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, December 27th, 2011
I Fit It?
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 »
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Found
Where, you might ask, did I find my camera after two weeks of not looking for it? Why under my bed of course. Where else? I was putting away clothes in the girls’ room when I had a flashback of Chase using my camera up there to take pictures. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Blinked And Almost Missed It
As is the way with second babies, I suppose, not only did I not make a first day of school dress for her but I also neglected to take her picture this morning when we set off for school. You’d think that after all of that and then staging an after school shot that I would have at least checked the camera to make sure that I had a good shot. My poor girl. But she had a GREAT time. LOVED it. We both did. But I won’t lie, I’m beat. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, September 5th, 2011
Weekend Update
Aside from making a point of getting to the pool on the very last day of the season we played inside like we couldn’t go outside. I’m not sure why. Roller skating, jumprope, the kind of stuff that should never take place around so many pointy things.
The only noteworthy thing to come out of the weekend is that Avery is totally getting this whole potty business. I let her run naked all day and when she has to pee she runs over and sits on the potty. Is that all there is to it? She even pooped and only had one accident! I think it clicked a day or two ago. I’m going to go with this until I have to go with something else. Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011
September
So we’re back to school! Which is awesome because I love transitional phases. Except that, actually, I don’t and it’s a little more complicated than I’d like it to be.
The good news is that even though we’re starting somewhere new she loves her schools so much that, for Chase, it’s like choosing between visiting great aunt Betty who always lets you eat as much chocolate as you want and great aunt Doris who always buys you a new dress. I’m a little turned upside down but she’s having a blast. Read the rest of this entry »