Exploring and experimenting
May 28th, 2017 by mica
May continues to be a month of new adventures.
Austin and I spent a few days in Mill Valley together. We stayed at a hotel, which is a rare and amazing treat for Austin. She loves, loves, loves hotels. Meeting new people, seeing the gifts that are left behind on your pillow, sharing a room with mama, crawling into a big, comfy bed. This hotel had an added bonus of a morning buffet spread, with a make-your-own-waffle station:)
She had fun wandering through the redwoods at the Old Mill park.
Back at home, she’s working on a project that she designed with Gentry, for the “feeling girls.” Austin shows us such a rich emotional landscape. It can be helpful to talk about the feelings she’s experiencing as characters inside of her (a la Inside Out). I love how Mean Missy puts her hand on her hip just so and I love that I can tell her to send Mean Missy to Europe on vacation:)
After a long week of the stomach flu and pink eye, we needed to do blood work at the doctor. She asked me to take a picture of her after she’d finished the panel to show dada what she had pulled off! It was her first time getting her blood drawn and she was an absolute rockstar, with such a good attitude. I love her smile and pride in this picture.
Meanwhile, at home, Ronan is up to more experiments. He’s starting to work with fire and seeing how compounds change as they heat up. It is so fascinating to him. He was surprised when he came home one day to find a fire extinguisher that his mama had gifted him:)
I love spending Tuesdays with Ronan in the city. After leaving Brightworks for the day, Ronan is usually in such a good mood and we enjoy exploring the city together.
