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Carrie just completed two solid weeks of swimming lessons. She did not get her Red Cross Level 1 certification, but I never really expected her to, as she was by far the youngest in class. But she did really show some marked improvement in her swimming skills, and I bet next summer when she takes [...]
Dear Carolyn, For the record, when you are 30-something and you recall when you were little and you took gymnastics, and I say something like “honey, you never took gymnastics, it must have been something you wanted to do so much that you just imagined going to a gymnastics class”…? Yeah, you were at gymnastics [...]
Dear Carolyn, Today you are four-and-three-quarters. See? I’m teaching you fractions and you’re not even in kindergarten yet! It’s been an incredibly busy month. We’ve had two parties for your sister, one of which included seeing all of your cousins from our of town. You’ve had several little mini camps and started swimming lessons this [...]
I did about three double takes when, as we were getting into the car after gymnastics class this morning, Carrie complained about the heat. Not because it wasn’t hot, but because her exact words were, “Mommy! It’s sweltering out here! Turn on the air conditioner and roll down my window, please!” My four year old [...]
Vital stats: 1 year, 8 days old 20 lbs. 12 oz. 29.5″ tall Wow! Anna is almost exactly the same size as her big sister was at this age! Too bad the two girls are off a season, I would never have had to buy any clothes at all this time. (But I would have [...]
Today we had a few friends over to celebrate (again) the momentous occasion of Anna turning one. Carrie was thrilled to see several of her friends, and Anna was more than happy to have another cupcake. I think she had sort of caught on this time to the whole idea of a party and was [...]
I know my blog has drifted (far, far) away from any sort of creative content it might have ever had, and firmly planted itself in the realm of “mommy blog”. But every now and then I make something that I have to share. Like this: This is a shop sample, and I only knit the [...]
Today was a busy, busy day. I signed Anna (and myself) up for a class called “Sing, Sign and Play” which started today. It was very cute and I think using the signs in a group setting might help us – Anna seems to be much more reluctant to sign than Carrie was for some [...]
Dear Anna, Today you are a whole year old. It’s hard to believe how quickly this year has gone, but at the same time you really seem like you’ve been part of this family forever. I can’t think of one new thing you’ve tried this month besides chocolate. (And truth be told, you’ve had a [...]
Today was Anna’s first first birthday party, the family party. There were 25 people (I think?) but it seemed much busier than the (much bigger) party we had for Carrie’s first birthday because this time around there were 8 kids under 10. That’s a lot of busy little creatures running around the house. And I [...]