Sept 24, 2009

Hello girls,


Yesterday in the car on the way to school Vivian asked if she was ever going to do homework club. I said that in fact Mama and I had talked about you doing it one day a week since I might be taking a new job. Vivian said, NO! I don't want to! Don't make me do it! And I asked why and she said, But I want to stay home with you! And I said, But I'll be at the office anyway so you'll just be with Alicia and you said, But with Alicia I can play babydolls! I said you could play with your friends on the playground but you just cried and said you didn't want to go.

Then that afternoon when Sabine & I came to pick you up (it was 100 degree outside) you asked if you could stay for homework club! You said, "I love school so much I don't want to go home."

But I thought it was too hot to play outside so we went and got ice cream instead.

Sabine has been learning to say sentences! You said, "Man Daddy talk." and "Mama read Global Babies" and "Daddy turn off." You have really been loving "baby school" and playing with your sister and going for walks in the morning with Daddy. Today we saw the garbage truck which you love on our walk and you got to follow it for a whole block. But then you said "More truck!" anyway when it turned the corner.

We love you!

Sept 20, 2009

Dear girls, I haven't written in awhile because I have been in and out of town twice for work. While I was gone Mommy took excellent care of you, playing Legos and making you breakfast in the morning and picking up Viv from school and taking Sabine to "baby school" in the afternoons.
Yesterday we went to gymnastics and the farmer's market where we met a fairy with wings who painted Vivian's face and Sabine's hands. Today we met Josie etc. at the Grove and had lunch at the Farmer's Market. Sabine had fun playing in the fountain and giving the dog statue cheerios. Soon Vivian is going to have a sleepover with Josie!

Sept. 9, 2009

Vivian's first day of school! New outfit, a new backpack, a new lunchbox-- and she was ready! All four of us took her to the auditorium at Franklin where the principal welcomed us. Then we were called to her classroom. Vivian marched right in holding Sadie Goodman's hand. Afterward you said you had a great day. I feel like you were made for school and this is going to be so great for you! You had a piano lesson with Adam and then you & daddy watched some TV while Mommy & Sabine went to get Honey-man and Omi. They came back and we all had pizza. Sabine really wanted a cupcake but we told her she had to have pizza first and she ate a whole slice-- and then 1/3 of a cupcake. Sabine said, "Mommy sitting, Vivi sitting, Daddy sitting..." just like at dinner with the Crookses the other night. Vivian is excited for her next day of school, too. Unfortunately I have to go out of town next week for work and I will miss you both!

Sept 6

Hi girls,
Today Clyde Crooks (a.k.a. Ty Tooks) came over with his parents and played and played for hours and we had dinner and the grownups chatted. Earlier today was Colin Stanley's birthday party. Tomorrow we're going to the beach to see Josie & Juliette et al. Yesterday we went to the West Hollywood playground to meet our friends Kate and Marcello and their little boy Matthias who is almost exactly Sabine's age. In the afternoon I took Vivian to see "Ponyo."

Sept. 3, 2009

Today we went to the Museum of Natural History. Vivian helped Daddy find the way since I'd never been there before. We saw the gems room and then the butterfly pavillion. Vivian got one to land on a flower shewas holding! Then she did it again, and again and again! Soon she was showing Sabine and other kids there how to do it. Then we had lunch and went to a Dinosaurs exhibit where they said we'd see dinosaurs that moved. We went inside andit was too loud so we left.Then when we were turning the corner outside the room, we almost ran right into what looked like a real dinosaur! It was actually a person in a dinosaur suit but I sure was startled and so was Sabine. Vivian got scared and ran to me crying, then we all had a good laugh about it. Came home, S napped, first played her "No" game with putting puzzle pieces in the wrong place (also some peek a boo with a wipe just before getting out of the car). Viv watched TV while I worked and showered. I'm going to meet someone for an article I'm writing and Alicia is coming over; mommy & I are going out tonight to hear some music. Love you!

Sept. 2, 2009

You poor girls have been trapped inside for a week now because of the forest fires just outside the city causing smoke to rain down on us. We don't want to damage your little lungs by having you breathe in smoke so we've been playing in the house. We went to Omi & Honey's on Sunday afternoon for a little while, and Naya's once or twice last week. Today you're playing around the house the whole time. We went to look at a possible school for Sabine called Hilltop but the orientation wasn't today so all we could do was look around. Sabine is very sniffly--hopefully the smoke is getting trapped in your nose and not going into your body--and Mommy feels like she has allergies too. Vivian's cough doesn't seem worse and next week we're going to get it looked at by the doctor. Tomorrow you & I are going to the beach because the air quality is better there--we had a great time last Thursday and when we get back we'll see Alicia.

Sept. 1, 2009

Today both of you slept in. Once Sabine was up Vivian & mommy went into her room and mom got breakfast started right away--bagels! Daddy made lunch for Vivian's day at camp, which is at a church because there's a big fire near where the camp usually is. After V & mom left, Daddy & Sabine went with Honey to hike the reservoir. Sabine said "Lake! Swim!" when she saw it. We ran into Hardy & Sarah and did the walk around with them which was a nice surprise. Then we went to the playground for awhile and met a woman with 2 kids about you girls' age who we are going to try to get together with sometime soon. Right now Sabine is napping; later we'll pick up Viv and go to Everett's house for dinner, stopping for ice cream on the way because that is Vivian's reward for having quarters left over yesterday.