04.23.09
It’s a Boy…
…Well, technically, he’s still a fetus. Give him about 5 months and he’ll be a baby boy. Right now he looks more like an alien from a 50’s sci-fi flick.
Li'l Brudder
We are currently open to name suggestions. It would be nice to have something that balances out Che on the political spectrum, but still gets to the desire and ability to change the world. Then again, perhaps we should keep both names on the same side of the political spectrum to prevent future animosity between siblings. Any thoughts? Just leave them in the comments. For now, we’ll just refer to him as Li’l Brudder.
04.12.09
Easter Eggs
Trying hard to keep some Gorsic-family traditions, I used natural dyes to color the eggs this year. The copper color comes from the papery skins of red and yellow onions. The blue is from red cabbage, and for the yellow eggs, I used tumeric.
Naturally-dyed Easter Eggs
I wish I had been able to get the blue a little darker, but over all, I am pleased with how they turned out. Next year I think I’ll expand and make purple and green eggs from grape juice concentrate and spinach as well. Thank you Vanda for inspiring me to NOT use the commercial dyes so readily available in the US!
Hunting for Eggs
An Egg Tree
Today after church, Che had his first Easter egg hunt. In addition to the dyed eggs, I had filled just a few of the plastic eggs with a little candy. When he saw the first group of three eggs that I had strategically placed just outside the front door, he got very excited and put them all in his basket. He then went of in search of more. When he found the first plastic egg, I was somewhat surprised that he immediately opened it and started eating the candy. Apparently, 5 jelly beans is much more exciting to him than the thrill of the hunt. Next year when he has a little competition, he may be more driven to gather first and eat latter.
The video below shows just how much Che loves candy, which he doesn’t get that often. I’m glad that I only put 5 jelly beans in each egg. Otherwise we may have never finished the hunt!
04.08.09
Welcome Home Hristo!
I’ve been negligent in posting to this blog and plan to remidy the situation now. Hopefully, I will be able to keep up with a post a week for the next month or two.
We are very excited to know that Deda is back home and recovering from his recent surgery. To help speed his recovery, we thought we would post some photos of his favorite grandson to cheer him up.
Trying out Potty Chairs at IKEA
Che is almost at the point that he wants to use the toilet…almost. While shopping at IKEA yesterday, he decided to try out each color of potty chair. We bought some and will try them out soon.
This morning at Che’s school, we saw a very cool van painted with science stuff. We just had to take a picture of it.
The Science Van
I haven’t gotten around to posting any of the pictures from Che’s and my recent trips to Utah and Ireland, partially because I left my camera somewhere in Utah. 
I will post more travel pictures, but for now I wanted to post the two below. We stopped at a playground in Howth, Ireland and Che loved this toy. I need to find a way to make one for him, but he’ll probably have to live with a sit ‘n spin, which he’s getting for his birthday.
Around...
...and Around
I will try to post more soon. Until then, we hope that you get better soon Hristo!
