I thought for a while she’d moved on but, no, she was just taking a break. The girls are back. She was so excited to show these to me when I picked her up today that she made me look at them in the hallway at school. Somebody else drew these and she colored them in. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Paper Dolls Still
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Big Girls
So we’re starting to think about transitioning Avery into a big girl bed. We thought she might be ready, you know? Chase was wanting bunk beds for a long, long time. Then the long weekend presented itself and it seemed like a good a time as any to assemble stuff. Two trips to IKEA later and we had a brand new loft bed. The first trip was mostly about meatball eating. The second trip was for supplies. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
1, 2, 3, 4, FIVE!
My girl is so unbelievably big. When did that happen?! At dinnertime she told me that since she’s the birthday girl I should let her do whatever she wants. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, January 1st, 2012
The Year In Pictures
I love looking back through pictures. Here’s hoping that 2012 is just as great. Hugs. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
I Fit It?
Everyday I look at Avery and wish I was taking more video. She’s just so two. She’s so two and so cute.
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Smiles
I’m enjoying this phase with Avery where she rather enjoys smiling for the camera. None of this I’m too busy business or don’t bother me with that camera right now. It’s just pure cheese. Cheese and sometimes a little silliness. I just love that face. Read the rest of this entry »
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
Catching Up
So I’ve barely been around. Mostly because for the last several weeks I’ve either been sleeping or puking. What? I know! I’m just about through my first trimester with baby 3 due May 22! Whew, I’ve been sitting on that one for a long time. I suspect that this won’t be news anymore to anyone reading here but there it is. I said it.
So what have we been doing? I’ve been reading. I’ve been reading in bed ever since we got rid of the tv in our room that was fighting for my attention. It took a while to warm up but I’m ripping through books now and I’ve read some good ones. The last three off the top of my head were Private Life, Comfort Me With Apples and Plainsong. I recommend all of them. Private Life was probably my favorite. Historical fiction with plenty of character development and the tiniest bit of suspense.
I’ve been buying up craft supplies at the thrift store. The day after Halloween, like the very next day I started thinking about Christmas. We may or may not have gone to Jo-Anns for paint and come back with a bag full of Christmas nonsense including a tiny tinsel tree and a silicone pan in the shape of a gingerbread man. Meanwhile the girls are working hard on their ornaments. When the wooden ones are all painted Chase wants to make more borax crystal snowflakes. Sounds like a plan. We totally baked gingersnaps and and enjoyed them with some herbal tea today after school and it was awesome and cozy even if the kitchen was (and is perpetually) a mess. I’m loving the season.
I haven’t been watching too much because I like to fall asleep in front of the tv and I haven’t been creating much since the Halloween crunch. But hopefully with the fog of the last weeks lifting I’ll start working on something. Anything.
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
Happy Halloween
Man. That was intense. I don’t know how many straight hours of partying that was but my feet seem to. There was a party at school, a little dinner that has become something of a Halloween tradition (who are these tiny children?) and then, of course, the main event. Wow, I’m pooped but it was great. Halloween is quickly becoming my favorite holiday. Plus we got great weather and you know what? Not a single costume complaint. I think we were all very pleased.
It didn’t take Avery long to catch on to the idea though she was pretty slow moving in her giant spherical costume. She wouldn’t be hurried she insisted at stopping at every house. By the time we got back to our block her bucket was so heavy that she was limping along with it banging against her leg and complaining about “heavy!” But would she let me help her? No, she most certainly would not. She did it all by herself. Was the great pumpkin good to you?
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Ceramics Class
I worry all the time that my kids aren’t getting enough exposure, enough enrichment. I want to strike a balance between having enough time to play and explore freely and being able to explore and develop a personal skill or interest. When is the right time to really start to pursue that? We start and stop a lot of things. I haven’t exactly figured it out yet. But I was thrilled to have the chance to sign up for a ceramics class with a teacher I knew that both of us liked to work with (and that isn’t too expensive!). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Maybe It’s Just Me
But these two kids. Well, they kinda look the same, no? We came across this picture of Ben over the weekend and I was blown away by how much like little Ben she looks. She doesn’t look so much like big Ben but little Ben, wow. Read the rest of this entry »