July 2013 – Discovering

Twirl 2013

Our first of the season visit. Cecily has done this since the summer we lived here, when she was just two. It is always a joy and a nostalgic moment when we stop in to play. Russ and I have to make a point of coming to play together some time soon in the evening.

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Cucumber Beetle

Lily’s latest discovery… a new bug to the region.

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Is That Our CecilyBugz??

Lily heard the highschool marching band playing from our bedroom window this evening. She disappeared for about 10 minutes and returned like this! Formerly, she was in something that resembled Pippi and pj’s. She indicated she was “Ready to go see what they were doing!”, and was quite disappointed when she learned that they’d […]

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Yep, Nerd

She decided to be a nerd today, self proclaimed… The scientist, inventor has re-emerged, this time, a Lady in Red. Lily, er, Ms. Cecily, er, Lindsey, er, Merida….. Has developed a specific enjoyment and appreciation of that which she deems super scientifical, and beautiful. It’s amazing to see her develop this sense of herself. She […]

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Fossils, Tea Party Invitations, and Returning

Cecily made fossils with me today. She discovered what plaster can do, the unique properties of silica, and the term, “paleontologist”. She also discovered she could sound out the word, “bacteria”!!! Just so long as I didn’t pay any attention or realize she was doing it… Her level of development in the area of literacy […]

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Color, Color, Boom, BOOM

“THAT’S TOO LOUD”, says an annoyed and somewhat intimidated Cecily, who got to experience a fireworks show closer than she’s ever been before. Lily decided to do the evening on blades! We went to Pueblo, to the Riverwalk for the celebration. Fireworks and a live orchestra, playing, you guessed it, their idea of patriotic music […]

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Lindsey, In Concert

Lily has decided to become Lindsey Stirling. For weeks she’s been carrying around her violin, everywhere, playing at will. She dances and plays, sings, and does whatever comes to mind, whether music is playing or not. She’s even held a few concerts, where she’s generated invitations and tickets, has guests come and be her audience. […]