, she's loved everything, especially Puerto Rican food. I really haven't given her enough Lebanese though, so I busted out my Arabic cookbook and she's been loving it! Tonight we're making meat pies, taboolee, and hoomus (hummus!). They spell it funny.
She goes crazy for hummus!
And here are some more photos and LOTS of video for you to enjoy:
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Pure Livin'
Often, the simplest recipes with only a few fresh ingredients are sometimes so unbelievably good. Well tonight, I re-discovered a simple food that I've always loved, but had recently forgotten. Roasted Beets. If you want to experience the most rich and decadent flavor, and some "Pure Livin'", as my dad would say, follow this ridiculously easy recipe.
Ingredients:
4 large beets, washed, NOT PEELED, ends trimmed. I get mine from Lewis Creek Farm.
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
**note: the reason I don't peel them is because I'm lazy. However, in my laziness, I discovered that the peels actually caramelize during the roasting process, adding an amazing crunch!
Instructions:
preheat the oven to 400 degrees. While it's heating, cut the beets into large chunks (about 1*2", or whatever size you like). Put in a bowl and toss with some olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread out on a cookie sheet and cook for 1 hour.
Prepare to be shocked at the flavor, and enjoy!! I find them perfect alone (and Sapphie does too). But, if you want to round it out and make a meal of it, throw it on top of some fresh spinach and sprinkle goat cheese on top. In case you need some inspiration, I stole this picture from the internet.
Yummy.....
Ingredients:
4 large beets, washed, NOT PEELED, ends trimmed. I get mine from Lewis Creek Farm.
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
**note: the reason I don't peel them is because I'm lazy. However, in my laziness, I discovered that the peels actually caramelize during the roasting process, adding an amazing crunch!
Instructions:
preheat the oven to 400 degrees. While it's heating, cut the beets into large chunks (about 1*2", or whatever size you like). Put in a bowl and toss with some olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread out on a cookie sheet and cook for 1 hour.
Prepare to be shocked at the flavor, and enjoy!! I find them perfect alone (and Sapphie does too). But, if you want to round it out and make a meal of it, throw it on top of some fresh spinach and sprinkle goat cheese on top. In case you need some inspiration, I stole this picture from the internet.
Yummy.....
Friday, March 26, 2010
Dowwwwn Dog!
It's amazing to me how fast time flies these days. Would you believe I have been meaning to write about baby yoga since May of last year? Finally, I'm sitting down to tell you about it.
When Sapphie was 2 months old, I signed her up for baby yoga. Evolution is such an amazing yoga studio - I had discovered it when I got pregnant and I did prenatal yoga there right up until Sapphie was born. I was so excited that they not only offer baby yoga, but post-natal yoga for new moms where you can come early, have tea with other new moms, and you can even bring your baby with you during class! Those first few months were wonderful - to go and practice yoga with other new moms, with our tiny babies laying in front of our mats. Of course, I had plans to bring Sapphie to baby yoga.
When I signed up for the class, they informed me that it was full but that they would put me on a waiting list. I was so disappointed! Then, the day before the first class, they called to say that Susan, the studio director and the baby yoga teacher, had decided to let us all in! I was SO excited. Of course the first few months of baby yoga class mainly consisted of gentle massage, singing, and putting our little ones in yoga poses like tree, happy baby, half moon, and down dog. Whenever we would put them in poses, we would softly sing the name of the pose: dowwwwn dog, or haaaalf moooon.
Here are some pictures of baby yoga class when Sapphie was about 3 months old:
That's Susan with her back facing the camera, and to her left is Sapphie! To the right is the little yoga bear that would greet each baby as he or she arrived.
Sapphie loved to lay on her belly and look at all the other babies.
Now, over a year later, Sapphie still goes to yoga although she has graduated from the baby class and is now in "New Explorers". Hannah takes her every Monday while I'm at work, but in the next few months I'll be able to start taking her again. I can't wait!
Sapphie loves yoga class and really enjoys playing with the other kids. I didn't realize, however, that her yoga lessons would actually be sinking in yet. I figured that until she was at least 6, these classes would just be a feel-good thing for me and a fun chance for Sapphie to socialize. Guess what? I was wrong.
Sapphie is totally obsessed with downward facing dog she is doing it all the time, whenever she gets the chance. It is so cute! And, to make it even cuter, she yells out "dowwwwn dog!" every time she does it:
In the kitchen
A little morning stretch
She can't get enough!
She even does down dog on the dogs!
When Sapphie was 2 months old, I signed her up for baby yoga. Evolution is such an amazing yoga studio - I had discovered it when I got pregnant and I did prenatal yoga there right up until Sapphie was born. I was so excited that they not only offer baby yoga, but post-natal yoga for new moms where you can come early, have tea with other new moms, and you can even bring your baby with you during class! Those first few months were wonderful - to go and practice yoga with other new moms, with our tiny babies laying in front of our mats. Of course, I had plans to bring Sapphie to baby yoga.
When I signed up for the class, they informed me that it was full but that they would put me on a waiting list. I was so disappointed! Then, the day before the first class, they called to say that Susan, the studio director and the baby yoga teacher, had decided to let us all in! I was SO excited. Of course the first few months of baby yoga class mainly consisted of gentle massage, singing, and putting our little ones in yoga poses like tree, happy baby, half moon, and down dog. Whenever we would put them in poses, we would softly sing the name of the pose: dowwwwn dog, or haaaalf moooon.
Here are some pictures of baby yoga class when Sapphie was about 3 months old:
That's Susan with her back facing the camera, and to her left is Sapphie! To the right is the little yoga bear that would greet each baby as he or she arrived.
Sapphie loved to lay on her belly and look at all the other babies.Now, over a year later, Sapphie still goes to yoga although she has graduated from the baby class and is now in "New Explorers". Hannah takes her every Monday while I'm at work, but in the next few months I'll be able to start taking her again. I can't wait!
Sapphie loves yoga class and really enjoys playing with the other kids. I didn't realize, however, that her yoga lessons would actually be sinking in yet. I figured that until she was at least 6, these classes would just be a feel-good thing for me and a fun chance for Sapphie to socialize. Guess what? I was wrong.
Sapphie is totally obsessed with downward facing dog she is doing it all the time, whenever she gets the chance. It is so cute! And, to make it even cuter, she yells out "dowwwwn dog!" every time she does it:
In the kitchen
A little morning stretch
She can't get enough!
She even does down dog on the dogs!I'm so happy to see her developing a passion for yoga. It has done so much for me, and I hope that it will continue to enrich her life as she grows.
Namaste xoxoxo
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