tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26782047646762857592024-03-21T16:34:36.978-07:00wee grubbughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-33545688698970741292013-08-18T11:01:00.000-07:002013-09-02T03:24:54.621-07:0023 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9637300077/" title="23 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23 months" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3743/9637300077_c621dc1437_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h a - g o - g o<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9371118608/" title="by the lake #latergram by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="by the lake #latergram" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/9371118608_b5e6eb3930_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640508620/" title="at the lake by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="at the lake" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/9640508620_84f3eca226_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
this month<br />
vee was<br />
on the go...<br />
from start<br />
to finish.<br />
<br />
she<br />
was<br />
always<br />
on<br />
the<br />
move...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9513375005/" title="thrifted bike for vee for 5chf... made in france- ooh lala (13août)! #thrifted #secondhand by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted bike for vee for 5chf... made in france- ooh lala (13août)! #thrifted #secondhand" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3766/9513375005_b3c875f703_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
nothing<br />
was<br />
out<br />
of<br />
reach...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640514360/" title="23_6890 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6890" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5547/9640514360_dabbbe1fd0_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
living<br />
quite<br />
the life<br />
of<br />
adventure!<br />
<br />
she<br />
traveled<br />
from berlin...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9335189505/" title="on the berlin metro (20juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on the berlin metro (20juli)." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/9335189505_9c43092155_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
to the mountains<br />
of<br />
switzerland.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9405939611/" title="on the train to Schilthorn/Mürren/Jungfrau (31 juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on the train to Schilthorn/Mürren/Jungfrau (31 juli)." src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5525/9405939611_84f1684e38_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
from<br />
the city...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640517500/" title="23_7093 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_7093" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/9640517500_01b4a124d5_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9432092030/" title="a girl's gotta have her dinos on the train (3 août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="a girl's gotta have her dinos on the train (3 août)." src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/9432092030_4b143d88cc_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
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<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640546842/" title="23_bern2 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_bern2" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5321/9640546842_3e9f716bd5_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
to<br />
the country...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9637312519/" title="23_bern1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_bern1" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7341/9637312519_fea42e8740_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
even<br />
to<br />
another<br />
wedding...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640527598/" title="23_6877 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6877" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/9640527598_bf3f1e34df_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
where<br />
she<br />
tried<br />
her hand<br />
at<br />
badminton.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9637295191/" title="23_6899 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6899" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/9637295191_2533dbc9c0_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she<br />
also<br />
went on<br />
some<br />
hikes...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9487096963/" title="taking the funicular up to chaumont (11août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="taking the funicular up to chaumont (11août)." src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/9487096963_4650072497_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489835082/" title="on our sunday hike (11août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on our sunday hike (11août)." src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/9489835082_d4f480be33_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9542848620/" title="vee & me headed to the trailhead (18août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee & me headed to the trailhead (18août)." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/9542848620_3eab635efc_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9541662312/" title="sunday hike with vee (18août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="sunday hike with vee (18août)." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7417/9541662312_04cf2c7f97_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
testing<br />
out a<br />
new way<br />
to travel!<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
this month<br />
vee started<br />
pre-school<br />
(aka <i>crèche</i>)!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9648324396/" title="creche by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="creche" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/9648324396_338663da2b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
a<br />
b i g<br />
change<br />
indeed!<br />
so far<br />
she<br />
seems<br />
to<br />
enjoy<br />
being<br />
around<br />
people<br />
her<br />
own size.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9455452283/" title="vee's first day in pre-school/crèche (7août). soon she will speak french better than me. by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee's first day in pre-school/crèche (7août). soon she will speak french better than me." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2873/9455452283_dfb12ddb3c_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9455463161/" title="as you can see, vee hated pre-school (7août). ;) by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="as you can see, vee hated pre-school (7août). ;)" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/9455463161_ecf883c6bf_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9510752173/" title="3rd day at preschool (15août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="3rd day at preschool (15août)." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2887/9510752173_fc7257469a_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
she even<br />
gets<br />
to wear<br />
the snazzy<br />
swiss child's<br />
reflector vest<br />
when<br />
she goes<br />
on a<br />
<i>balade</i>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9637314095/" title="23_preschool by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_preschool" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/9637314095_349c8b5672_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<br />
what<br />
a busy month<br />
it has been!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640534986/" title="23 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23 months" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/9640534986_ca9457d9f7_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
vee is ready<br />
for a break.<br />
<br />
no matter<br />
how busy<br />
vee is,<br />
she always<br />
finds<br />
the time<br />
to<br />
help mama<br />
around<br />
the house...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640511626/" title="23_6882 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6882" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2816/9640511626_354db47172_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
work<br />
on<br />
her art...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640522612/" title="23_6861 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6861" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/9640522612_b93c9f3ca6_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640525074/" title="23_6864 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6864" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7460/9640525074_8d56da82a5_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
compose<br />
a concerto<br />
or two...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9637269087/" title="23_6834 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6834" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2865/9637269087_9a65bd728e_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
or<br />
just<br />
chill out<br />
with a<br />
good book.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9640520166/" title="23_6854 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23_6854" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/9640520166_a6504d4c7d_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<i>c'est</i><br />
<i>tout!</i><br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9566661962/" title="i feel like this most mornings (21août). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="i feel like this most mornings (21août)." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7460/9566661962_1aac20be0f_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
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<br />bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-66650956352744787742013-08-01T01:26:00.000-07:002013-09-13T04:19:48.449-07:00bernese oberland<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9438741689/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/9438741689_8d35c608a0_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
*<br />
<br />
in late july<br />
our<br />
friends<br />
suzanne & jared<br />
visited us...<br />
<br />
we had<br />
many adventures<br />
but our<br />
most memorable<br />
was<br />
our trip<br />
to<br />
the<br />
<a href="http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/bernese-oberland1.html" target="_blank">bernese</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/bernese-oberland1.html" target="_blank">oberland</a>.<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
our<br />
motley crew<br />
headed<br />
out<br />
early<br />
in<br />
the<br />
morning.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9438740311/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2838/9438740311_f63de56598_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
*<br />
<br />
vee is<br />
an old pro<br />
on trains.<br />
she made<br />
herself<br />
comfortable.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9573310993/" title="murren_6419 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6419" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/9573310993_ed362d3854_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9573310987/" title="murren_6424 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6424" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/9573310987_76ee9b9176_z.jpg" /></a>
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<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9576106534/" title="murren_6482 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6482" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3765/9576106534_294be5ded3_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9576106344/" title="murren_6506 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6506" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/9576106344_d51fcd2edd_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we took<br />
train<br />
after train<br />
to a gondola<br />
and then<br />
to a cute little<br />
steam engine train<br />
that took<br />
us<br />
up<br />
up<br />
up<br />
the mountain....<br />
<br />
until we<br />
were finally<br />
in <a href="http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/muerren.html" target="_blank">mürren</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9573310769/" title="murren_6522 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6522" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7368/9573310769_246b99e193_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the view<br />
was<br />
breathtaking<br />
but<br />
vee found<br />
other things<br />
more<br />
entertaining.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9573310585/" title="murren_6529 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6529" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/9573310585_646b67e2bf_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9573310685/" title="murren_6527 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6527" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/9573310685_1d48a9a58a_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
we stopped<br />
in<br />
a park<br />
and<br />
suzanne<br />
and<br />
grub<br />
made us<br />
lunch.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9575712969/" title="murren2_6540 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren2_6540" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/9575712969_a7eaa799d4_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9576106100/" title="murren_6549 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6549" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3808/9576106100_5354f4da75_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
then<br />
vee & grub<br />
went to<br />
the hotel<br />
to nap...<br />
and<br />
suzanne,<br />
jared,<br />
and i<br />
spent<br />
the afternoon<br />
<a href="http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/mountain-schilthorn-piz-gloria.html" target="_blank">hiking</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9441536918/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7438/9441536918_7ef829387b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9441559710/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7352/9441559710_8162a0aa01_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
*<br />
<br />
the hiking<br />
expedition<br />
ended<br />
back<br />
in mürren<br />
around<br />
sunset.<br />
<br />
we found<br />
a picturesque<br />
spot<br />
for dinner...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9579671718/" title="mürren - jul31 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="mürren - jul31" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/9579671718_d9a119f26d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
ate<br />
and<br />
watched<br />
the sun<br />
disappear<br />
behind<br />
the mountains...<br />
<br />
well,<br />
except<br />
vee,<br />
she<br />
bounced<br />
the evening<br />
away<br />
on<br />
the trampoline!<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wB87qys8XMM" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
she<br />
did<br />
stop<br />
ever so<br />
briefly<br />
to enjoy<br />
the sunset<br />
(and pizza).<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9409487553/" title="sunset (31juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="sunset (31juli)." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/9409487553_520b9aa46c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9421182532/" title="yesterday morning view from hotel in mürren. happy swiss day (1aug)!!! by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="yesterday morning view from hotel in mürren. happy swiss day (1aug)!!!" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3822/9421182532_1808b9c4f9_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the next day<br />
we decided<br />
to try<br />
a hike<br />
with vee...<br />
<br />
we rented<br />
a <br />
backpack<br />
to carry vee<br />
and<br />
off<br />
we<br />
went...<br />
<br />
vee was<br />
not<br />
happy about it<br />
at first<br />
but<br />
she<br />
got use<br />
to it...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9441565566/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3792/9441565566_2bd007e659_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9576106034/" title="murren_6689 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren_6689" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3759/9576106034_522a741a60_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
after<br />
a short hike<br />
to <a href="http://www.jungfrau.ch/en/tourism/places-to-visit/winteregg-muerren/" target="_blank">winteregg</a>,<br />
we took<br />
a break...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9575712377/" title="murren2_6692 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren2_6692" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/9575712377_8f6bc23225_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we had<br />
some lunch<br />
&<br />
vee played<br />
in the park<br />
with<br />
suzanne & jared...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9438790583/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/9438790583_00b887f65e_z.jpg" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9441574394/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3672/9441574394_50b3c7e946_z.jpg" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9441619276/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3713/9441619276_7dab9c9b93_z.jpg" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9438792331/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/9438792331_1b5e44cec6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
*<br />
<br />
then<br />
we took<br />
a family<br />
portrait!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9578505410/" title="murren2_6700 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren2_6700" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3671/9578505410_a19b84bd53_z.jpg" /></a><br />
*<br />
<br />
after lunch<br />
it was<br />
time for<br />
mama<br />
to carry vee<br />
for a while...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9438836795/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/9438836795_be44861bdd_z.jpg" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9578504908/" title="murren2_6724 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren2_6724" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3789/9578504908_12e0dc3218_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9575711529/" title="bernese oberland by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="bernese oberland" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/9575711529_fa131d11e7_z.jpg" /></a><br />
*<br />
<br />
we hiked<br />
until<br />
late<br />
in the<br />
afternoon.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9438844395/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/9438844395_5dbb1670e3_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
*<br />
<br />
then<br />
we<br />
headed<br />
back<br />
down<br />
the<br />
mountain<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzamaphone/9441571232/" title="Untitled by suzamaphone, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/9441571232_9d994acd68_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
*<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9421225696/" title="on the gondola down the mountain (1aug). #holyshitzerland @sasprea @chezgrub @jayhpea by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on the gondola down the mountain (1aug). #holyshitzerland @sasprea @chezgrub @jayhpea" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/9421225696_701cd2b6f8_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9578504672/" title="murren2_6741 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="murren2_6741" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7339/9578504672_799fc471e9_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
home<br />
to neuchatel.<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
vee<br />
went<br />
to bed<br />
as soon<br />
as we got home<br />
but<br />
the adults<br />
stayed up<br />
to watch<br />
<a href="http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Fireworks,_feasts_and_food_for_thought.html?cid=36589360" target="_blank">the </a><br />
<a href="http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Fireworks,_feasts_and_food_for_thought.html?cid=36589360" target="_blank">show</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9575710829/" title="swiss national day by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="swiss national day" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/9575710829_9f6a6fb817_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
happy swiss national day!<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>note</u>: </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">* below photo</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">denotes</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">photos taken by</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">suzanne asprea.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">or jared pearce.</span></i>bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-60216075422762399402013-07-25T09:27:00.000-07:002013-08-23T07:15:48.342-07:00vee in berlin<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9553939247/" title="vee in berlin. way way #latergram by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee in berlin. way way #latergram" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/9553939247_b689e9b065_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
in late july<br />
we<br />
went to<br />
berlin<br />
for the weekend.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9335189505/" title="on the berlin metro (20juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on the berlin metro (20juli)." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/9335189505_9c43092155_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
on saturday<br />
we arrived<br />
and rode<br />
the<br />
berlin metro<br />
to<br />
<a href="http://www.inyourpocket.com/germany/berlin/Berlin-Kreuzberg" target="_blank">kreuzberg</a><br />
where we stayed.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554720636/" title="vee-berlin_6013 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6013" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/9554720636_464cf5b389_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we were<br />
thrilled<br />
with<br />
the<br />
combination<br />
biergartens/playgrounds<br />
in the<br />
neighborhood.<br />
<br />
it<br />
provided<br />
enjoyment<br />
for both<br />
parents<br />
and<br />
child.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551929631/" title="vee-berlin_6015 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6015" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/9551929631_b3f8cea8a4_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551929829/" title="vee-berlin_6037 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6037" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5485/9551929829_d6cb2608d3_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee had<br />
a great time<br />
at the park.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551929729/" title="vee-berlin_6028 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6028" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/9551929729_9f10fbe164_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and the<br />
children<br />
were all<br />
really nice<br />
to her.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551929441/" title="vee-berlin_6021 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6021" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/9551929441_381b8f24b5_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551929531/" title="vee-berlin_6022 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6022" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/9551929531_e6f3254217_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
on sunday<br />
we spend<br />
the day with<br />
our<br />
friend jes.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554720546/" title="vee-berlin_6043 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6043" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7317/9554720546_1dfbf89877_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we all<br />
went<br />
<a href="http://www.berlin.de/orte/sehenswuerdigkeiten/museumsinsel/index.en.php" target="_blank">to museum island</a>...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554720182/" title="vee-berlin_6082 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6082" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3709/9554720182_8a0904db4f_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551929943/" title="vee-berlin_6073 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6073" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/9551929943_bf9aee6325_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554720266/" title="vee-berlin_6068 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6068" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/9554720266_3a8306293e_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
mostly<br />
because<br />
grub<br />
really<br />
wanted<br />
to see the<br />
<a href="http://www.neues-museum.de/" target="_blank">neues museum</a>.<br />
a<br />
famous<br />
<a href="http://www.davidchipperfield.co.uk/" target="_blank">architecture firm</a><br />
won<br />
<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/122851/mies-van-der-rohe-award-2011-finalists-announced/">an award</a><br />
for<br />
their<br />
<a href="http://www.archdaily.com/127936/neues-museum-david-chipperfield-architects-in-collaboration-with-julian-harrap/">rebuilding of the museum</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9344818313/" title="cool dome feature in neue museum, berlin, by david chipperfield architects (21juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="cool dome feature in neue museum, berlin, by david chipperfield architects (21juli)." src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5506/9344818313_28f1dd7328_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee thought<br />
it was<br />
fun<br />
although<br />
she was not<br />
allowed<br />
to touch<br />
<u>anything</u><br />
except<br />
the<br />
plastic-coated<br />
brochures.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551928681/" title="vee-berlin_6090 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6090" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/9551928681_080bf75c3d_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we<br />
spent<br />
some time<br />
in the garden<br />
before<br />
vee & grub<br />
headed<br />
home<br />
for a nap.<br />
<br />
jes and i<br />
enjoyed<br />
<a href="http://bugheart.blogspot.ch/2013/08/postcard-from-berlin-i.html" target="_blank">an afternoon</a><br />
<a href="http://bugheart.blogspot.ch/2013/08/postcard-from-berlin-i.html" target="_blank">at the museums</a><br />
unencumbered<br />
by a toddler.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554720074/" title="vee-berlin_6085 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6085" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2862/9554720074_732c806673_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
on monday<br />
we spent<br />
the day<br />
with<br />
our friends,<br />
margrit & vincent.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9353455270/" title="view from our berlin window (23juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="view from our berlin window (23juli)." src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/9353455270_bdf0ec422c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
vee had<br />
a wonderful time<br />
playing...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551928499/" title="vee-berlin_6195 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6195" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/9551928499_5f2073b9ca_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551928763/" title="vee-berlin_6179 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6179" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7337/9551928763_5966cf8aba_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551928381/" title="vee-berlin_6206 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6206" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2842/9551928381_6ab31e705f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554719604/" title="vee-berlin_6203 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6203" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5457/9554719604_36c16da780_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
having<br />
dinner<br />
with<br />
her new friends.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551928153/" title="vee-berlin_6223 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6223" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3675/9551928153_d2d16e153d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
on tuesday morning<br />
we took<br />
one last trip<br />
to the<br />
playground...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9554718650/" title="vee in berlin by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee in berlin" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/9554718650_0dbf1d188d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551927273/" title="vee-berlin_6281 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6281" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/9551927273_41cb66152f_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
vee was very<br />
protective<br />
of her new friend.<br />
she<br />
made sure<br />
he did not fall off<br />
the merry-go-round.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9551927917/" title="vee-berlin_6257 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-berlin_6257" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5472/9551927917_0ec908964f_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
then<br />
it was time<br />
for<br />
another<br />
long<br />
train trip<br />
home.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9335178431/" title="on train to berlin (20juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on train to berlin (20juli)." src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/9335178431_f9044bcf76_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
tschüß<br />
berlin.<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-28617594331424327462013-07-18T01:39:00.000-07:002013-08-19T02:01:10.609-07:0022 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535114945/" title="22_3894 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_3894" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/9535114945_f58067c349_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f a s s e r t i o n<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535111889/" title="22_3880 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_3880" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7406/9535111889_013d2c9a57_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
with vee's<br />
increasing<br />
vocabulary<br />
comes<br />
her ability<br />
to let us know<br />
when she<br />
wants<br />
(or does not want)<br />
something.<br />
<br />
she can<br />
also clearly<br />
assert<br />
her<br />
displeasure<br />
when<br />
she does<br />
not get<br />
what she wants.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535117015/" title="22_3911 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_3911" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/9535117015_0cbb850982_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
don't<br />
let this<br />
sweet smile<br />
or<br />
curious tilt<br />
of the head<br />
fool you,<br />
if<br />
she wants it<br />
she aims<br />
to get it.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535119623/" title="22_3959 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_3959" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/9535119623_82fac3dbc0_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she has<br />
thrown<br />
more<br />
mini-tantrums<br />
in the last month<br />
than we are use to...<br />
<br />
we do not<br />
see<br />
her<br />
assertion<br />
as<br />
a bad thing.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9543057291/" title="22mo_4262 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22mo_4262" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5446/9543057291_302df18a1e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
it means<br />
she is<br />
really<br />
beginning<br />
to voice<br />
her opinion<br />
and<br />
this means<br />
we understand<br />
her better.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535122207/" title="22_4009 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_4009" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5493/9535122207_460a61a2d1_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
she can tell us<br />
when<br />
she wants<br />
to swing...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9539819689/" title="22_4028 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_4028" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3791/9539819689_0c6bf57a31_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
or<br />
when<br />
she<br />
wants us<br />
to refill<br />
her watering<br />
can...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537923248/" title="22_4298 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_4298" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2815/9537923248_0d992acaa6_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
or<br />
that<br />
she<br />
wants<br />
to go<br />
somewhere.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535148235/" title="22_5964 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_5964" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7315/9535148235_b6be6298b1_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
sure<br />
she is sassy<br />
and<br />
mischevious...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537932346/" title="22 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22 months" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2871/9537932346_47593fa615_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but<br />
she<br />
is a hell<br />
of a lot<br />
of fun.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9545847538/" title="22mo_4321 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22mo_4321" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/9545847538_0a99abbc1b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9535109179/" title="22_6006 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_6006" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/9535109179_97df521285_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
she<br />
is also<br />
showing<br />
us her creative<br />
side...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537915694/" title="22_4193 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_4193" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3774/9537915694_b4cd839dc6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537938878/" title="22_5994 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_5994" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2841/9537938878_303fa9fa25_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
as well<br />
as letting us know<br />
when<br />
she wants<br />
some<br />
vee-time<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537920426/" title="22_4283 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_4283" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5518/9537920426_d4590d0681_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
with<br />
her <i>blankies</i><br />
and<br />
a good book.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537929854/" title="22_5933 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_5933" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/9537929854_4aafda4c38_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we are<br />
enjoying<br />
watching<br />
her world<br />
get bigger<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9545847362/" title="22mo_3821 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22mo_3821" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/9545847362_5bf8237491_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
watching<br />
her find<br />
her place<br />
in it.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9537917898/" title="22_4246 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22_4246" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5448/9537917898_5ef7299857_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-82044182106255577712013-07-13T04:41:00.000-07:002013-08-16T00:36:11.215-07:00luschendorf & lübeck<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9253897231/" title="in my uncle's garden, luschendorf, germany (8 juli). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="in my uncle's garden, luschendorf, germany (8 juli)." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2823/9253897231_a59b3c3db6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
after the wedding<br />
we left bremen<br />
and headed<br />
northeast<br />
to <i><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luschendorf#Dorfschaften" target="_blank">luschendorf</a></i><br />
to visit<br />
my uncles<br />
gerhard & herbert,<br />
aunt irmgard,<br />
and all my cousins.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9509030310/" title="my uncle's garden (luschendorf, germany) by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="my uncle's garden (luschendorf, germany)" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9509030310_fd270a199c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9516612532/" title="lusch_6480 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="lusch_6480" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9516612532_5973feefaf_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9513875501/" title="#latergram germany by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="#latergram germany" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5511/9513875501_4c37e52502_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee loved<br />
uncle<br />
gerhard's<br />
garden.<br />
it was<br />
a children's<br />
paradise.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9516612772/" title="lusch__6488 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="lusch__6488" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9516612772_c539e5ec17_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9516612894/" title="lusch_6493 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="lusch_6493" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7458/9516612894_365b0613d6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we sat<br />
in the garden<br />
and took<br />
turns pulling<br />
vee around<br />
in her<br />
blue chariot.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9516620984/" title="much much #latergram from trip to germany (for blog post). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="much much #latergram from trip to germany (for blog post)." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2877/9516620984_c815d962f7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the next morning<br />
vee played<br />
with her cousin ella!<br />
ella is just<br />
a few months older<br />
than vee.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9516924262/" title="lusch_5750 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="lusch_5750" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5482/9516924262_4bcf2d1b95_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486701999/" title="germany_5761 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5761" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/9486701999_75583a24a8_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
in the afternoon<br />
we took<br />
a trip<br />
to <i><a href="http://www.luebeck-tourism.de/" target="_blank">lübeck</a></i>...<br />
one of<br />
my favorite<br />
european cities.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489493218/" title="germany_5802 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5802" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/9489493218_e7dd06b513_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i lived<br />
in <i><a href="http://www.luebeck-tourism.de/" target="_blank">lübeck</a></i><br />
for a summer<br />
years ago<br />
and wanted<br />
to see how it<br />
had changed.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489487802/" title="Luebeck- Holstentor by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="Luebeck- Holstentor" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5336/9489487802_33fc10b121_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
our primary<br />
reason<br />
for going<br />
to lübeck<br />
was to visit<br />
<a href="http://www.niederegger.de/" target="_blank">niederegger</a>.<br />
the mecca<br />
of marzipan.<br />
<br />
my siblings and i<br />
have cherished<br />
memories<br />
of receiving packs<br />
of <a href="http://www.niederegger.de/" target="_blank">niederegger marzipan</a><br />
for christmas<br />
from our oma.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489482636/" title="germany_5845 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5845" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/9489482636_1bc47afddb_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
john & vee<br />
were very excited.<br />
vee helped<br />
her papa<br />
select<br />
some marzipan<br />
to take home.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486680837/" title="germany_5866 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5866" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7356/9486680837_a0210ae9d2_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489474554/" title="germany_5871 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5871" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5341/9489474554_aafc4af48f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
of course<br />
we<br />
<u>had</u> to eat<br />
some marzipan cake<br />
at<br />
the <a href="http://www.niederegger.de/Cafe-Niederegger/Treffpunkt-Attraktionen" target="_blank">niederegger café</a>!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486674035/" title="germany_5885 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5885" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7357/9486674035_bec286b55d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we tried<br />
5 different<br />
types of cake!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489467482/" title="germany_5888 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5888" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/9489467482_46d7a786d0_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee helped<br />
us decide<br />
which one<br />
we liked best!<br />
<br />
then<br />
it was time<br />
to<br />
join my cousins<br />
by the <i><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_der_Obertrave" target="_blank">obertrave</a></i><br />
for a beer<br />
before heading<br />
back to luschendorf.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486666255/" title="germany_5917 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5917" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/9486666255_6aee2b209e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
unfortunately,<br />
our visit<br />
was<br />
short.<br />
<br />
the next morning<br />
we were<br />
on the train<br />
home to<br />
neuch<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">â</span></span>tel.
<br />
<br />
fortunately,<br />
vee had<br />
a new friend<br />
to play<br />
with<br />
on the long<br />
trip<br />
home.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9516818944/" title="lusch_6514 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="lusch_6514" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/9516818944_c574fab587_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-76140778988400963332013-07-07T14:20:00.000-07:002013-08-15T03:14:49.467-07:00vee's first wedding<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486773011/" title="wedding outfit #2 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="wedding outfit #2" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3692/9486773011_daf2f61800_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
at the beginning<br />
of july<br />
we headed north<br />
to germany<br />
for<br />
my cousin tina's<br />
wedding.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489633168/" title="germany_4749 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4749" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/9489633168_ce91ef87b8_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
we stayed with<br />
my uncle edgar<br />
and<br />
aunt conny<br />
in bremen.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489702768/" title="germany_4489 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4489" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/9489702768_f0c8c0fa6e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee was very fond<br />
of her uncle & aunt.<br />
she was intrigued<br />
by uncle eddie...<br />
(aka uncle "stop that")<br />
and<br />
vee loved conny<br />
instantly.<br />
<br />
a german wedding<br />
is quite the affair...<br />
<br />
it all began<br />
on wednesday evening<br />
with the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polterabend" target="_blank">polterabend</a></i>.<br />
a crazy event<br />
where all the guests<br />
break dishes<br />
(ceramic, never glass)<br />
and<br />
the bride (tina)<br />
and groom (stefan)<br />
have to clean it up.<br />
<br />
the evening started out<br />
with pouring rain<br />
and<br />
we were all worried...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486926043/" title="germany_4324 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4324" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9486926043_ba554c4915_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but soon<br />
the rain cleared up<br />
and<br />
vee was thrilled<br />
to discover<br />
tons<br />
of dirty puddles<br />
to jump around in...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489720132/" title="germany_4325 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4325" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2875/9489720132_028f3a2b4a_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489715510/" title="germany_4335 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4335" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2864/9489715510_e30fd7fc57_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polterabend" target="_blank">polterabend</a></i><br />
was at<br />
the farm<br />
of<br />
stefan's parents...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486886353/" title="germany_4558 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4558" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3798/9486886353_7cf36f3b9b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
this meant<br />
vee met<br />
some cows!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489651296/" title="germany_4654 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4654" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/9489651296_e565738e7a_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
the cows<br />
were intrigued<br />
with vee...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486880985/" title="les vaches! by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="les vaches!" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7433/9486880985_f94fa058a9_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
vee<br />
had a lot<br />
to tell them.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9487170239/" title="germany_4337 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4337" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5479/9487170239_fb01388276_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
stefan's dad<br />
and sister<br />
also<br />
got fresh milk<br />
from the tanks<br />
for vee to drink!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489707294/" title="germany_4425 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4425" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5511/9489707294_0e0794e480_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee thought<br />
that<br />
fresh milk<br />
was<br />
pretty tasty.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486871917/" title="germany_4594 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4594" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/9486871917_101cb72702_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
the<br />
dish-breaking<br />
was exciting...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486900443/" title="germany_4513 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4513" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/9486900443_8e4716f2b7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
although<br />
at first<br />
it was<br />
a little scary...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486895787/" title="germany_4519 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4519" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/9486895787_d3d94feb45_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but soon<br />
vee realized<br />
it was<br />
a lot of fun...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486867985/" title="germany_4627 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4627" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5538/9486867985_b21297c98f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she even tried<br />
some dish-breaking<br />
herself!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486890925/" title="smashing plates by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="smashing plates" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5444/9486890925_9488596672_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
when the sun<br />
went down<br />
it was time<br />
for vee<br />
to go to bed...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486845905/" title="at the farm by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="at the farm" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2807/9486845905_336317f3e7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
while<br />
the adults<br />
continued<br />
to party.<br />
<br />
the party<br />
went late...<br />
and<br />
it was loud.<br />
eventually<br />
vee woke up<br />
just before midnight...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486843183/" title="germany_4693 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4693" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5483/9486843183_8e17cd87ef_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
just in time<br />
to see<br />
the tradition<br />
of burning and burying<br />
the groom's pants<br />
and nailing<br />
his shoes to a tree.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9503089489/" title="germany_4715 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4715" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/9503089489_949b505183_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
we spent<br />
the next day<br />
recouperating.<br />
vee<br />
rearranged<br />
the kitchen in<br />
uncle edie's apartment.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489637068/" title="germany_4731 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4731" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3690/9489637068_87b6986107_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
the<i> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standesamt" target="_blank">standesamt</a></i>,<br />
the legal wedding ceremony,<br />
was on friday<br />
at the town hall...<br />
<br />
vee was<br />
ready to go!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486827457/" title="germany_4758 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4758" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/9486827457_ecd04d97f1_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489611782/" title="wedding outfit #1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="wedding outfit #1" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7404/9489611782_f72afc43f5_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we waited<br />
at the town hall<br />
for<br />
the bride and groom.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489607294/" title="germany_4769 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4769" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7403/9489607294_779a605a19_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
here they come!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486805065/" title="germany_4771 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4771" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7379/9486805065_e7bf96fa40_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee was<br />
not allowed<br />
in the room for<br />
the legal stuff...<br />
so she<br />
kept herself busy...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486800269/" title="germany_4774 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4774" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/9486800269_c1f961b7aa_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
while<br />
the big stuff<br />
happened<br />
in the other room...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489595412/" title="germany_4778 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4778" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/9489595412_b2e748e603_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
afterwards<br />
she was<br />
offered some<br />
champagne<br />
(by tina's oma)<br />
to celebrate!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489591916/" title="germany_4871 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4871" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/9489591916_8f60780508_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9505884330/" title="germany_4916 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_4916" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3768/9505884330_ec39839599_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
finally,<br />
the next day,<br />
saturday,<br />
was<br />
the church wedding...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489586128/" title="germany_5398 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5398" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/9489586128_9c4d21ce92_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
it was<br />
a beautiful day...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486781629/" title="germany_5404 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5404" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3720/9486781629_5d7e1057ef_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
the ceremony<br />
was not<br />
so interesting<br />
to vee...<br />
she did not like<br />
being quiet.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486776949/" title="germany_5410 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5410" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/9486776949_545c39b833_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9505881936/" title="germany_5437 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5437" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5480/9505881936_f610fcd0b8_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but soon it<br />
was time<br />
to go outside<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486762611/" title="germany_5467 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5467" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7308/9486762611_2ca69fe4bc_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
celebrate!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486769287/" title="germany_5461 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5461" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/9486769287_9e9b028a30_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
after the ceremony<br />
vee tried <br />
to help<br />
by telling<br />
everyone<br />
where to go.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489556270/" title="germany_5486 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5486" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9489556270_c467f6532d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
then it was<br />
off to<br />
the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasthaus" target="_blank">gasthaus</a></i><br />
for the party.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9503082381/" title="germany_5488 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5488" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/9503082381_bbfa27bddb_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486752459/" title="germany_5498 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5498" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5458/9486752459_e84ce538b2_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486747999/" title="germany_5512 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5512" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/9486747999_db0bf95fcc_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee made<br />
friends<br />
with<br />
the flower girl...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486743963/" title="germany_5519 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5519" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/9486743963_2452e92f12_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
for the rest of<br />
the evening<br />
vee played<br />
on the<br />
dance floor<br />
with her<br />
new friend...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489533528/" title="germany_5535 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5535" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2894/9489533528_f8dec55b56_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486728265/" title="germany_5544 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5544" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/9486728265_f0fa122af7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489517924/" title="germany_5549 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5549" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3677/9489517924_835355935e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9486732181/" title="germany_5541 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5541" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3797/9486732181_361ccf7b87_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
until<br />
it was time to go<br />
upstairs to bed.<br />
<br />
the rest of us<br />
partied<br />
until 4am.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9506021556/" title="germany_5612 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5612" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/9506021556_9049c45930_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
we were all<br />
exhausted<br />
the next day.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489509496/" title="germany_5714 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5714" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/9489509496_78aa942c9d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
it was time<br />
to put<br />
our feet up<br />
and relax!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489514562/" title="germany_5706 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5706" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5456/9489514562_c6c6a60532_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9489502864/" title="germany_5722 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="germany_5722" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/9489502864_90f6509aa2_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-86421645013724367842013-06-18T05:50:00.000-07:002013-08-15T03:06:54.412-07:0021 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469895331/" title="wee grub: 21 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="wee grub: 21 months" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/9469895331_ff08abfd5e_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f i n s a t i a b l e c u r i o u s i t y<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472626208/" title="21_3187 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3187" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7287/9472626208_98027d3baa_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee has become<br />
ever more<br />
the observer.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472629500/" title="21_3193 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3193" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/9472629500_eaef5f09ce_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she looks<br />
closely<br />
at things...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472631960/" title="21_3204 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3204" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/9472631960_3823662927_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472635824/" title="21_3213 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3213" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2820/9472635824_bb4384350a_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she touches<br />
and<br />
examines<br />
with<br />
a new mindfulness.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469859923/" title="21_3418 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3418" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7338/9469859923_64ac22be6f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she watches<br />
how we look<br />
and touch<br />
and<br />
she does the same.<br />
she imitates.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469856129/" title="21_3417 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3417" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3726/9469856129_b249136552_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
it is an amazing<br />
thing to see<br />
her world<br />
expanding<br />
and<br />
deepening...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472646728/" title="21_3445 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3445" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2820/9472646728_4e28c2684d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469865889/" title="21_3449 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3449" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3803/9469865889_b5630aa270_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i realize that<br />
<i>this</i><br />
is what parents mean<br />
by discovering<br />
the world<br />
all over again<br />
through<br />
their children's eyes.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469873641/" title="21_3471 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3471" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7363/9469873641_57bef4d84b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472652754/" title="21_3458 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3458" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2889/9472652754_593dcc649f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
everything<br />
is new.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469877355/" title="21_3565 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3565" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5448/9469877355_3945c436d2_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469875753/" title="21_3564 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3564" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7449/9469875753_af7e8827f6_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
everything<br />
is there<br />
to be<br />
discovered.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472662914/" title="21_3703 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3703" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5469/9472662914_8ea1202601_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472665302/" title="21_3704 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3704" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3811/9472665302_3c486004c5_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
there is<br />
so much<br />
to see...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469887073/" title="21_3717 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3717" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9469887073_19b8977ae1_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472667266/" title="21_3714 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3714" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2876/9472667266_7a7b5c3cc0_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
experience.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472676614/" title="21_3767 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3767" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7303/9472676614_2cf48f389f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
vee is happy<br />
to be<br />
right in the middle<br />
of it all.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469890541/" title="21_3764 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3764" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/9469890541_70c8f7bba7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
well,<br />
at least<br />
until<br />
she isn't...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9472621846/" title="21_3775 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="21_3775" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/9472621846_1b0f5eb019_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
then,<br />
using<br />
vee's<br />
favorite<br />
two words,<br />
she's<br />
"all done"<br />
and<br />
off<br />
she goes<br />
to find<br />
something new.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9469834809/" title="wee grub: 21 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="wee grub: 21 months" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/9469834809_e57d0067bc_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
c'est tout!<br />
xo<br />
<br />bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-19012681205566552382013-06-17T04:42:00.001-07:002013-08-15T03:07:07.378-07:00thrifting for vee<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9064170819/" title="thrifted: chair for vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted: chair for vee" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5542/9064170819_36d5faf877_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
i am<br />
on the constant<br />
search<br />
for<br />
beautiful<br />
wooden toys<br />
and things<br />
for vee.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9066396432/" title="thrifted: wooden animals for vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted: wooden animals for vee" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2865/9066396432_f0e8590fd2_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
i found<br />
a set of<br />
wooden animals<br />
in the<br />
<i>à donner</i><br />
(free) box<br />
at the secondhand store<br />
(just like<br />
this set <a href="http://www.leshappyvintage.fr/?product=animaux-en-bois" target="_blank">online</a>).<br />
vee loves them.<br />
especially<br />
<i>le chat</i>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9066396332/" title="thrifted_firetruck by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted_firetruck" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/9066396332_7de13fc9a3_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
the little people<br />
in this fire truck<br />
fascinate vee.<br />
the green pawn<br />
came with the truck<br />
but<br />
i found<br />
the painted lady<br />
in the<br />
<i>à donner</i> box.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9064170941/" title="thrifted_apple by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted_apple" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5345/9064170941_ab4d8b57a2_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
these stackable<br />
wooden<br />
<i>haba</i> toys<br />
are<br />
vee favorites<br />
as well.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9064170723/" title="thrifted_haba by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted_haba" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/9064170723_ec862be1e1_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
i found<br />
a little<br />
carpenter bench<br />
that i set up<br />
in the kitchen<br />
so vee can<br />
work next<br />
to her papa<br />
while he cooks.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9064170575/" title="thrifted_workbench by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted_workbench" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/9064170575_c5bcd06736_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i suppose<br />
some toys<br />
are more<br />
interesting<br />
to me<br />
that to vee,<br />
like this cool<br />
old <a href="http://www.naefspiele.ch/index.php?id=1&L=1" target="_blank">naef</a><br />
ptt postes suisses bus.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9064170665/" title="thrifted_bus by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thrifted_bus" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7403/9064170665_6d0295d390_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-11870502752571527052013-06-14T06:57:00.001-07:002013-08-15T03:07:18.649-07:00uncle johnny<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036936534/" title="uncle-johnny_3540 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3540" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3830/9036936534_b4078da013_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
my brother,<br />
vee's uncle johnny,<br />
visited us<br />
for a week<br />
in early june.<br />
<br />
he is the<br />
second sibling<br />
to visit.<br />
vee's<br />
<a href="http://weegrub.blogspot.ch/2012/05/uncle-joe.html" target="_blank">uncle joe</a><br />
visited<br />
when she was<br />
just a wee one.<br />
<br />
we took<br />
johnny<br />
to the castle<br />
to look over<br />
the city.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036968146/" title="uncle-johnny_3076 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3076" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5337/9036968146_ca22b228a7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
vee followed<br />
uncle johnny<br />
around everywhere...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036966786/" title="uncle-johnny_3077 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3077" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5543/9036966786_b0bd454139_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
well,<br />
at least until<br />
she discovered<br />
some puddles.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036963984/" title="uncle-johnny_3098 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3098" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/9036963984_aa24ce57c2_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
she was<br />
fascinated<br />
by<br />
uncle johnny.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9034734151/" title="uncle-johnny_3115 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3115" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3794/9034734151_b200369ff6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
he was<br />
loud<br />
and dynamic.<br />
he made<br />
funny faces.<br />
she was intrigued<br />
but also<br />
a little<br />
scared.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036960722/" title="uncle-johnny_3112 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3112" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/9036960722_d4b7a06b12_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
they shared<br />
a love<br />
for all<br />
things<br />
botanical.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036946058/" title="uncle-johnny_3247 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3247" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/9036946058_ed0789d38d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9034726337/" title="uncle-johnny_3180 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3180" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/9034726337_a54fed5c5d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036955322/" title="uncle-johnny_3139 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3139" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5526/9036955322_cda6572a00_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
they took<br />
many walks<br />
by the lake.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036942312/" title="uncle-johnny_3269 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3269" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5520/9036942312_f9c49433e9_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
and had<br />
some<br />
interesting<br />
conversations.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036938654/" title="uncle-johnny_3529 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3529" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/9036938654_a06dab8929_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
until<br />
it was time<br />
for johnny<br />
to continue<br />
his travels.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9036923802/" title="uncle-johnny_3545 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="uncle-johnny_3545" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/9036923802_430779d02f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
time<br />
with visitors<br />
is<br />
usually<br />
too brief<br />
for vee.<br />
just when<br />
she really<br />
warms up<br />
to them,<br />
they must leave.<br />
<br />
goodbye uncle johnny.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/9042635880/" title="at the train station by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="at the train station" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/9042635880_954840e100_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-62895512019098798932013-06-03T08:07:00.004-07:002013-08-15T03:07:35.216-07:00the low country<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903794834/" title="on the way home by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on the way home" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3708/8903794834_950ca12697_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
in french<br />
the name<br />
for the netherlands<br />
is <i>pays bas</i>.<br />
<br />
low country.<br />
<br />
i never quite<br />
realized<br />
just how low<br />
the<br />
netherlands<br />
was<br />
until<br />
i went there<br />
from<br />
switzerland...<br />
<br />
. . .<br />
<br />
in early may<br />
we all took<br />
a trip<br />
to visit our<br />
friend annemarie.<br />
you may<br />
remember her<br />
from<br />
her visit<br />
to see us<br />
when<br />
<a href="http://weegrub.blogspot.ch/2011_12_11_archive.html" target="_blank">vee was only</a><br />
<a href="http://weegrub.blogspot.ch/2011_12_11_archive.html" target="_blank">3 months old</a>!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/6521590979/" title="16dec2011_annemarie by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16dec2011_annemarie" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7171/6521590979_d64ed322e3_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i have known<br />
annemarie<br />
for almost<br />
20 years...<br />
<br />
she and grub<br />
go<br />
way back<br />
too.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903797246/" title="grub & annemarie (and a lot of cheese) by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="grub & annemarie (and a lot of cheese)" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/8903797246_0f68e50350_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
we have meant<br />
to visit<br />
annemarie<br />
and her family<br />
since we moved<br />
to switzerland.<br />
we finally<br />
got<br />
around to it.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903796094/" title="hijink-borst family by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="hijink-borst family" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8903796094_4e4f466b04_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">annemarie, ronne, bram, & martijn</span><br />
<br />
since<br />
we have not<br />
seen<br />
annemarie & martijn<br />
for a while<br />
and<br />
now<br />
we both have<br />
children<br />
we mostly<br />
spend time<br />
together<br />
and let<br />
the children play.<br />
<br />
vee was<br />
fascinated<br />
by the<br />
big kids...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903180171/" title="low-country_4094 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4094" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5465/8903180171_0cfc2e2c40_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8707095048/" title="ronne's new doll (4mai in NL). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="ronne's new doll (4mai in NL)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8707095048_4e7b899509_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and their toys...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911513055/" title="low-lands_0695 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-lands_0695" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5451/8911513055_a2905e68a5_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911239669/" title="low-country_0725 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_0725" height="300" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3705/8911239669_1ace525ec0_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911867002/" title="low-country_0721 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_0721" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3682/8911867002_eaef93ccff_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911859222/" title=". . . by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt=". . ." src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/8911859222_371b243ab8_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8707099508/" title="in NL (4mai). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="in NL (4mai)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8707099508_a8bd37c835_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8707097542/" title="remains of the day (4mai in NL). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="remains of the day (4mai in NL)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8272/8707097542_481d816c91_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she was always<br />
right<br />
behind them<br />
watching<br />
what<br />
they did next...<br />
<br />
but<br />
vee had<br />
her<br />
own adventures too:<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/esIWJO553MI" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
children<br />
that<br />
get dirty together<br />
get clean together.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903795450/" title="low-country_4240 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4240" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3725/8903795450_e7b4f6dcfa_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
we did do<br />
a little<br />
sight-seeing...<br />
<br />
in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woerden">woerden</a><br />
vee traveled<br />
in the<br />
highest<br />
of dutch-style...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903796866/" title="vee rides dutch-style by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee rides dutch-style" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8903796866_b780e40930_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
and visitied<br />
my favorite store-<br />
HEMA!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8705703099/" title="trip to Hema in proper dutch toddler transport (3mai in NL). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="trip to Hema in proper dutch toddler transport (3mai in NL)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8705703099_dc3b6156fc_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
in <a href="http://www.holland.com/uk/tourism/cities-in-holland/visit-utrecht.htm">utrecht</a><br />
we went<br />
to the<br />
<a href="http://centraalmuseum.nl/en/visit/locations/dick-bruna-house/">dick bruna house</a><br />
(home of all things<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miffy"> nijntje</a>)<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 21.31944465637207px;">.</span></span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903179865/" title="dick bruna museum (utrecht) by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="dick bruna museum (utrecht)" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2887/8903179865_b1177484d6_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903178273/" title="visiting nijntje's house by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="visiting nijntje's house" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7329/8903178273_41db40e009_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903796616/" title="low-country_4148 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4148" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/8903796616_c23d074cf8_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903796252/" title="low-country_4189 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4189" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7331/8903796252_3a22339d9f_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903179765/" title="low-country_4192 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4192" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3814/8903179765_6b2b139e06_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911874006/" title="low-country_0669 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_0669" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/8911874006_9f6678e620_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911252735/" title="minimalist playpark - utrecht, nl by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="minimalist playpark - utrecht, nl" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/8911252735_851a092875_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911256269/" title="minimalist playpark - utrecht, nl by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="minimalist playpark - utrecht, nl" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3737/8911256269_5efe3729f4_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
we<br />
walked<br />
in the bogs<br />
near woerden.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911854098/" title="low-country_0732 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_0732" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3756/8911854098_ca46df63f5_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911217165/" title="low-country_0741 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_0741" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/8911217165_f4d6c73b12_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8911847210/" title="low-country_0735 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_0735" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/8911847210_88e4bde984_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
we took<br />
a quick<br />
evening trip<br />
to <a href="http://www.amersfoort.nl/">amersfoort</a><br />
to visit<br />
my friend tom<br />
from<br />
the university.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8937371926/" title="low-country_4201 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4201" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2876/8937371926_16d6dab30c_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee got<br />
a tour<br />
of the town<br />
before<br />
the sun<br />
went down.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8937371786/" title="low-country_4199 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4199" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8536/8937371786_bdb5cb0326_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
we even took<br />
a little trip<br />
to amsterdam...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903795386/" title="taking the tram in amsterdam by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="taking the tram in amsterdam" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3763/8903795386_066806cf68_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we did not<br />
do much.<br />
just walked<br />
around.<br />
<br />
we stopped<br />
at a café<br />
and<br />
vee<br />
asked for<br />
a croissant<br />
by name.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864481773/" title="20_4287 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4287" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/8864481773_848d2a207b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
vee<br />
played<br />
in a little park<br />
with lots<br />
of dutch<br />
city kids.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8936748205/" title="low-country_4270 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low-country_4270" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7298/8936748205_5a5eb4daaa_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we<br />
watched some<br />
dutch pétanque.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903178329/" title="dutch pétanque by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="dutch pétanque" height="300" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7458/8903178329_a922a5958e_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
time was short.<br />
<br />
it<br />
was<br />
soon time<br />
to leave<br />
the low country...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8903179393/" title="low country by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="low country" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3760/8903179393_9a32986ce0_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
and head home<br />
to higher ground.<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-79863743803762521682013-06-01T05:09:00.005-07:002013-08-15T03:07:47.249-07:00oiseaux!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="197" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5pn-qA4ZCvs" width="350"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">puerto escondido, mexico </span><br />
<br />
v e e<br />
v s .<br />
t h e b i r d s<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FezoNMqkHi8" width="350"></iframe>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">bern, switzerland</span>bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-39177050188416404722013-05-23T05:51:00.000-07:002013-08-15T03:08:05.305-07:00shake it vee!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F7vwVRYQzYU" width="350"></iframe><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(in a restaurant in puerto escondido)</span><br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9KmLaRt9bm4" width="350"></iframe> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(outside a shopping center in neuchatel)</span>bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-54480887468809048452013-05-18T13:56:00.000-07:002013-08-15T03:08:18.124-07:0020 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864483395/" title="20_3896 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_3896" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/8864483395_a63aef2dcd_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f p l a y g r o u n d s<br />
<br />
our vee<br />
rarely<br />
sits still<br />
anymore.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865088400/" title="20_5876 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_5876" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/8865088400_03073b9d56_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
if you try<br />
to get her to<br />
sit still<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8870128347/" title="20 months old by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20 months old" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7302/8870128347_2024bec377_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
it is like you<br />
are torturing her.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8870724974/" title="20 months old by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20 months old" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3818/8870724974_59d19e2c8f_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
quiet moments<br />
of reading<br />
have become<br />
rarer<br />
and rarer...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865090136/" title="20_4031 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4031" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/8865090136_c5354c4691_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
now<br />
she is<br />
always<br />
up<br />
to something<br />
when our<br />
heads are<br />
turned!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864482951/" title="20_4033 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4033" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/8864482951_97696e54b0_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee just<br />
wants to<br />
be outside.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864481899/" title="20_4235 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4235" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/8864481899_3f61107cf3_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
go<br />
go<br />
go!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864483167/" title="20_4026 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4026" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/8864483167_1b7ab428d3_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
mostly<br />
she loves<br />
to go<br />
to the playgrounds...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8870111269/" title="20_5916 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_5916" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5444/8870111269_528361dde3_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
and<br />
play<br />
in the sand.<br />
<br />
vee<br />
l o v e s<br />
s a n d.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864483371/" title="20_3899 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_3899" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8138/8864483371_f04677a04c_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864483269/" title="20_4023 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4023" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5463/8864483269_1c5692a092_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089876/" title="20_4083 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4083" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7309/8865089876_d54581d525_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089798/" title="20_4087 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4087" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2816/8865089798_205e7b9e86_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865088858/" title="20_4289 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4289" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7319/8865088858_04083b539c_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865090644/" title="20_3886 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_3886" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8865090644_32d0d09942_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089680/" title="20_4097 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4097" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/8865089680_e7f660542a_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and playing <br />
in<br />
lego forts...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864482613/" title="20_4096 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4096" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3787/8864482613_3142c5ff68_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
and<br />
sliding down<br />
slides too.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ATIRk0B90Ew" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
when it is<br />
cold and rainy<br />
outside<br />
we have<br />
to resort to<br />
indoor playgrounds...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8806947748/" title="co-op café play area (23mai). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="co-op café play area (23mai)." src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2822/8806947748_b21ce87851_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089196/" title="20_4203 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4203" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/8865089196_ea4698e44e_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089004/" title="20_4237 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4237" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/8865089004_e8c91d90ae_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
when we were<br />
visiting friends<br />
in the<br />
netherlands<br />
this past month<br />
we had a chance<br />
to take her<br />
to the nijntje museum<br />
(aka dick bruna house)<br />
in utrecht...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089268/" title="20_4162 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4162" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/8865089268_9d648e4b3c_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
an<br />
amazing<br />
playground<br />
for<br />
little ones...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089448/" title="20_4133 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4133" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8545/8865089448_08ec2fbabe_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
complete<br />
with all<br />
the things<br />
vee had<br />
seen in<br />
her<br />
nijntje books.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865785320/" title="20_4154 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4154" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2892/8865785320_f0659b1d30_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
there were<br />
lots of<br />
fun<br />
things to do..<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865089412/" title="20_4139 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4139" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3733/8865089412_4785394831_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864482177/" title="20_4149 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4149" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2852/8864482177_c3c8b1d177_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8864482083/" title="20_4180 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_4180" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/8864482083_cf0227916d_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but alas<br />
all good things<br />
must end<br />
and<br />
it is time<br />
to head home...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8865090380/" title="20_3903 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="20_3903" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7308/8865090380_65b404cd12_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
there will<br />
be more<br />
time<br />
for play<br />
tomorrow<br />
little vee.<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-85049518655029251292013-04-18T07:48:00.000-07:002013-08-15T03:08:30.747-07:0019 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8603651926/" title="vee loves to walk in puddles (30mars). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee loves to walk in puddles (30mars)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8603651926_c00f5ecbb0.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f t h e p u d d l e - j u m p e r<br />
<br />
<br />
this month<br />
we adjusted<br />
to the cold<br />
and<br />
to normal life<br />
again.<br />
<br />
although<br />
most of the snow<br />
had disappeared<br />
from neuchatel,<br />
we had mostly<br />
cold, rainy,<br />
grey days.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8812043012/" title="19_view by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_view" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3746/8812043012_f5991453bf_b.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
vee did not<br />
seem to care.<br />
she wanted<br />
to be outside<br />
all the time.<br />
she lived in<br />
her fuzzy<br />
<a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Grover" target="_blank">grover</a> sweater.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800612989/" title="19_3571 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3571" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/8800612989_74e5ab0109_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8813845710/" title="19_3762 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3762" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/8813845710_cb2015f417_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8611468739/" title="stealing the ball from the little boy in the park (01 avr). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="stealing the ball from the little boy in the park (01 avr)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8611468739_752bd4a3dc.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8625916738/" title="mini soccer player (6 avr). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="mini soccer player (6 avr)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8536/8625916738_0e6ab8c22c.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8803365091/" title="19_3767 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3767" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/8803365091_c73dcc53fe_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8642400211/" title="vee vs. "the snake" (11 avr). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee vs. "the snake" (11 avr)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8642400211_66a8567012.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8645583941/" title="playing chess (13avr). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="playing chess (13avr)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8645583941_38aafbf83a.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8813843706/" title="19_3855 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3855" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5443/8813843706_05ea083a4a_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8803260037/" title="19_3844 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3844" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5332/8803260037_79836fa9ca_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8813844834/" title="19_3796 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3796" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/8813844834_0af87d2032_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8803262251/" title="19_3727 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3727" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8266/8803262251_3eeabd7d25_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8645596063/" title="playing cat (13avr). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="playing cat (13avr)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8404/8645596063_3e61fdb432.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she loved<br />
walking<br />
around<br />
on cold days<br />
but<br />
she especially<br />
l o v e s<br />
playing in puddles.
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8635961834/" title="can't keep this kid out of puddles (9 avr). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="can't keep this kid out of puddles (9 avr)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8635961834_d9b2212e69.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
it was<br />
impossible<br />
to keep<br />
her out<br />
of them.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yYyKxL3gSWw" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
she would<br />
puddle-jump<br />
for hours<br />
if we would<br />
let her.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="197" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IC_a3CS5GC0" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
even<br />
if it<br />
meant<br />
a long<br />
walk home<br />
with<br />
wet,<br />
cold feet.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8634859827/" title="the long walk home with wet feet (after puddle-jumping). 9avr. by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="the long walk home with wet feet (after puddle-jumping). 9avr." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8634859827_d448fd0168.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
after hours<br />
of<br />
puddle-jumping<br />
she could<br />
barely<br />
make<br />
it<br />
to<br />
her crib<br />
for her<br />
afternoon nap.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8801856979/" title="19_3725 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="19_3725" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/8801856979_697305706b_b.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
before<br />
we knew it<br />
another<br />
month<br />
had passed.<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-84703875262968605502013-03-18T01:24:00.000-07:002013-08-15T03:08:59.581-07:0018 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800418370/" title="18_3358 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3358" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7403/8800418370_5acab858e5_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f w o r d s<br />
<br />
it started<br />
in early february<br />
with the word<br />
"hot"<br />
as i was warning<br />
her about<br />
touching<br />
the red lever<br />
on the water cooler<br />
outside<br />
in the palapa...<br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SW3NaaQNnRk" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vLRQJXO7Rq4" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<br />
soon<br />
she began<br />
to repeat<br />
many words<br />
we said to her<br />
and<br />
she clearly<br />
understood<br />
what they meant.<br />
<br />
hot<br />
light<br />
bubbles<br />
book<br />
<i>agua</i><br />
<i>aretes</i><br />
<i>chat</i><br />
hop<br />
cheese<br />
please<br />
all done<br />
<i>c'est tout</i><br />
<br />
i find it<br />
interesting<br />
that<br />
as her speech<br />
develops<br />
she often<br />
babbles-<br />
a nonsensical<br />
string of<br />
unintelligible<br />
words<br />
that<br />
we<br />
associate<br />
with toddlers.<br />
i realize<br />
that
she<br />
is trying out <br />
new sounds.<br />
recognisable words<br />
can be heard<br />
among the babble.<br />
<br />
sometimes<br />
the sounds<br />
are mostly<br />
french,<br />
sometimes<br />
the sounds<br />
are clearly<br />
english.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7pLZVnjnH60" width="350"></iframe><br />
<br />
she clearly<br />
prefers words<br />
in certain languages<br />
over others.<br />
<br />
<i>aqua</i>, not water<br />
light, not <i>lumière</i><br />
<i>chat</i>, not cat or kitty<br />
<br />
an accumulation<br />
of words<br />
in the language<br />
of valérie.<br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
<br />
this month<br />
we left<br />
<i>sunny </i><br />
<i>mexico</i>...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800417666/" title="18_3413 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3413" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3778/8800417666_d952c2108f_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8789837297/" title="18_3412 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3412" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/8789837297_b7e18e471e_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8802821056/" title="18_3189 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3189" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/8802821056_019db869e2_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8802820810/" title="18_3228 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3228" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8128/8802820810_09667d20ea_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8802821834/" title="18_3095 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3095" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2843/8802821834_a6593fa468_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and
headed
to<br />
the
northwest...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800417824/" title="18_3414 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3414" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7289/8800417824_93e4dcdb46_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
via texas...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800417614/" title="18_3424 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3424" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5449/8800417614_08b1e864d8_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8789852545/" title="23feb. by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="23feb." src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/8789852545_9c8a9be334_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and stayed<br />
in<br />
<i>rainy </i><br />
<i>seattle</i><br />
for a few weeks...<br />
<br />
with<br />
grub's clan,<br />
grandma & grandpa...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800417548/" title="18_3428 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3428" height="350" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/8800417548_94dca24e7c_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8789836451/" title="18_3429 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3429" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/8789836451_8b099efc36_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800416852/" title="18_3501 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3501" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/8800416852_5c1b40f5e9_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
where<br />
vee was<br />
obsessed<br />
with<br />
<i>le chat.</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8806148914/" title="kitty by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="kitty" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7388/8806148914_4f8b0e0f65_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<br />
then<br />
visiting friends...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8800417030/" title="18_3458 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3458" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/8800417030_020f6ed8be_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8789836381/" title="18_3446 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3446" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/8789836381_8401a761cc_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<br />
and<br />
ending up<br />
with<br />
the bugheart clan...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8805870188/" title="18_2777 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_2777" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/8805870188_d1394b940c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8805876916/" title="18_2739 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_2739" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8399/8805876916_59eca4fde1_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
including<br />
a special visit<br />
from her<br />
great aunts<br />
(tante omas)!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8805861106/" title="18_2812 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_2812" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5465/8805861106_c5e32c7fdd_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but<br />
vee had<br />
eyes only<br />
for<br />
<i>le chien.</i><br />
<br />
"charlie"<br />
(the dog's name)<br />
was her favorite<br />
word to say.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8795292945/" title="18_2745 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_2745" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/8795292945_534df9b751_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
then<br />
we<br />
finally<br />
headed<br />
home.<br />
to<br />
<i>cold</i><br />
<i>switzerland</i>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8576590831/" title="home in switzerland again... by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="home in switzerland again..." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8106/8576590831_2e6b257f1b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<br />
it seemed<br />
like<br />
a very long<br />
month.<br />
<br />
we were<br />
exhausted.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8789835551/" title="18_3521 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18_3521" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2891/8789835551_547c82a22c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
another<br />
month had<br />
gone by...<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-80196821975358188532013-02-18T13:02:00.000-08:002013-08-15T03:09:40.290-07:0017 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785646382/" title="17_2670 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2670" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5328/8785646382_e809f49b9d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<i><br /></i>
t h e m o n t h o f o m i<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779072151/" title="17_2878 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2878" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7313/8779072151_d9cd0c884e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
vee spent<br />
most of<br />
this month<br />
with her omi.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779075333/" title="17_2396 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2396" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8258/8779075333_cdd7473c02_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee quickly<br />
learned<br />
that omi<br />
was a lot<br />
of fun.<br />
<br />
she played<br />
silly games<br />
with her<br />
and made<br />
her laugh a lot.<br />
her favorite<br />
was to be<br />
chased around<br />
the dining room table.<br />
<br />
omi<br />
also<br />
sang<br />
her songs<br />
she had never<br />
heard before.<br />
her favorite<br />
was<br />
<i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIA-McKwu7E" target="_blank">häschen in der grube</a>.</i><br />
she also liked<br />
<i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oH_MsYkPS8" target="_blank">alle kleine entchen</a>.</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779076721/" title="17_2351 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2351" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2872/8779076721_cd89316233_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785649942/" title="17_2377 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2377" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/8785649942_49febf3735_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785649254/" title="17_2418 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2418" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8785649254_f54cd66657_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785647874/" title="17_2420 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2420" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/8785647874_f594159cbc_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779074029/" title="17_2487 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2487" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8269/8779074029_ce19d4f3e9_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779071207/" title="17_2499 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2499" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5330/8779071207_4ed53453fe_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779072905/" title="17_2510 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2510" height="350" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/8779072905_2cc9286aa4_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779073135/" title="17_2530 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2530" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8539/8779073135_49475121e3_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779072869/" title="17_2701 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2701" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3733/8779072869_916b9d0018_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785646008/" title="17_2874 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2874" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2815/8785646008_55d10d6a8c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785645756/" title="17_2895 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2895" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5333/8785645756_0ea23d36a2_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779071455/" title="17_2935 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2935" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3759/8779071455_b2a89d81a8_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785645758/" title="17_2949 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2949" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3740/8785645758_706c76f6ec_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8779070569/" title="17_2955 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2955" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8138/8779070569_58851e60ee_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
when omi<br />
went back<br />
to seattle<br />
vee missed<br />
her...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8785651250/" title="17_2688 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="17_2688" height="350" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5332/8785651250_5c50f7f17b_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but soon<br />
she will<br />
see her again<br />
in seattle!<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
<br />bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-73785783319336109752013-01-18T00:52:00.000-08:002013-08-15T03:10:15.327-07:0016 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307105/" title="16mo_2607 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16mo_2607" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/8757307105_3666d1dd2c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
life in mexico<br />
was amazing<br />
but overwhelming.<br />
i fell behind<br />
and then<br />
the backlog<br />
was overwhelming.<br />
<br />
now is the time<br />
to begin<br />
to<br />
catch up.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8758430642/" title="16mo_2639 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16mo_2639" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8758430642_05449c965b_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f m o v e m e n t<br />
<i><br /></i>
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8758431808/" title="16_1506 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_1506" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5462/8758431808_d5cdd42648_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we began our stay<br />
in mexico with<br />
a little girl<br />
who held<br />
our hand<br />
(or the<br />
nearest<br />
solid object)<br />
as she explored<br />
the world.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8775610139/" title="16_2_1908 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2_1908" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/8775610139_6681b86ed1_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8775754605/" title="16_2_1718 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2_1718" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8407/8775754605_bf6cf1e075_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307707/" title="16_2109 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2109" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7360/8757307707_35a85800c9_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8782321818/" title="16_2_1730 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2_1730" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8419/8782321818_b9c4f05188_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8758431286/" title="16mo_1557 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16mo_1557" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/8758431286_24092d80e6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307581/" title="16_IMG_1901 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_IMG_1901" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7351/8757307581_08daa54005_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307839/" title="16_2007 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2007" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2828/8757307839_2b106d0cde_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8758431550/" title="16_2049 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2049" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8419/8758431550_16a0f1f337_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
but<br />
on christmas day<br />
she realized<br />
she no longer<br />
needed to hold<br />
onto things<br />
anymore...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8782178952/" title="16_2_1700 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2_1700" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2830/8782178952_14185dbc1c_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8377995061/" title="vee attends a fiesta for paulo. he is celebrating his 2nd birthday (13jan). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee attends a fiesta for paulo. he is celebrating his 2nd birthday (13jan)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8377995061_c150d940c0_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8782178984/" title="16_2__1944 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2__1944" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/8782178984_5daeaea373_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8775609761/" title="16_2_2206 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2_2206" height="300" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/8775609761_4502b778b4_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757308007/" title="16_1713 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_1713" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/8757308007_c37b4f4c47_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8775610389/" title="16_2_1752 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2_1752" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8129/8775610389_8b3c137f5b_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307615/" title="16_2301 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16_2301" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2805/8757307615_71bb3cf23e_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and so<br />
her<br />
independence<br />
begun.<br />
<br />
with the<br />
occasional<br />
return<br />
to<br />
<i>home base.</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307217/" title="16mo_2339 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16mo_2339" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/8757307217_d135a67bc8_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but of course,<br />
this was<br />
just the beginning...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8757307489/" title="16mo_1561 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="16mo_1561" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8122/8757307489_207ddd685d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-47884272239798651722012-12-27T14:31:00.000-08:002013-08-15T03:10:40.207-07:00walking!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8318736703/" title="it's official. she is really walking now (28dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="it's official. she is really walking now (28dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8318736703_e0ef1f760b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the day after<br />
thanksgiving<br />
vee<br />
(with some prompting)<br />
walked around<br />
my parents house<br />
by herself<br />
for the first time.
<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ipmeJ0Nt4d8" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
then,<br />
for some reason,<br />
she went on strike.<br />
if we let go of her<br />
she would sit down.<br />
<br />
so<br />
we stopped<br />
pushing her<br />
and figured<br />
she would<br />
walk again<br />
when she<br />
wanted to...<br />
<br />
shortly<br />
before christmas<br />
she started<br />
taking<br />
a few steps<br />
on her own.<br />
usually just<br />
between<br />
chairs<br />
and tables<br />
or other objects<br />
close together.<br />
<br />
on christmas<br />
evening<br />
as we attempted<br />
to eat dinner<br />
vee decided<br />
to walk.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DZtFF7uBHoE" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{sorry for the poor quality. it was very windy and dark} </span><br />
<br />
her walking<br />
entailed<br />
going<br />
into the kitchen<br />
at the restaurant.<br />
we were lucky<br />
to be the only<br />
ones eating<br />
and they<br />
were<br />
very kind<br />
to vee.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8309560186/" title="vee spent most of dinner hanging out with the kitchen staff... who apparently are far more interesting than her parents (25dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee spent most of dinner hanging out with the kitchen staff... who apparently are far more interesting than her parents (25dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8309560186_c12cdd5579_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{socializing in the kitchen with the staff}</span><br />
<br />
the waitress<br />
even<br />
took care of her<br />
so we could<br />
eat our dinner!<br />
<br />
this time it stuck.<br />
<br />
the next day<br />
she was walking<br />
all over<br />
the apartment.<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SlPNeXlkvSY" width="350"></iframe><br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iZ_0VjQQnro" width="350"></iframe>
<br />
now she is<br />
always on the go<br />
and excited<br />
about her<br />
new found<br />
freedom!<br />
<br />
we have gotten<br />
quickly use<br />
to our<br />
much more<br />
mobile toddler<br />
who now<br />
needs<br />
even more<br />
careful<br />
supervision!<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-29866529985897924732012-12-18T14:35:00.000-08:002013-08-15T03:10:58.710-07:0015 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8332378484/" title="15months-turtlevee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="15months-turtlevee" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8332378484_177e605c8d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
t h e r e t u r n t o t h e o c e a n<br />
<br />
<br />
. . . . . . .
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331319695/" title="papa-vee-fog by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="papa-vee-fog" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8331319695_f3e384439c_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
our time<br />
in seattle<br />
passed quickly<br />
and before<br />
we knew it<br />
it was<br />
time to pack<br />
and head south<br />
to our new life<br />
for 3 months.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8332374938/" title="15months-seattle by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="15months-seattle" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8219/8332374938_3c36c4a958_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i will not<br />
deny<br />
that i was<br />
dreading it.<br />
setting up<br />
life with<br />
a toddler<br />
in yet another<br />
foreign land...<br />
just as<br />
we were<br />
getting comfortable<br />
with our family<br />
in seattle.<br />
<br />
but with<br />
all great<br />
adventure<br />
comes<br />
that initial<br />
hesitation<br />
and fear.<br />
that desire<br />
to stay<br />
where it is<br />
comfortable<br />
and familiar.<br />
<br />
vee is more<br />
of an adventurer<br />
than i am<br />
and within<br />
hours<br />
of arriving<br />
in puerto escondido<br />
she was<br />
napping<br />
on the bed<br />
like old times.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331317691/" title="15months-sleeping by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="15months-sleeping" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8331317691_d590f2daa6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
it was<br />
hard to believe<br />
we were here<br />
such<br />
a short time ago<br />
but<br />
she has changed<br />
so very much.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331318893/" title="veesleeps4-15months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="veesleeps4-15months" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8331318893_3fb7b317b3_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{top: @ ~ 4months . . . bottom: @ ~ 15 months}</span><br />
<br />
the first few days<br />
that<br />
i was here<br />
i was in a panic.<br />
i was overwhelmed<br />
with change<br />
and fear<br />
that something<br />
would happen<br />
to vee.<br />
it was almost<br />
debilitating...<br />
but as the days<br />
passed and<br />
vee took<br />
to mexico<br />
like a duck<br />
to water<br />
i was able<br />
to relax<br />
and focus<br />
on what<br />
i was here for..<br />
work.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8301758498/" title="this morning (23dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="this morning (23dec)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8301758498_fc875301e8_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
as grub<br />
and wee grub<br />
explored<br />
and got settled into<br />
our new apartment,<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8274348583/" title="a little christmas decor in our temporary home (15dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="a little christmas decor in our temporary home (15dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8274348583_8a6959abd1_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
i planted,<br />
set-up cages,<br />
and started<br />
experiments<br />
with my colleagues.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8333283065/" title="planting (01dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="planting (01dec)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8333283065_12ae8d3d13_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8262106027/" title="mexico experiments: part 2 - put up cages. by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="mexico experiments: part 2 - put up cages." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8349/8262106027_8a029e0821_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8301453049/" title="ecology in action (it doesn't stop for the holidays). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="ecology in action (it doesn't stop for the holidays)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8301453049_a180e067af_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8314647209/" title="setting up more experiments today - weevils in bags (27dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="setting up more experiments today - weevils in bags (27dec)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8215/8314647209_2374627eef_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
vee was<br />
introduced<br />
to<br />
sand &<br />
the ocean..<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8236013553/" title="discovering the ocean (01dec). #nofilter by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="discovering the ocean (01dec). #nofilter" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8067/8236013553_4f2af4df9d_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8254044702/" title="on the beach (07dec). #nofilter by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="on the beach (07dec). #nofilter" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8254044702_6dcec04790_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8258559622/" title="morning at playa zicatela (09dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="morning at playa zicatela (09dec)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8258559622_a70333ece9_z.jpg" width="300" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8297713422/" title="a sick wee grub is getting some seaside air (22dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="a sick wee grub is getting some seaside air (22dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8083/8297713422_9181b3f09b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8264933759/" title="while grub had his spanish lesson wee grub & i made sand porridge (11dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="while grub had his spanish lesson wee grub & i made sand porridge (11dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8264933759_e84bbf1403_z.jpg" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8278948541/" title="finding refuge (16 dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="finding refuge (16 dec)." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8197/8278948541_000602cf30_z.jpg" width="300" /></a> <br />
<br />
she quickly<br />
took a liking<br />
to the life<br />
of a beach baby.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8332374536/" title="15months-smile-beach by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="15months-smile-beach" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8332374536_9e891bab5b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
she spends<br />
her<br />
early mornings<br />
on the beach<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8275410210/" title="this morning (15dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="this morning (15dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8275410210_bffd4bcd07_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
late morning<br />
and<br />
afternoons<br />
napping<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331318067/" title="veesleeps15months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="veesleeps15months" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/8331318067_591447801a_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
or<br />
walking<br />
back and forth<br />
along<br />
the shopping area<br />
in rinconada<br />
where we live.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8315712340/" title="hands on the wall (27dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="hands on the wall (27dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8315712340_efd2e810b9_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
sometimes<br />
she goes<br />
with papa<br />
shopping at<br />
super che<br />
or<br />
the <i>mercado...</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8335689332/" title="shopping at super ché by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="shopping at super ché" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8502/8335689332_cbc03e5f86_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
or<br />
we have<br />
lunch<br />
at a restaurant<br />
nearby.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8267228739/" title="afternoon light (12 dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="afternoon light (12 dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8267228739_80bce89854_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
then back<br />
to the beach<br />
in the late<br />
afternoon<br />
to play<br />
and<br />
watch the sunset.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8283346838/" title="watching the sunset (17dec). by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="watching the sunset (17dec)." height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8198/8283346838_b9a357eb88_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
not<br />
a bad life.<br />
<br />
she sure<br />
has changed<br />
a great deal<br />
from the little<br />
baby<br />
we brought here<br />
almost<br />
a year ago.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8332378266/" title="4months-15months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="4months-15months" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8496/8332378266_8c3231259f_z.jpg" width="500" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we are struck<br />
by how much<br />
she has become<br />
her own person.<br />
how often<br />
we see<br />
the little girl<br />
that she is<br />
quickly becoming.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8332376120/" title="vee_15months-closeup by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee_15months-closeup" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8332376120_04c092fbac_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
it makes us<br />
catch our breath<br />
sometimes<br />
and try<br />
to live<br />
in these moments<br />
that<br />
we have with<br />
her now.<br />
while she<br />
is still small.<br />
just<br />
the three of us<br />
and<br />
the ocean.<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331320237/" title="15months-papa-vee-sunset by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="15months-papa-vee-sunset" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8331320237_58baee2ee6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-15940422165006690752012-11-22T08:35:00.000-08:002013-05-22T01:50:34.022-07:00thanksgiving 2012<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329992363/" title="thanksgiving-shlichta-riordan-taguchi by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving-shlichta-riordan-taguchi" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8219/8329992363_4d4888ab14_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
wee grub<br />
celebrated her<br />
first visit to the u.s.a.<br />
with the best<br />
holiday<br />
america has<br />
to offer...<br />
thanksgiving!<br />
<br />
it was<br />
very eventful indeed-<br />
all her<br />
uncles, aunts<br />
and grandparents<br />
were there!<br />
<br />
we took advantage<br />
of the rare<br />
gathering<br />
and took<br />
some<br />
family photos<br />
despite the<br />
bad weather<br />
(and lighting)!<br />
<br />
. . . . . . .<br />
<br />
bugheart's side<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8334169894/" title="thanksgiving-shlichti by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving-shlichti" h="h" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8334169894_218d1bbf8d_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
grub's side<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8334170296/" title="thanksgiving-riordan by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving-riordan" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8072/8334170296_8cf8351d09_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
uncle joe, aunt kiyomi, cousin jonah, and marla<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8333111029/" title="thanksgiving_shlichta-taguc by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving_shlichta-taguc" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8333111029_84c5ec7fec_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
aunt kiyomi & aunt miya<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8334170680/" title="thanksgiving-aunties by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving-aunties" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8334170680_eb91d36465_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
until next year!<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8334169230/" title="thanksgiving-shlichti-outak by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving-shlichti-outak" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8495/8334169230_672814f896_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-76518754106361825122012-11-18T08:08:00.000-08:002013-08-20T04:28:39.926-07:0014 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8153521496/" title="sweet vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="sweet vee" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/8153521496_9dfddde9fa_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
oh where<br />
oh where<br />
did the last<br />
2 months go?<br />
<br />
it doesn't<br />
seem to long<br />
ago that<br />
we were<br />
desperately<br />
preparing<br />
to leave<br />
switzerland<br />
for 4 months.<br />
<br />
. . . . .<br />
<br />
t h e h o m e c o m i n g<br />
<br />
vee went<br />
from<br />
autumn<br />
giving way<br />
to winter<br />
in switzerland...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329850877/" title="autumm-switzerland by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="autumm-switzerland" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8329850877_f153c8a4ea_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
to<br />
a<br />
the typical<br />
autumn in<br />
seattle...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329863695/" title="seattle-nov2012 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="seattle-nov2012" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8329863695_fe15206daf_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
and<br />
thanksgiving<br />
with<br />
all<br />
her family!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8330939532/" title="thanksgiving-shlichta-riord by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thanksgiving-shlichta-riord" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8330939532_5b625cda41_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{it is a very rare event to get all my siblings in one place}</span><br />
<br />
since i<br />
am so far<br />
behind<br />
with<br />
wee grub posts,<br />
i will sum up<br />
wee grub's<br />
14th month<br />
with<br />
some photos...<br />
<br />
<i>. . . . . . . october . . . . . . .</i><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329992001/" title="thedailyvee_19oct by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thedailyvee_19oct" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8329992001_96abb9bcaa_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{already teaching her my bad habits}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331053900/" title="thedailyvee_20oct by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thedailyvee_20oct" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8331053900_e92d184d4b_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{visiting the birthplace of le corbusier}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329991333/" title="thedailyvee_20oct-swing by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="thedailyvee_20oct-swing" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8329991333_a5dd472694_z.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{swinging with aunt pip}</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329994941/" title="nov23-bath by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov23-bath" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8224/8329994941_bbf8722ffe_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{bathtime}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331051314/" title="nov24-inthekitchen by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov24-inthekitchen" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8331051314_64088afc4b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{helping papa in the kitchen}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329994361/" title="nov25-inthecabinets by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov25-inthecabinets" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8081/8329994361_685bb15cc5_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(avoiding bathtime by reorganizing the tupperware}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331050750/" title="nov28-pinkmonster by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov28-pinkmonster" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8331050750_2a2ff7de3e_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{bundled in late october- thanks to the richards!}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331052858/" title="28nov-christophejessemila by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="28nov-christophejessemila" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8331052858_bd579cbab6_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{autumn walks with christophe, jesse, & baby mila}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331050542/" title="oct29-reading by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="oct29-reading" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8331050542_cc4de5164f_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331053562/" title="dailyvee-30octobre2012 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="dailyvee-30octobre2012" height="300" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8331053562_18e241055c_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{our bookworm}</span><br />
<br />
<br />
h a l l o w e e n !
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331049552/" title="oct31-pumpkin by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="oct31-pumpkin" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/8331049552_78c28e089e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{eyeing papa's pumpkin}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331052310/" title="vee-pumpkinoutfit-31oct by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-pumpkinoutfit-31oct" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8354/8331052310_0bb1d3d7f3_z.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329996057/" title="31oct-rocking by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="31oct-rocking" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8329996057_aaf3c75d25_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">rocking horse thrifted in la chaux-de-fonds. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">halloween outfit from omi}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329992805/" title="oct31-pumpkincarving by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="oct31-pumpkincarving" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8329992805_0424d2323f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{pumpkin carving with mama's labmates}</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<i>. . . . . . . november . . . . . . .</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<i><br /></i>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331051720/" title="nov01-onthetrain by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov01-onthetrain" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8219/8331051720_f1f2e45708_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{train to lausanne for last eye appointment before mexico}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329995389/" title="nov01-hospital by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov01-hospital" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8078/8329995389_ed9b386deb_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{pushing a chair around the eye hospital}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329996975/" title="5nov-veelivingroom by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="5nov-veelivingroom" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8329996975_d94851f101_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{determined)</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331055076/" title="9nov-faitlescourses by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="9nov-faitlescourses" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8503/8331055076_230fdd12a3.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{doing the grocery shopping}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329995049/" title="nov16-ontheplane by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov16-ontheplane" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8224/8329995049_9468368d46_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{sleeping on the plane to seattle!}</span><br />
<br />
<br />
{{{{{{{{seattle}}}}}}}<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331050120/" title="nov-grandpa by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov-grandpa" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8331050120_09f1f72340_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{morning walks with grandpa}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8329993811/" title="nov-grandad-kiyomi by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov-grandad-kiyomi" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8218/8329993811_0daf245d0e_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{having a deep discussion with grand-dad & aunt kiyomi}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8330903133/" title="aunt-suzy by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="aunt-suzy" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8330903133_5697718174_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">{fascinated by the lady in the big hat, aka aunt suzy}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8330903921/" title="unclejoe by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="unclejoe" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8079/8330903921_e482e18633_z.jpg" /></a>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(serenaded by uncle joe}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331053128/" title="18nov-uncletom by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="18nov-uncletom" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8364/8331053128_2e32c0d723_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{giving uncle tom a tour of the house}</span><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331961910/" title="omi by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="omi" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8076/8331961910_ca8114a906_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{telling secrets to omi}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331961588/" title="jonah_vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="jonah_vee" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8331961588_c0f65e35d6_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{sizing up her cousin jonah}</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8333044545/" title="14months-jonah-vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="14months-jonah-vee" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8333044545_14146fe3f2_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">{cousins are pretty cool}</span><br />
<br />
. . . . . . .<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8331051124/" title="nov24-starthere by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="nov24-starthere" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8331051124_a9e64df41b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
an eventful month<br />
for<br />
our wee grub...<br />
and there is<br />
much<br />
much<br />
more<br />
to come!<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
<br />bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-8157173058574504472012-10-18T05:55:00.000-07:002013-08-20T04:31:14.790-07:0013 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108381045/" title="brown eyes by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="brown eyes" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8108381045_bcf4f1b291_z.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
t h e m o n t h o f i n j u r i e s <br />
<br />
i read somewhere<br />
that<br />
12 months<br />
marks the beginning<br />
of the period<br />
in which your child<br />
will need<br />
the greatest<br />
supervision.<br />
<br />
the period<br />
during which<br />
your child<br />
will always<br />
have<br />
at least one<br />
bruise<br />
or gash<br />
or injury.<br />
<br />
when i heard<br />
stories about toddlers<br />
falling into pools<br />
or<br />
burning themselves<br />
on the stove<br />
or injuring<br />
themselves<br />
in some awful way...<br />
i used to think:<br />
<br />
<i>how could the parents let that happen?!</i><br />
<i>i would <u>never</u> let that happen!</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
i laugh about that now.<br />
how naive i was!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108380531/" title="wee grub: 13 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="wee grub: 13 months" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8108380531_c6d85b9771_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
what i have learned<br />
in<br />
the last few months<br />
(particularly this month)<br />
is that<br />
it takes<br />
<i style="text-decoration: underline;">a second</i>.<br />
<br />
you turn<br />
your back<br />
and...<br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>
<b><i>plop!</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>
<b><i>splash!</i></b><br />
<b><i><br /></i></b>
<b><i>bang!</i></b><br />
<br />
sometimes you<br />
are right there<br />
and<br />
they fall<br />
in some freakish way<br />
and<br />
you cannot<br />
grab them in time.<br />
<br />
i learned that<br />
in the hotel room<br />
in milan<br />
just before<br />
we had<br />
to get on the train home.<br />
i turned my back<br />
on vee<br />
to put something<br />
in the suitcase<br />
<b><i>b a m !</i></b><br />
vee,<br />
who was laying on the bed<br />
and absorbed with her book,<br />
decided to<br />
dive off the bed.<br />
<br />
she hit her head<br />
<b>h a r d.</b><br />
there was screaming.<br />
there was blood.<br />
i was in a panic.<br />
<br />
after a good<br />
hour of panic<br />
(fortunately grub was calm)<br />
and<br />
a very high level of<br />
stress and worry<br />
on the train home<br />
from milan,<br />
she ended up<br />
with a big bruise<br />
on her forehead<br />
but<br />
still in one piece.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108380177/" title="fight club by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="fight club" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8108380177_3fac92b4d9_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
<br />
when<br />
<a href="http://bugheart.blogspot.ch/2012/10/a-week-in-puerto.html" target="_blank">i was in mexico</a><br />
i bought vee<br />
two little chairs<br />
made by a carpenter<br />
in the <i>mercado</i>.<br />
i envisioned her<br />
sitting on them<br />
reading her books.<br />
<br />
<i><b>haaa!</b></i><br />
<br />
little did i know<br />
vee had<br />
an entirely different<br />
plan for her chairs...<br />
<br />
in vee's world<br />
everything<br />
is to be pushed.<br />
the chairs<br />
became<br />
the perfect<br />
mode of transportation...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108382015/" title="13months-chair by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-chair" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8108382015_3322b2f67a_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
every<br />
now and then<br />
she trades<br />
up<br />
for more<br />
push power...<br />
<br />
from chair to <i>chariot...</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108381571/" title="13months-charriot by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-charriot" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8108381571_546ba7da75_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
from <i>chariot</i> to office chair!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108387494/" title="13months-officechair by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-officechair" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8108387494_e12308b44f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
lately<br />
the little chairs<br />
have been<br />
the favorite.<br />
there are two<br />
so she is<br />
not trapped<br />
by the confines<br />
of<br />
the living room/office.<br />
she now has<br />
free run<br />
of<br />
the entire apartment<br />
by moving<br />
from the chair<br />
on the wood floors<br />
to<br />
the chair<br />
that sits the tiny step up<br />
on the tile floors.<br />
<br />
violà the pony express!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108387106/" title="the pony express by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="the pony express" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/8108387106_027c1752ce_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
her<br />
little fingers<br />
already grab<br />
<b>e v e r y t h i n g </b>...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108387774/" title="13months-necklace by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-necklace" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8108387774_87f798cde1_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108377531/" title="13months-pumpkingrab2 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-pumpkingrab2" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8108377531_9336982fb3_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108380013/" title="13months-grass by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-grass" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8326/8108380013_eec5fbcb1f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108379601/" title="autumn & 13 months by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="autumn & 13 months" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8108379601_9c30351d72_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
her chairs<br />
are<br />
the bridge<br />
to<br />
a whole new world<br />
to investigate.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108379763/" title="13months-kitchendrawer by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-kitchendrawer" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8108379763_32e1ab0d49_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108386284/" title="13months-stove by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-stove" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8108386284_75d15c9e2f_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108391348/" title="13months-bathtub by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-bathtub" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8108391348_262207fa02_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
so<br />
we<br />
have been<br />
adjusting.<br />
<br />
we have learned<br />
that<br />
we can no longer<br />
sit & watch vee.<br />
at least not<br />
for more than<br />
a minute or two.<br />
<br />
we cherish<br />
the time<br />
she sits<br />
still<br />
and reads.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108379213/" title="13months-milk by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-milk" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8108379213_470df177dc_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
enjoying some<br />
french decor magazines<br />
(dad's influence?).<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108379397/" title="13months-lesmicrobes by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-lesmicrobes" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8108379397_b540a2e12d_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
or
<br />
a nice book<br />
about microbes<br />
(mom's influence?).<br />
<br />
and<br />
as the days<br />
shorten<br />
we are trying<br />
to get her<br />
outside<br />
to enjoy<br />
the<br />
last<br />
warm days<br />
of autumn...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108378211/" title="13months-openphoto by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-openphoto" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8108378211_f25ba43436_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
before we<br />
are stuck<br />
inside<br />
for the winter<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108381771/" title="13months-chaos by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-chaos" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8055/8108381771_03f32be9f0_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
chaos ensues.<br />
<br />
it is fortunate<br />
for us<br />
that we are soon<br />
off<br />
to a warmer climate...<br />
she would most certainly<br />
find new<br />
(and more dangerous)<br />
areas of the apartment<br />
to explore!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8108380367/" title="13months-endofpost by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="13months-endofpost" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8108380367_fcdb6518e7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-61835252518251583712012-10-12T05:53:00.001-07:002013-08-15T03:12:05.063-07:00milano<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076724126/" title="milano-cathedral by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-cathedral" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8076724126_259546817b_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
vee took a<br />
trip to milan<br />
at the end of<br />
september<br />
to help<br />
celebrate<br />
her papa's birthday.<br />
<br />
we decided upon<br />
milan because<br />
it is a short train ride.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076730287/" title="milano-vee-traintomilan by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-vee-traintomilan" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8076730287_6b9c92807b_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(vee on the train to milan)</i></span><br />
<br />
also<br />
i have an old friend<br />
who lives in milan<br />
that i have not seen<br />
in almost<br />
20 years!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076723564/" title="milano-vee-mario by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-vee-mario" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8076723564_8948060127_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(vee with mario, my friend francesca's boy)</span></i><br />
<br />
we were not sure<br />
how traveling<br />
would be<br />
with a toddler<br />
but it actually<br />
worked out<br />
better than expected.<br />
it helped that<br />
the italians<br />
<b><u>love</u></b> babies.<br />
<br />
they were always<br />
smiling and talking<br />
to vee.<br />
they <u>always</u> offered<br />
us their seats<br />
on the train.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076730369/" title="milano-vee-train by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-vee-train" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8323/8076730369_3b19973394_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8070579615/" title="milano-veetrain by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-veetrain" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/8070579615_07a39a92ac_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
or offered us<br />
a helping hand.<br />
<br />
of course<br />
the main thing<br />
that we wanted<br />
to do is<br />
eat italian food<br />
but...<br />
the one thing<br />
that is<br />
very hard to do<br />
with a toddler<br />
is sit down<br />
and enjoy<br />
a meal together.<br />
usually<br />
we would feed vee<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076730661/" title="milano-vee-eating by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-vee-eating" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8076730661_e75ef54751_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and<br />
then one of us<br />
had to follow vee<br />
around<br />
as she explored<br />
the restaurant<br />
and surrounding<br />
neighborhood<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076723250/" title="milano-walking by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-walking" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8335/8076723250_48412c3494_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
while<br />
the other person<br />
ate their meal.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076724246/" title="milano-angelos by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-angelos" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/8076724246_de2b40d932_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
we often asked<br />
the waiter<br />
to bring one dish out<br />
at a time<br />
so one of us<br />
would not<br />
end up<br />
eating a cold meal.<br />
<br />
one of the highlights<br />
of the trip<br />
was grub's<br />
birthday lunch<br />
at <a href="http://www.thesmall.it/" target="_blank">the small</a>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8070573530/" title="milano-thesmall by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-thesmall" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8070573530_99598ac012_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
not only was<br />
the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7rvhIe8NlxP4pfc9r1Y-JEVfDa1SST3VOJZbzizcMkSv-IkqanYzTflkD6L2w9cMPMo5tO2_43-l2ShfXqQrWHtdaVYKrGXrCVLj7pW81uHrwie2i7CTNnST_aiHF7cIKkt2cXKrKBk/s1600/The+Small_Ale.jpg" target="_blank">waiter/owner</a><br />
incredibly nice<br />
and accomodating<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076746340/" title="milano-vee-gwen-thesmall by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-vee-gwen-thesmall" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8076746340_8c7ccd2086_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076723818/" title="milano-thesmall-vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-thesmall-vee" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8194/8076723818_8fab8ffc97_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(there were animals by our table for vee to play with)</i></span><br />
<br />
when he served us<br />
our main course<br />
he whisked vee<br />
off in his arms<br />
and carried her around<br />
as he served meals,<br />
opened champagne,<br />
and took orders.<br />
<br />
it was the cutest thing<br />
you have ever seen.<br />
vee loved him.<br />
i only wish that<br />
i had snapped<br />
a photo<br />
of it...<br />
but i was too busy<br />
enjoying<br />
the wonderful food!<br />
<br />
otherwise<br />
we walked<br />
around the city<br />
with vee<br />
in her carrier.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076747636/" title="milano-lomo by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-lomo" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8076747636_62c87f52ab_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she took<br />
in the sites<br />
as well.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076747974/" title="milano-vee-mall by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-vee-mall" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8323/8076747974_fa5c54b6f5_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and posed<br />
with dad<br />
for photos.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076723952/" title="milano-john-vee by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-john-vee" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8076723952_44f51c6bc8_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8079675241/" title="grub & wee grub in milan by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="grub & wee grub in milan" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8079675241_cb75c09f38_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
in the afternoon<br />
vee and i<br />
returned<br />
to where<br />
we were staying<br />
so vee could nap<br />
and grub<br />
could explore<br />
the stores<br />
unencumbered<br />
by a toddler.<br />
<br />
vee and i<br />
would nap,<br />
work on<br />
grub's<br />
birthday card,<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076724036/" title="milano-dad-card by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="milano-dad-card" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8076724036_367e9bd805_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
and play<br />
until<br />
dinner time.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8076730463/" title="she likes looking at herself. by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="she likes looking at herself." height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8334/8076730463_169a7c348d_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
all in all.<br />
a great weekend.<br />
<br />
xobughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-72493153947758647312012-09-24T08:01:00.000-07:002013-08-20T04:32:18.727-07:0012 months!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064322565/" title="vee-1year-eames1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-eames1" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8312/8064322565_20a60bd06a_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<i>september 18, 2012!</i><br />
<br />
before<br />
we could<br />
bat<br />
an eye<br />
our<br />
wee grub<br />
turned<br />
<b>o n e</b><br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
<br />
my friend<br />
put it perfectly<br />
when she said<br />
that the first year<br />
is simultaneously<br />
the longest<br />
and<br />
the fastest<br />
year of your life.<br />
<br />
it feels like<br />
a decade passed<br />
in a year.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064321171/" title="weegrub: 12 months! by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="weegrub: 12 months!" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/8064321171_e00c6a7f91_o.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
and just<br />
look at her!<br />
she is a bruiser.<br />
no doubt about it.<br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . .<br />
<br />
things have been<br />
c r a z y<br />
since my last post.<br />
vee turned one<br />
almost three weeks ago!<br />
i feel like a bad parent<br />
waiting until now<br />
to write all this down.<br />
<br />
in that time<br />
i went to mexico<br />
for a week.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064318633/" title="when i was away in mexico... by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="when i was away in mexico..." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8064318633_e2a65f24b2_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
grub<br />
and wee grub<br />
managed<br />
just fine<br />
without me....<br />
<br />
and then<br />
the grandparents<br />
came to stay with us<br />
for two weeks<br />
to celebrate vee's birthday<br />
with her.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8066946131/" title="vee-grandma by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-grandma" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/8066946131_19b4d2423f_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8066946009/" title="vee-grandpa by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-grandpa" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8066946009_8503660f54_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i do not know<br />
if it is that<br />
vee heard their voices<br />
on skype<br />
or somehow knew<br />
they were her<br />
grandparents<br />
but she warmed up<br />
to them almost instantly.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8066367475/" title="dailyvee-15sept by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="dailyvee-15sept" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8040/8066367475_f729ea31c6_z.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
right before<br />
they arrived<br />
vee started<br />
some serious teething<br />
and was in<br />
quite a bit of pain<br />
while they were<br />
visiting...<br />
her two top teeth<br />
made their appearance<br />
right before they left.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8066903197/" title="she can compete with the rabbits. by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="she can compete with the rabbits." src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8066903197_8b8a8e2ac4_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the pediatrician said<br />
that now that vee<br />
was one year old<br />
she could<br />
start eating beef.<br />
he recommended<br />
(i kid you not)<br />
t-bone steak<br />
(i laughed outloud).<br />
grub is thrilled<br />
to have an excuse<br />
to buy<br />
nice cuts of meat.<br />
<br />
. . . . . . .<br />
<br />
on her<br />
actual birthday<br />
she opened<br />
presents<br />
from family.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064315270/" title="vee-1year-presents1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-presents1" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8041/8064315270_d690b201c2_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064313547/" title="vee-1year-presents by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-presents" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/8064313547_448771a6a4_o.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(one of her favorite presents. from grandma)</span><br />
<br />
it was tedious.<br />
she<br />
really had<br />
no interest in<br />
opening things.<br />
she got stuck on<br />
the ribbon<br />
of one box<br />
and there was<br />
no progression<br />
from there.<br />
<br />
on the evening<br />
of vee's birthday<br />
we tried to have<br />
a little party<br />
with a few friends.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064324379/" title="vee-1year-cake-night by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-cake-night" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8064324379_6c98f3a0c0_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
that was NOT<br />
successful.<br />
i learned:<br />
a) don't have party's<br />
for children after 4pm.<br />
b) keep it to family<br />
(or very dear friends)<br />
until they are old enough<br />
to tell you<br />
who they want to invite.<br />
<br />
our weekend party<br />
went much better<br />
despite the bad weather.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064317252/" title="vee-1year-party-weather by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-party-weather" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8064317252_17900b5937_o.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
vee's teeth seemed<br />
to be bothering her less<br />
and she was in good spirits.<br />
<br />
i decorated.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064318054/" title="vee-1year-party-decorations by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-party-decorations" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/8064318054_87dcaa0795_o.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064319464/" title="vee-1year-party-balloon by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-party-balloon" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/8064319464_16921ab93f_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(decorations courtesy of my friend elvira)</span><br />
<br />
we made some<br />
cupcakes...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064315639/" title="vee-1year-party-cupcakes1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-party-cupcakes1" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/8064315639_bbf2a9e7d4_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
and had some<br />
friends over.<br />
all people who<br />
made an effort<br />
to be involved in<br />
vee's 1st year.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064317379/" title="vee-1year-party by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-party" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8319/8064317379_8d93d9512b_o.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
it was more like<br />
a thank-you to them.<br />
<br />
we even offered<br />
vee a cupcake<br />
(obligatory for<br />
1st birthdays)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064327856/" title="vee's birthday party by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee's birthday party" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/8064327856_1191fcb935_o.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8067094702/" title="vee-cupcakeconfusion by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-cupcakeconfusion" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/8067094702_220d1fcd51_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
i was glad it<br />
was a hard frosting<br />
because i am not<br />
fond of<br />
baby photos<br />
with food<br />
smeared<br />
on their faces.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064325649/" title="vee-1year-cake1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-cake1" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/8064325649_2310f7ed0f_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
vee was perplexed<br />
and opted to dismantle<br />
the strange device<br />
and it never made<br />
it anywhere<br />
near her face.<br />
<br />
i tried to<br />
encourage people<br />
not to bring gifts<br />
but of course<br />
many people brought<br />
presents for vee.<br />
i was so happy<br />
that people<br />
brought her<br />
books<br />
since that is what<br />
she loves best of all.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8067032430/" title="vee-omisbook by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-omisbook" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8067032430_f74dd861d5_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(many new books from omi & friends!)</span><br />
<br />
the party wound down<br />
in time for<br />
vee to have<br />
her afternoon nap.<br />
parents<br />
and grandparents<br />
relaxed<br />
with a sigh<br />
of relief.<br />
<br />
how can we be tired?<br />
<br />
my brother<br />
just had<br />
a birthday party<br />
for his 6 year old son.<br />
15 x 6-year-olds playing<br />
miniature golf.<br />
my brother<br />
called it<br />
<i>mini golf anarchy</i>.<br />
<br />
how will we survive?<br />
<br />
honestly<br />
i am looking<br />
forward to it.<br />
<br />
after her birthday<br />
i told vee<br />
that<br />
she better get<br />
right down<br />
to writing<br />
all her<br />
thank you notes...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064326354/" title="vee-1year-computer by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-computer" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/8064326354_e537e42225_o.jpg" width="350" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
she opted<br />
for more exciting<br />
post-birthday party<br />
fun...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8067094278/" title="vee-thunderdome1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-thunderdome1" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8067094278_d2f6b9bc02_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome" target="_blank">thunderdome</a>-style<br />
balloon cage!!!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8067096403/" title="vee-thunderdome2 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-thunderdome2" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/8067096403_6574cca46b_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
oh well.<br />
<br />
happy very<br />
belated<br />
birthday<br />
to our<br />
sweet<br />
wee grub.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064321276/" title="last days of baby-dom by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="last days of baby-dom" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8312/8064321276_c233af8d61_o.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
there is much<br />
to say about<br />
what vee has been<br />
up to<br />
but i will save<br />
that for later.<br />
<br />
until then...<br />
<br />
xo<br />
<br />
ps behind-the-scenes<br />
pre-photo shoot<br />
touch-up:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/8064320343/" title="vee-1year-eames-prep by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-1year-eames-prep" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/8064320343_417159ffc5_o.jpg" /></a>bughearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01155984346674609786noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678204764676285759.post-13621073049494387172012-08-28T06:52:00.000-07:002013-05-27T04:12:28.993-07:0011 months<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866849634/" title="vee-11months-87 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-11months-87" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7866849634_62176a1435_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
this month<br />
has been a big one<br />
for little vee.<br />
<br />
she has gone from<br />
a baby<br />
to almost<br />
a toddler<br />
in a few weeks.<br />
<br />
and<br />
she had her<br />
eye operation.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866957016/" title="OPERATIONDAY by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="OPERATIONDAY" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7866957016_fd66fd0883_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
thank you all<br />
for your<br />
positive thoughts<br />
and prayers.<br />
the eye operation<br />
went very well.<br />
the parents<br />
were more<br />
traumatized<br />
than vee.<br />
she is always<br />
a trooper.<br />
she cries<br />
very little<br />
and charms<br />
everyone<br />
with her big smile<br />
and easy-going nature.<br />
the nurses<br />
all called her<br />
<i><a href="http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-definition/gentille" target="_blank">gentile</a></i>.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866957668/" title="POSTOP1 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="POSTOP1" height="350" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7138/7866957668_23a8fe6f7a_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the day after surgery<br />
she was almost<br />
back to normal.<br />
the most traumatic<br />
thing for vee<br />
was getting eyedrops<br />
post-operation<br />
three times a day.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866956370/" title="POSTOP2 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="POSTOP2" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8443/7866956370_5ed3f82760_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
the improvement<br />
is striking.<br />
her eyes<br />
are still not<br />
perfectly aligned<br />
but they are<br />
much improved.<br />
we hope they<br />
will continue<br />
to improve<br />
now that they are<br />
more aligned.<br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . . .<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866851818/" title="vee-11months-56 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-11months-56" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7249/7866851818_cc1f527bd7_z.jpg" width="350" /></a>
<br />
<br />
this month<br />
vee was really<br />
on<br />
the<br />
move...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866853062/" title="vee-11months-27juillet_ferry by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-11months-27juillet_ferry" height="350" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7866853062_e658c1c0c4_z.jpg" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she took her<br />
first ferry ride<br />
around lake neuchatel.<br />
. . .<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7847327138/" title="22 aout by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="22 aout" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8443/7847327138_6e73767e60_o.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
<br />
and she became<br />
a more active<br />
crawler...<br />
. . .<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866853444/" title="vee-11months-8aout by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-11months-8aout" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7866853444_042ef2a267_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
but really<br />
she just wants to walk.<br />
she gets<br />
very frustrated<br />
after a little while<br />
when<br />
she is sitting<br />
and playing<br />
quietly<br />
in the middle<br />
of our living room.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866848584/" title="vee-12aout by bugheart, on Flickr"><img alt="vee-12aout" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7866848584_6468699643_z.jpg" width="300" /></a>
<br />
<br />
she starts squawking<br />
(grub calls it <i>chirping</i>)<br />
and that means<br />
she is ready<br />
to get up<br />
and walk!<br />
<br />
she uses<br />
her little cart:<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wpwrkR_sNa4" width="300"></iframe><br />
(first day of using cart)<br />
<br />
we often go down<br />
to the lake<br />
and let her<br />
walk around<br />
on the grass:<br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/88U490nUUHc" width="300"></iframe><br />
<br />
although<br />
she is often<br />
distracted.<br />
<br />
when our friends<br />
deb & maria<br />
were in town<br />
(more on that later)<br />
vee took her<br />
very first hike.<br />
although<br />
she slept<br />
through most of it.
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866849070/" title="vee's 1st hike by bugheart, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7866849070_7136ecdf3b_z.jpg" width="350" alt="vee's 1st hike"></a>
<br />
<br />
as she becomes<br />
more mobile<br />
her personality<br />
shows through<br />
more and more.<br />
<br />
she is moving<br />
from<br />
being our<br />
cute & cuddly<br />
baby vee<br />
to<br />
a little person<br />
who has<br />
definite likes<br />
and dislikes<br />
and places<br />
she wants<br />
to go!<br />
<br />
. . . . . . . . . . .<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866849954/" title="vee-11months-85 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8290/7866849954_0b51bd0688_z.jpg" height="350" alt="vee-11months-85"></a>
<br />
<br />
every month<br />
when i write<br />
these updates<br />
i realize<br />
how fast<br />
little vee<br />
in changing.<br />
<br />
each month<br />
it is more fun<br />
to watch her<br />
discover her world.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/67993283@N00/7866849954/" title="vee-11months-85 by bugheart, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8290/7866849954_0b51bd0688_z.jpg" height="350" alt="vee-11months-85"></a>
<br />
<br />
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