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. […]
Yearly Archives: 2010
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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 […]
We’ve had such a good time at JW Tumbles for the past couple years, and the last week was no exception. During the last couple sessions, we had a tradition of going to Panera after class with Melody, Sameh and Nura. Every Friday, Laina and Sameh looked forward to their […]
Mommy: “Laina, please go play in your bedroom while I clean up the living room.” ….Laina reluctantly takes a few of her toys into her bedroom… Moments later….Laina reappears in the living room with same said toys. Laina: “I’m sorry, but Laina’s going to play in the living room now.” […]
Since we will eventually be using Laina’s crib/toddler bed for our sweet lil baby, we decided it was time to get Laina a twin bed. Luckily, her Nanny and Poppy were looking to get rid of one they had in their basement, so it worked out perfectly for everyone. When […]
The day after we got back from the beach, Laina had her very first swim class. Laina and her three little friends got to be alone in the pool with Patrick, the lifeguard. I’m pretty sure Patrick is her new best friend as she has talked about him a lot […]
Well, we had grand plans of having Laina stay up this year to observe her first round of fireworks–but we’ll have to plan for next year. We went to the neighborhood parade in the morning just as we did the past couple years, and midway through the parade Laina was […]