Little Holiday Gnomes

I have been having fun sewing ornaments lately. These little gnomes are my newest craft obsession. They have lots of handmade dolls like this at the Waldorf school we go to and I am enjoying the creativity of making my own. So fun!! These were a birthday gift for a friend. I can't wait to make more.

House Full of Crazy People

It has been a long time since I have posted. Lots of excitement is always afoot at Casa Gonzales, it's just finding the time to write about it that is hard. Today I closed the kitchen gate as I went out into the house to do chores. A little while later I found Delaney in the kitchen with the fridge open, chugging chocolate almond milk from the carton. She just learned that wonderful trick!! I wondered to myself if I had closed the gate or if maybe Emma had opened it. I removed her from the kitchen and shut the gate. A few moments later I heard the familiar sound of someone jumping up and down on the foot lever to release the gate. I turns out that not only can Delaney open the fridge, she can open the gate to the kitchen...the gate we put up specifically for her. Ahhhh!! She is one smart monkey.



Emma is busy with all sorts of reading (looking at books) as usual. She just can't put down a book if it is nearby. She actually read one to me the other day that she had memorized. I was very impressed. We are joyfully reading the Ramona series.She is enjoying painting and drawing. Right now we are opening an advent calendar every morning with exciting ideas and activities. She looks forward to that. She has been the voice of reason when Delaney is driving me crazy..."Mom, she just wants to be with you." Her sense of style is a bit crazy at times, but she always pulls it off, looking chic. Here is a picture of one of her heading off to preschool in one of her crazier outfits. I don't bother to get in the way.


Here are some other random pix of the girls enjoying a rope swing at a nearby park, Delaney doing some dishes etc...

Summing Up How I Feel

I am reading a daily meditation book when Emma says, "Why are you reading that?" "To help me be a better person," I say. "You mean mom!" (She's used to me taking parenting classes.) "Well, I'm a person too," I reply. To which she shoots back, "You're not a person! You're a mom!"

Emma Funnies

We are driving in the car and Emma laughs from the backseat. "If you were friends with a dragon and you tried to get it to blow out it's candles...it would blow them in!"

Emma Succumbs and Delaney & Papa Pix

Emma was helping Sam replace a part on the toilet when she got very, very tired. She made a little bed in there and asked for some bread. When Sam came back in to work she had fallen asleep. She had what Delaney did, but it seemed milder.

Here are a few shots I love of Sam and Delaney goofing around. She was in a silly mood, crawling around the kitchen very fast and getting in my face to grab the camera.

Here's What The Stomach Flu Looks Like At Our House

Emma was on her own while I tended to Delaney. She snacked on the couch and watched hours of television with no intervention. She was quite happy.

I made Delaney a bed on the kitchen floor so I could fix Emma some food. She was on a bummer. I sure am glad we have a washer and a dryer now. They were a great help.

What's Going On

Our pomegranates are ripe and delicious. Emma and Delaney love to go out and eat them in the yard. This requires nudity on their part and they are happy to oblige.

Delaney woke up from a particularly fussy night looking like this. She must have banged into the wall scraping her nose. The bridge was pretty swollen and she had two little shiners to show for it.

Here she is after climbing into the tub during my shower...in her pajamas. I was kind of frustrated, but then I had to just laugh. She is a tricky girl.

Here is Delaney with her pomegranate beard. Boy was she a mess.