Jonathan helped Miriam and Mikaela make cookies for tonight’s Chanukah party.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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. So [...]

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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 to [...]

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