Channel Sam

10 June 2013 Happy Birthday, Aunt Skip!

Jun 11, 2013

The towering layer cake did not fall apart (much) and did its job of feeding 10 people. Sam and I spent much of Sunday making the cake–4 layers, two batches of icing, a very messy kitchen. But it resulted in one happy birthday girl.

7 June 2013 Gymnastics Show

Jun 8, 2013

Sam does not hold with the traditional finish on the podium while the audience applauds. No, she accepts her medal and zooms back to her place.

5 June 2013 Fever

Jun 6, 2013

Unexpected headache and fever leads to a midday nap for Sam. We had expected to attend her end-of-year gymnastics performance today, but she was too sick to go 🙁 Also so sick that she actually asked to go to bed tonight. Here’s hoping it’s just a 24-hour bug.

4 June 2013 Juneberries

Jun 5, 2013

The kids spent about half of playgroup picking juneberries, aka saskatoon berries. Sam informs me that she is going to make muffins with hers.

3 June 2013 Down the Rivanna River

Jun 4, 2013

Sam and I take an impromptu canoe ride down the Rivanna River with some new friends. Down was fun (mini rapids!) Up was a lot more work.

31 May 2013 Reading Rabbits

Jun 1, 2013

At the end of a really fun playdate, Sam and a friend read the Velveteen Rabbit out loud to each other. They passed the book back and forth between them, each reading a page or two at a time. So cute.

30 May 2013 Soccer Geography

May 31, 2013

Coach West shows the kids flags of countries where soccer, aka football, aka futbol, is popular.

29 May 2013 Hanging Garden Update

May 30, 2013

The seeds sprouted! Radishes, kale, lettuce, beets and who knows what else Sam planted in there. She snipped off little bits of the carpet this evening to sprinkle on our dinner. I was mightily impressed by the speed of germination. We may have to keep this micro-greens thing going.

28 May 2013 Pottery at Parkday

May 29, 2013

A lot of folks came to our homeschooler park day on Tuesday and most of the kids headed for the cicada-humming woods just next to the playground. A group of them emerged at one point with quite the archaeological find: broken pottery pieces! (And by pottery I mean a smashed plate or bowl of some kind… pretty much 21st …

27 May 2013 Pink Rider Has a New Rider

May 28, 2013

We sold Sam’s first pedal bike–Pink Rider–today to one of her friends who just turned 5 and is ready for pedals. AC and I feel both wistful and happy about that. Sam learned to ride that bike on the Brighton seafront, with Molly Bear stashed inside that little pink handle bar bag. But we are also thrilled that another …