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Tag: Sparklet

found: xenohabilzoophobia

November 1, 2013

fear of people in mascot or animal costumes. it’s a real thing. i’m guessing, inherited from the paternal side of the family.
halloween

October 31, 2013

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halloween
school halloween

October 31, 2013
an edelman halloween

October 29, 2013

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an edelman halloween
out: fredbeth’s birthday party

October 27, 2013

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out: fredbeth’s birthday party
pumpkin carving, pt. 2

October 26, 2013

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pumpkin carving, pt. 2
found: recess

October 22, 2013
check-up

October 22, 2013

after four years, we’ve moved on from washington pediatrics. we loved our pediatrician (dr. amy sage) but the rest of the practice was just more of a pain that it was worth — and dr. sage just left for a practice closer to her home.

case and point: when we decided to change practices, it took us 8-10 phone calls and 12+ weeks to get our records transferred — and after confirming that they’d be ready on morning of our appointment with the new pediatrician, it turns out that the records hadn’t been signed, and so they couldn’t be turned over to our new doctor.

good riddance.

in other news, the mighty quinn is still in the 97th+ percentile — 36 lbs and 36 inches, which i think officially makes him round. sparklet is 40″+ now, which puts her well on the way to the 2028 women’s olympic volleyball team.
firsts: parent teacher conference

October 21, 2013

sparkler’s first parent-teacher conference was today, and it was more than we had even hoped for. reviews were great across the board, her comprehension of spanish (she’s in a spanish-immersion pre-school) is off the charts, and her spanish-language vocabulary is starting to catch up, too.

the best bits were her reviews in the class room. lots of words like “loving” and “maternal” and they said she has a really good heart. which makes us happy. you can teach classroom skills and classroom manners, but harder to teach kids to be good human beings.
Guest Photographer: Houston, Texas

October 20, 2013

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Guest Photographer: Houston, Texas