We love Auntie Vicky days in our household! Victoria takes a day off every now and then to spend the day with us, and Laina is in heaven each time. She loves having her around, and they always find fun things to do together. This time, Victoria even brought her […]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
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There always seems to be a series of comedies in our household. The weekend started off with an 11:30 p.m. phone call from Sam–he was at his “Dad’s night out” with the neighborhood crew. Apparently, his friend’s car had been towed…so they had to call a cab to take them […]
Lately Laina has been very enthusiastic about drawing…specifically ladders and people. She has been practicing for a while now, and it’s been pretty cool to watch her progress from drawing her little smiley faces to drawing the whole person with arms, legs, and fingers. So, she may have some more […]
According to Laina, we will soon be soon flying in an airplane to her friend Gianna’s house so they can play together and jump on Gianna’s moonbounce :). We had a going away gathering for our dear friends this weekend, and all of the “the girls” had a chance to […]
We’ve been enjoying the breaks in crazy heat/humidity the last week or so and have been trying to take advantage of the cooler weather. This weekend we spent some time planting herbs and indoor plants with Laina. She really gets into her little gardening role, and certainly has no qualms […]
The three of us enjoyed Saturday morning “hiking” and exploring Roosevelt Island together. It was so quiet and relaxing (and shaded!) Laina enjoyed practicing her rock climbing, using her magnifying glass to track down all of the insects, running through the woods, and watching all of the boats pass by. […]
One of the weekend rituals the three of us started when Laina was a baby was to walk down to Shirlington so Laina could take in all of the neighborhood sights, and so that Sam and I could treat ourselves to sushi and smoothies. Now that Laina is old enough […]
We learn more and more about Laina’s preferences each day. Anyone that has spent any length of time with her knows that she definitely has a strong preference for the color green. Green skirts, green shirts, green crayons, green surf boards, green blankets, green cups…..you name it. We were not […]