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Carolyn
Jan
24
24
5 Years, 3 Months
Dear Carolyn,
Today you are 5-and-a-quarter years old. Today you also met your twin baby cousins for the first time. You were so excited to meet them! You kept whispering to the girls how cute they were and how soon they would be big girls like you and you’d play with them and teach them how [...]
Jan
15
15
Sledding
So, if the sled is for ages 6+, and there’s a 5 year old and a 1.5 year old sitting on it, that’s OK, right? (Don’t bother reporting me, there was maybe an inch of snow and no hill - not much danger there.)
Oh! And this was taken with my second attempt at a new [...]
Jan
6
6
Soccer
The indoor soccer session was very strange with all the holidays - we had a two week break and the last class was tonight. Carrie really loves soccer. I think I may try to find a summer soccer league for her this year!
Dec
31
31
New Year’s Eve
We spent the evening at Lisa’s annual countdown to 6:00 party, and now Carrie is working really hard to stay awake until midnight to see the ball drop for the first time. We’ll see whether that was a good idea or not tomorrow morning…
Dec
30
30
The Princess and the Frog
Carrie and I went to see the new Disney movie this afternoon. It was really good, and Carrie did very well even with the scary bits. I like how this Disney Princess was not waiting around for Prince Charming to make her life better and instead was working hard to try to make her dreams [...]
Dec
26
26
Gingerbread Village
Carrie, Uncle Michael and I decorated a whole gingerbread village yesterday. It’s a *lot* more work putting together and decorating five tiny houses than one big one!
Good thing Carrie has teeny-tiny fingers, because Michael and I couldn’t manage the teeny-tiny candies they included in the kit - they were practically sprinkles. I think “candy” is [...]
Dec
20
20
This is Nacho Doggie!
That was a quick trip! We had fun hanging out with Jeannie, John and the kids, but now we’re back home and have just a few short days to get everything together for Christmas. I thought I was so very nearly done before we left, but looking at my list there’s a lot left to [...]
Dec
18
18
School Holiday Party
I signed up to bring a treat for the class holiday party, but the treat I decided on became an activity as well - decorating gingerbread men! So I dropped Anna off at Nikki’s house and headed to the school for the holiday party. What fun!
Did you know that the echo line in Rudolph the [...]
Dec
16
16
Field Trip
Carrie took her first school field trip today. They went to tour a historic home and watch a puppet show of The Night Before Christmas, and then they went to the local VA hospital to sing Christmas, Hannukah and patriotic songs. Anna and I went along as chaperones (well, OK, I was a chaperone, Anna [...]
Dec
13
13
Birthday & Biscotti
Yesterday was my birthday. Denis and the girls got me a lovely mother’s necklace, and we went out to the local hibachi place for dinner with my family. The girls gave me the best present ever by behaving like angels at the restaurant. Anna was initially horrified by the giant flames, until she saw the [...]