Category: Lady Kiity is 4

Spring Break 2024

Vivi (DE au pair 2020) came over from Germany to visit for Spring Break !! Furthermore, because got moxie— she’s ambitious energetic and confident,— she thought it would be fun to take the kids on a road trip of the Olympic Peninsula and the Oregon Coast !! She grabbed the car keys, nabbed Theresa, packed up the car and the kiddos, and off they went in complete Vivi style! They were plagued by a bit of poor weather but warm hospitality in Washington and enjoyed sunshine, beach time and visiting friends in Oregon. Huge gratitude and note of thanks to all involved in making this possible, especially Vivi, Theresa, Gary, Duane, Jessica and Kelly. From the photos it appears a good time was had by all!

📸 Vivien Petersilie/Theresa Mader

Alarm O’Clock

This morning Lady Kitty was happy albeit a tad disoriented. As she made her way out of bed and to the bathroom with Lake (31 dry diapers in a row, and counting!), I was also waking up upstairs and, upon hearing them together, I came out of my bedroom to greet them.

“We woke up before alarm o’clock,” she said puzzled and a bit smug at the same time. 😂

📸 @ The Kindrick’s March 2024.

Ten-ty

On our drive back from Portland it started to get past bedtime and Lady Kitty was merrily eating potato chips and getting more and more punchy by the mile. She was keeping herself awake having fun counting. She loves to count. She would count to 19 or 29 or 39 and ask me, “what comes next?”

When I would say the corresponding tens number, then off she would go clipping through the next nine numbers.

After a few rounds of this (it’s a 3 hour drive home so we had plenty of time to count!), she started counting by tens.

“Ten, twenty, three-ty, forty, five-ty (laughs), sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, ten-ty!” she said with a twinkle in her eye.

“‘Ten-ty’ is ‘one hundred,’” she said triumphantly, having a grand old time whilst Lake slept and I drove us all the way safely home.

Mirthful Four Year Old

Camp NanaBaba Explorers

Midwinter break 2024 was back by popular demand at Camp NanaBaba, hosted by the ever generous and creative dynamic duo NanaBaba!! Their week was full of adventure and exploration! What a special tradition of memory making. Thank you to Lynn and Duane for building the fort and the fires, cooking up the meals and the activities. A perfect week full of perfect days.

📸 Lynn Murphy

Lady Kitty is Four

📸 Her Mum, Cowen Park 2024

Wishing Lady Kitty a very happy birthday! Thank you for all the birthday wishes on the joyous occasion of her fourth birthday!

📸 Her Mum, Ravenna Park 2024

A festive tradition, by special request she spent celebrating her anniversary at Nana Baba’s with cake, balloons, fairy wings, her bro bro and a full week of Mid-Winter Break Adventure Camp ahead. A beautiful present and a beautiful horizon. A perfect birth-day!🎉 🎂 🎈

Sweethearts

9 Dec 2023 📸 Jason Gerend

One morning of President’s Day Weekend Lady Kitty climbed into bed with me—in my bedroom at my parents house where we were staying and wherein I lived as a teenager— and cuddled up to me and wrapped her little leg around mine.

“When will it be morning?” she asked.

“It kind of is morning already. It’s just very early morning.” I said

“When will it not be early morning?” she asked quietly. “I see a little bit of light out there”, she continued. It was six o’clock.

“You’re my sweetest Sweetheart,” I said.

“Lake is your sweetest son,” she directly replied.

“Duane is your sweetest Dad,” she went on.

“Nana is your sweetest Mama.”

“Let’s go downstairs and see if Baba is there.” He was!

A perfect day! I’m glad all the Sweethearts get to spend the weekend together with NanaBaba, who are such esteemed and gracious hosts, devoted parents and loving grandparents. And then the kids got to stay the week for mid-winter break at the now famous Camp NanaBaba.

Sweethearts