Returning from my "year off"

Woah, I'm back. Saying that I took a year off is a bit of a joke... How can you have a year off when you have kids?!
My last post was of Tenzin's 4th birthday! I have a lot of catching up to do!
Tenzin is now a 5 year old that is swimming and biking like crazy. Myla is 2, and is definitely 2! She is hilarious, demanding, feisty, and cute and sweet all at the same time! So what did you miss exactly in this year off? Well, we moved from our dear little Vashon Island to Northern California. We made the move in hopes of me getting some time off with my kids, and especially Myla, since she was a very busy toddler. I did get that time, which I am so thankful for! Tai started his web design business, and I started my little children's shop "Violet Sprout" Which has been a great success! Tai's business has been off and on, and we are feeling like the area we live in just isn't big enough for us to really thrive. So, another move for the Travis family! We are really hoping the next place will be just right! We're looking at Chico. Warm and sunny all year, a nice size, waldorf elementary and high school, but this good sized town needs a waldorf preschool! (enter the end of my year off!)
I am excited about starting up a school again, but at the same time the move and the thought of starting another school is quite intimidating! Moving with the kids is always hard...
Chico has a lot to offer, and I think we are really going to enjoy it!
Stay tuned for the move and more on Chico!
It's good to be back!

4 candles on Tenzin's cake!

Tenzin is 4! Yay!!!!

Too tired to blog

As you can clearly see from my previous blog, really tired people shouldn't blog. It's a disaster. There are double photos, titles in wrong places, a mish mash of disconnected photos....
But I'm too tired to fix it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenzin's Sock Monkey Party

Tenzin's sock monkey party was a blast! With all his favorite monkey friends to make his day extra special! Happy birthday my little monkey!

Tenzin is 4!!! It's very hard to realize that my baby boy is 4 already... He's very happy to be 4. He loved his birthday and had SUCH a good one! We have a birthday tradition of putting as many balloons in his room as he is years old. We also put the birthday gifts in his room and set our alarm for 6 to wake him up singing with a candle. (Just like birth with noise and lights) But this year big Mr. 4 year old decided to foil our plan. He usually wakes up at 7:30, so by setting my clock for 6 I thought for sure I'd be up before him. He came in to our room at 5:30. Gifts had ALL been unwrapped. I didn't get to see him open one....
This included the sock monkey that I sewed for him and a sock monkey shirt that I sewed too... Oh well.
He had a fun sock monkey party where we decorated sock "creatures" played some games, had a sock monkey cake and played outside where there were monkeys hiding in the trees. Oh, and there was a bubble machine filling the yard with bubbles.
It was pretty fun!! I would say the party went perfectly, which is kind of hard to imagine. From there we had spring break so we had pop, grandma sue and GG stay with us for a few days, then we went to the city with them for 2 days. Tenzin had a good time swimming at the pool and hanging out with so many people that love to give him attention. Thanks you guys!

Well, cheers to a fabulous 4th year!

Happy Birthday Tenzin! We love you!

Bunny Teeth (almost...)

Myla cut another 2 teeth!! Her top right and left side tooth. JUST like her brother. For a little while it is a funny sight because it looks like they are missing a tooth.
She has been sitting up well for a while now and starting to reach so far forward that she's almost getting over. She really wants to crawl! She laughs and smiles a lot (mostly at her brother) She just had her first visit with her GG and loved riding on her motor chair with her! She pees on the potty just about every time we put her on, which is a lot!! She's very happy with herself!

The most beautiful photos ever!

We were VERY fortunate to have Leslie come photograph Tenzin + Myla. She did an absolutely BEAUTIFUL job!!! WE love you Leslie!!!!!!

Check out her Vancouver
Wedding and Portrait website.

She is AWESOME!!!! I know I have beautiful children :) But she made them really stand out in these photos!

Catching up with blogging...

Hi Friends!
Sorry I've been slacking on the blogging...

I have just updated the last few months so there is a lot to look at!
Below you will see the new band that Tenzin is in. Fondly named "The Roots and Wings Preschool Rock and Roll Band!" Rock on!
I am going to attempt to upload some videos soon AND I have a big blog coming with the best photos ever that Les took! Get ready!