Wow.

It's been a long time with no posting...I think Facebook has officially sucked me in. Most of my photos, etc. are there, but here are a few....

Sascha is officially done with kindergarten and we're moving on to first grade. We did a teacher eval, which took about an hour and a half and was pretty straightforward. She just had her half-birthday party and got a Razor scooter, which she's been asking for for months. (It's really cool....and goes fast!)

S and I joined a jr/adult bowling league this summer - we go every Sunday night and are teamed up with another mother/daughter pair.

Zoe is signed up for two dance camps this summer (one is princess themed...shhh, she doesn't know about that one yet; we thought the suspense might be painful for her). Other summer plans include kayaking, hiking, a trip to Indiana for Natasha's wedding, and weekends to NH and Canada.



This tooth was loose for months!

Don't Forget the Forest

Every once in awhile I get a big-picture view of parenting. It's always instructive, and refreshing. Like adults, kids can't do the same thing day after day without getting stir crazy and bored. Even watching TV, which our kids do (gasp!), and so far their brains haven't fallen out of their heads.

Today was Imagination Day. At various times today, the kids were:

Skiing (they had to wear footed sleepers for this portion)
Pretending that Sascha was the mom and Zoe was the kid
Going to outer space, complete with helmets, goggles and space suits (also the aforementioned footed sleepers - they are quite versatile)

This morning, they decorated Christmas cookies. No, I'm not months behind in my updates. We made them last night and whipped up a few different colors of frosting this morning. A few years ago I would have been aghast at making and decorating Christmas cookies in February. But you know, why not? Is there really a rule against it?

Don't tell me if there is, okay. Because they had a really good time.

Our Next Field Trip

I know, long time no post. This is partly due to a lost USB cord (why does the cord for every digital camera need to be different?) and partly due to lameness on my part. We've been busy, for sure. Lots of skiing (Sascha rocks the mountain - she's ready for intermediate slopes, I think), skating, science experiments, reading, creating, pretending, and the like.

Lately the kids have been into the Statue of Liberty. I can't remember where they first saw her, but they now pick her out all over the place (Schoolhouse Rock, for example) and Zoe keeps asking when we will get to go see the "Tattoo of Widderby." Which I think is so incredibly cute that I bring up the subject as often as possible so she'll talk about it.

On Inauguration Day, she also learned the new President's name -- and whenever she sees him on TV or in the newspaper, she shouts it out. "Rockobama!" ;)

Best wishes, Rocko and everyone, for a safe and productive February.

Here are some Photo Booth creations to tide you over until the USB cord surfaces....