Spiderella

It's too hard to miss it. A had been doing "monologue" plays of Little Late Riding Hood and Slurping Beauty by playing all the roles including the narrator and changing costumes (from her own wardrobe) through out the play. It was truly entertaining to watch, yet, very trying (patience) experience. 

 

She decided to do Spiderella today just to keep herself entertained. So i thought, why not, let me just record it and put all the lines together and make it an "uninterrupted" play. 

So here it is, presenting the one and only Spiderella. 

Narrator - AEY

First Ladybug Stepsister - AEY

Second Ladybug Stepsister - AEY

Spiderella - AEY

Fair Godmoth - AEY

Cicada Prince - AEY

Costume Designer - AEY

Production Designer - AEY

Director - AEY

over the moon

Over The Moon - it's always been one of my kids' favourite movies. However, they couldn't help bobbing themselves towards the end when the main character met her mom. It reminds them of Tia Tina. I saw A bawling her eyes out when I went downstairs to remind her it was time for bed. She went to bed with red eyes. 

This morning, she showed me what she made last night...it was so touching and heartfelt. 

non-binary

With A talking about her day…

Me: So what do you usually do at recess? Monkey bars? 
A: Not really. We usually just sit on the grass and talk.
Me: What do you girls talk about?
A: Gays and non-binary.
Me:🤔 (I thought I heard it wrong) What do you talk about again? 
A: Gays and non-binary.
Me: You know what’s non-binary?
A: Not boy nor girl. 

#thirdgradeconversation 

Food for the Taste of Love

 Looks like we not only have a wee chef but a food critics in the house! 

Happy Birthday Papi!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ninja had said it the best for all of us..."Mom is the candle, you are the fire, and Anya is the table..." 

 

What a year!

It's been an unusual year, all the way to the end. A tribute to a weird year:

It's been a weird year! Yes. Weird. Filled with highs and lows, old and new, excitements and disappointments - a total juxtaposition of contrary events and emotions. Kids completed the whole school year online then back to school in person. We all got vaccinated, even boosters, yet Covid is still in the air. Messi left Barça, Xavi arrived. Life is back to "normal" and we are living the "new normal". From the sunset in CR to Curaçao, from the sunrise in Grand Canyon to Mammoth, from the starry night in Big Bear to Joshua, from the morning mists in Pichincha to Montjuic - we have journeyed near and far this year, made a few new friends and reconnected with some old ones along the way. It is a full circle and we are back to where it started, marking a new chapter. 

Looking forward to what 2022 has in store for us! Wish you and your loved ones a safe and wonderful holiday.

With love,

*****

BCN hideout

The weird year didn't end with the card. While in Barna, we had to cancel the Christmas Eve dinner due to covid and the four of us ended up eating the catering we ordered for 10 people (the food was amazing by the way, all traditional Catalan Christmas dishes topping up with great turrón). In addition, we had to leave omicron and papi behind (the kids and I ended up spending the new year in the air somewhere in Canada). On the bright side, we got to know our new hideout really really well and we like it a lot!

Truly, what a year! 

Bon día!

before sunrise

Outspeed

I never thought that this day would come for another 5 years or so, at least until they are teenagers. But it has arrived. They have officially outspeed me on the hills. It's such a strange feeling - mixed of frustration and joy. The competitiveness inside me still thinks that I could totally outski/snowboard them yet the cautiousness (of being a mom) has slowed me down. On the other hand, there's the motherly pride that my kids have "outgrown" me. 

I am going to give myself another season to reassure that this is really happening. Just cannot not be that these 2 daredevils have beat me on the hill.