First, the important news: Zia is learning her letters! It came all in a spurt, and she’s been writing nonstop since Friday, when she got the idea to make some Valentine cards. This one is for Mimi, Papa, and the aunts and uncles in NY. She went from knowing hardly any letters to recognizing all […]
Zia was invited to a birthday party for her friend Catherine. When you’re 4 1/2, a birthday party is a very big deal, such that you count off the days every morning as soon as you wake up. She asked me to PLEEEASE leave her at the party, and then go away. “I’ll be fine, Mamma.” […]
Here’s what we woke up to this morning! I think we MIGHT just get that white Christmas. (Did we ever doubt it?) The jeep. 🙂 Zia played outside in her snowsuit. She was wishing Caleb was here more than anything, I think. Back inside, of course, it’s the perfect day for SHORTS. Decisions like that […]
…was a tad warmer than this year! This is at Denver Botanic Gardens in Chatfield. Not a flake of snow to be found, just blue skies, green grass, and balmy weather. And a sweet three-year old in cool shades.
There’s a steep little hill near the top of our driveway. The kids tried out some different homemade sleds on it–cookie sheets, sheets of cardboard, and finally cardboard boxes, which were definitely the fastest. You can’t really tell from the pictures, but they fly down the hill in those boxes. I tried going down a couple […]
