Month: February 2009

Nur fuer Deutschsprachige

Und solche die es werden wollen :-)

Leilani liebt Maerchen und wollte dass ich ihr “Die Golde Gans” vorlese, hatte aber den Titel vergessen. Sie wusste aber dass in der Geschichte der Dummling vorkommt – dessen Titel sie bloederweise auch vergessen hatte… und die deutschen Schimpfwoerter sind noch nicht ganz so gelaeufig, ausser denen mit denen ich manchmal andere Autofahrer beschimpfe. Sie verlangte das Maerchen vom “Trotteling”…

Sorry the joke really does not translate.

Cool Mosaics in San Francisco

Andy writes: After the hike on San Bruno Mountain, we went down the back side into San Francisco. As we were driving by, Leilani saw a huge playground, so we stopped to let her explore. Funny how she never asks to be carried around the playground.

Anyway, they had neat art here, a bench around the playground covered in pretty mosaics.

Not only Leilani used the slide…

San Bruno Mountain Wildflower Hike

In spite of a very rainy weather forecast we went hiking very close to home last weekend, on Saturday 2/21. We found pretty views and lots of springflowers.

Footsteps of Spring

Blue Eyed Grass

California Poppy

Johnny Jump Up

Yellow Sorrel

What is she watching?

Oh.

California Poppy

Rare Franciscan Wallflower (habitat destroyed)

Mallow

Indian Paintbrush

Checker Mallow – Sidalcea malviflora

Leilani climbed a Rock

Blue Eyed Grass

Pussywillow

Ginster in German, maybe California Broom?

Leilani wrote Leilani

Well… almost. Pretty close I’d say. And the flash on our camera is broken…

And she drew a hedgehog. I think he is slipping on an icy puddle, but that might be my interpretation…

The library in Menlo park had a puppet theatre

Not only Leilani takes pictures of her shoes, sometimes I do too. She walks many miles these days.

The Little Gym

Leilani goes to a gym now, I (Andy) took her there one time (when Mommy was sick) and got pictures. And she likes to hold hands with boys now too:

It’s a great place for kids, they get to run around in a padded room and play on real gym equipment. The teachers are great with the kids and make the parents feel welcome. During the gym class, the parents can either watch through the window of the gym room or leave and get stuff done.

I wanted to stay and watch her this one time. Leilani is one of the youngest, but she still participates well and can do most of the activities right.

This was through the reflection on the glass: I think the balance beam is one of her favorites, and she’s good at it.

After the gym I took her to Trader Joes (see previous post) and on a walk. Seeing I was taking pictures of her, she stopped and asked me to take her picture, unfortunately, next to a shopping cart and garbage can (cropped out).

Like most of Leilani’s walks it was more of a jog. But I don’t mind, the days when she giggles “Chase meeeeeee” and runs off will be over far too soon…

Sometimes she looks like an angel – especially when she sleeps (says Mommy):