Aurora's Ruminations

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Well, Halloween is coming and I am very excited but cannot seem to get my act together quite yet. Bean keeps asking me when we are going to decorate and I want to but just don't--this weekend for sure. What is exciting to me is making the costumes. Bean wants to be a crocodile and Yaya wants to be a butterfly. M is working on the head and I am suppose to do the body and tail. Here are some pics of the progress of Crocodile 2011 (Butterfly 2011 is a work in no-progress yet).

Finished head with eyes modeled by M.

More pics to come.

Butterfly pics go here! :)

And OMG I want to make these!!! http://llevoelinvierno.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-alitas.html

Here is my bluebird version of the wings. One down and one to go (psst.....this is for me :)).

Friday, October 14, 2011

My girl is 4. How is this possible? I am still trying to get rid of my baby fat--with little success mind you--from having her and there is no way it has been four years already. What an amazing 4 years it has been with that little one. She has completely changed my life. Both of my kids have, obviously, but Yaya has done it in a way that floors me every time.

She is an independent, curious, stubborn, easy to laugh and easy to cry, intelligent, opinionated, pink-dress loving, dig in the dirt in the dress, make-up/hair accessory loving, Lego building, lover of books and markers little girl.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Close ups

Some pictures taken by a friend at her daughter's birthday party. Thanks Francoise C. Great pic of them, really captures their great little faces.

Bean 6.5 yr

Yaya 4 yr

Friday, October 7, 2011

My girl is 4

These are images from Yaya's celebration at her school.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

End of Summer-Beginning of Autumn

How is it that summer is over and autumn is about to begin. Where did it go? I do love the end of summer-beginning of fall time. Crisp mornings followed by warm days. Days with bright blue skies and no humidity. Days filled with a sense of urgency again as the daylight hours get shorter, night creeps in a little bit earlier every day. Days where you really consider making that bug pot of soup for dinner but the grill still calls for you to make something on it. Days where you could drink the darker stout but the pale ales are still refreshing. Days where the sun warms your back and neck but your toes get too cold as you dip them in the cool creek.