Sunday, October 07, 2012

i heart NY

When I was young, I was a road tripping queen. I loved nothing more than hopping in my car with my paper road map (remember those things?) and just seeing how far I could get in 10 hours. Well the days of going non-stop and jumping in the car last minute are way behind me now. And even though it took two days of packing and a huge leap of faith that my car-hating toddler would not come unglued, we made a simple 5 hour trek to New York state to see some dear old friends recently. And it was such a treat in so many ways.

Naia ended up doing fine on the road thanks to (1) a CD of favorite songs made just for that trip that both kids listened to happily 7 times in a row, (2) loads of snacks, (3) a cheapo hand fan from the Dollar store covered in golden thread and sparkly beads. Whatever works, right?

Our friends are in New Paltz which is a gorgeous slice of the world covered in organic farms and mountains and funky shops and old barns. Their house is in the woods and has a waterfall in the backyard (which both of my kids can not stop talking about!) We had such a lovely time playing and apple picking and canning and knitting and exploring.








A highlight was learning to how to make dyes from local plants from a lovely lady in our friend's homeschool group.


Here's our finished clothing dyed with black walnuts, onion skins, and golden rod flowers (which also makes a delicious tea).  (For anyone interested, we used the book Wild Color as a reference)

I don't think we're ready for a cross country trip just yet in our wee Honda Civic, but I loved hitting the road with my kiddos. I hope Naia becomes as good a traveler as Zach so we can road trip some more in the future.

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Just stunning photos. Wow. I swear Zach gets more and more mature each time I visit your blog!
1 reply · active 649 weeks ago
Thanks my friend! Yes, he is growing SO much. Makes my mama heart burst :)
It looks like a wonderful trip! I'm glad Naia did well for you. I firmly believe that kids who are raised to travel, travel well. I'm sure she'll be a happy road-tripper in no time. The natural dyeing looks like fun. Love the last shot!
this post drips with fall.... apple picking, beautiful leaves and the yellow tie dye-- LOVE it! fantastic photographs!
1 reply · active 647 weeks ago
Thank you! I am dripping with fall, I just love this time of year!
I LOVE your blog!
Life is truly beautiful through your eyes...
it's the simple, small things that makes us happy :)

Any pics of that amazing waterfall?

Blessings all the way from Israel,
Dafna
1 reply · active 647 weeks ago
Dafna thank you for your kind words! When we played at the waterfall the first day I didn't bring my camera (i was too busy toddler wrangling) and then after that the big kids went on their own and I stayed back with the littles. So no waterfall photos. Thanks for coming by the blog, and shalom to Israel!
Does Naia own any ugly clothes? Seriously your kids look great in every photo! I love autumn activities. I'll be the first to cheer you on if you plan an across country road trip. and I'll even change the sheets on the bed for you to come stay!
1 reply · active 647 weeks ago
From had to toe, that outfit in the last photo is all consignment shop and hand me downs. I have a load of friends with older girls and Naia is finally growing into their hand me downs and we have a fabulous consignment shop in town.
As for a drive to Canada... I'd rather sail there :)

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