dressing up with play silks

Play silks promote hours and hours of open-ended play at our house.

got milk? {and a blog update}

First up, don’t miss the kiddo quotes that should have gone out last Friday.

Second, the very, very, VERY good news is that my blog host was able to retrieve my old database from 2 January 2012. This means that the archives of Blissful E are complete except for the comments from 2 January to 19 January. I’m sad about losing those comments. Overall, though, it’s a huge relief to have so much of my site back. Whew!

Third, things are still going to be a little messy around here while I tweak the site and give it a bit of a facelift (I love this sort of stuff and can’t resist an excuse to mess about with code). If you have any questions, suggestions, concerns or comments regarding how the blog looks or how you prefer to use the site, this is a good time to let me know.

Finally, THANK YOU to each of you who has stuck with me through this upheaval. Your support and comments throughout have kept me from giving up several times. You guys are the best. :)

drumming in 3D

Drumming doesn’t get much cooler than this!

water table

This sand and water table continues to be one of the best play equipment investments we’ve made.

kiddo quotes (vol. 27)

Michael: Mama, a twinkle was in my eye, so it made it harder for me to see.

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Nikki: I was thinking, when I’m a parent, I would like to fly to America to pick up snow.

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[while the kids were looking at the globe...]
Nikki: Mama, what is this country?
Mama: Antarctica. [Ben informs me it's not technically a country.]
Michael: ANTS!!!
[Nikki, Michael and Vi start crawling all over the house pretending to be giant ants...]

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Nikki: Something a little surprising and a little bit nice… Vi has started sleeping next to my bed [at naptime]! She got her blanket and curled up on the floor next to my bed. When I saw that, I started up my smile.

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Michael[demonstrating with two wind-up toys Robin sent us]: There goes the space shovel! So fast! Then the crab tried to catch him, but… he couldn’t! The space shovel had zoomed away.

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Vi: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12… BLAST OFF!!

David is crawling!

 

I was enjoying a quiet half-hour with a book while all four kids played happily, when the three older kids started shouting excitedly. David is crawling!

 

señorita con sombrero grande

outdoor Nikki

summer snow

 


“going the road”


this imported romper makes us smile
“Happy Driving,” it says, “Going the road”
 

This 2-minute video of David shows him scooting on his back while wearing his “going the road” romper.

 

 
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