Saturday, March 31, 2012

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Sunday, March 25th, 2012

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Whitney was very courteous to the visitors to her home. She shared her toys with Magnus and let Uncle Dana hang her upside-down. She even let us hold Baby Rachel! Thanks for letting us visit, Keelers!

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Happy Birthday, Daniel!

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Now we join those of you who have seen the big red wagon in Spokane. We had fun going around Riverside park and seeing Spokane Falls. Thank you Will’n’Company coming with us and showing us around.

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Friday, March 23, 2012

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We took the weekend to head up to Cheney to see Will and his family. On the way we made some stops so Magnus could work out some wiggles. Here he is on the bank of the Columbia in Kennewick looking at the Pioneer Memorial Bridge. We even got to see a long-tail weasel on the shore of the river.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

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A rare snowfall in March. I had fun going around taking pictures of the snow. I like this one because of the flowering tree in the background. We enjoyed the snow, even though it soon disappeared.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

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Snow in Vancouver, in Spring! The schools even had a delay the next morning.

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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

First Day of Spring!

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We gave Magnus a little bit of bread to try today. He liked the crust pretty well, but dropped the rest of it on the floor in pieces. He may have been making a trail to follow later…

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Monday, March 19th, 2012

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Else came over for a visit after work. Magnus celebrated by making it extra difficult to button up his pajamas. Good thing she was here to help!

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Sunday, March 18th, 2012

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Honey-Whole Wheat Huckleberry pancakes. Yum!

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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We watched the movie Rio today. At the end of the movie there is a big music number. This is the moment Magnus jumped up and started dancing. He liked dancing before, but this is now probably his favorite dance song. Play it and he will start grooving (we will post a video soon). The more he dances the more moves he comes up with.

For dinner, we were invited to another ward member’s house whose father is Irish. They fed us corned beef and cabbage. We really liked it and had a good evening.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

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You can often find a certain someone with a grin on his face when he finds something he ought not have.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

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This is one of Magnus’s new favorite snacks. They also have a fun name to say.

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Wednesday, 3.14, 2012

Happy Pi Day!

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We went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium today with my good friend, Brian. The weather was a bit drippy, so we thought the aquarium would be a good place to go. It was a lot of fun to see all the neat animals. Ruth enjoyed the puffins. Magnus loved the touch pool. And I really liked the underwater tunnel you can walk through.

We also made sure to get a banana cream pie milkshake from Artic Circle to celebrate the day.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

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Dana has discovered tamarind flavored things. And he likes them. Today at Wal-Mart I found Mexican popsicles in all kinds of fun flavors, including tamarind. Magnus begged for a taste and Dana gave it to him. He wasn’t sure at first, but soon he was begging like this, so we think he liked it…

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Monday, March 12th, 2012

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Magnus and I drove with Dana to work and then rode the bus home. He was very well behaved and didn’t even try to request our stop prematurely. Hooray for public transit!

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Sunday, March 11th, 2012

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We only had to tickle Magnus a little to get him to show all of his seven teeth. We’re still waiting for that last one on the bottom…

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Saturday, March 10th, 2012

Happy Birthday, Scott!

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Else bought me some nice daffodil buds and told me they would bloom soon. She was right! This morning this is what they looked like. They smell wonderful, like spring. Thanks, Else!

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Friday, March 9th, 2012

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We must be doing something right; we had three warm(ish), sunny days in a row! This time we went to a park by our house. Dana found Magnus a stick and they had fun hitting the playground equipment with it. Magnus was having such a good time he didn’t even care when a little girl threw bark chips in his face. (In her defense she thought she was playing with the baby.)

We are looking forward to more warm days. Smile

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Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Happy Women’s Day!

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Another warm day! Two in a row! We went back to the park and Magnus did a little better at the walking around bit of playing in the park. His favorite thing about the park was this tube that had excellent acoustics.

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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

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Hooray for warm weather! We took the opportunity to go to the park today. Dana and Magnus played on the playground and I went rollerblading.

This was Magnus’s first real experience with shoes outdoors. Mostly he just stood with his feet stuck to the ground (they were too heavy?). And when he fell over, he would crawl with dead legs to the asphalt.

Here he is actually walking on the bark chips at the end of the visit.

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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

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Dana has been working night shifts for the past few weeks. When he’s gone at dinner time I have a tendency not to cook. Tonight I got up my courage and tried a new recipe for green risotto (coming soon to the food blog)  I’d been meaning to try.

I must have been a little flustered during the prep time because it wasn’t until I was putting the peas away that I realized they had already been opened.

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Monday, March 5th, 2012

Happy Birthday, Whitney!

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I wanted to try a new recipe out today, so I made this toffee. I’ve had trouble with toffee in the past, but this turned out perfect (and addictive). Success!

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Sunday, March 4th, 2012

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Just hangin’ out on a Sunday, making new noises…

Monday, March 5, 2012

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Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

Happy 10 months, Magnus!

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We met up with Ivan, Terry and Amy for dinner tonight. Here is Amy and Terry trying to get Magnus to laugh at them.  Thanks, guys!

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Friday, March 2nd, 2012

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Someone with teeth has been ruining DVD cases in our house. The list of items in danger is getting longer.

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Thursday, March 1st, 2012

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Magnus likes seeing the fish tank all lit up.

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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Happy Leap Day!

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This is my attempt at a lemon chiffon cake with zesty peach icing. The cake was good, the frosting was OK. Magnus still wanted a taste, though.

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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Happy Birthday, Matthew!

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Magnus likes being read to more. We only make it a few pages before he just tries to eat the book. but it’s a start.

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Monday, February 27th, 2012

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We introduced Magnus to the family trumpet today. He thought it was pretty OK for a few minutes, but then he was jealous of the attention I gave it.

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Sunday, February 26th, 2012

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Magnus and Grandpa Ivan have some quality time together with the piano, tickling the ivories.

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Saturday, February 25th, 2012

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We’re still working on “shoes go on feet” and “bags go in hands.”

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Friday, February 24th, 2012

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Remember how I gave Magnus those lessons about sitting on a couch. Well, he’s learning fast!