so it's been a few weeks that Sasha has been able to toddle a few steps between things...but Granpa had the luck of watching her first 4 steps with intention. june 28th she got up and took four determined steps across the room. and within moments Mark had the joy of walking in the door and seeing her next 4 steps...right into his arms! awwww...just the moment he'd been waiting for!
then he called me at work to tell me all about it...no...i'm not jealous at all ;)
it was also a day of big steps for Che who graduated from elementary school the very same day! yahoo!
gave us a lot to reflect on that night...warm and fuzzy parent thoughts of pride in our two beautiful kids :)
of course there are many other big steps down the road for both of them. at 14 months and 13 years (he became a 'teen' the day after his grad!) their paths still have lots of winding turns to conquer yet. and when Che graduates high school in 4 years, Sasha will just be starting school! talk about a long-term PAC life...hehe
the long weekend included another big first for Sasha....her first sleepover at Granma's! then Mark and I had a gathering of friends to celebrate my bday - another backyard bbq party of course! ;)
and canada day I was MC for Kensington community centres annual fun day. despite the hangover (yes...I had one too many glasses of my yummy sangria) I had the energy to entertain and dance to all of the good music so i had a super fun day with our community. it certainly helped that we got to sleep in a bit...thank you Penny!!!
we've got a busy summer planned. two road trips (july - to the interior to visit a friends organic farm, camp and help my good friend Yanive with his Rock for the Cure concert in Castlegar; august - to the island (specifically Campbell River) and Cortes island to visit family and friends...and camp!), a folk fest and another outdoor concert, swimming, playing...
and perhaps a lot of time on the picket lines!! the entire GVRD region has been in bargaining negotiations for some time now...and it's hard for me to say how it's all going to play out at this point. just about every union local in the lower mainland has cast a strike vote (with almost all locals voting in the 90% range). the potential is high that we'll be out on strike by weeks end...or not...grrrrrrrrr i very much dislike limbo periods...i'll keep y'all posted.
we'll get by whatever happens. easy to feel...with much gratitude of knowing we have a super network of love from family and friends
we will also stick to our fun family plans already made...and if we have to add some picket-line time to the list of things to do...well, it's not a horrible thing to have your kids stand alongside you & your co-workers singin' songs of solidarity...and spreadin' positive energy in difficult times :)
pics today: a couple of Sasha enjoying her new pool; playing with her friend in the mirror; us with two families we love to play with (Gilly, Rob & Merlin, and Julie, Des & Dianne); and Sasha hollering her national pride
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She's looking so big! We hope to see you, maybe at Folk Fest on Sunday??
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