E's persuasive letter

E's teacher recently assigned the kids to write a persuasive letter. Here is what I found in E's backpack:

Dear Mom,

I want my sisters money because she never buys anything with it. She will never know I can get it when she is sleeping. I can open the box that she keeps it in.

Love,

K.

happy chinese new year

We celebrated the year of the rabbit with a trip to Portland's Chinese Garden. The teahouse is a favorite family stop. You could start to sense spring in the air!

Pippa and the ipad

Ems is an accomplished ipad user. I love this shot of her sharing her new favorite show, Strawberry Shortcake: Sweet Dreams (!) with the new kitties.

Valentine's Day night with Mo at Mississippi

E and his preschool teacher were reunited on stage for some good music on Monday night. What a fun Valentine's Day night. That's Ems in the mosh pit.

a little more Valentine love

 Evan's stance on sharing Valentine kisses.

new knitting

Back in the days of my early knitting projects I made my father-in-law a beanie. And while I meant it to be a winter hat, it really was a beanie. He's worn it with pride for years - his poor ears not getting the coverage they deserve. For Valentine's Day this year, I made a new, full-covereage hat - it's actually the official WWII watch cap - my fav new hat. And hopefully his fav too.

dinner of love

Our annual Valentine's Day dinner with the Familie von Cedros was again a festival of love, cuteness, and amazing food.  Just take a look at these sweet monkeys.

 Check out Martha's amazing almond cake. Isn't it fabulous? Matched with white port, it was the best treat!