Jonathan helped Miriam and Mikaela make cookies for tonight’s Chanukah party. [MEDIA=17]
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21
Dec
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19
Dec
Thursday was the official day for “Parents’ Watch Week” at Mikaela’s dance class. They only do one recital, at the end of the year in May. But this was a chance to see more of what a regular weekly dance class looks like. They started with their warm-up exercises, followed by the ballet piece they’ve [...]
17
Dec
Mikaela’s been complaining about getting her hair brushed for quite some time now – he long hair was not only naturally curly, but also naturally tangly. About a week ago, she started asking to get her hair cut. To make sure she was really serious about it, I asked her every day for a week [...]
17
Dec
19747 Mikaela was playing dress-up last night, and Jonathan wanted to play dress-up too. Yeah, I’ll be archiving these pictures for when he’s a teenager. Perhaps they’ll also come in handy at a future prenuptial dinner presentation.
14
Dec
19660 Holidays, birthdays, school events, work events, travel for trial – there’s been so much going on lately that I’ve been paranoid about missing something. Mikaela has been doing her best to remind us of her events. Most recently, she reminded us every day last week about “Parents’ Watch Week” during her Thursday dance class. [...]
7
Dec
19604 His actual birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but we went ahead and celebrated Jonathan’s second birthday a day early. With so many big family gatherings this time of year, we kept it small – just Grandma Marcia, Zaydie Larry, Uncle Matt, Aunt Sarah, Cousin Samantha and the Alexanders from across the street. Jonathan was treated [...]
29
Nov
Mikaela wanted to share the song that they sing on Friday afternoons at school [MEDIA=15]
17
Nov
19486 You may remember this post, from a month or so ago, when Jonathan announced that he wanted to use the potty. Since then, he’s announced that he wanted to go potty about every other day. And each time, he’s sat on the toilet for about ten seconds, announced that, “it not work,” and got [...]
17
Nov
19481 If you had told me the upheaval that could be caused in a household by a missing stuffed bear a couple of months ago, I wouldn’t have believed you. But when Bear went missing a month or so ago, it was heartbreaking to listen to Jonathan laying in his crib whimpering and quietly calling [...]
5
Nov
I’ve been trying since last night to figure out what to write about yesterday’s election. It’s too important, too historical, too wonderful to let go without comment. But what to say? This blog isn’t really the place for political comment (my occasional asides, well, aside). And my reaction to last night’s election is much more [...]
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