All About Amelia, Simon & Hannah
Saturday, September 22, 2012
First Day, Take Two
A week after Millie started Kindergarten, Simon went back to school. He headed back to his same preschool, so spirits and confidence were high this year. Even better, he's in Millie's old classroom with her beloved teacher from last year.
He's pretty fired up for Pre-K!
Crazy photo by Si.
Si and Aunt JuJu headed in to school.
Ready to roll!
Outward Bound
Carousel of Happiness
I'm not kidding. That's the name of this magical carousel in Nederland. It was so awesome we made a repeat visit before we left!
The animals are hand carved wood on a restored 1910 carousel that spins to a restored band organ.
Tickets are just $1 a ride. And the whole thing is housed in a building made especially for this carousel.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
First Day
"There are two lasting bequests we can give our children.
One is roots, the other is wings."
-- Hodding Carter, Jr.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Nature's Playground
One of my favorite things about spending our summer in Louisville was the unending natural beauty. Everywhere we went, looked...stunning. Here's a little trail along a creek just outside of Boulder. It has been Casey and my Dad's favorite walking spot this spring, and the kids and I took an awesome walk there one morning.
Mils handled the dog.
Si ran and jumped and explored.
And on the way back the kids hopped in the creek and played -- waded through it, climbed these boulders along side it, gained confidence trying new tricks on their own.
As I watched them play and explore I thought about this land as the most natural of playgrounds. We love a good plastic side and climbing structure, but somehow, this just felt so right. Just as it should be. I was re-energized to try to find this type of play back at home.
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