backlog

When I downloaded pictures from the camera last night, there were 779 of them.  It took 2 hours to go through and remove all the blurry/dark/crummy ones, and I still have almost 400 left.  Needless to say, I'm not going to attempt to comment on them here.  Christmas, beer tasting, no-more-thumbsucking party, birthday, and Valentine's day---whew.  Here are some from Sadie's birthday party at the Pottery Lounge.

sledding

 

Ok, it's just a drainage ditch, but it's still pretty fun!

ballet class circa 2011

I can picture the main studio at Civic Ballet Company in every detail:  the barre along the third story windows overlooking Penn Avenue, the gray marmoleum flooring that showed years of scuffs from tap shoes, the 30-foot-long wall of mirrors in which we'd critique every tendu and plie.   But by far my most distinct memory is the whirr and scratch of a record going round as we waited for the next song to begin.  That's right--we danced to classical music on vinyl.  On a record player.  

Note now Sadie's RAD-trained teacher queuing up music with a remote.  To an Ipod.  Oh, how times have changed.  

I do, however, love everything else traditional about this studio, right down to the required level-specific matching leotards and annual theme performances.  This June's recital will be Peter and the Wolf at the Tower Theater, in which the pre-primary ballerinas will be frogs.  Ribbit!!

number four

We celebrated with a small group of girls-only at the Pottery Lounge this year. First time ever that the parents dropped off and left. All in all, a huge success!

petite nordiques

Here are pictures from one of Sadie and Sophie's many XC ski outings at Meissner last year.  A neighbor who we haven't seen in ages took them, and just gave them to us today.  My how they've grown!

girl with balloon

one of my favorite drawings yet...

all cozy

in her new big girl bed...the hot pink headboard really makes it. Wow!