Julia + Rice Pudding

Another Busy Weekend

Julia started a little "music" class on Saturday mornings - nothing fancy. Kids bang on drums, and do a few groups dances and songs. Most kids are older and more active. Julia is happy to bang on her drum, but otherwise she looks and smiles at the other kids.

After the class, we stayed around for a bit and Julia tried her hand at the piano:


Contrary to the weather forecast, it was a little sunny, so we went for a little walk in Mansfield.


Today (Sunday) was beautiful and sunny - with the thin layer of snow we received last night.

Our little house, seen from the back.


A bud just about ready to come out, when it got frozen over.




For some reason, Julia's appetite has picked up lately. She was having yogurt this morning and insisted on feeding herself. Our choice was 1) let her eat and get messy, or 2) fight with her for the spoon, probably resulting in all 3 being frustrated.

We decided not to fight, and just clean up afterwards.

Two hands in the bowl.


Found a raisin!


The most efficient way.


What are you looking at?


We all had fun.

3 little girls being cute

Friday monrings I take the 3 kids to the library for Story-time, then we come back home to play and read some books. Julia is lucky to have Sena and Aiyana so close, they see each other almost every day. She talks about Benjamin a lot too, so we hope to see him soon.

Crazy Cousins!

The Crazy Cousins came over to play tonight.

Aiyana (obviously dressed like a butterfly) and Sena running back and forth, with Julia trying to not get in the way.


Some of the lego masterpieces the girls made (did Roxy help?).


An intense game of "Ring around the Rosie":




The Crazy Cousins are a good way to unwind.... :)

Big Post

Lots of pictures taken today...

This one in the morning. Julia looking like trouble (she insisted on putting on a second dress on top of the first one):


Then we went for a little walk near Bicentennial Pond.






A quick stop for groceries (at the Willimantic Food Coop):


Then off to UConn for lunch and watching (and photographing) the ducks and geese on Mirror Lake.




Canada Goose.


Female mallard.


Geese.


Male mallard.


Flying rat.


Finally, over to the UConn Agriculture barns, for close looks at the farm animals.

How now brown cow?


One of many pretty horses.


A lady at the grocery store said Julia has good "fashion sense"....


Then back home, Julia slept a bit, and we had some hot chocolate. Seems like spring was here today: practically no snow left, nice and sunny. Just a little chilly but overall very pleasant.

A Walk In The Woods

I went walking with Julia around Mansfield Library, while Roxy went inside for some books. Julia was enjoying looking at the trees and pine-cones, but she eventually stopped replying to me - asleep in the backpack.

We're all back home now, had lunch, and she's napping,

On a rainy day

It's rainy and cold outside, so Julia and I are spending a quiet day at home.

Here's Julia talking to her baby. She keeps trying to find the baby's belly button (she calls it a "babbo").