Lily, Russ and I are going to Lily’s first ever trip to a planetarium Friday. The last time Russ and I went to one was a few months before I got pregnant. I think she will be in heaven (we’ve waited this long so that there wouldn’t be any fear of the dark/big). She and […]
Asserting & Developing
Lily loves Madeline (the movie with real people – she hasn’t seen the cartoons yet and probably won’t like them as much if she does). I put on Eloise after Madeline today as I thought she’d like that too (sleepy bug, moping around, heh – movie afternoon). She insisted she didn’t like it (though never […]
Dealing with Death
Our neighbor’s wife died a couple of weeks ago; we found out at 4am this morning (neither Russ nor I could sleep – sick – and happened to get a late night email from our neighbor explaining the details). Tonight Russ went over to spend some time with our new friend and we tried to […]
Before and After
February 19, 2011 Lily’s First Ever Skiing Adventure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_GoBYIv4_U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyteM3sOqmQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi2dheEw71I March 10, 2011 Ski Trip 2 Mama and Lily Skied This Time
Learning to Ski
So, what skills, motor development, interpersonal confidence and courage, and social exploration do you suppose might be involved here… In addition to skiing, we spent time playing on frozen creeks, exploring the woods, tracking animal footprints, the joys of mud, roughing it in a cabin, and moon dough.