Sylvia had the great pleasure of taking a trip to Texas to visit Granny and Grandad all by herself over labor day weekend. Granny flew up to pick her up, and for most of a week, she enjoyed some solo time with her grandparents and Aunt Melanie. As part of her visit, Sylv got to [...]
Sylvia started preschool at Monona Grove Nursery School this month. She is L.O.V.I.N.G. it! She’s been tagging along as we took Andrew to preschool since she was six months old. For the last couple years, she’s been longing to be allowed to play in the big preschool rooms, and now, at long last, it’s her [...]
Andrew and Sylvia can be so sweet together. I just love those kiddos so much! Have I mentioned recently how cute they are together? Oh, they are:) Andrew is such a kind and loving big brother. Many days when Andrew is walking home from school, Sylvia will run down the street toward him, her arms [...]
Sylvia loves her dance classes. She’s always excited to go. Many costume changes ensue. On this, her last day of summer ballet class, she ended up going with non-dance clothes. Ahh well! That’s what happens when you change 6-7 times before 10am. Sylvie’s dance instructor at the Y is Ari. She’s wonderful:) Stretching out… Love [...]
My Sylvie girl had a good summer. She’s starting up preschool at Monona Grove Nursery School this fall, but I thought it would fun to look back at some of the fun she had over this long, play-filled summer. Here she is back in July on the zoo’s carousel with her friend CC. And here [...]
My Sylvie-girl is amazing. She’s dramatic and a shining, gregarious star. She sometimes gets shy and unhappy if people look at her or comment about her. She sparkles and spins and illuminates the room. She demands an audience. And she needs time to herself to recover from life’s small injustices. Here, she was putting on [...]
We’ve been doing swimming lessons at the Monona pool since the first day of summer vacation. Hours spend pool-side are some of my favorite of the year! Here’s a little show of Andrew jumping off the diving board. So amazing! Sylvia’s in the big pool now – Squirts A! Last year she was too young [...]
I got my first fancy SLR digital camera when Sylvia was about six months old. I so wanted to capture the fleeting moments of her infant-hood, and needed more creative control of the imagery I was creating. I wanted to get professional pictures taken of my kids, but truth be told, I just wanted to [...]
On June 4, Andrew and Eli participated in Monona’s Sawyer Crossen Memorial Triathlon. Andrew had been excited about signing up, but the day before the event, he declared that he was not interested in participating. After some cajoling and light bribery, I’d about given up on him participating. But I asked him to pick up [...]
On a balmy evening in late May, I captured some pictures of my beautiful girl as she ran and rolled and frolicked in a grassy field. I think this is my favorite picture of Sylv. I love the level look she’s giving me! Look at all that life and energy just oozing out of her:) [...]
