We had a fun and busy day today! I didn’t realize that the Primary school parade would be going on right as I arrived to deliver treats for the class party, so Anna and I wound up being able to watch all the kids in their fabulous costumes. Turns out there were two mummies in [...]
Posted in Anna, Carolyn, Holidays | Tagged Halloween
My brother Michael and I took the girls to the Strong Museum today while Denis got some outdoor work done. (And thank you again, Michael – I could never have kept track of the girls in that zoo by myself!) After that, we managed to carve out a bit of time to carve our pumpkins! [...]
Posted in Holidays | Tagged Halloween, pumpkins
We went to my great aunt & uncle’s house today for a cook-out since the kids had off from school. They live on a small, mostly retired farm, next door to another great uncle who cares for a retired race horse. The girls had a good time playing with their little cousins and feeding Brownie! [...]
Posted in Family, Holidays
This week the theme is: Red, White & Blue. Of course! We started out this morning picking black caps. My parents had a wild bunch start growing near their deck, and every year about this time they start getting ripe. They have to pack the most sweetness in the smallest berry space – they’re tiny, [...]
Posted in Holidays, Summer Fun
We woke up to snow (!) and some minor tree damage from the wind storm last night, and decided to ignore the downed limbs and head to Ithaca as planned. Anna is finally old enough that I don’t have to be shadowing her every second in other people’s houses, and Denis took over most of [...]
Posted in Family, Holidays
We had a lovely day filled with family, fun and food! Anna really enjoyed shaking the plastic eggs and asking people to “open it!” and the jokes I filled the eggs with were a huge hit with Carrie and her cousins.
Posted in Anna, Carolyn, Holidays
Shockingly enough, this was our ninth annual St. Patty’s Day party. Next year we’re going to have to do something super special I think! Anna insisted on wearing the blue dance skirt all day, and Carrie had a blast hanging out with all of her friends. I forgot to buy a silly hat this year, [...]
Posted in Friends, Holidays
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…
Posted in Firsts, Holidays
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” [...]
Posted in Carolyn, Food, Holidays
The morning didn’t quite go the way we wanted – I think this is the first Christmas in my whole entire life that I didn’t get to mass – but we had a mostly good day. The girls found out today that… …we’re going to Disney World!
Posted in Holidays | Tagged Disney2010
