Spoiling Dinner

May 7, 2014

Poppy reserve

We went to the poppy reserve on May 4, 2014. It was very windy. We walked around for about two hours.

Back Pack

Backpack

Snapshot Image – don’t forget

Almost late for school

Morning madness rush

Watching you run from the car

Breathless goodbye

To the stairs – almost there –

Then, brace yourself for the heavy load - hoist the backpack up those steps

Such a childhood burden

I hate seeing that bag weigh you down

Adulthood waits – with all its cares and burdens

Stay free from the load as long as you can.

Retain your innocence, your freedom, the idea that the world is yours for the taking.

I hated seeing you as an adult in training, pulling your load behind you, dragging it up the stairs, inevitable burden.

Point Dume Hike

Today we went to Point Dume.We went on a hike which was rilly short. GUESS WHAT? What? I praciced my cartwheels.

The beach was beautiful. we hiked for a while along a cliff, then found some tidepools that had huge starfish in them. We also got to watch the sunset.

Father's Day 2011

We have started a new Father's Day tradition: homemade gnocchi!

Gentle Barn - Aug 10, 2011

Today, we went to the Gentle Barn with Rebekah, Aunt Lisa and Papa. It is an animal sanctuary for animals that have been mistreated.

Lindsay: I got to pet a bunch of animals. There were pigs, chickens and one turkey. Also, there were two cows and horses. We got to feed the horses carrots. You hold your hand flat, put the carrot in your flat hand, and the horse will gobble it up with its lips. The turkey was all black and fuzzy. The cows were black and white. The horse's name I fed was Prince Charming. They have a cat and it's black. Also, they have some ducks. When the pig was asleep, it was kicking its feet all around. The turkey kept saying gobble, gobble, gobble. I brushed the cow, and one horse was playing with a ball.

June 29 - Western Bagel Factory Tour

Today we got to go on a tour of the Western Bagel factory. It smelled fabulous. We got to see the big mixers and the machines that process the dough into bagels, plus the ovens and the long, long cooling rack conveyor belts. After we went to the store to bring some bagels home.

Lindsay says her favorite part was everything, but I think she particularly liked going into the cold room for the bagels to rest in after they have proofed.