more birthday.
The first week of July is full of family celebrations. On the 4th, Phelix and Gazoo celebrate their birthdays. Of course, they have no idea of what a birthday is, and we really have no idea what their actual birthdays are. And on the 8th, Rob and I celebrate our anniversary. 22 years this week.
happy birthday chloe!
It was a simple party for the new teenager. A few friends (not many are in town right now). Time to swim and play games. Ice cream cake and snacks (some healthy, some not). A few gifts (not necessary, but grateful in any case).
chloe’s flute recital
Last spring, Chloe had a notion to start playing flute and join the middle school band. A kid wanting to take up a musical instrument? Great! And one that we already own (even if it is an old school flute from the 80’s)? Doubly great! The problem? Band at the middle school is a full
chloe: book festival introducer
Chloe had the honor of introducing Tony DiTerlizzi on the Children’s Stage at the Decatur Book Festival this weekend. When we went up to Tony to talk to him beforehand, he asked if we lived nearby. I pointed at the building behind him and said “Yup, in that building right there!” But then went on
girls’ rock camp
One of the reasons Chloe decided to not continue with gymnastics was to giver her time for other activities. Her first step was to sign up for Girls Rock Camp ATL. While she was at first on the wait list, she quickly moved off of it, and thrilled to be a camper. At the camp,
gymnastics: thing of the past?
Another kid milestone this week… Our last day of gymnastics. For almost eight years now, Chloe has been going to the same gym. She’s progressed from going 1 hour a week to 9 hours a week, from a tumbling class for toddlers, to competitive gymnastics. She grown immensely in her skill, stamina, strength. But next
poetry slam for chloe
Not Camille is interested in the language arts, Chloe is too. A few years back, Chloe decided to enter the LEAF poetry slam. As it was for teens, she was asked to be the “calibration poet”. Since then, she’s gotten more interested in writing poems for poetry slams, and this spring tried out for her
chloe’s eleven!
My baby girl turned eleven today! She got home late from kayak camp but insisted on opening up her gifts before bed.
photo friday: legoland independence
While I only mention it here and there, I am very much a supporter of Free Range Kids. In fact, one reason that we moved to Decatur was so that my girls could have more freedom to take themselves to the places they want to go — the library, the yarn store, school(!), the yogurt
first day of school
The summer went by far, far too fast. I can’t believe that it is time to turn Chloe back over to the system. Last year was pretty awful, and I just hope that all will go well for Chloe this year. At last night’s “meet and greet” she was so excited to be back at
gap toothed girl
Chloe’s been “sick” on and off for months now. In addition, she’s complained about a spot in her mouth near where she had a filling. But Chloe complains about everything. This hurts, that hurts. I’ve put off on having her tooth checked out as it just seemed like it was simply a little sensitive. Oops.
birthday party time!!
My memory is as poor as ever, but I believe that this was the first ever *birthday party* that we’ve ever hosted. We’ve had Harry Potter parties, Ralph’s World parties, Easter parties, ice cream parties, swim parties, winter solstice parties, and so on and so forth. But up until now, I’ve managed to avoid having
Chloe’s Reviews: Ted’s Montana Grill
We ventured down to Ted’s Montana Grill on the ground floor of our building for the first time, and here’s what Chloe had to say about it: Service is friendly. The root beer float is good. The macaroni is okay. We could come back again. That bison is freaking me out.
Instagram: BFFs
After we stayed up late so camille could bake cookies for Chloe’s class (more on that later), Chloe fell asleep in my bed. As usual, Gazoo found her way to cuddle Chloe. I have no idea why that cat loves Chloe so much, but she really does…
chloe’s new shoes
This weekend, the girls and I participated in the Run with the Dogs 5K and much to my (and her) surprise, my Chloe won third prize in her age group. No training, ran in jeans, walked with me for the first half mile, but she still managed to rock! (I have no idea how *I*
run with the dogs 5K
The girls didn’t want to do it. They didn’t want to get up early on a Saturday. They didn’t want to go out in the cold. (Cold? It was in the mid-50s at 8am!) They really didn’t want to walk 3 miles. But, I got them out the door and over to Decatur High School
waiting for sara bareilles – 16 sep 2011
The girls and I headed out to the first day of our fifth(!) Austin City Limits Music Festival today. As Texas has been so hot and dry, we were concerned about the weather, but it turned out to not be the hottest, driest or wettest ACL that we’ve been to. In fact, for the most
thinking – 12 sept 2011
Chloe, in a pensive moment.
new outfit – 1 sep 2011
Chloe has always admired the gymnastics outfits for sale at the gym. Back when she was at the gym one hour a week, I refused to buy her one of these expensive outfits, but told her she was free to spend her own money on one. But now that she’s on the training team and
necklace – 19 aug 2011
Chloe made her new necklace all by herself; she’s been in a crafty mood lately!
GBK Gwyneth
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