He loves to be tickled. “Kickle, eez?… No! Feet!”
Category Archives: Everyday Life
Reed’s Yoga Class
Reed has been learning some yoga at school and has been so proud to show me some of his moves at home. He is offering lessons in person, but the cost is steep…being his sister.
To offer a lower cost option, I asked him to help me write a blog post. He happily agreed and helped me pick out the photos, what order they went in and wrote the captions. The following workout is a mix of yoga, somersaults and flips. Enjoy!
Reed balances on yoga. This is the tree.
This is the warrior.
I am standing only on my head. And maybe Milo can do it.
I am smiling on the bench.
I am skateboarding.
I am a cow.
I am a ragdoll.
I am laying on the ground like a broken sign.
I am a cat.
I am standing on my head without even my legs moving (but I’m really doing a flip).
Capturing October: Playtime
This is an easy one, because as a parent, it’s something I spend a lot of time engaging in or observing. We spent 2 hours today at playgrounds!
This girl has gained so much physical strength since she started school in August. She has learned how to swing, how to flip on the bars like this, and just today, she went across monkey bars for the first time!
Capturing October: Focus (and a Recipe!)
I think today’s topic was too broad. And, I had too little time. I really didn’t have much time to pull out my camera until 6pm, when the sun was already going down.
I do like this photo, but I’m not sure it captures focus. His main focus here was stuffing his mouth full of goldfish crackers.
I actually took two others that might fit the prompt a bit better, but I’m not sure anyone wants to see a leaf or a huge spider. In case anyone does: picture of a huge spider & generic picture of a leaf.
Now, if you aren’t totally grossed out because you couldn’t resist clicking through to the spider photo, pumpkin muffins! A friend commented and asked for the recipe, so I will share.
Pumpkin Muffins
Just a note, this is not my recipe. It originally comes from a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. My mom made these pumpkin muffins for years and they’ve always been a hit. The original recipe calls for raisins, but I’m not a fan.
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup canned or cooked pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat over to 400 degrees. Mix wet ingredients separately from dry ingredients. Gently mix the dry ingredients into the wet, until just incorporated. Scoop into muffin tins. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 18-20 minutes for regular size muffins (10 minutes for mini muffins).
They’re really best just after they cool enough to eat. Still warm, SO yummy.
Capturing October: Yum
We had fresh baked pumpkin muffins this morning. Can you tell who really loved them?
a moose in moscow 