"I'm doing my work"

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Jingle Bells, Brooklyn!

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Hanging out with Aunt Clare

No sleep til -- oh, whatever

She passed out at Lexington and 85th, woke up in Brooklyn near Aunt Clare's house.

Thanksgiving pics

Btw, I run this town!

Winter wonderland at Crown Center

Party supplies

We went to a Christmas party at a bookstore the other night, and Sylvia wanted to bring six stuffed animals. I tricked her into leaving three in the car. She was okay with that once we got there and had cookies.

Perspective

Toward what I hoped was the end of a long walk (meaning it took soooo long to go around the block), I was trying to get Sylvia to head back to the house more quickly, and she was trying to stall in any way possible. Finally, she sat still on her tricycle and said, "Mommy, it's ok if we sit here for a few minutes and look at the beautiful trees?"

Okay, Sylvia. You win. I give up.

More sleeping

Looking through my phone, I realized I have a lot of photos of kids sleeping off their Thanksgiving fun. A sign of a very successful visit!

Darth Vader and Sylvia

Shortest Darth Vader ever.

Iron Man meets Bernadette

A perfect fit.

Felix Remsen, champion sleeper

Thanksgiving card sharks

The princess warrior takes a rest

Pie!

The storytelling tub, continued

The storytelling tub

Felix in Kansas

He fits right in.

Kateri and Sylvia keep secrets

I overheard one of them say, "Don't tell Mama."

The best music

Me: Sylvia, do you have a favorite song?

Sylvia: Yes.

Me: What is it?

Sylvia: Uncle Peter's music.


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The best toy

Marty: Sylvia, what's your favorite toy at the farm?

Sylvia: Grandpa's tractor.



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Sunday funday

Paul texted me this picture with this caption: "We're having a pretty good time." I'll say!

Fashionista

Sylvia put together this whole outfit herself to attend a birthday party.

Our moon

Sylvia has been very curious about the moon lately. Even during the day she asks, "Where's da moon?" I tell her it's on the other side of the world, so other people can see it. This doesn't answer the question for her, of course. 

Last night she helped me grill some chicken by standing several feet away from the scary grill and pointing out the moon. "Look, deah's da moon!" 

Tonight, at her suggestion we took our mugs of peppermint tea onto the porch steps so we could look at the moon. As we were sitting there, she pointed to our neighbors' porch light:

"Look, another moon!"

"Oh, that looks like a moon, but it's Ty and Lindsey's porch light." 

"Oh."

She pointed back up to the sky.

"Deah's our moon."

Cousins

Kateri! And Jimmy!

What a great weekend we had.

Jimmy!

We got to take Jim to dinner this Friday night. We showed him a new neighborhood, Columbus Park, which is one of the oldest in KC and remains very Italian. Then we went to good old Barnes and Noble for dessert.

Got my thinkin' ears on

Peace amid the chaos

Is anyone parenting around here?!