Inspired by Pipi

We started reading our first chapter book - Pipi Longstoking. Tanya enjoys it tremendously. I enjoy it even more!

Inspired by Pipi's breakfast, every morning for the last few days, I have been making a special "coffee" for Tanya on her request. Today she asked for a pancake to go with her coffee. Not just any pancake though. It had to be one that has been thrown in the air and caught on a plate! I did my best to not stick it on the ceiling or turn it into a mess. She ate three of those pancakes (!!!) spread with honey and rolled up.

 (this photo was taken while holding a squirming baby brother, who was at the end of his tether, 

so the focus is far from perfect)

The "coffee" is made with almond milk, cacao, sprouted brown rice protein, vanilla bean powder, noni powder (I just have to sneak some superfood in whatever I make ;) and sweetened with honey.

Tanya came up with this ingenious outfit all by herself using two different pairs of my socks!

We went for an afternoon walk around the block.

While trying to leap across a wide patch of grass but couldn't quite make it to the other side, Tanya said:
"I will keep practicing and when I grow up a little bit more, at around 65, I will jump over it." :-)

Next on our reading list is my childhood all time favorite book - Ronia, the Robber's Daughter. Oh, how I love this story book! I used to imagine myself as the leading character (after all, Sonya rhymes with Ronia!). I have read this book countless times when I was little, that it feels an integral part of my childhood and who I am today. When we start reading it, it will be interesting to see if the magic spell the book has had over me is still as powerful as I remember.