A Day at the Office

On Mondays and Thursdays, when Clara is at daycare, Charlie comes with me to the office.  Some days are productive and some are not, but it's always nice to have his company.  Charlie will start daycare on February 21st, and I will miss days like this.

 

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On the Mend and On the Move

On Wednesday, Charlie woke up with a fever of 101.  He's had a cold for a couple weeks and now has his first ear infection.  He's not even in daycare yet.  Poor guy.  A couple days on the antibiotic and he's feeling much better.  In fact, he was very ambitious today and decided to roll over for the first time!  It must have been a lot of work, because he was sure vocal about it.

I did it!

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A Winter Hike

Since we live so close to Pat's Peak ski resort, one of Clara's favorite things to do is watch the skiers.  A quick walk to the end of our road and through the trees and you are on the ski hill.  It's a nice little walk, but if you're following Clara, you're not actually getting any exercise.  So, in an effort to get the blood pumping a little, Jared volunteered to carry her in the backpack on the snowshoe trail.  The weight limit on the pack is 40 pounds.  Clara weighed in at 35.  Her feet touch the ground, but she loved it.  It was a beautiful day for a hike.   

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Ham-Spam

Clara was watching me cut up some ham for our pizza last night.  We had a funny conversation that went like this:

Me: Clara, do you know how to rhyme?

Clara:  Yes.

Skeptical, I added: Rhyming is when two words sound the same, like ham and spam.  Do you know another word that sounds like ham?

Clara:  Yes.

Me:  What is it?

Clara:  Chocolate chips!

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Birthday Week

Last week was birthday week.  Monday was my birthday, Tuesday was Grandma Carlson's birthday, and Thursday was Jared's birthday.  Clara sang "Happy Birthday To You" all week.  On Monday, Clara made a project for Jared.  It was beautiful with paint, beads, glitter, buttons, and ribbon-just what he wanted.

Then, Jared and Clara surprised me by making cupcakes together.  Clara was in charge of putting the papers in the muffin pan and cracking the eggs.  She did very well with the eggs, but wasn't too excited about the goo that was on her hands.

On Wednesday, Clara and I made cookies for Jared's birthday.  Thursday afternoon, I wrapped Jared's brithday present and left it in the middle of the kitchen table.  Later that night, I went downstairs to bring up a load of wood.  When I came back up, Clara had unwrapped the present and left the torn wrapping paper all over the kitchen floor.  I guess she wasn't too excited about the saw that was inside.  I managed to patch it together before Jared got home so Clara could help him unwrap it again.

 

We had a great week!

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