weekend Archives - Soap Queen Tutorials on soapmaking, bath fizzies, lotions and more Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:47:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://soapqueen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Soap-Queen-favicon.png weekend Archives - Soap Queen 32 32 Rocking Horses on Concrete https://soapqueen.com/personal-ramblings/rocking-horses-concrete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rocking-horses-concrete Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:03:32 +0000 https://soapqueen.com/?p=32456 It is officially fall in the Pacific Northwest. And, while I’m extremely sad about this (summer is my favorite time of year), it does make some really gorgeous photos and fall activities, like hiking, apple orchards and park time. Ms. Lily is almost 5 months old and she is happier than ever (unless of course, […]

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]]> It is officially fall in the Pacific Northwest. And, while I’m extremely sad about this (summer is my favorite time of year), it does make some really gorgeous photos and fall activities, like hiking, apple orchards and park time. Ms. Lily is almost 5 months old and she is happier than ever (unless of course, you interrupt her afternoon nap in which case, she doesn’t forgive you for a few hours and shares her frustration by screaming loudly at you).

We went to Whatcom Falls Park this week and checked out the fish (happy, happy fish!) and had a breakthrough! Breakthrough! Jamisen has hated swings, of all types. He never liked being in the baby seat swings, big boy swings, sitting in our laps while trying to swing … nada. But this time, we got him to swing for at least 37 seconds and check out that grin. Whoah! Yeaah, little boy, lovin’ a traditional childhood past time. For all of 37 seconds. But hey, he has to start somewhere.

We also went to an apple orchard. Jamisen loved this terribly unsafe rocking horse thing. I say it’s terribly unsafe because the rocking horse is on concrete. I love that place but was somewhat terrified as Jamisen rocked his little body in an unstable manner over extremely unforgiving ground.

The reason Jamisen isn’t looking at me (and I have 15 photos just like this one) is because he’s staring at the donuts that are being made fresh, right in front of him. Apple Cider donuts, hold the sugar, because Chris is such a conscientious Daddy.

 
We picked apples in the apple orchard and Jamisen ate them directly from the tree. Go Jamisen! Also, look, it’s Lily! She was here for all of these festivities but when I’m holding the camera, you don’t see Lily because I’m also holding Lily. That’s also why these photos require massive editing and culling since most of them are shot sideways and out of focus.
 Fall is a magical time of year.
And on that note, I can hear Lily crying because her afternoon nap really isn’t going the way she wanted it to (or for that matter, the way I wanted it to). I’ve got a busy week ahead with vendor visits, a quick business trip to Las Vegas and quite a few batches of soap to make to try out some new techniques. Happy weekend – and upcoming week – everyone!

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