Phew - we made it through the holidays, and have settled into our crazy "normal" rhythm in Napa.
The Napa Lantern Parade with my friend Haines & his mom; I made a sea-life lantern, Keevah has a kitty cat, and Mama made the cool Jellyfish
Go Grandpa!
Keevah giving Rody a bath, while wearing all her clothes
The project goal - and the outcome! The frog looks like he's survived Chernobyl...
Keevah being silly
One of the cool installations for the Napa Winter Lights celebration - a scale replica of the moon
Spirit gets jealous anytime Keevah or me sleeps near Mama or Dada
They closed the floodgates due to all the rain! This is normally solid flat park land!
Gran came to visit this week, and we have been really enjoying her company. I'm teaching her how to play chess, and showing her how much better I am with piano and reading. She took Keevah & I on the Napa Wine train for an awesome lunch...so much fun! We also went out to a fancy dinner at Morimoto, where I devoured bowls of edamame and more-than-my-fair-share of dumplings!
On a walk with Gran
On the Napa Wine Train!
Thanks Gran!
Dinner at Morimoto for Dada's (early) birthday celebration!
Of course, we have also been going to Tahoe monthly with friends and family. I'm getting better and better at skiing, doing more and more black slopes with my Dada! This year, Keevah Nyx is skiing too! She has gone many times now, and even went on the chair lift with Dada for the first time a few months ago.
Where's the jacuzzi? Check out this icicle!
Ready for tubing with Clare & Vera
Keevah and Mama
Mama and Keevah with Olaf!
Keevah & Gee
Keevah hitching a ride on Dada's shoulders since the snow came up to her chest
Me, Keevah, Haines, Felix & Ellie
Serena, Vera, Keevah, Clare, & Me after some inner-tubing
I'm still loving my first grade class. I've been practicing reading every single day, and even got moved up into a more advanced reading group! I'm also still practicing piano, and was asked to be in a recital in a few months...yeah! My other new-ish interest is chess. I'm taking classes at school, and also some private lessons at home...and now I'm teaching Mama and Gran how to play chess too. I still enjoy swimming, but I pushed "pause" on it for a few months until the weather gets a bit warmer.
Me & Haines on "Twin Day" at school
My first ever school project involved picking something to measure in different ways: I chose Spirit, who proved a bit challenging to measure since he never holds still!
Spirit was heavier than Rody on my balance board!
Keevah Nyx is still absolutely crazy - finding all sorts of ways to potentially (and actually) injure herself. She's loving her preschool and going to gymnastics on Fridays. She finally got her first stitches last month on her finger...check out this video of her explaining what happened!
Cutest patient in the ER
All sewn up
I know this is supposed to be a space just for us kids, but Dada surprised Mama with a long weekend in Mexico...so here are a few pictures. Keevah & I stayed with Gee & Grandpa for the weekend, and they surprised us with tickets to Disney on Ice. We loved it! My favorite was Moana when they had actual fire on the ice - and Keevah loved Olaf!
At Rancho Las Cruces
Disney on Ice!
So, somehow that was a ton of activities during our "quiet" post-holidays time. But, we've had a blast!
