New verse

I know this blog has been C4 heavy lately. But, she's doing the good stuff. Q2 is pushing her sister down the stairs, having tantrums, and being cute. I think Q2 is getting ready for a growth spurt, because she is getting chubby (or ... chubbier). Her little double chin is back. When she can C4 have breakfast, C4 eats about 3/4 of a bowl of cereal, and Q2 asks for seconds. So I'm hoping for breakthroughs soon.

In the meantime, here's another C4 video. I asked her not to wave her hands around because as you can see it distracts her and she forgets the song!

Phone calls

Today, C4 made 4 phone calls before she found somebody to come over. Gosh, she just kept striking out. Z4 already had a playmate over. N4's answering machine picked up. I nixed J4 just because. C5 had a French lesson. T4's phone went straight to voicemail. E3 initially said yes, then his dad said no, then his dad called back and said what they hey, we'll come over.

E3, you say? Who is that? A friend from school. C4 liked him enough to think of him 6th (eh) and then to ask if he could come over tomorrow again, too!

Considering they played together absolutely not at all while he was here, I was surprised. But apparently they had a good time!

Lent

Last year, if you recall, C4 gave up cashews for Lent. Considering she doesn't really like nuts it wasn't such a hardship.

Yesterday she told me she was giving up BRIE for Lent this year. Considering how much she loves brie ... well, this really is a sacrifice.

She also tried to convince Q2 to give up orange juice for Lent, but Q2 said "naw."

Jumping rope

You can tell I'm not at home, now, can't you?

5 syllables

Pomeranian.

Yes, my daughter sounded that word out all by herself. And it took about ... 4 seconds. I'm impressed.

Love

C4 had been toting a silver framed photo set of C39 and me ... I thought she just liked us and missed us.

But if you look at this picture you'll see her real love. Sled dogs. See the sled? The silver framed photos of C39 & me.


Snow Buddies fueled it, The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto is keeping it going, and, well, I guess the snow encouraged this sled dog obsession.

Finally, a snow day

We started the day off by going sledding. Q2 & C4 loved loved loved the sledding!




Then we walked around the neighborhood and sledded some more with H5, K2, and some older kids. Eventually, my children got tired and cold and (dare I say it?) cranky. Both cried and cried the whole way home. C4 wanted to be dragged in the sled, but she was too heavy, and I was worried I'd pull the sled handle off. Q2 absolutely positively did NOT want to be dragged in the sled, and whenever I put her on it she screamed and rolled off. But we made it, finally. Here is C4 in our backyard showing off her best behavior (she wanted to go in through the front door and I refused).





But they had a hot tub & some hotchocolate and all was fine.