catching up... busy summer

At the zoo we tried posing with a sloth bear that is not sloth by any means. They carry their young on the back; the only bear to do so. We watched a family of otters walk the balance beam, play in the grass and then swimSprinklers saved us from getting over heated in over 100 F.

Sonia's first hair cut... her little baby curls are now in my journal. Sonia sat patiently. She has been doing her long hair every day. I even had time to add some layers. After cutting Jeremy's hair for seven years, this job was done in about twenty minutes.

Feo said his first words this month... first mama even though I have been teaching him papa. Then the next day "ball." He only says them when he really needs one or the other. The biggest ball he could find while I was busy making dinner. We all enjoy "arbuz" but Feo loves to roll it around.

Building with papa while Sonia is taking her nap...
We have been swimming at a local pool for only $2 a day. It has a toddler pool that goes up to three and a half feet deep. Jeremy comes right after work and joins the fun.

My grandpa would have turned one hundred this summer. My mom sent us a plasma car to commemorate the event. Sonia loves it.

This summer we went to Italy at the National Museum of art. With studying painting, sculpture and doing some artwork. We went all five weeks and only once i had to park at the meters therefore cost $3. At the end Sonia got a gift bag with oil pastels; she draws everyday now.