tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27070023250806904002024-03-13T16:54:49.678-04:00Codename BucketheadIt's a term of endearment, seriously.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.comBlogger489125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-24481645959974096122016-02-01T19:51:00.000-05:002016-02-01T19:51:42.702-05:00Lottie's 2-year-old check-up!Lottie had her two-year-old check-up this morning approximately two weeks late. Close enough. She didn't need any shots anyway, so it's all cool, yeah?
<br><br>Yeah.
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<br><i>Jim was delighted to be the old hand and tell Lottie what was going on every step of the way.</i>
<br><br>Important statistics to note: Lottie is now 32" tall, which puts her in the 7th percentile still, but she has grown to 25lb 2oz, which boosts her to the 28th percentile! I credit peanut butter almost exclusively.
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<br><i>Waiting for the doctor.</i>
<br><br>Basically, Lottie did great. The doctor was very impressed with her speech. Apparently, kids her age should be able to put two words together. For example, "red ball" or "drink water." Lottie, on the other hand, was wandering around pointing at stuff and going, "Can you read me another book, Mommyyyyy? I want the book with the BABY on it, Mommyyyyyy. No, the other book, please, with the blue baby doll, Mommyyyyyy." He said her speech clarity was really good and he couldn't believe how long, complex, and grammatically accurate her sentences are.
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<br><i>Not much for funny cats, typically, but this is very accurate.</i>
<br><br>As far as the exam itself, she was very cooperative. She appears fine in all respects, and she didn't even cry when they pricked her finger. Actually, Jim was much more concerned. He kept asking, "Mom, why they gonna hurt my baby sister?" Fortunately, she didn't seem to take it to heart.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-57322671965603356932016-01-28T20:08:00.001-05:002016-01-28T20:08:21.138-05:00Snowpocalypse 2016Leah finally added me as a guest author which means now two people can disappoint the grandparents and other relatives by rarely posting anything. But seriously, we are trying to get better about it.<br />
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So, about a week ago, we had snow. HOLY JESUS! Everything shut down. It was maybe about a inch. Very wet though, which meant the roads were actually a little dangerous.. The weatherman said that it was supposed to all melt by about noon-ish, so very first thing in the morning we rushed to get the kids outside. This was Lottie's first experience in real snow, afterall.<br />
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<i>Jim insisted on keeping his hands in his pockets most of the time. Too cold for our southern boy.</i></div>
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<i> Lottie really wasn't sure what to make of all this cold white stuff.</i></div>
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<i> Big Brother tried to show her, but any time she picked it up she panicked because it was too cold.</i></div>
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<i>Touring the grounds to see everything covered in snow was fun for both of them.</i></div>
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<i> Jim shows his battle scars from Dad pummeling him with snowballs off camera.</i></div>
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<i>The police line up for Leah to pick out which one threw the snowball at her.</i></div>
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<i>Both were guilty.</i></div>
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<i> Documentation that Leah still exists.</i></div>
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<i> Documentation that I still exist.</i></div>
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<i> Jim and the Grim Reaper decided to go explore how the field looked in the snow.</i></div>
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<i> Lottie chose the sensible alternative and helped me make pancakes.</i></div>
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<i><a href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipPfAi3mzxEDmKgWoq9DwBnE8eIY8chF7idJa8td"></a>After pancakes, which the kids ate as fast as I could make resulting in neither Leah nor I having any, we spent the rest of the day like this.</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14473531508075974678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-28471023615052348532016-01-28T10:24:00.001-05:002016-01-28T10:24:15.294-05:00A moving recap of the past few months.No apologies, on to the pictures. Okay? Okay.
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<br><i>Jim teaches Lottie to correctly use electronics back in December.</i>
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<br><i>Jim conscientiously stirs the fudge to send to all and sundry.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie conscientiously tastes said fudge before sending it to all and sundry.</i>
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<br><i>A trip to the park, on a balmy 80-degree December day.</i>
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<br><i>Jim now enjoys playing with baby sister.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie's hair is now long enough to ripple appropriately in the breeze.</i>
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<br><i>Deep concentration while playing the cookie game at Jim's preschool Christmas party.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/T9GYuuC7EJ_CEG3Z-edrPqcpqqqF4qhaMCtO1pIU_Kx4Kk7XQqzF1aRbrj7vIOq7quAPpNCwk--UZtlRfDvgqhn-2SlNyzxsKaMGATm8sF1FpHyt0xdIhtJMpTeZVidhEbx6Q8dlXtDzj35Dd74l26nWyUz6wQum6IOcrtWHweEleGEOogC50-Be4XTzSGlrnh5uJua2zv_7OOW8lr8dmOE3GSsXPmwRcRkHRM5LpeCuQQHYORco0D3TPEZRFpmIFU4jHx5PRQQKZjwbOtecd7g-tA5nB2jpin8RXc38_lw41nL05-XuGQF5HGqnY3eVPFo7CW88qZ20ALns3hQu0i9e30VrYGEco_Ykv1rc_6xN08rUbAGbqNZeBSS3_saVsSx3zNmtFfKPQNmWuH_HdCi3_YEmgTAApqqStmJqMdPEjdzSzaiHbGePlpUnYVEs9ajCdhV16lF8BARB1e056BlHLqOYmYYbzBW7nE_NPyB1J1BtfXh8PSxmLl1ACfFRd3KMDSUZG7DPyrOsf9_zwiGfkI_Iw0U3i2wmgOPO_okS8xlRtPQTeL1VAYhMWGr_=w972-h730-no" width="450">
<br><i>Jim instructs Lottie in the proper use of cookie cutters. Alas, she doesn't quite get it.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9r__VTF1TdEUCWKDv0Xurdp9QVKzVWuegt7m2qHHwfbJ-H0jQX03Tk5ZX-fof8ZHbPjJ22pBdQutWAdFQ9VlAaIIu86JKXW3cbZiHgeG7CywsMxmbgC6ekFnmG2E-CHViUybwg9RQF_tNG3FyIs27_RY0abY5AtKempvwvfSeaxwriwndjl8MvE1NRWLjyT102aAC6z0uqVLx6Wuqd2g1cdEK5XlikWF68THgivq_ca8FAhQ1F_B4kYPqHhrD465RDePyTp3uRW6LAX3HtgdDTKs3ImxElmmC4waFgQFlVrNc9F_2h4FBVVlWculUT_jj_vbP5qSKTYaDB97d7vJRRJaxhMGn9KxYnte9yAUmoyTAauhR48dkDH8Jg6TyBxoHCq-89YSY9rs7TxZ9dGyM4o-QWJTPHjY7fkTb8eB13XDMPncPRK7Yag0mZxWhr7RrD360NshHSR1TopNjltzlCbnspNtSmDZADYrniyF4XMtvirlR-nENAGvhmsPbUzgqFszJP0gRl-njKDV3gJFR7xZx_lcg_lXLSvLqPsn9D089nPeWiCduTg0oIav0cRf=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>Jim's favorite cookie idea once he realized that we had both a big and a small star cutter.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Fek3rUwWZ2EeGBw8h8lvBPsFTbzvkQZzHTAMUggQAkotgwB9LttPZGCYxfqqKEL86spyuiC4qmNWU-O5RsJ5gMDpiy54Yo7rNEv3EfTS14FA7mKH1S5VLYmdk7UzaFpuCo7MGc82ENLBg7wRj28q6c6HsSxsuZEJKkZiDwe8Zapt7CmZq5PUmuSs6EmbDiui6QXFm0lqYHsECbx3Lqe5A1JjBetnGeiV9Q6v_RduALIR4Sxfqw1N9Q8p9mp5NIwIJoc5b8mSSsppfjRSD2acGswV7Ac3tvA4ESqTdwJS6f-2s9yGGjTH1Z7167Z9Ma0Ioe78LjPwU2aGycmjtWF_w3KivbQlJpw9uETZg0hjtzW7s3qBnqGPtNJ_bTR_glmG8owfvlya3rmU1D7CMRZ4GWbStrpfKDyh1vmruI9YqZ1AhnP-CiNGoW5jw8hw37nOR2lIFNFTaRSiVdUm_QbhD5W-eYB7HadoXG3O7ax9LWdrWrgVqZpTgJIDtArUAMwsg_jonSGneNxMdqGmj3wiuZRAGvn8sevF-yxtUZ4FOf1FC2gd8eg5an237duHVyHN=w601-h799-no" width="450">
<br><i>Jim's unwrapping style: Fliiiing!</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7kwiE5T7rOkJn6OkoAFmeLmfXTwWx1o2SI5okprZlOOSHcYABM4tLB7Wo2ZuNjY09dc6uLRB1-0wauNc03vJ7h5oitPjJGhKP-EU_ZIh8sMSd3G_7d08F_7TPvXAIgAwTpZhkQtm7HNHAIIkOn3mDaF0HF3idjkFvwpufY4XYcsWKR5UsoSiBrBDOp4Qan_FqrsLUMqDQpEw_Xz3kXMRIRP-e2nQ2OGzLLTUKI2SWLW9D3OW8koFeVXYNytNJV1SlOLyPln9xmLEvyivgpAQA-V11KFEN7qF2LRhZlq-1MwW2nJxk1VbXftlt2X6jiY4A9YanodmJ55TmaJRowPZXBrLAH3KUTbABsctwZUPQt1jyArP9hXbL4ypA41hYH4rNONIjEGKrbY18IkAakueLskwzDXGKcHkzVFzFH2gxAf3Oo4j1Utk4rs2tBk6KOaednHADC67Sqg259X7K5G3aQMps8Qx2XScb3VmpbKHmQeXgBa848NSWPjx973ewhyy1IlxFLtYQOTAvdQBft16nuyvb4qnfYpWZJg4ZdcsfvR5whYNik5T07p2kGYDb9sf=w570-h760-no" width="450">
<br><i>Lottie's unwrapping style: Careful removal.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ABMIyf-0E0_kJEPmqZ1JFfTGs-rPxW3E4T9ccj9KxafZ-JPlLZOJ1wAFGXg5X4o5SbJ9ASgYSgT5QD-eiTEY2CLN9OLOjO6_-eZVKEp7lxFNWDmLWuPjc3YoA6iOwOT74SMf3BiJ9dT5z3iHO4Kw6f0a-yzvcLZQpLdNHeWVd8F4y3mZpy7t1mtKnOweD0FZeH-1S1aOR9xNSFNbGTnWq8rmccM8ETZYFnmon59L0SgDlaBWXatLM1ImKzSNX9XdYpNyaqTj775O_Wx29iaJa4xBGAKp2CyYqAvO03cvS6AfWhuzrhcSglAIS-FiKE9V0RjBqfToWO8MIcIYPs5PRKPOljJcmyofn5soDSlMo5BgAaXKzv1NN0lQToy9VjSCcBTdMFl3M0ZfTBkJBWCzDUsFZ8o5JAkDschHV5cDH0egLvSoreuRfLUZIC975g-h9fA21Sd9DYKSjRFWD0biw8-KBLX0b3tTQqTivAuAFRTlZT3xPBTfxkQ4UTObp2xiD1i0g7qu804ZjLyVFs9AYthXqbDOw654TkhNLZOykMlwpfB3K5MaHp8PV1j4Hw5H=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>Enjoying the loot.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/peJPJTSoyQR68-Jf9YyIJunHZIIoFd_v-SX4JoGvUxvPgEDgiCAE9rD-MDaqvHggtYW01SuBZp8k5vwA8UqfZnC2guHVQw5dHQ8NUwzekJY67XcmcVPmM1dbf6LYqM2IMm7-YlqIXTATrzVq_LlF_xN2R-Gltb_1DZllsK9BD_Utgji2gT7Z7rYarfIvvwpNpCOW9-gpCjwg42NYBuQoIYxtK5lm7BBvpKz4eZJ7PoXlNBDtutuhalIx4g-loUzTD5l38PsMv5SQuk5hHxRghU2xBWtBf9MDCu8hwiQEATgUkyNEX5cY70Rv9BLsaCJiV5Mw0FLIYgIniDav-r8ogbmWCj1ensthm1YndZy6-GoidOcSpCz-KZtI3VO5kgDyeQUWSCfCkvDeZ1TPM5B67Qb0iljzYt9eBnCHlv_ddfzQPbDDsd0xipqHGXJUxAWNstVOWCs8k8JgJDTf_S3JtpdrdG_czLl_SaGU4qz_O8dH7aFdzyAhiagsOA4abxtZB3_93QgSAq71JNtEmBrIMaKcQwz4HaIqRMlGxI6e5iwkhR_i4iVsCXbgib5B2xrp=w600-h799-no" width="450">
<br><i>Can you tell she likes it?</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3ZS_v6EKl6f1nk_jMWh6sG1ADpu8pzBKFJBI6DZTaqBovOEUHqY4PUVHQqK4J_SxmB87pT7iCfb-GA8n3qJN8P0LGq-V-7qx1cYRP47w6fDV-sk3kNpnJAudtwcVQJOfb3VBi7wDvNYEq2ZX7buYs4n66MmdQ4iMtUKaSZ_zUpphJJkFoKd6Mq_n2voS3KAe13Z_uHmyszSJx5FK7oDyJEZWB_rP6yT-aw98BCrZECU0So6iOZFTFoSdXjYNdccCW29G164aV2f0vDiR2JSSzIvW_TQMrdby2_HI8iM_KHnplkIGemWP8tm3RA1gdYBLHAU9WBGBxpl-xwSn1uqfC8Jcvbx2qhoL41Qya8DJWKeF9hTULnLKlMoig6rfibb4v8Zt8Zwc_HgkKG9hSf48klyEZeN5zKmqICSbKir4dlX5S4pPrSEegxNjj3pp7nJdYmQs2uBHEvopdZkWrqVdu9q4gzV0CmrCh1TbxNH0hIqc4AtpL9NoJXtTIZKyUmZRcjcrYaFiU3uhl8Z04VAYe1xfrxl8Bi0lnve-uRq2SLo45roPTTf5qPosInf_gZMB=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>She likes anything she can cuddle, really.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GeSXXNI-H4FYUE0U4S1PcmwaZwQyJxcG3heIiKKt_tIM_rJGVpNOz3M42KqnksNTHyBSJADO8-3bQ0z3W-esi-7DZleUuhAt1EMXkyyo8ewXIOpwCWTcYrmNvJdiU7PGcnKSZImWN4Tu_lqOQqrkdCemWfeGYCJFrE71Q0Jp7D1RGx0RHJbb6lBspxGirylOXCb-TLb3gZZaElqhwCwhjqqMj0O3-uF35CApbuyyhBk01gCbAZM1pp5oYoDPgKqo-6x4z0mvBAo3FsL-ENLraCuCPDraaz8TzA8xlXuH92L5LMaedoqfevVAqHMIuJ5Vzwnjf4Mk2Ifv0VpFW3lDjWbAuOCXUkXn5gAwVRI-lwtbQcZ4S9dCw1qADzIJ6XcySV3O3CRDl-HjvTYdorFfJCDT7tmav8-VJMq3rdxjt5VOwvYc8-lWUYkoSKzuSEByZLCkCFMBPwXMKW3m7FmeEoAoK-7ZTnbaEbHsNM3oLG5gAQBWaH1NgzMPPDDBsvRiWjxf9ghPn5X2LqBcaWkxCbdJ3e46Ssu5IyFTV_jGg4d5bNSfmV71gSTD1vh0EddP=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>Jim's favorite thing? Anything that allows him to instruct baby sister.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/EF6S_yCipj3ET5pqI5YZ0RBJNJxfCeq91vSc45DMnWdTQM7LSsPRt0OXEEm6hoe_Nv_vbHBDrokIEV6QZpv5qBKJNa1lo60IUeowO9IJSusynxGA1S_G9QrCeapCfZ1Lgie4ljMoer2GeTaNy65Q_KX5kchaNi1r34PsPhT2JYRco9P6_m1xWXfqAVqhAkQQuCUjIvJLldzH3d8N7uYtoYFHZeWr3SEXLujypx0Lqs5ZVQFFgp9Ok3i_nfqBK1VxCP1T9uxPP7ZevAaxh1xdtPRH7kz69rfFWp9hM9KE0FPGxXT_od21X-yTBVDnR_hCZ4zqw7uFCYgqGGYphN1FTCCw-dxByuKuOqGUINA-cEVmnWMKh9AqyixV4qCDzCJk-vCRwlUVn44QlRDaW1TS2Po6OgsAJqHXxrJrhFCK_GyrVQ8_69q2Y4jBpbTIwv2l_z39CBvKkglO6XRmukRZx0icFzNlhvR5zKLsl2E3SFaVdcVvXY2E5toF-lbGWUcybtmm9bh7Lh-rfhig_CCuHg1i6pq1IpxQGtmZpd5N2DuF-Hcuxi9yb5kjOLgD7p3Q=w972-h730-no" width="450">
<br><i>For example, instructing baby sister in the science of correct coloring.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oZtJa6FkVuIyXhmIhxqtoqxeo4uNFnbmmM-GbY521NgwnPKM2DoiFloN-sag7dukvDtkCEM65lYYGe5YzUN8VZh3l1YHNbqanDilvjfOI18Yu8JB4n2719tcMXQB-7KZsFWtWYpgpyzExC_l0ba8R9cBLn7b_y8nytAcabmMfiz9qKtTqsUd8yIDMsYoZS_TJ45z53Gzok73VRUcMHuInBCIcV0QTlG2oQprAPWXxi9-bOy0pGiELQWsXBLbcAF2PJd7-3Usmaoj_PZURXwNsqlRrqdzFZwzuErjQSnpXW0LqnMmdTDsDwWSu14LrJ_HUqXqjpQVqrm4pjYpqfvouKtQitgWAWYlvv3aFNVrobWLLriZtuV0R-qyFnPJM9gOstN6mkC13d5W7yKaRnY7owNOaM76VItzPZp8ty95t2ZsHB8iFIVpOv_uZ6VGCb18SG0UqE269AUGUsazpB0ocidDGRHrjHjDIIGzH2bANXChcThc3fZFq3E5IMrsr4g3KsWynEEzN85gm3NuC3jkb6QDz7cmhz58JHAObJxT9wMpt51Nqprs2R2G3wrCh7L9=w808-h606-no" width="450">
<br><i>Or the art of proper sliding.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zW-hkEo5wclrbKWFMYmbc_6OrSu2m5TBhTWjrl6fHGMxyqG1NLoMRp4L_RpEWwk0MBr2WxVdLnrb_e6fR_vOJdCPLrmuTM0MVf0UWvYTcC02xdFKmApNIDAiQqXZbKouND9zhYP-_hcipTVOe3k9Jv7Z5NrYJQVq1xcXB5GX9bVtvNIFG3k6VrGFlil4CgdLjU3-YkPMpsVymFeYlXx5cJOUy5HJEMp0gcaLCCw3pFkFfdAtlgXbwhaz3GuZMN3dlf8nxxe50H9ak8GaNi5hZy6TVoglZgHeX3Ztwz_FJxUTFzf-sR7rbzl40O2mmCbIJhQmASuP66HjcT-JUdBTeYmxC8kfx0wjuup7Q1zHrAHRSGeKvkehC_5gk1S_knq_LVcOpecsGaHvhf_z1xe780nAzRDb5VpLto5nC-Ens8BWNFWqEJVlNZtqjwNc_YpPjNQOcTsGH6VVFw_UW96AOl6yTeH129iWBvbN7E_cJiEEl8sGuntuyNPwYZmJVyvVq0fMP6vbXtZe5oaiA_FvYsPhkiUurDXksEiDSqFC8LEBqubPfLwWbbZRkp-qv_aO=w546-h728-no" width="450">
<br><i>Of course, a man has to stand heroically apart sometimes, too.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YQTpxLEo3Y2meWIxQj8gucKjq9tHDrt1t11PXkmYqyz1M5QyCckm-K_NdEp6uQIVxdqJ2EZlxI6eTzpVS1srezJcJm7OuBh1Wt1kADdTP7woF8pQyUEqZg7fXf-vcp_-RNgikmxQRoCMS7Jmbn6DuysAhmq2w7BV9S5Nuww3SyxMKDPVHU6p9HaHBnHVMUo_4LFVpiMc1PxIngFsKFBUQMEqlzqjtwOr4h5Jq6G2fEtTnnL_ZZ30kcqG88oxU76TsbQc_Q8VPrSIRxeHJuNC0mWzsRufMhIIoMIlBEUDF_ByskHjyAELot0aAFgsr34ZYPepdLHBOEb97X5k_Um5Vk1XFUD0FiZkdeuPh5tRYg1E9iIIyQV7fSzrwFWkUKuZ5j8Fmoh0rEPIqVp_pRt_aFZfDKz5NBxyoIK3XULq0V_McuS8s_L_92hI11uWQn-s_lnvvgjrUvwQjPD6HNpeOhOs2UOEwoInPYnhgKke1y-AkyweEVGeCCHZzYi2K_XlVurof-TgDKaLSSDKbjwMx7E-pFESAqRPqc3UmlIMTVlvG0i37fdzJSxt1-2CV6Zn=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>It's okay, though.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RwO8QSopi_-sUoZpJBAJnIIyl86---GOv3S2HoQmCpEbNzWQ_REETUn0bTZsLAvpCYLoFJkVDHqxJcb5O6Qfo7nMpo-4InTVDpO5NGB1PYvUM-m26dl7EkPPxfE4Qn_fAIwajrFOIT2J3-i5xyVHdsqX3ZKZvsEti7BQJTvPs4WSO-1NL3rV2ho1xL8zF_yonZ2u3g4k31OtU8Yayoiu4i48rtZFAQZ7I_ElhILCBcqarmXb2--uEHKz99_wMGzWOyOVvTkncRdaEwJB_XR23tJr0oMTZvr9uWtb6yftX6ml3w7flSjyiU0Sr7tsojfw2bNhCLZAk5q8JLezrPeqx3pO-S51CAcRCapBwnOVVUT1rJVM8HM8VAuuzImdgB7q80l-pWAu8eJfUIJokZAJ-rmt6ueNN-3EH9s6gqPoFKLJ59U7FOk2YDuGtD3LhArI6KDQEtSXcnFl8g31PZRLGIFMMk6X7_bf0yDiNAy2aBNYzWErBPBbIs6iE5iMbbvzEz_kSCTuHvcK05fq3Tk4kWPtBxBve4cTntsYsbNn6bpEQtBtOB1pD_Gjumm7vYKM=w972-h730-no" width="450">
<br><i>Lottie knows how to chill by herself.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LW_9HJNw34vQnV9UlUedmAQtw5XBXGt4BWIf0ijm8O3Lg5L8S_knk-99TXWlB-cXm3PjuXtuknFCoFJmBzzep5TM6dWTO5FjG0LzPo02ylwU-hq9RVC3Jpvvuy_RLHpKiEXXOKJicOWf8-fUkQrz9UgEau8zK-u6WvKzloscP5CI5B4ZLCfubaEt3pQ7WTTMGVpat8KWAyfjLBsow_mISty-bNF6kNksbKOrYnXyQ2VaEH5UW0EgUJCaiXnOX6iXTHDFsuMF4ictmSTvbZnklq6M321-Q8tJSDHmS6jP6yTFJHIDjOqsyrbifpndOG0KSppc0vN4j6C2yl-RtGtNKTBjHSrbQReLEv-DpisgPpVcf0pT9fogisK8Mxjatnga-yBGDfRUed4xuW5sU-8Di3av8OiQ1kBuswlDy9O2QxMl446aamavv74WyeFHMCTOdLA-G9604ntZe3eyHhtdhCHNtfG1RFQh4ud_8FfTM6x41fXs-YHCwPvp9WUC9Ggfc-AbhIaoYZsMoISYoum8cn91On8fFs49-poYfFy_KQ-RvKkiXRjr0bnkky_PF2gi=w632-h474-no" width="450">
<br><i>But back to the instruction now. Jim likes to show his soccer superiority. Lottie's just happy as long as she can tag along and touch the ball occasionally.</i>
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ETzFTV11bLkzee4HL8jox2jb0ZlrW31L41wqz9KD6Fd6K2sVteBWSxY-81uICSCkb1Df1x8yFNT9mF4m57XEZ6SpqTewTXDNNYPoQCxiOWPzMDPWe-djg7uoTfy_iPnUXhIKPBRr_QlJlZbzT4maPRap-DuX3pTw9SnwJIch5Dd-wrncjLbNpwzjsj6S_tvMJ5QEPXFFCakLlVoMMjbgsvuoXyaWx3ZTi8Wekhn6y3Fqq94SbT70AHA5hMEhkhonwV0Utpc5MGI8eCjDpx24Hmqu8sXw8rg6wVJq6JS_cCySzg3XO2h5zAEAqP0CX-gQsruNKjLAGo05U4fftbECY6iaKKSceUqPrG0FR00MOf_RjaPFIfH65c-kHBIi5kjWLJQHLfh5H7e7Vj2ViIba6N7YmSiB7miUjGuucmF-JN6HoUVNffdADtbSzb5qcuSCjcbMNeb9K7a6yPP2C-9VkyrArUF9RbJiLJXI1uC35Wc5_xU9Pf_y4bn3_wgzaKzKp4kNWgVlpD_b9DRQ1sGJglhN1TUPSf3LmpUASJowFXt666-lrHntWx9660ZBljT1=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>Jim, on the occasion of Lottie's birthday: "Lottie, you're big now. Now you have to learn about nutrition."</i>
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<br><i>Lottie admires the profusion of presents.</i>
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<br><i>A chance to instruct on proper lawn care? Jim seizes the opportunity.</i>
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<br><i>She declared herself to be Batman just before trundling off.</i>
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<br><i>And this, naturally, is a class on proper baby care.</i>
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<br><i>And one parting shot with Lottie and her short-lived "doggy ears."</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-51721517217642240152015-08-21T14:01:00.000-04:002015-08-21T14:01:00.154-04:00A literary pair.<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wkPIoa5sdkb2v32xDkF9jFgNZatSbEIFuyCm6iW5zJQ=w995-h746-no" width="450">
<br><i>Lottie waits patiently for Jim to select suitable reading material.</i>
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<br><i>Another day, another book.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-19921893666236378652015-08-20T13:50:00.000-04:002015-08-20T13:50:00.279-04:00Continuing the venerable Photo Dump tradition.<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/wwkW51VaBR7L13Il7JU4QMpT2Om6X03ZryFvB8Unz-c=w760-h570-no" width="450">
<br><i>Lottie makes a discovery in front of the Y.</i>
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<br><i>Posing for a picture.</i>
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<br><i>Jim played an elaborate game of "store" with his bunnies. He made money, merchandise, receipts, and everything.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie can put this hat on all by herself. It makes her feel super cool.</i>
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<br><i>"Baby sister sit on me!" is one of Jim's favorite games.</i>
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<br><i>One day I suggested that Jim come up with a surprise while I went to get a drink. When I came back, he had picked up his toys and set up my comfy old chair with a blanket, a book, a footstool, and a cuddly companion. Is he sweet or what?</i>
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<br><i>While I was cleaning up her room, Jim took it upon himself to make a pillow fort in Lottie's bed.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie was very interested.</i>
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<br><i>Jim kept a hostage.</i>
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<br><i>Alas, baby sister could still look inside.</i>
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<br><i>There is no escape from babies.</i>
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<br><i>Despite the lack of absolute privacy, Jim was pretty satisfied with the results.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-89008926176624882242015-08-19T13:50:00.000-04:002015-08-19T13:50:00.229-04:00Look what Jim can do!<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BNM1bx0iAcUw_V88EotfDeCiH9AubHZ63I9BclrNJXI=w760-h570-no" width="450">Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-65415450296647498282015-08-18T13:52:00.000-04:002015-08-18T14:08:15.005-04:00Lottie's doctor visit.It's a good thing Lottie's 18-month doctor visit was scheduled while Jim was at preschool. She was tragic enough to require all of my attention.
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<br><i>See how happy she is here? That's not how she looked at the doctor's office.</i>
<br><br>How tragic, you ask? She started to whimper the second we entered the waiting room, and refused to lift her head up off of my shoulder even to see the super cool fire truck toys they had on the floor. As soon as the nurse called her name, the whimpering turned into outright crying, and by the time she was being weighed, she was sobbing too hard to stand up.
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<br><i>This grin is also not representative of her experience.</i>
<br><br>Her crying subsided slightly while we were waiting in the examination room, thanks to some nice books involving kangaroos and piggies, but the second the doctor appeared, everything was tragedy once more. She laid her head on my shoulder and wailed while he listened to her heart, sobbed when he looked in her ears, and howled when he wiggled her limbs. In fact, she was crying so hard she didn't even really notice when the nurse came in and gave her a few shots. Small mercies, etc etc.
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<br><i>Turkey makes babies happy. Doctor visits do not.</i>
<br><br>So how did it all go? Well, her heart apparently sounds less like a party than it used to, and all her parts appear to be in normal working order. She's fully up to date on her shots and won't need any more until she's 4. She's about 30" long (29.92 inches, to be precise, which puts her in the 5th percentile) and weighs 22 pounds even (13th percentile), but the doctor cautioned that both of those numbers might be unreliable since she was thrashing about so much during the measuring. Still, moving up on the growth charts is nice. Maybe soon she'll outgrow her 6-9 month onesies.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-38309170505633584472015-08-17T13:52:00.002-04:002015-08-17T13:54:40.842-04:00Summer is OVER!After an extremely long summer break, Jim started preschool again on Friday. It was a great day for everyone.
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<br><i>He was too excited to keep his mouth shut, but who can blame him?</i>
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<br><i>Here he is on the first day of preschool last year. Apparently giraffes are just a great choice for starting school. I think he looks pretty much the same, only with shaggier hair in this year's picture.</i>
<br><br>He's got a new room, a new teacher, and a mostly-new group of classmates this year, but he didn't seem fazed in the least. When I dropped him off, he barely acknowledged me when I told him I was leaving.
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<br><i>While he was out, Lottie reveled in the chance to be an only child for the morning and keep all the cake batter for herself. She said "FANKS!" every time I gave her a taste.</i>
<br><br>We took advantage of the free morning to make a cake and go to the doctor. I'll post up the details of Lottie's 18-month doctor visit tomorrow.
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<br><i>Jim's teacher said he was a very hard worker all day.</i>
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<br><i>He was very excited to show me what he did when he got home.</i>
<br><br>It's shaping up to be a good year. Miss Megan, his new teacher, is very nice and gets along well with Jim, and the class is really small - just six kids. It should be mostly the same as last year, lots of arts and crafts and running about, but they'll be working on numbers and early reading skills, too. I believe I invited most of you to his class's Facebook group so you can see the pictures, but if I missed anybody, just send me a message and I'll see what I can do.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-4764082593211399302015-08-13T12:33:00.003-04:002015-08-13T12:33:56.744-04:00Sneakers make babies look huge.It's a fact.
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<br><i>If only I could get her to stop clinging to my leg for four seconds so I could take a picture and show you.</i>
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<br><i>Now that's more like it.</i>
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<br><i>Seriously, doesn't she look like a proper toddler? *sniff*</i>
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<br><i>She can climb stairs and everything (as long as there are only two of them and they're on the playground and not in the house).</i>
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<br><i>She can even fight with a long-suffering big brother.</i>
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<br><i>Speaking of big brother, Jim's no slouch in the growth and development department either. Look at those muscles.</i>
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<br><i>Give it five years. I bet they'll have their own trapeze act.</i>
Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-2673442550172101912015-08-06T12:53:00.000-04:002015-08-06T12:53:00.505-04:00Jim helps with furniture, part 2.<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d-Oc-97YlDARgnaPZ5SWdL7nlUKynZR8Dc1Sk5ibQ5k=w1000-h750-no" width="450">
<br><i>So we had this elderly and well-worn but sturdy dresser. (keep looking, it's behind the cute baby)</i>
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<br><i>Jim helped me sand it so it could be stained.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie tried to help too, but she lost interest quickly.</i>
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<br><i>She was more interested in admiring her reflection.</i>
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<br><i>Fortunately, Jim was on the job.</i>
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<br><i>The finished product.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-72938936131081590922015-08-05T12:52:00.003-04:002015-08-05T12:52:56.108-04:00How Lottie Became Afraid of the Kitchen FloorSo one morning this week, the kitchen floor was mysteriously swarming with fire ants. I have no idea where they came from, or why, or how. So I put the kids out of harm's way and set about spraying all the ants with bleach water so they would die and we could have breakfast in peace.<br />
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Naturally, halfway through the cleaning process, Lottie came charging in, slipped on the wet floor, and fell into a swarm of not-dead fire ants. Obviously she absolutely lost her poor little mind. I managed to scrape them all off her before she got more than a couple bites, but she was so scared she just stood there shaking and whimpering.<br />
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We went out for donuts instead of breakfasting at home.<br />
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Fast forward several days, the floor is ant-free, we're about to go visit the relatives, and I've foolishly packed the high chair before having lunch. No big deal, thought I. Lottie can just sit on the floor and have hers as a picnic, which she usually likes. But the second her little feet touched the floor, she went completely rigid and started screaming. Picked her up, calm and jolly. Back on floor, completely petrified.<br />
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So Lottie now has kitchen floor PTSD.<br />
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(Sorry this post has no pictures - I foolishly neglected to reach for the camera when Lottie was flailing about covered in fire ants)Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-41261086566435050632015-08-04T13:00:00.000-04:002015-08-04T13:00:03.078-04:00A ruckus.<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/kZz1CzNkRo97eP0y0Jyb827_tdS3ctBlr2r-Ybhc8uk=w1000-h750-no" width="450">
<br><i>A pose before the concert begins.</i>
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<br><i>No one can accuse him of being lacking in enthusiasm.</i>
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<br><i>I wish you could hear him shouting "Dance, Yottie, dance!"</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-84844843816862289652015-08-03T12:59:00.004-04:002015-08-03T12:59:42.442-04:00Guess what Jim found!<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ChgSX9eQHxK_ip5XkQ8RsxmP--bVc8I8RFbwGlipBdA=w1000-h750-no" width="450">
<br><br>Is it a cheesecake? Hulk Smash? Somebody's spare shoe? Fine, I'll show you.
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<br><i>One of the parks near us has a little pond with a gazebo over it.</i>
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<br><i>The view from the gazebo looks like so. If you look down, though...</i>
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<br><i>Turtles! A whole herd of them! There was a muskrat, too. Those critters are a lot faster than I thought.</i>
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<br><i>Jim was nice enough to show baby sister.</i>
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<br><i>She was more interested in using my leg as her own personal jungle gym, though.</i>
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<br><i>So Jim helped her find her way back to the main path to head back to baby-attracting things like pine cones and gum wrappers.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-46405324283917995702015-07-31T20:54:00.003-04:002015-07-31T20:55:29.853-04:00What we do while waiting for Jim's swimming lessons to be over.Stand outside the Y and collect compliments from entranced old people, of course. Hit it, Lottie:
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<br><i>She likes to play it up when she senses an admiring public.</i>
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<br><i>But she's not too proud to come racing over when she needs an explanation for some fascinating thing like a piece of bark.</i>
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<br><i>Try as she might, she's not quite big enough to hurl herself into the fountain yet. Don't worry, Lottie. Jim's got the constant-peril part of the family covered.</i>
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<br><i>She's got the being-charming thing covered, though. Read her lips: "Hiiiiiiiii!"</i>
<br><br>And how <i>are</i> Jim's swimming lessons going, you ask? Great! He loves them, except that they leave him a little chilly. "Too cold for Jim," says he every day. According to his teacher, he's kind of alarmingly fearless in that he won't reliably hold on to the rail, which is why he needs to stay in the ultra-beginner class where they have one-on-one supervision. Other than that completely expected character <s>flaw</s> feature, he's doing really well. He can swim 5 yards on his front or his back, float in the water, make his way to the edge and get out without assistance, and do a pretty killer cannonball. That's all you can really expect from a 4-year-old, right?Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-54756734086778606652015-07-28T20:39:00.000-04:002015-07-28T20:39:00.658-04:00Did I tell you about my cat?What's that? There are living creatures besides children in this house?
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<br><i>Looking plaintive after nudging his cat food out from under the counter.</i>
<br><br>Oh yes, there are, and one of them recently had surgery. Some of you may recall poor old Bruce and the saga of his swollen, scabrous face. What we thought was a bad food allergy turned out to be pretty savage allergic reaction to his own tooth decay. So, off he went to the vet this week to have most of his remaining teeth extracted. Poor guy only has ten teeth left, but on the up side, his face looks a million times better, and he's got more pep in his step than he's had in a year.
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<br><i>He didn't appreciate me taking a picture of his shaved leg.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-30958055427950558242015-07-27T20:32:00.000-04:002015-07-27T20:32:00.159-04:00Miniature golf.Well, it didn't go as well as bowling. But it was still fun, I'll give it that. Jim loved the idea, and all of us were ready for an outing. Alas, we had the bad idea to go at like 11 am, when it was both hotter than Venus and dead smack in the middle of Lottie's naptime. Also, Jim's excitement wore thin pretty fast and he started looking for alternate ways of amusing himself. Four-year-olds are good at that.
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<br><i>Most of the day looked like this, with Ilya painstakingly trying to instill good golfing form in a semi-cooperative but mostly uninterested Jim.</i>
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<br><i>But look, it's almost like he knows what he's doing, right? Temporarily, anyway.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie could only shake her head in dismay.</i>
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<br><i>Don't let the expression of good cheer fool you. She was a raging tyrant by the seventh hole.</i>
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<br><i>Even getting to push the stroller didn't appease her for long.</i>
<br><br>Long story short: We left after the ninth hole so that the baby could take a nap and the rest of us could recover some sanity. Oh well. Maybe next year.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-46451318265712327222015-07-26T20:27:00.000-04:002015-07-26T20:27:00.382-04:00Hanging out with relations (or at their house, anyway).<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lzT4FRwgpf9c89q9q8u5V7QkcHfBl6CwHTEzFPz96d0=w563-h750-no" width="450">
<br><i>Jim was pretty cool.</i>
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<br><i>He made Lottie a blanket pile. I don't know why.</i>
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<br><i>Best place for watching cartoons.</i>
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<br><i>Aunt Emmy painted Lottie's toenails (and she held still for it, too!).</i>
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<br><i>The result.</i>
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<br><i>Jim and Uncle Ilya, silently entranced by the wonders of technology.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie's first selfie. Well, no, she's had hundreds. Lottie's most recent selfie, anyway.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-11641863805453705122015-07-25T20:27:00.000-04:002015-07-25T20:27:05.292-04:00Miscellanea.<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jZqijgdhVko1xJ-3zw9P0iZ2syE7SQtdVoKMgA3OCzQ=w1000-h750-no" width="450">
<br><i>I asked Jim to go get Lottie a cheese stick. He came back and said he had a better snack. Lottie didn't disagree: An entire bag of grapes is basically baby heaven.</i>
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<br><i>Jim likes to get crazy when he's brushing his face. Er, his teeth, I mean.</i>
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<br><i>He said he was a safari guy building a safari truck.</i>
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<br><i>Jim and Lottie are street, yo.</i>
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<br><i>Jim was super super proud of this little pumpkin we grew. It turned into mini pumpkin pies at Emmy and Ilya's last weekend.</i>
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<br><i>Forgive the blur, but I assume you can make out the sheer thrill she's getting out of dancing.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie's stompy dance in all its glory.</i>
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<br><i>Jim made a "friendly dragon." Lottie liked it.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-44929856967624216132015-07-20T19:53:00.003-04:002015-07-20T19:53:37.454-04:00What a charmer.So I asked Jim what he did in his swimming lesson today, and he told the following story:
<br><br>My girl was there, and I said to her "POOP!" and she said "Why you say poop to me?" and I said "HOT DOG POOP!"
<br><br>Good come-back, Jim. I can already tell he's going to be a hit with the ladies.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-26802371268424915442015-07-17T11:51:00.000-04:002015-07-17T11:51:00.309-04:00Bowling!<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RZGZR2wyCAWvCjGoruUP3UPgzr0xqcp6s0FhReqBkU4" width="450">
<br><i>Jim was too excited to stand still for a picture of him in his bowling shoes.</i>
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<br><i>Forgive the blur, but you have to appreciate the technique on display. Jim mostly utilized the "chuck it from on high" method of bowling.</i>
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<br><i>Watching the result. He was a pretty good sport, actually, for most of the game. Much high-fiving all around if a lot of pins go down, and a comforting pat on the hand with a "don't worry, you'll get more next time" if it's a miss.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie was mostly just excited about the ball return thingy. And the olives that came with our nachos.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-36561949525714420272015-07-16T11:46:00.000-04:002015-07-16T11:46:00.041-04:00A much-needed trim.<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2VJOUqrXBOlFq0pugdybskFtwAQuSaHfUF8bLOybo8A" width="450">
<br><i>Jim held perfectly still to earn the promised lollipop.</i>
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<br><i>Afterwards with his prize, a cheese-flavored (yeah, that's what I thought) lollipop. He later told me he wanted his Jim-hair back. His first haircut remorse! I know that feel.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-89444097335149612942015-07-15T12:58:00.003-04:002015-07-15T12:58:56.213-04:00Now back to your scheduled programming.Picture updates are complete! Everything should be visible now. Let me know if they're not so I can fix them. Updated posts are:
<br><br><b><a href="http://heiligeglut.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-boy-and-his-rhinoceros.html">A Boy and His Rhinoceros</a>
<br><a href="http://heiligeglut.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-giant-photo-dump.html">A Giant Photo Dump</a>
<br><a href="http://heiligeglut.blogspot.com/2015/07/fourth-of-july-festivities.html">Fourth of July Festivities</a>
<br><a href="http://heiligeglut.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-walkabout.html"></a>A Walkabout</b>
<br><br>Go look if you've missed any of them.Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-76985545988745350642015-07-15T11:39:00.000-04:002015-07-15T12:52:35.510-04:00Handyman.See, ordinarily I prefer to leave anything involving tools and lifting to Noah. Alas, with him gone, I've got to occasionally do work myself, so when my shiny new bed frame arrived in thirty pieces spread across two cardboard boxes, I rolled up my sleeves (uh, proverbial sleeves - it's Georgia in July, we don't wear sleeves) and prepared to get my hands dirty. Fortunately, Jim was ready to step in and help get the job done.
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<br><i>Big muscles to make the work go faster.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie decided that her job was to try to eat the packing materials, so Jim helped me chuck everything in the trash right away.</i>
<br><br>At first I thought that, being four and all, Jim would probably be more of a detriment than a help. It turned out that I actually couldn't have gotten the thing together without him. There's no way I could've held up both ends of the frame so I could screw on the rails, but Jim held it up steadily and without complaint until it was together enough to stand on its own.
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<br><i>Jim held everything together while I put in screws.</i>
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<br><i>Tiptoeing around the finished product.</i>
Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-17544710166574884472015-07-14T13:19:00.001-04:002015-07-14T13:20:22.323-04:00Improvements in progress.It has come to my attention that my pictures don't work because Google is stupid (or I'm incompetent, maybe possibly). Please enjoy this adorable baby while you wait.
<br><br><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ep4bS2fOkIPTBih-0Q_Wj0eBpA98FHqHBs1KkXH1di8" width="450">Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707002325080690400.post-48420726531303171462015-07-14T11:38:00.000-04:002015-07-15T12:49:26.580-04:00A walkabout.The canal trail that starts at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion is always a nice place for a walk, so with nothing better to do on a Thursday morning, I dragged the kids out for a walk.
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<br><i>Jim was initially skeptical, but the view from the pavilion won him over.</i>
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<br><i>Lottie was likewise impressed.</i>
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<br><i>And what's that in the distance?</i>
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<br><i>See that tall rocky thing in the background? Jim determined that it must be a volcano.</i>
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<br><i>Jim found Lottie a red leaf. She loved it, even if it wasn't a flower. I think he may have regretted handing it over, though.</i>
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<br><i>He just got done tossing a rock through this convenient gap in the shrubberies.</i>
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<br><i>Where there are sticks and dirt, there must be careful arranging of sticks in the dirt. It is known.</i>
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<br><i>And another, just because he's cute.</i>
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<br><i>My main view for the walk</i>
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<br><i>Lottie looks stern.</i>
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<br><i>Jim's finished arrangement. Kid's clearly got an eye for aesthetics.</i>Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444155399534001538noreply@blogger.com2