Category: 2nd Year (2011)
Day #718 (Thu., Dec 22, 2011) – Celebratory Dinner
We went to the Bosphorus Restaurant this evening to celebrate both my wife’s graduating with her PhD and my new job. Before the restaurant we stopped into a local Thrift Store and my wife picked up a $0.50 wooden train puzzle (see photo to the right) for Katie. The idea was that this would keep…
Read MoreDay #717 (Wed., Dec 21, 2011) – Peeling Paper Off Crayons
Katie is sitting in front of me peeling the paper off a crayon. Her manual dexterity is getting better and better as she grows older. No park time for Katie today as it was raining outside all day long. No problem…Katie will have more time to “destroy the house” this way. The photo to the…
Read MoreDay #716 (Tue., Dec 20, 2011) – Walking Backwards
I took Katie to the playground near Lochmere today. She played in the sandbox quite a bit and even made a new friend (see photo to the left). She also wanted to go and see all the construction trucks and equipment nearby. This evening Katie put her toy drum on the tv stand and pulled…
Read MoreDay #715 (Mon., Dec 19, 2011) – Flowers From Mom And Sis
My wife got some flowers from my mother and sister today. A graduation present for all her hard work in getting her PhD. We currently have them on the table downstairs so that they will last longer. Not from age mind you…but from the prying hands of our roaming chipmunk… We saw a special on…
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