yogini

today, baby girl and i went to our very last baby & me yoga class at OmMama.  it was a little bittersweet for me, but leslie & i got a kick out of watching baby girl do some of her own asanas.

oooooommmmmm...

didn't quite catch her in plank...

let's call this a variation on half upright seated angle...

locust-ish...

downward facing dog

namaste...

blocked

i can't think of witty captions today...  i guess it's title-less tuesday.

episode IV

"A few hours ago, in a Wii very close by...
The Rebel forces had just won their first battle with the Empire.  Agents have stolen plans for the Death Egg battle station.  Princess Leia, a pretty pink hedgehog from Alderon, had the plans and was racing home in her star cruiser..."

so begins the epic story of our time:

Starring: 

Sonic as Sonic Skywalker

Amy as Princess Leia

Mario as Han Mario

Luigi as Chuigi

Wario as Obi-Wario

Robotnik as Darth Eggman

Tails as T-3PO

Toad as Toad2D2

King Koopa as Jabba the Bowser

Shy Guys as "short people in robes"

and a host of supporting characters such as Storm Koopa Troopers, Storm Goombas and "crazy aliens"...

see this one in the theaters, folks~  the special effects are *awesome*! 

"pieww! pieww!"

inspired

today was a busy day, as i attended the annual homeschooling conference presented by The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers.  i've attended every conference they've held since my eldest was one, so this is my 4th (or is it 5th?) conference even though this is our first "official" year of homeschooling.  as always, i feel motivated, inspired, and have come away with a few new ideas/perspectives that i hadn't thought of or considered (yet).  now, to keep that positive energy going as the end of the year approaches and we have to do our proof of progress testing.  eeeeeeek!

paleontology

my mom & i took the kids to Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden this afternoon to check out the Orchids Galore exhibit and, of course, to visit the Children's Garden, where we discovered the fossilized remains of Pac-Man...

having the kids along made it hard to focus on photography, so i think i may try to go back alone (or for a MMO/MAO with some photog friends?) and try to get some better shots of the flowers, because i *love* orchids, and i was blown away by the many different varieties...  

i'm also definitely starting to feel the limitations of the kit lens.    

trees of life

the apple blossom buds are starting to open on the two trees we planted with the boys' placentas...

tater tot

and yes, the younger son *always* has some sort of food residue on his face!  

scoot! *

the eldest, trying out his scooter for the first time this spring...

*title must be read in an Allison Janney from 10 Things I Hate About You voice

namesake

Nana (my mother-in-law) enjoying her sweet granddaughter, who is partly named for her...

(baby girl's first and middle names are variations of both of the grandmothers' middle names~ her first name is based on Nana's middle, and her middle name comes from Grammie's middle.)

arsenal

i was mistaken...  baby girl has TWO teeth peeking through the gum!

she's been wearing her amber teething necklace for a while, but it is time to break out some of the other tools.  i do still need to pick up some hyland's teething tablets~  those are back on the shelves now, right?  RIGHT???!!!

currently in the arsenal: Gummy Oil, Angel Brush, amber teething necklace