M. in Autumn

Before the cold really hits, we've been trying to enjoy the outdoors with M.! She loves the sound of the crunchy leaves underfoot, and she is very interested in celestial objects (moon, stars, sun, and even airplanes and helicopters). She doesn't talk much, but one thing she clearly says: "Go, go, go!"

Halloween 2017

I loved the pictures of the kids from last year's Halloween, so I thought I'd better update for 2017! This year, M. was a turtle. She loves the picture of the green sea turtle in Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, quickly flipping through the preceding pages in order to get to the turtle. Fortunately for us, Grace had a turtle costume ready to be borrowed! She didn't like the hat much, but that's probably to be expected. She joined in the trick or treating with a beautiful butterfly and a cute cow:

She mostly enjoyed swinging her bag and crinkling a potato chip bag in her fist. I'm not a big fan of Halloween, but it was fun to walk around with the kids on such a beautiful afternoon – and to quit before the big kids came out with their scary costumes!

Resurrected!

It's been a long time since I've posted...almost six months! The main reason for the hiatus was the beginning of my extremely intensive summer program. No time to post pictures and write when I was teaching 8 hours days, commuting, nursing, writing two conference papers, etc. And then I suppose it's taken me a while to regroup and get comfortable with writing again.

Because I'm into completeness for completeness' sake, I'll post a few pics of M.'s 12 months and her first year birthday party. She continues to be our star!

Her birthday party, hosted by Dave's parents, was cheese-themed. Though she napped through most of the party, the rest of us enjoyed a blind cheese-tasting contest, cheesy Italian food, and cheesecake desserts.

Wow, even though these pictures really are only a few months old, it seems like a long time ago! M. changes so fast, and nothing seems to stay the same. Here she is yesterday, boldly feeding a rather aggressive goat at the petting zoo:

I don't know if I'll manage to go back and write up the posts I've skipped over the past several months, but I'll do what I can!