wrong car

I went to the wrong car tonight after knitting and even put my key in the lock. I walked up a hill to where I had originaly tried to park to a white car that was nothing like mine. Anyhoo, Liesl slept in the bed untill 5:40AM last night and Porter slept there untill 7AM. Porter really likes the new bed and I found him resting in it a few times today. I hope tonight goes as well as last night.

new bed

The kids were so excited tonight to get a new bed. We moved Porter's twin bed upstairs and my parent's brought over my old full size bed for the kids room. The idea is that they will sleep together better and be out of our bed. I hope tonight goes well and they stay in their bed all night.

This morning we walked up to the Mission and had breakfast with some friends. I love breakfast and the Zen Breakfast with rosemary potatoes minus the egg whites is my favorite. We walked to Bird Park after breakfast and played for a while before we went home and cleaned house. I made some of this amazing raw chocolate pudding for dessert tonight. It was so easy and so tasty I can't wait to make it again.

twenty and one

Twenty is the number of miles we rode last night and one is the number of times Liesl has nursed today. Jason went and picked up the kids early this morning and I thought that Liesl would want to nurse right away but I got up and gave the kids breakfast when they came home. Liesl did not ask for milk until a little bit later but I told her she had to get dressed first and after she got dressed we started playing with a puzzle and she did not ask again. Liesl nursed around two this afternoon after her nap and did not nurse this evening because she fell asleep in the car.
Today we went and closed an account at our old bank, went to see Horton Hears a Who and went to the South Park Walkabout. This was the first time we took Liesl to a movie and she did really well. The theatre was quiet and at the right moment she said "oh no" and made everyone laugh. It was a cute movie and I am happy I decided to go see it.

ride

It is 12:27AM and we just got home. We rode for 3 hours all the way to Point Loma and back. We stopped at the Pink Elephant for a drink with some friends and then went to the Commonwealth Cafe for some food. I wish I did not eat because now I feel like crap and just want to pass out from exhaustion. I am so glad the kids are spending the night at my parents house because I don't think I could drive. I had so much fun tonight I can't wait for the next ride in April.

this and that

Today I took Porter to school then went over to JoAnn's and GTM. I found some cheep fabric and I am going to make a few summer dresses for Liesl. After shopping we went over to a park close to Porter's school for a playgroup. There were a lot of people there so after I picked up Porter we went back and hung out for a few hours. Porter did not want to stay for lunch today so I did not make him. The teacher aide thinks that he was a little off on Tuesday at lunch because his teacher is on vacation this week. It was a fun day and I am looking forward to tomorrow. I am taking the kids to playgroup in the morning then at 12 my friend is going to watch them for a few hours so I can go run some errands.
Tomorrow night we are going on a Critical Mass bike ride and I am really looking forward to it. We could not get a sitter so we are taking the kids down to my parent's house and I know they will have a fun time.

beach

We went over to Coronado today with some friends and had a great time!

Porter making a sand angel.

two links

Go over to my sister's blog for a big announcement!

I love this post titled Plant vs. Animal over at The Gluten-Free Vegan Blog.

markers

I am not a huge fan of markers so I have never bought them for the kids. Liesl loves markers and only wants to play with them if they are around. My friend bought her some markers for her birthday so I let her play with them.


We went to an easter party on Saturday and Liesl spent most of the time inside with the markers. I think she had a good time!


Today I gave Porter and Liesl a spoonful of raw honey and Porter loved his but Liesl tasted it, took it off the spoon and wiped it on her dress.

Easter

It was hot today so we went swimming at my parent's house and then had a little egg hunt for the kids. Porter and Liesl each ate about half of a chocolate rabbit and complained of a stomach ache afterwards. It was a fun day.

tonight

My friend is coming over to watch the kids in just a little bit so we can go out. I am tired from being outside all day at an Easter party and swimming at my parent's house. I have to go get ready now.

today

Today my friend Sara came over and we walked up to Hillcrest for brunch. We went to City Bagel so I got the vegan cream cheese for the kids and avocado and tomatoes for me. Liesl saw my avocado and started asking for some so I shared. I have 15 lbs of avocados in my kitchen right now but they are not ripe yet and poor Liesl keeps asking for one. The last time we had them she ate one or more a day so I feel really bad that I can't give her one just yet. I went to a bead store today because they were having a 60% off sale. When I was 15 my Mom took my sister and I to this bead store by our house and I would make necklaces with beads and string. I moved on to macrame and bead necklaces and I did that for a long time. I even taught it when I worked in Maine at the teen camp. When we moved last year I found my bead box and took a look at it just a few months ago. I made a few necklaces with what I had and sold some in my mom's store so I decided to buy some more supplies. I like making the necklaces but they are not really my style so I don't wear them. Anyway, I found some nice beads for a great deal and the kids slept in the stroller so it was nice and easy to shop.

dress

I decided to make Liesl a dress tonight and it did not take that long but then I tried to make some blommers. It is 12:56AM and I am almost done but I will have to finish them in the morning. My eyes hurt and I am getting frustrated.

crafts

I made two shirts recently, one for a friend and one for Porter. Porter was watching Yo Gabba Gabba one day and asked if he could have a Muno shirt like the boy in the show. I showed him the shirt I made and he said it was supposed to be on a blue shirt and have a body.
Porter did not have a fever he just wanted to wear it all afternoon.

I made this shirt for a birthday gift for my friend's son Rowan.

Food

After reading this post about these vegetarian sausages I decided to go ahead and make them. They were so easy to make and so tasty I can't wait to have leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
In the steamer basket.

I put them on a roll with some onions and peppers.
Jason added ketchup to his and Porter just ate his with ketchup and no veggies.
Today I made a raw sunflower seed sandwich spread. I bought a chard wrap from the Peace Pie guy at the farmers market a few weeks ago and loved it but had no idea what it was made out of. The next time I saw him I asked and found out it was sunflower seeds so I had to try and make my own. This is a photo of the one I bought. I just put mine on some bread and it was really tasty.

This is how I made mine but you could add other things like celery, carrots, kale or peppers.
It is so easy you just blend it up!
1 2/3 C raw sunflower seeds
juice of two medium lemons
4 mushrooms
1/4 onion

co-sleeping

We are a co sleeping family and it works for us. Porter slept in his bed until this winter when it was cold in his room and we felt bad making him sleep in there by himself. My mom asked me last night if I we ever "cuddle" and if it bothers me that the kids sleep with us. We do get to "cuddle" all the time on the couch and in bed next to the kids so that is not a problem for us. We don't love or hate having the kids with us but for now it is working. Four in a queen size bed leaves little room to stretch out so I don't know how much longer we will do it. Most mornings we are woken up by Liesl asking for food or a show but the other day she woke up and said "hi everybody", it was so cute. Porter will wake up and say "I love you mommy" and it just make is all worth it. Eventually we are going to put a full bed in the kids room and work on having them sleep in there together.

Jason was reading a book to Porter last night and Porter had to use the bathroom so he asked Jason to "pause the book".

gas

Can you see what is wrong in this photo?


Update
I just looked at this photo a little closer and figured it out. There are two prices one for cash and one for credit.

birthday party

My sister came down and we had a little celebration for Liesl. It was fun and Liesl loved all the extra attention.

party

Birthday kids, Liesl and veganmomma's boy Rowan.

Super Liesl!

Porter, Audio and Dane were playing so well at the park today. They were taking turns riding Porter's bike and running after the rider. After a while they went and sat at a table and they played with the cars Porter had in his backpack. Porter was hogging the cars a little bit but each boy had at least two cars so he was sharing some of them just not his favorites.

Liesl playing cars with the boys.

Happy Birthday Liesl!

I can't believe Liesl is two already. I found the birth story I wrote shortly after she was born. In a way I feel like she was Charlotte then and did not become Liesl until we started calling her that at 8 weeks so I will not change the name in the story.

The only time Liesl has ever been chubby.

Charlotte’s Birth

I went for a NST at Mercy Hospital on Monday at 12PM. Sara the midwife called me at 4:30 and said that the beck up Dr. at Mercy reviewed the test and said that the placenta was showing signs that it was no longer working. Sara said that I needed to come in and have my water broken as soon as possible. Jason and I got to the birth center at 5:30 and Roberta broke my water at 5:45. Contractions started almost right away and I got in the tub probably a half hour later when I was 4 cm. dilated. Labor was really hard and I felt that I never got a break it was just one contraction after another. My uterus started pushing so I asked Roberta to check me and I was 6 to 7 cm. I don’t know how much time went by but it did not seem like much and I had to push. I did not feel like I was ready to do it. I felt like I could not move and my uterus was pushing the baby out. I could not grab my knees and push so I just laid there pushed a couple of times and the baby was out. I remember Sara saying that the head was out and the next thing I knew Charlotte was on my stomach. I was bleeding a lot afterward because my uterus was not contracting so I lost a good amount of blood and they gave me a shot of Pitocin. We went home at 12:45AM and I felt pretty week for the first couple of days but I am getting better. Porter came in the room right after Charlotte was born and has been a great big brother.

Porter and Liesl waiting to eat their cup cakes.

zoo

We went to the Zoo today and had a really nice time. We took a differnt rout this time, one I used to take all the time and it was a really nice change. We got to see two pandas and Liesl really liked them but she started to scream when we were leaving. I asked her if she wanted to go back in again but Porter said he wanted to see the yellow snake. Porter really likes the albino anaconda in the reptile exhibit so we went to check that out. We went to the children's zoo and the kids had a good time runing around.



Porter and Liesl checking out the otters.