Posts tagged with “Clara”

Ian and Clara sharing a peppermint marshmallow and a laugh or two. DPP pics from past years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012  

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is making a huge batch of my grandma’s ginger cookies. We decided that today was Simon’s fifth year, Ian’s third year, and Clara’s first year for helping.

Reading to Clara before school. Barefoot on the coldest day of the year. DPP photos from past years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012  

This child has been short on sleep for the last several days — abbreviated naps, late nights, and early mornings. Most of the time she keeps her sweet disposition, so I won’t worry about it too much. Today she procrastinated her nap by reading one of my favorites to her favorite furry friend, Mr. Bear. […]

This morning the boys decided they wanted to dress Clara. With a lot of teamwork and supervision (but no actual hands-on help), they got their very patient sister dressed. As Jason would say, #parentingachievementunlocked. DPP pics from past years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

This happens to be a story about Simon and Clara, but it could easily have been Ian. Both the boys dote on her. It was late in the day, and I was spent. Ian had just driven his tricycle off the edge of the back deck into the holly bush (he was mostly unharmed), and […]

On a whim, we threw together a picnic yesterday afternoon and headed for the ampitheater (or, if you’re Simon and Ian “ampitheteor,” rhymes with “ampi-meteor”) at Pioneers Park. After lunch the boys wanted to show us their two forts (the spaces behind the bushes on either side of the stage), and we passed a lovely […]

It was not quite warm enough to spend hours outside today, so we made some fun inside. The boys were entertained for about twenty minutes (I was hoping for more). Clara thought the bubbles were delicious. In related news: Simon will not be allowed to wear this t-shirt anymore. It makes him look like a […]