While they’re usually pretty good about posing for group shots, they’re very anti-unposed photos. When my camera comes out, they scream “RUN!” and begin giggling madly.
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R’s first sleepover (unplanned). She wasn’t sure what she thought of sharing a room with her excitable cousins.
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Five has been a stellar age for N. She’s always been my easy going, quick to listen kid – probably making up for those first six months where she did nothing but scream miserably. She excels at big sister duties – routinely herding E into place and making sure any job gets done. Socializing is her favorite thing in the world and new best friends are acquired wherever she goes. On the flip side, her biggest struggle is being left behind. “But who can I PLAY WITH?” has been her endless refrain whenever the other kids disappear into their own games.
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I think more time was spent flicking dirt and grass and spraying each other with the hose, than in the actual pool.
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These things were surprisingly fast and unsurprisingly a huge hit with my kids.
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If there is a single rainbow colored item in a house, N will find it. I think I know what she wants for her birthday this year.
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Flashback to cousins bonding. N wanted to draw a unicorn, so Teta K pulled out an ipad with a handy-dandy projector that throws an image onto a normal piece of paper. It was very fancy. Unfortunately, the massive catalog of images available didn’t include a unicorn, so N was unimpressed.
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Can’t remember why they were all so shocked, but it was a hilarious view as a I was walking up the front steps and saw them all peering out the door. I told them to freeze so I could grab the camera.
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Having our yearly debate on whether her hair is red or “almost brown!”
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It’s an exercise in humility to let E dress herself daily.
A Pattern of Words 