Haven't blogged in a long while, but not b/c there has been nothing to say: au contraire we have been very busy. But I'd like to try again to record these rapidly passing precious moments of Helena's growing up years.
In the last year, Helena has gotten *sooooo* tall! She's lost that roundness to her face and if you put any credence in Waldorf growth milestones, she could, at just 4 and 1/2 reach over her head to touch her opposite ear. This was around the same time that she learned to read. This summer she learned to swim, so it's been a year of milestones.
We took a solo mommy/daughter camping trip this summer up to Lake Harris and Goodnow Mt and had ourselves a lovely time. Mostly... Living on a dead end street with no street lights and no traffic and utter quiet, I was rather disgusted by the lights, noise and traffic on our campground. Seeing as I had no problems putting up our tent nor any problem making a roaring campfire with wet slabs of pine, I'm feeling some genuine backpacking is in the works for next year. None-the-less, we had ourselves an adventure: great campfire food, journaling, climbing Goodnow Mt and using our secret "girl power" ;) to rejuvenate us, she having a nightly s'more and last but not least, building some magical fairy houses.
The picture on top is of Helena resting on the summit of Goodnow. I was so proud of her hiking all 4 miles of it! She was also an excellent helper at the campsite, gathering kindling, helping to set up the tent, carrying dishes to be washed and more. A great little teamplayer!
