bakery, las vegas.
for spring break i headed down to florida to visit my mother’s father, grandpa lantz. i’m not a huge fan of the state of florida as a whole but i am so lucky that the two properties of my grandfather’s are some of the most amazing in the world. he has a beachfront property on anna maria island and his farm house in odessa.
he lives in a modest house with a lake in front, a swamp and a little peninsula to the side, and farm in the back. the whole property is flanked by cypress trees with spanish moss dangling down nearly to the crab grass. we pick grapefruit from his trees and make fresh squeezed juice in the morning. also in the morning i would take my yoga mat to the dock for some early, sunny stretches.
at the barn, there’s the crazy looking turkey, four goats, one cow with two calves, and a handful of chickens (my favorite, of course).
my grandfather was a professor of child psychology at the university and is a bleeding heart liberal (doesn’t he kinda look like roald dahl?). though his short-term memory is affected due to the strokes he has had, he is a passionate man that will not hesitate to tell you how it is and how it was. this is endearing at times and also, as you might imagine, a bit wearing. it’s amazing the strides he has made in his ability to live independently, considering the health issues he has battled, esp since my grandma lantz passed away nearly seven years ago. we are all quite proud of him. he has a dog, sam, that keeps him company. he’s the best dog that old man could have.
somewhere fancy.
i never win anything. promise.
so imagine my delight when i received an email from leigh over at marvelous kiddo informing me i had won the sakura bloom limited edition pixie sling giveaway she was hosting on her blog! i was thrilled, esp since it was on our wishlist to have a beautiful and beautifully made sling with which to wear little bean.
sakura bloom makes really quality products and it’s a good thing we won the sling as there’s no way our budget could afford those luxurious prices! we choose the rock candy color: a little bit of blue and a little bit of purple to accommodate either a girl or boy. what are you little bean?!
here is a sneak peek of it when the sling arrived in the mail. next time you see that puppy, it’ll have a little bean in it!
as long as little bean likes the idea as much as we do, JP and i will be practicing the art of baby-wearing. this means, essentially, we will carry little bean on our bodies as much as possible. this is in contrast to lugging the baby in the car seat to go in and out of places, primarily using a stroller to transport the baby, or plopping the baby in a swing or baby seat whenever we want to do things non-baby related. sure! there will, of course, be times where the baby is not in our arms. but, by and large, we plan to keep him close so that little bean can observe more daily going-ons, be close to our voices, be warmed by our body heat, be soothed by our smells, and learn about life from chest height.
thanks marvelous kiddo and sakura bloom!
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