Channel Sam

22 February 2011 Dance!

Feb 23, 2011

Ballet class at the city’s Crow Recreation Center. Got this shot just before the instructor closed the door.

21 February 2011 Visiting Aunt Skip at School

Feb 22, 2011

16 February 2011 Playing Restaurant

Feb 16, 2011

15 February 2011 Cerys and Sam

Feb 16, 2011

and a dragon. But of course! They never did succeed in trapping their parents and running away together, but at least they still get to see each other thanks to Skype video chat.

11 February 2011 American Money

Feb 12, 2011

Sam has been reading the price tags at our local grocery store and saying things like, “Look, Mom, this costs only 99p!” It was time to introduce her to American currency. Today we did math with nickels and pennies and Sam created an impromptu shop. Note that the plushie otter is a steal at only 8 cents! But also note …

9 February 2011 Playing House

Feb 9, 2011

8 February 2011 Arabesques in the Dining Room

Feb 9, 2011

7 February 2011 The Two-Headed Dragon

Feb 8, 2011

This is one of Sam’s Valentine’s pictures for Cerys. I took a picture of it today before taking it to the post office. (Sorry for the spoiler, Cerys!)

3 February 2011 Dorbie Handwriting Lesson

Feb 4, 2011

I have a writing workbook in which Sam can practice letter formation. A week ago or so I was trying to motivate her to practice printing lowercase letters, and I saw two of her “Dorbies” lying nearby. I decided to enlist the dolls in my motivation efforts. Whenever Sam would execute a letter in good form, the Dorbies …

30 January 2011 Hanging Out at Riverview Park

Jan 30, 2011