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since suki is vegan she needs to have at least one snack a day, and they need to be nutritious. i have decided to share some of the snacks she likes, and if you have any ideas please send them my way. we like variety, and it is easy to get stuck. 

first, suki's favorite-

LIMA BEANS!

you will need:

frozen baby limas

almond milk (or milk of your choice)

coconut oil

nutritional yeast

salt and pepper (optional)

boil water. cook lima beans for 15 minutes.

strain.

stir in a small splash of milk and one teaspoon coconut oil

add nutritional yeast, salt and pepper to taste.

yummy!

hello, again!

so much time has passed since i last checked in! 

we had the best time on our fall road trip, spending time with our family in san francisco, 

and los angeles. 

suki was thrilled to have some kid time with her cousins. 

she loved the rock and mineral collection at the natural history museum. of course!

she was kiki for halloween. 

she is now three!

this year, we had a picnic to celebrate our last take out food for a very long time. hurray!

our kitchen remodeling is finished, and we have been cooking/baking up a storm. 

suki is working on her knife skills. she is a great kitchen helper.

 

adam made a book. it can be purchased here.

and the best update of all, suki likes to color now! for hours at a time!!

truckin'

our family has been on a journey across the country to visit the california crew. we took our time driving and stopping along the way. 

we explored at a favorite spot, and a place i have been excited to visit for a long time. 

we are now in san francisco. it feels good to be out of the car, and with family at last.

p.s. nevada is weird. 

BIG SHOWDOWN

hello friends in the michigan area!

this is an announcement...

there will be art, fresh tempeh, and books to see and have at calvin's center art gallery

thursday evening, 7pm.

work by adam wolpa, jo-ann van reeuwyk, and more!

hope to see you there!

PS look for the !!!!!! while you're there

printmaker

suki is now attending preschool two days a week. she is having the best time so far. every other week they have a color day. the kids all dress in the chosen color for the day, and today was red day. last night we realized that we do not have a lot of red in her wardrobe, and needed to come up with a fun solution quickly.

we decided to make an apple shirt! since this was suki's first printmaking project i took a lot of pictures. 

suki turned out to be a natural, of course.

she was very pleased with how her shirt turned out as you can see.

this morning we enjoyed apple muffins for breakfast, and found a few more red things to wear with her new shirt. red tights, a red hair bow, and her rebe sweater that has a few red flowers. perfectly prepared for the day.

hmmmmm.....

today i have been thinking of how i regret not buying tickets to see this show. i love jens l! although, there is a mystery with his new record. i was very happy when adam brought it home for me as a gift, so i opened it, and put it right on. after a couple songs, i started to wonder if our speakers were blewn. a few minutes went by, and adam came into the room and asked if our speakers were broken. we started researching the best deal on speakers, and were very bummed. meanwhile, we listened to the download of this album, and it sounded great! still believing that we needed new speakers, we started asking around, and found out it was the record! two of our friends had the same experience. the vinyl is unlistenable! do all of the pressings sound this way? do you have this album? if so, have you experienced this? 

my boys