My future

Thanks to my friend Amie, who wondered if I ever did this to MY mother.

I now wait for the day when this happens...

Piano Girl

Ivy likes to play the piano. When she feels moved to create music, she says, 'Play? Play?" She likes to sit in her eating chair on the piano bench; it makes her feel more secure. Here are some pics of her playing and singing a tune called, "Ivy, Mommy, Ivy." Yep, those are all the lyrics. :)

Yesterday, Ivy walked up to Matt and said, "Daddy? Where other Daddy?" (meaning Michael)

On our walk yesterday, she jumped into a sidewalk puddle and said to a monk weeding the yard of the monastery, "THIS IS FUUUUUUN!!!!" He replied, "I think you were a monk in a past life." Ivy cocked her head thoughtfully for a moment and replied, "YUP!"

Today we went for a post-rain morning walk. It smelled wonderful, and we studied the worms out on the sidewalks. They were inching and crawling, and we were careful not to smush them as drove by in the stroller!

Here are some pictures from today and earlier this winter, again with Nova Solomon, and Charlotte Midwinter.

More from Monday and today

Friends

We love to spend time with our friends. This week we spent the day with Solomon, Nova, and Charlotte Midwinter! We went to the park, had snacks, played with the Kitty, and Solomon and Nova showed Ivy and Charlotte their excavating skills by "digging out" an "ancient" Roman Sundial. We decided to make a project out of it and dig out one piece each week until we have enough for a whole one! Then we will put it together and see if we can make it tell time!

Today Ivy got up at 6:00, had breakfast (to which she yelled, "YAY!") and then requested she watch "Jessica." (Murder She Wrote)

Ivy also sat on the potty today, albeit with her jeans still on. :) She pointed to her potty, then to the big potty, and said, "One potty, one potty, TWO potties!"

Now she is sitting on her potty, watching Murder She Wrote, wearing her purple hat. It is that kind of day.

Back Again!

Yesterday I was thinking, 'I should keep some kind of journal of Ivy's activities so we have them and we know where we've been..." Then I thought, "You have that. It's called your BLOG."

I can't believe it's been all winter! Here are some highlights. The flowers are from Daddy to Mommy on Valentine's Day. Then there's Ivy wearing Mommy's underwear around her neck because it's her "scarf." Ivy reading all about the Beatles, and our tea party with our "pals." More to come!