And also some of Anna, Skylar and Piper.
Can I just say how much I LOVE having Christina living nearby? When we were in college, we used to fantasize about all of us (me, Christina and Jen) forming an intentional community with our future spouses and children. Our kids would be raised as siblings, we'd share a huge organic garden and all of us would gather for Sunday evening meals. And then we all went in different directions: I moved to Oregon, Jen to California and Christina to San Juan Island. She seemed to be living closest to our dream, but then Jen and I each got married and had children and put down roots elsewhere. Christina, always the FREE SPIRIT (to the degree that capital letters are required!), lived the WILD, adventurous life. We'd talk on the phone, me nursing my daughter while Christina regaled me with stories about weekend rock climbing trips to Joshua Tree, meeting movie stars and living off the land in a one-room cabin without plumbing. I shared stories about Anna's sleeping habits and first words. We joked that we were living vicariously through each other. Then she met a man and moved to Los Angeles, of all places. And then SHE had children. I ended up moving from Oregon to a town adjacent to the town in which her dad lived, though, so she'd come to visit once a year and that was better than nothing. And then, THEN, she told me that she and her husband had decided to move here. They were tired of paying $2400rent for a 1200 sq. ft. house in a part of LA where it was common to hear gun-shots. They didn't want to raise their girls there. And so this summer, they did it: they bought a house in N. Idaho. She's still too far away (15 miles) for me; I'd like them to be next door. But she assures me they'll work on that, too. In the mean time, she and the girls (her husband, also named David, travels a lot to work on films) come over regularly and our girls LOVE each other. Her daughters come to me if they need a mommy and she's not available, and they climb up into David's lap to read to them while Christina and I enjoy a glass of wine.
I finally have an extended family here. Life is good.
Here's Piper in the pajama shirt I made for her. I think she likes it!
4 comments:
So Anna gets to be a big sister without actually living with them. They are darling little girls. And how wonderful that you and Christina still enjoy each other. Of all this big world, its amazing that her family lives nearby , giving her another reason to move near you. And you can now live at least part of your college dream.
I LOVE your fireplace and you must too. A real working fireplace without all the fuss and muss, just flip a switch and there you are,-----enjoy !
The pictures are great, the shirts so cute, and Grace was so happy with hers, that she wore it Christmas Day. Good job , Kate !
Exactly: they totally adore Anna and vise-versa. But then we get to sent them home! And same for me: I get my baby fix and then "bye bye!" It's ideal. Now if she'd just have another one so I could get my "infant" fix...but I can't talk her into it. Selfish!! :)
Your cookies look good enough to eat. Bet your neighbors loved 'em and you !
That little Piper looks a lot like Andrea did at that age. I love one, it's a great age.
(And it's pretty much down hill from there,too.)
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