Ava: Mom, I don’t want to go to kindergarten.
Me: Why?
Ava: Because kindergarten is so BORING.
Me: It’s great. You’ll love it.
Ava: No. I’ve decided I’m just going to be a grown up when I turn five.
Archive for November, 2008
11 Nov
The Gourds
My friend Dawn grew these gourds in her garden this summer–aren’t they beautiful? There was some mingling between the pumpkins and one type of gourd, which resulted in a rather interesting hybrid.
And, note the hedge apple–I found some on sale for 99 cents each at a grocery store in Minnesota this fall. I guess we’re pretty fortunate to find them in our neighbor’s yard for free! (In my defense, our male Osage Orange is the pollinator, so we should at least have joint custody of the offspring, right?)
11 Nov
Two step
Ava has Olivia in training, leading her all over the house to practice walking. Her hard work is playing off–last night Olivia walked from the couch to the staircase…and all the way up the stairs. She’s taking this mobility business pretty seriously.
10 Nov
Weekend Round-Up
Bryan’s parents came down to visit this weekend. They took Bryan and me to lunch on Friday while the girls napped at daycare/preschool, and Karyl and I checked out the quilt shop downtown.
Doug and Karyl watched the girls while we attended a company party Friday night–which, by the way, was incredibly enjoyable, mostly because we knew the kids were in such good hands.
We were slow to start Saturday morning (or, Saturday afternoon, for Bryan), but we had a great time hanging out and watching the Kansas/Nebraska game. We grilled out Saturday night, despite very cold weather.
The Smiths took us to brunch on Sunday morning, and we checked out Bryan’s new lab space before they headed home. All in all, it was a lovely weekend. I snapped but one photo of Karyl and Ava playing before my camera ran out of batteries, but Doug took several shots. I imagine he’ll post them to his gallery soon. (Link at right.)
UPDATE: Doug’s photos are up–and they include some of the best shots we have the girls to date!
7 Nov
Overheard: A.M. Edition
Ava: Mom, my pull-up is full like a full moon.
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Ava: “I stepped on the scale, and my feet weigh fifty hundred and a million pounds!”
Mom: “I know the feeling.”
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Ava: “I smelled my mouth, and it smells like dirt!”
6 Nov
Fail
I tried to make a soup tureen out of a roast pumpkin last weekend. It failed spectacularly! Has anyone done this with any success? What’s the trick?
4 Nov
Ava Fix
There’s a little game we like to play around here called “Where’s Ava.” Lately, she’s really taken it up a notch.
Fortunately, she gives us a few hints.
There she is!
On to the next game, which is called “Let’s do that AGAIN!”
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