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Month: November 2011

out: glover park christmas tree lot

November 29, 2011
sparklet: family

November 29, 2011

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sparklet: family
firsts: big girl bed

November 27, 2011

sparklet’s first night in a big girl bed went about how we expected — two hours of unbridled excitement at her new bed followed by a period of shear “wait, you expect me to sleep in this thing” terror.

mommy had to sing about 20 minutes of twinkle, twinkle after the lights went out — a shockingly long time considering her current repulation for the easy manner with which she goes to sleep.

of course, we’re spinning this as a “present” for sparklet, but in the end she’s got to get out of the crib because thing two is going to need a place to sleep in the spring.

UPDATE: the following night it was back to normal, with a quick hop into the new bed and snoozing just 5 minutes later.

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big girl bed
belated birthday

November 27, 2011

sparklet birthday present from us came 6 weeks late. we’re at ikea buying her a big girl bed (present #1) and she picked out a giant stuffed elephant to match (present #2) — it’s all better late than never.
the grandkids

November 26, 2011
travel: thanksgiving in williamsburg, va

November 25, 2011

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thanksgiving, williamsburg, virginia
firsts: driving

November 25, 2011

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firsts: driving
found: somersaults

November 24, 2011
christmas lights

November 20, 2011
found: lazy saturday

November 20, 2011
leaves

November 19, 2011

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leaves, mount pleasant, washington, dc
out: playdate

November 19, 2011

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out: playdate, bancroft elementary, washington, dc
photos: family archive

November 18, 2011

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photos: family archive
found: oranges

November 16, 2011
trip #7: portsmouth, nh

November 14, 2011
found: home

November 13, 2011
travel: williamsburg, virginia

November 12, 2011

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travel: williamsburg, virginia
breakfast

November 11, 2011

there is something profoundly comfortable about going back home and sitting at the table while your father makes breakfast.
raking the leaves

November 10, 2011

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raking the leaves, mount pleasant, washington, dc
found: coffee

November 10, 2011
con el nuevo novio

November 8, 2011
found: sisters

November 6, 2011
hike: scott’s run preserve

November 6, 2011

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hike: scott’s run nature preserve, mclean, virginia
found: 12th grade reading level

November 6, 2011
movie night

November 5, 2011

mommy’s out of town so it’s time for movie nights #2 and #3 — rio on friday, and the jungle book on saturday.

sparklet made it through the first one okay, but found the latter a bit dull — at least until the bears and the monkeys started singing and dancing, at which point the jungle book became the greatest movie ever.
hike: glover archibald trail

November 5, 2011

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hike: glover archibald trail, washington, dc
out: leaf fight

November 5, 2011

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leaf fight, glover archibald park, washington, dc
“i’d like to pay by credit card, please.”

November 4, 2011
elmo’s monster maker

November 3, 2011

sparklet has a new ipad app, and a new found southern accent.

the new app is “elmo’s monster maker” which lets her pick a muppet and then add custom eyes, noses, and hats. you can also have elmo come out and take a virtual snapshot of your monster, and our ipad photo gallery now has 200 pictures of monsters in various states of creation.

the funny part actually comes from sparklet’s new pronunciation of the word ipad by saying “i-pay-yad” — like the 65 year old southern lady that she is.

i wish i was making this stuff up.
found: remains of the pumpkins

November 2, 2011