MIDDLE SCHOOLER

Friday, June 19, 2009

Today, Sarah graduated grade school. Of course I bawled for no reason at all, pretty much the whole time. I didn't cry on her first day of kindergarten, when she was an itty bitty person with a backpack almost as big as she was, hoisting herself onto a school bus. But somehow when she had to leave grade school behind, that struck a chord. And I'm not really sure why; I like being the parent of older kids so much better than I liked the wee little stages. I enjoy her immensely now, deeply. It touches me that she has become who she is. Maybe that produced the emotions.

Anyway, on to middle school! Where she will be the baby once again, relatively speaking.

SARAH'S 2ND COMPETITION - TAKES 3RD PLACE!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The video below might not look too much different from the March video post - but the elements are much crisper and Sarah took 3rd at the Open!


Sarah and her coach, Jami

BECCA TURNS 7

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

We celebrated Becca's 7th birthday at Disneyland! Because the Disney people are evil genius marketers. They pay for your kid to get in free when it's their birthday. You pay for everyone else in your group to get in, and then you proceed to get your kid anything they want all day. Because it's their birthday!

But who cares. Because it's kind of like a triple birthday. Becca turned 7, and Don and I went through rapid-aging during Becca's 1st grade year. Rarely have their been such alliances for the greater good than exist between Becca's teachers and ourselves. I'm sure someone somewhere in the universe has said the phrase "STOP IT RIGHT NOW" more than we. But we haven't run across them yet.

Anyway, we love her! And now she's 7.



Favorite present: Breyer horses.








Sarah! Get your shoes off the table!






2nd favorite present: dinosaur bones. You have to dig for them in a rock. Causing grains of fake sand all over Mom's kitchen. What's not to love?




Sister love waiting for rides at D-land.

Went on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 4 times.





Peace y'all.

WATCH SARAH'S FIRST ICE SKATING COMPETITION!

Sunday, March 08, 2009