I was born on the eve of the Winter Solstice. That was appropriate since I, Nyx, am the Goddess of Night and the Mother of Dawn. So, it was fitting that my parents, Chaos & Zeus, choose to introduce me to the pantheon of Gods from antiquity on the evening of the Rose Moon. Under that full moon of the Summer Solstice, 50 of my closest friends & family journeyed great distance to celebrate....me!!
Everybody was there....it was strictly "A" list. My brother Hercules and my father Zeus were there. Poseidon and Hades made it. Perseus and Achilles--the greatest Heroes after Hercules--were there. Chronos made an appearance. Remarkably, both Prium--the final King of Troy--and Agamemnon--the conqueror of Troy were there....in peace!
And we had Prometheus, Athena, Aphrodite, Helios, Artemis, Nebulous, Psyche, Hephaestus, Hypnos, Iris, and many more!
They were all there to witness my unveiling. As I was revealed, I was, surprisingly, a bit nervous. I was, after all, at least the great Grandmother of everybody at the party! The evening was marvelous. We reveled under the Rose Moon in the warm summer air. The food was delicious, and the drink flowed like the river Stixx separating the living world from that of the dead. Indeed, Dionysus even tried to light his toga on fire at one point (that actually happened)!
The last guest left around 3 AM with the moon still shinning brightly in testament my night and to me!
It was a delicious evening and the perfect introduction. Chaos has told me not to get used to these kind of celebrations....they only come along once an Epoch!
Big brother helping Dada and Grandpa hang a chandelier from our tree!
Gran & Gee occupying my attention so others can decorate for my party
Selfie with Mama and a Grecian urn full of ivy & grapes
Playing with Boppy and Gee
Dada and Granddad setting up my lounge furniture
Gran setting my tables!
Backyard all set for my party
With Granddad & Boppy
With Grandpa & Granddad - I love my grandfathers!
My yard is all beautiful for my party
Mama as Chaos - Mother of Nyx!
Greek symbol of Chaos on her wings!
Dada calling all Greek gods and goddesses to circle up for my introduction
Big brother Hercules announces himself
Making my grand entrance
Keevah Nyx, goddess of night, mother of dawn!
I was super happy until I saw how many people were watching me: however I kept my cool and stayed calm!
Hercules helping me forget my nerves
My whole family! Hercules, Chaos, Zeus & Nyx!
The gods and goddesses introduce themselves
Mama with me, Grandpa, Hercules, Gee & Dada
Mama, Boppy with me, Dada, Granddad with Hercules
Mama, Gran with me, Dada & Hercules
Starting the fire with Dada
Mama with Gee & Grandpa
Lauren, Jenya & Gene
Hercules with Gee by the fire
Michelle, Serena & Stoyan
Cara, Bill & Jessy
Courtney, Josh & Mama
James, Susan (one of Mama's obs), neighbor Stacey, Joe, Amanda, and Kim (Mama's med assistant)
Tom, Jenya, Mark, Lydia, Trishna, Antonio, Ernst
Dave, Nancy, Bunmi, Ernst, Josh, Bill, Cara
Bethany and Barclay
Dada with me, Tom, Barclay, Mama
Tom roasting marshmellows! with Trishna, Antonio, Rocio, Ernst, Jenya
I'm officially a "grown up". You see, I've finished pre-school and am starting "kinnergarden" in the Fall. I still love my Montessori school, and have convinced Mama and Dada to let me do my "kinnergarden" year there with my same teacher, Miss Gloria. Many of my friends are staying too, so I'm really excited about that. I've learned so much this year - my whole alphabet (though I don't like lower case letters), counting to ever-higher numbers, and even some algebra. My main interests continue to be fans - or really anything that spins - making things (cooking, crafting, carpentry), working in my gardens at school and home, and making Keevah Nyx laugh. I have decided to be a structural engineer when I get bigger, though am still planning on also being Mama's sous chef.
I have grand plans for the summer. I will be in a series of camps (art, swim, gymnastics, and our local farm!), as well as spending time with all my grandparents. I even get to go to Disneyland for my fifth birthday next month! I've been dreaming about it daily and making my parents show me videos of the cool rides they have there.
I'm still loving big brother-hood. Sissy is the coolest thing since fans. She saves her biggest smiles for me, and even is starting to giggle for me too. She can roll over in both directions now, and can even stand up while holding onto a piece of furniture without help. She still shrieks all the time (mostly when she's happy, but sometimes when she's sad), and we still call her Raptor. Mama thinks she sounds like a pterodactyl, but I've reminded her that she doesn't know what those sound like since they went extinct with the big meteor. I also remind Mama that the fire breathing dragons went extinct a long time ago, so now we only have pretend dragons.
I've also said some awesome statements recently to my parents:
"Is that medium spicy salsa or one-minute-spicy salsa?"
"You don't know as much as I do right? Cause I know a lot of clever things..." (they agree that this is true!)
"One time I thought the Earth died, but I guess not..besince a lot of people are here...maybe it just died a little bit" (I came up with my own word "besince"...a combo of "because" and "since"_
"Clouds are made out of fur"
and finally...
me: "I like white golf balls the most and not the colored ones." (on a completely random occasion not dealing with golf at all)
Mama: "why?"
me: "That is the best question ever, Mama! Thank you so much for asking!" (end stop...no actual explanation ever given).
Me at 4 & 11/12ths, and Sissy at ~5 months
Having a deep intellectual conversation with Raptor Nyx
More talking with Nyx
Nyx LOVES using her voice
I love my sister!
Cool deer sighting on our way to the park; I'm rocking my Christmas jammies on my scooter!
Mama snuggling Keevah Nyx at bedtime
Raptor learns to stand by herself, though only 12 pounds at 5 months!
...she also learns to eat her feet...
The reason Mama makes me eat cherries naked...
We went wine tasting with Mr. Mike & Ms. Beth - friends from New York
My first tandem bike ride!
Matching my Dada
We also recently went up to our Tahoe cabin for an awesome weekend with friends:
Building cool castles with Levi & Indy
Me with Levi & Indy
Mama and her two kids on a hike along Taylor Creek - it overflowed a bit from the snow melt!
At Kiva Beach - pronounced the same as my baby sister!
Keevah at Kiva Beach!
Miss Amber making Sissy laugh
Stand up paddleboarding with Ellie
Carty & me in awe of Dada's cocktail making skills! We shredded 10 lemons into teeny tiny bits all over the floor when asked to help peel them!
Dada the bucking bronco aka "funky uncle"
Giving baby sissy a piggy back ride
I got to shoot a firehose! The firemen happened to be at my park when I went to play with some friends, and they invited us over to shoot the water!
Gee & Grandpa returned from a 6 week trip to Europe. Boy, were we glad to see them! I had so much to show them: my new back yard, my treasure chest where I keep all sorts of goodies and my sister's new skills of rolling over and standing up!
Grandpa with Keevah Nyx
We put Grandpa to work right away - fixing a jacuzzi flow problem!
And Gee is making Keevah giggle!
Gee will also do anything to get Keevah to do her tricks...
But we also found time to enjoy train town!
Enjoying feeding the goats at Train Town.
Let us out!
Yikes!
I told sissy all about trains, but she's just not into them yet
Getting ready for Disneyland!
Mama super thrilled to have both kids in bed early on a weekend morning!
Mama & Dada celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary with a sushi dinner while Nyx & I played with Gee & Grandpa
We also loved a hike at Point Reyes with Mr. Bill and Clare!
And finally...Mama was gone for a few hour, and this is what she came home to! Didn't I do a great job of making Keevah her pillow fort?
