Sunday, April 02, 2006
Long time, no post!
Whew. It has been a long month! We all had colds and then we all had the stomach flu and then Scout had some tummy trouble too because he ate some polyester stuffing! I think we're all okay now, thankfully.
I'll let you know about my adventures and, hopefully, I can write again soon about my new tricks!
Let's see - we celebrated my first Noruz (that's Iranian or Persian New Year to some of you). It was really cool! Mom and I made up a table of things that start with the Persian letter "Sinn" and some other stuff that is symbolic of other stuff. Listen - it is all very complicated for a little baby to explain so you can read more about it here. Mom made Chicken Fussy John (Khoresht-E-Fesenjan) which is like a chicken stew with walnut and pomegranate sauce. I couldn't try it because I am not allowed to eat nuts yet but I had some pita and tried to help myself to dried apricots. No one knows if I'm supposed to be eating dried apricots yet! They're pretty chewy for a little gal like me. Anyway, the best part was hanging out with Marjon and John! Sadie too but she was really sleepy! We almost forgot she came!
Oh, the Mautners came by for a visit with the newest Mautner, Mr. Gus! (He might get a new name) Anyway, he was really sweet and a little overwhelmed by crazy Scout. Haha - Scout is a lot for anybody! That's why I love him!
Last week I also went to the zoo to meet my birthday Aunt. She's Mommy's Aunt Helen but she has the same birthday as me! I got to meet cousins too! I guess Caroline and Katie are my second cousins (Caroline is the bigger one and Katie has red hair.) I think Bill is my first cousin once removed. Does that make Tammy my first cousin once removed in law? (Mom had to look it up.)
Anyway, the zoo was cool. Some people really like the big animals like elephants but I liked the ducks and watching the moving water they have for some of the animals. I also really liked the tree kangaroo - Mom wasn't sure if I thought it was a cat or a dog or a combination - of course, I thought it was a tree kangaroo. Silly mom! Oh, all the people were really interesting too - especially kids in strollers! They're soooo fascinating.
This weekend we went for a hike near Beacon Rock in Washington in the Columbia River Gorge. We started out on the hike that leads up Hamilton Mountain but we just went as far as Rodney Falls and the Pool of Winds. I loved the Pool of Winds - it is right up on the waterfall and you can see and feel the loud rushing water! Dad took pictures of Mom and I on the bridge and Mommy took a picture of the falls - the pool of winds is kind of near the highest point you can see in the photo. Anyway, my teeth were hurting but I loved all the water on the hike and slept after I got to see Rodney Falls. I slept right through the little side trip to Little Beacon Rock - Scout liked that part best because there are a lot of critters in the the rock slides!
Sorry it has been so long! I'll try to write more soon.
I'll let you know about my adventures and, hopefully, I can write again soon about my new tricks!
Let's see - we celebrated my first Noruz (that's Iranian or Persian New Year to some of you). It was really cool! Mom and I made up a table of things that start with the Persian letter "Sinn" and some other stuff that is symbolic of other stuff. Listen - it is all very complicated for a little baby to explain so you can read more about it here. Mom made Chicken Fussy John (Khoresht-E-Fesenjan) which is like a chicken stew with walnut and pomegranate sauce. I couldn't try it because I am not allowed to eat nuts yet but I had some pita and tried to help myself to dried apricots. No one knows if I'm supposed to be eating dried apricots yet! They're pretty chewy for a little gal like me. Anyway, the best part was hanging out with Marjon and John! Sadie too but she was really sleepy! We almost forgot she came!
Oh, the Mautners came by for a visit with the newest Mautner, Mr. Gus! (He might get a new name) Anyway, he was really sweet and a little overwhelmed by crazy Scout. Haha - Scout is a lot for anybody! That's why I love him!
Last week I also went to the zoo to meet my birthday Aunt. She's Mommy's Aunt Helen but she has the same birthday as me! I got to meet cousins too! I guess Caroline and Katie are my second cousins (Caroline is the bigger one and Katie has red hair.) I think Bill is my first cousin once removed. Does that make Tammy my first cousin once removed in law? (Mom had to look it up.)
Anyway, the zoo was cool. Some people really like the big animals like elephants but I liked the ducks and watching the moving water they have for some of the animals. I also really liked the tree kangaroo - Mom wasn't sure if I thought it was a cat or a dog or a combination - of course, I thought it was a tree kangaroo. Silly mom! Oh, all the people were really interesting too - especially kids in strollers! They're soooo fascinating.
This weekend we went for a hike near Beacon Rock in Washington in the Columbia River Gorge. We started out on the hike that leads up Hamilton Mountain but we just went as far as Rodney Falls and the Pool of Winds. I loved the Pool of Winds - it is right up on the waterfall and you can see and feel the loud rushing water! Dad took pictures of Mom and I on the bridge and Mommy took a picture of the falls - the pool of winds is kind of near the highest point you can see in the photo. Anyway, my teeth were hurting but I loved all the water on the hike and slept after I got to see Rodney Falls. I slept right through the little side trip to Little Beacon Rock - Scout liked that part best because there are a lot of critters in the the rock slides!
Sorry it has been so long! I'll try to write more soon.
# posted by Clara Jean Willson @ 3:42 PM 
