Pork Chop's corner

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2011-12-25T17:30:00.000-08:00

Here's me on my birthday with my cake without an "h". Missy (James' sister) got this for me and we enjoyed going round there. It was a tough day for Milo though. Non stop whining all day and very disengaged. Hopefully next year will be better.

Interview with Milo

2011-11-21T14:48:00.000-08:00

Pacific Science Centre

2011-11-21T14:15:00.000-08:00

crazy mirrors

holding a Madagascar hissing cockroach (shudder)

in the butterfly pavilion (Can you spot the butterfly?)

recording some music

Giant table and chairs

Milo won us free tickets to the Pacific Science Center for a school science report, so off we all went today. Here are some pics.

Latest painting

2011-11-09T14:37:00.001-08:00

painting in progress (2)

2011-10-31T13:22:00.001-07:00

Latest painting part 3

2011-10-29T14:50:00.001-07:00

Painting in progress

2011-10-26T11:40:00.001-07:00

Latest painting part 2

2011-10-26T11:39:00.001-07:00

This is what the last painting turned into

Latest painting

2011-10-22T16:51:00.000-07:00

Going back to works I did in the nineties with some pouring. Though this time they are in acrylic, not oil.

Milo's first song using both hands

2011-10-22T11:39:00.001-07:00

Playing and reading Twinkle Twinkle. I can't even do this!

Field trip with his Kindergarden class to the Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-04T14:53:00.000-07:00

rubber duck racing

getting ready to go on the hay ride

pumpkin pickin'

I let him have an ice-cream lolly (look at that face)

Milo singing "My God my Father" with me

2011-09-27T17:22:00.000-07:00

West Seattle car show 2011

2011-09-18T11:47:00.000-07:00

1962 Jag

Chevelle convertible

1957 Chevy Impala

Ford Mustang

1967 Chevy Camaro (one of my faves)

VW campers

Grand Torino (another favourite)

Cars from Nana and Grandpa!

2011-09-09T18:12:00.001-07:00

Milo got 3 matchbox cars in the post today from Nana and Grandpa in England. He was very pleased and the racing mini they gave him almost instantly became his new favourite car. Thank you N & G!

Getting off the school bus today

2011-09-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

Milo's first day of Kindergarten yesterday

2011-09-08T07:29:00.000-07:00

Here he is waiting for the school bus for the first time

Pics of kiddo on a beautiful Saturday in September

2011-09-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

Vista video at meadows on Summerland Trail (Mount Rainier)

2011-08-29T18:46:00.001-07:00

Mount Rainier - Summerland Trail Aug 29, 2011

2011-08-29T18:45:00.000-07:00

two of the same pic.. ah well.. not sure how to delete without deleting this whole post!

So we walked 8 miles along the Summerland Trail today. It was hard work, half uphill, half downhill. We all got dusty, sweaty, very tired, and I got a blister on the bottom of one of my toes. But the beauty was immense. Milo also did pretty good today, though James lugged him on his shoulders for 70% of the time!

Super Milo!

2011-08-26T14:09:00.000-07:00

Is this California or Seattle?

2011-08-25T18:14:00.000-07:00

No - not the Redwoods, but Lincoln Park in West Seattle.

Summer pudding (or Blackberry Bomb!)

2011-08-24T16:06:00.000-07:00

This is actually lined with Gluten free cake, with blackberries in the middle. It collapsed shortly after this picture!

Another day spent with Drew and Carrie

2011-08-24T16:03:00.000-07:00

scooting boys

throwing stones

Milo finally gets to sit in his favourite car!

The Dude and the Duder

Playing on Westin and Dorina's antique piano

2011-08-22T15:37:00.000-07:00

Reading his current favourite book

2011-08-21T18:44:00.001-07:00

Milo's first made up tune!

2011-08-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

BBQ, band and Baptisms at Alki

2011-08-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

with his beloved Kelsey

doing what he loves best!

Kelsey getting baptized!!

Dancing to his favourite live band at Alki this evening

2011-08-17T20:33:00.001-07:00

Hanging with the Stamatiou's

2011-08-17T20:24:00.000-07:00

Milo squeezing the heck outta Drew!

holding hands on the hammock

Milo scored 100 hoops!

Me and the Drew man

Milo and Ava

2011-08-15T14:46:00.000-07:00

Not sure if Milo will see Ava anymore, but she sure has been a good friend to him. We will miss her.

Autism Day 2011 (at Jubilee Farm)

2011-08-13T17:15:00.000-07:00

Milo and Olive the dog

free haircut!

loving the hayride

Kissy kissy with Nicky!

Drew, Nick and M

7 years today!!

2011-08-07T08:09:00.001-07:00

It's been a tough 7 years, but I am thankful we stick together through it all. Thank you Jesus!

Playing with Auntie E and Uncle B's present at the park today

2011-07-31T17:02:00.000-07:00

Milo's 5th birthday (the best bits!)

2011-07-30T19:17:00.000-07:00

talking to Auntie Elaine and Nana and Grandpa on Skype (he got Mini Coopers from N&G)

Ripping paper off

on his new razor scooter

with Daddy

fun with bubble gums

Eating Hotdogs with Michael

playing with the new track

The Gluten/Dairy free cake flop, slightly redeemed with a Mini Cooper on top

I think he likes it

Eating a very sweet cake with the kiddos

Renee

Ava performing

Latest Painting

2011-07-29T07:19:00.000-07:00

Space Needle Reflection (22"x28")

This was a gift to a friend who is giving us Piano lessons

Reunion with Mark!

2011-07-28T19:13:00.000-07:00

balancing

belly rubbing

Had a great visit with Mark Warner today after a 7 year gap.

Milo on the new piano

2011-07-27T16:58:00.001-07:00

He is practicing simple songs by reading sheet music

Brand new Yamaha Digital Piano!

2011-07-26T14:41:00.000-07:00

My very generous and sweet husband surprised me with the piano I really wanted! It plays beautifully and will bring years of playing for me and Milo.

Milo dancing to band at Alki (and winning a bag of Kettle corn!)

2011-07-24T15:33:00.000-07:00

The kid at Wright Park splash area on Grandma's birthday today

2011-07-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

Stucky reunion!

2011-07-10T19:09:00.000-07:00

posed shot

Jumping fun for the kids

So after 5 years, we got to see The Stucky's again as they stopped by Seattle during their road trip out west. It was fun relaxing with them at the Olympic Sculpture Garden.

Kelsey and Milo after Piano Practice (he sure loves her!)

2011-07-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

Piano practice

2011-07-02T08:53:00.001-07:00

Milo swimming on his own

2011-07-01T19:23:00.000-07:00

Chopin Etude Op 10 No.3 HQ

2011-06-25T20:07:00.000-07:00

Snail hunting on a rainy Saturday at Camp Long

2011-06-18T13:09:00.000-07:00

Milo practicing

2011-06-16T18:08:00.000-07:00

Milo's preschool graduation this afternoon

2011-06-16T17:41:00.000-07:00

In his element. He didn't want to get off that box!

Eating with Daddy

Milo and Carlos

With Kathy (his brilliant speech therapist)

With Teacher Heidi

Eating Ice-pops with Joshua

Milo and Jae with IA Laurene

Great low tide finds today at Constellation Park

2011-06-15T12:45:00.000-07:00

trapped Sunflower starfish

James found a dungeness crab

a large Kelp crab (missing a claw)

another find by James (Moon Snail)

pregnant crab (another find by James!)

small clam

alotta starfish!

another Sunflower

Milo singing "Better" (he's a little camera shy)

2011-06-04T20:04:00.000-07:00

Practicing on the iPad

2011-05-22T18:03:00.000-07:00

Milo the performer

2011-05-17T18:36:00.000-07:00

He's a natural

Milo learning to swing by himself!

2011-05-17T17:30:00.000-07:00

He was also getting some therapeutic listening in at the same time!

Great Mother's day with the fam. Breakfast then Golden Gardens.

2011-05-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

Milo and Aunt Missy

Eating his favourite food

At Golden Gardens with my Milo

Group shot (Missing James and Matt, as they were out looking for sea creatures)

Crab that Daddy found

taking a walk

us three

Amari and Milo having fun

Milo rockin' on the guitar!

2011-05-06T17:21:00.000-07:00

Milo scooting!

2011-05-01T15:01:00.000-07:00

So after only the second day on a scooter... Milo is really getting it!! Great for his motor planning.

Just love those low tides!

2011-04-21T19:26:00.000-07:00

tons of geese seeing what they can eat from the sea life

Milo's welly boots did not help much today

a more rare sunflower starfish

Milo and Jae

Milo and I met up with Jae and his mum (she is also from London and Jae is a friend in both Milo's preschools) this afternoon for a low tide at Constellation Park. Milo is crazy about finding crabs now, last year he was more into starfish. It was a fun couple of hours.

Milo learning to climb!

2011-04-17T15:17:00.000-07:00

Milo plucked up the courage to have a go on the Climbing Frame today after some pushing from me! This is great for his motor planning skills. He was quite enjoying himself after a while.

It's his British roots!

2011-04-08T15:28:00.000-07:00

So our kid got a brand new football from a friend this week. We have discovered he has a mean right kick, so the sun actually came out today for Milo to get used to the feel of a real football. He was pretty tired after just having a swimming lesson, but he gave it his best, and you can certainly tell by the determination on his face!

Milo and Ava

2011-03-27T17:32:00.000-07:00

Milo reading

Milo got to hang out with his bud and neighbour Ava this afternoon. Here's one of them having fun in the bath together.

Milo doing amazing things in the pool today!

2011-03-25T19:39:00.000-07:00

2011-03-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

A couple of videos here of Milo in the pool today. He learned to swim underwater and pick up rings a couple of weeks ago, this time, he did that again, plus looked underwater and told me what I was holding, PLUS, jumped in the pool for the first time! What a kid!

More drawings by Milo

2011-02-22T09:02:00.001-08:00

Constellation Park February 19th

2011-02-19T15:01:00.000-08:00

Alki on a very cold and windy Saturday morning

2011-02-19T12:07:00.000-08:00

Me and Rebecca and her dog went for a short walk along Alki this morning. It was incredibly cold, so we had to cut short our walk.. it was however, so beautiful. It was a crystal clear day, but very very windy.

Giraffe and trees

2011-02-19T12:05:00.001-08:00

This was for a friend at church

Giraffe and Fish

2011-02-12T15:44:00.000-08:00

Kid wearing Daddy's glasses

2011-02-07T14:29:00.001-08:00

Kiddo's latest drawing (4.5 years)

2011-02-07T14:28:00.000-08:00

He wanted to put on paper every animal he can draw. (he didn't include a shark here which he can also do!)

Underwater Milo!

2011-01-18T13:34:00.000-08:00

The kid did an AMAZING job keeping his goggles on today and gradually being brave enough to go longer and longer under the water. This video shows his longest moment. He is improving so much every week in the pool, and his confidence climbs each time. It's a wonderful thing!

Some pics of Milo swimming this Monday

2011-01-13T17:16:00.001-08:00

Milo is doing so great in the pool with his OT. He can now do hum bubbles where he has to blow out and put some of his face in the water. He doesn't like doing it too much, and getting him to be brave and put the goggles on took a little while today, but he managed to do it, and by the end of the session, he had swum on his back for the first time, had done hum bubbles while doing back and forth strokes with his arms, plus kicking his legs. He has come a long way!

Milo reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar

2011-01-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

Milo and classmate looking really scary

2010-12-30T16:57:00.001-08:00

pretty menacing eh? Just like a scene from "The Strangers"

Milo as a Stegosaurus

2010-12-30T12:15:00.000-08:00

Here is a teeny tiny video of Milo's first ever stage performance in the "Dinosaur RAWR" school play at his preschool.

Hugs with Ava on Boxing Day

2010-12-28T20:44:00.000-08:00

Drawing by Milo on Christmas Eve

2010-12-28T20:43:00.000-08:00

Another drawing by Milo

2010-12-21T06:54:00.000-08:00

Very confident line work. He didn't want any of the rainbow colours touching!

Drawing by Milo - Age 4

2010-12-20T07:20:00.000-08:00

Paper snowflakes

2010-12-07T15:15:00.001-08:00

our first attempts ever. They are looking pretty nice and festive hanging up, and give the room a nice atmosphere.

Co-operative play with verbal back & forths!!

2010-11-22T14:55:00.001-08:00

This is a HUGE deal for Milo. Amazing progress was captured on camera yesterday when his friend Ava came over.

Milo and Ava again

2010-11-21T12:41:00.001-08:00

Milo and Ava

2010-11-14T19:22:00.001-08:00

The kid helping me make Waldorf Salad

2010-11-14T19:21:00.000-08:00

Constellation Park - November 7th

2010-11-07T15:08:00.000-08:00

An afternoon stroll with the kid at Lincoln Park

2010-10-31T15:27:00.000-07:00

Spider Cowboy and the pretty dame!

2010-10-29T16:30:00.000-07:00

(aka: Milo and Ellie)

Latest painting

2010-10-21T11:58:00.001-07:00

I finally got around to doing a painting of Milo. It is 75.5cm by 61cm. Acrylic on Canvas.

Our first ever Pumpkin Patch!

2010-10-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

Milo and Ava at Lincoln beach yesterday

2010-09-26T13:19:00.001-07:00

First day of his second year at Developmental preschool

2010-09-20T13:39:00.000-07:00

Doesn't he looked relaxed right after his time in the pool?

Milo the swimmer!

2010-09-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

practicing blowing bubbles
All by himself!
Molly teaching Milo to hold his breath
Completely floating and completely relaxed!

After only his second proper pool session with Molly... he was floating and maneuvering himself around the pool by kicking his legs and holding onto the noodle. He put his head under the water for the first time with his new goggles on, and completely floated for quite a while with Molly just holding his back lightly! What a kid! What a therapist!

Milo and Ellie playing at OT today

2010-09-17T14:58:00.000-07:00

Ellie showing how fun it can be brushing hair
He just wanted to hug her constantly
Smitten
Milo trying to get one on the lips

Milo's first day of 4yr preschool

2010-09-14T10:05:00.000-07:00

Here he is ready to go to a new school at Alki Community Centre today. It will be two mornings a week with all typical kids. So he will go to this school plus his developmental preschool in the afternoons this year.

Puyallup Fair 2010

2010-09-10T19:27:00.000-07:00

Curly Fries (he didn't eat all these!)
Sharing with Mummy!

2010-09-10T19:23:00.000-07:00

Terrifying
but fascinating to the kid
not quite holding the drumsticks quite right there kid
Almost as good as the real thing!

2010-09-10T19:17:00.000-07:00

Milo's very first ride! He loved it.
Not so into this one.
It started well
but was a little bit much for him

Milo seemed to enjoy himself at The Fair. He was so eager to go. The last time we went was 3 years ago when he was just one. Great fun people watching, eating fair food, looking at cute animals and taking in the bad 80's music as we walked through the fair rides.

More Milo and Ellie

2010-09-10T19:15:00.000-07:00

These two have really hit it off

2010-09-10T19:09:00.000-07:00

Milo has a new friend - Ellie. She seems to love him as much as he loves her! Here are some pics.

With his new guitar

2010-09-09T17:49:00.001-07:00

He is attempting E minor here!

Drawing by Milo

2010-09-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

He drew this all by himself today!