I feel that Claire has been neglected a bit on the blog lately. I want to take some photos of her cute face and it’s funny little expressions but the days are flying by and she also has a pesky runny nose that doesn’t make for very nice close-ups. I did get a few shots…

It’s not been a quiet week because we have been sticking close to home. It’s been a quiet week because I got a cold and lost my voice. I’ve been whispering for 4 days now. Strange.  We made some salt dough christmas tree decorations. I’ll show you the finished ones soon. Bea asked if we…

Bea and Brian went on a big hike yesterday. Brian ends up carrying Bea on his shoulders a lot and he comes home complaining about how heavy she is. My sympathy is conflicted – he doesn’t have to carry her up the mountain (she is a pretty good walker). And he doesn’t have to run…

I love that Bea is into drawing and painting and all kinds of crafts. The only problem is that her projects accumulate so fast and I’m never sure what to do with them. We put a few up around the house and the rest end up in a pile on the kitchen table. When the…

Brian took Bea for a hike and they roasted some sausages on a fire. Bea was all smiles when she got home.

When you buy marshmallows here they have directions in English for how to barbeque them. Not roast  – barbeque. Ha. There are fire pits along many of the forest trails here and the really cool part is that, in a neat nearby pile, there is free firewood. Free! Here we are roasting marshmallows and playing in…

Claire, my love, will you please start walking so that I can dress you in cute dresses with cozy tights. Like this one – the Puppet Show Tunic from Oliver + S.