we just completed rebecca’s 5th transcontinental flight in seven months, this time with just the two of us since joe had to head back early. i was a bit nervous, but we survived. after sitting on the plane for 5 hours (including one hour delay on the tarmac), there was no way i could keep read more
ichiro lee and rebecca meet again dinner with ichiro’s parents for lou’s birthday at Edible Canada in Granville Island
we’ve been relatively good about limiting youtube time (we don’t have a TV), but it’s definitely handy especially right before dinner when rebecca can get a bit fixated on food and fixated on hanging on to my leg while i cook. joe discovered that ‘part of your world’ is in C major. instrument: fisher price read more
we finally checked out kidzu, a children’s museum in chapel hill. yay for free sunday afternoons!
there is a terrific free weekly children’s program at our local mall, done by two teachers who have a passion for teaching about recycling and the environment. after the story/song/teaching time, you get to make a craft to bring home. here rebecca is working on her lion (with some glue support from mommy of course). read more
here we go, an eating post. first, lunch at whole foods (conveniently right across from church). she thoroughly enjoyed her noodles, as well as some meatloaf and crabcake. figured out how to use a straw. after finishing and having eaten a large amount of food, she pointed to the salt and pepper shakers on the read more
went back to weathervane restaurant (local favourite for southern food) for lunch. i had a BLT featuring fried green tomatoes. enjoying her sweet potato fries.
a new pint-sized kitchen, that is. found a very affordable one on amazon, and was pre-warned that it required assembly. they weren’t kidding…! two hours later… worth the effort though. it’s the perfect size and keeps her busy (at least part of the time) while i’m cooking.
hillsborough is a neighbouring town of chapel hill and known for its historic connections with the american revolution. first we stopped by the saturday morning farmer’s market: right next to the market was the “Occaneechi Village”, a replica of a native american village which lived in the hillsborough area before being displaced by settlers. took read more
it took four months, but she’s finally figured out that the church nursery without mom and dad is not that bad a thing! it was hard for us to know since she’s always crying when we leave (albeit getting better), but someone took pictures and now we have proof! apparently that day she insisted on read more