Abby has gotten very intent and intense about her playing. She takes her explorations of toys very seriously!
And, she is so darn cute!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Abby at 5 months
Friday, June 06, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
The Lady and the Artist
The artist, emerging.
Telling me about his inspiration and technique.
And here is the masterpiece itself:
Note the subtle blending of color,
and the sense of triumph and freedom in every stroke.
All achieved on the most quotidian of palettes!
This is Abby trying the big stroller for the first time. She's outgrown the infant seat, by both height and weight!
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
A Visit to the Science Museum
We took Jake and Abby to the Science Museum of Virginia yesterday. We knew it was for kids a bit older but thought Jake would like to see some new things. He pet a cornsnake, felt its shed skin, saw toads and frogs and lizards, made a human skeleton move, learned about the food pyramid, watched a video on the digestive system, watched a huge pendulum swing, learned a bit about DNA through a large multistory model (seen above), and got a bunch of fun things at the wonderful gift shop. Abby watched everything with big eyes from her stroller and had a big nap on the way home.
The museum itself is in an old rail station and has some very cool open spaces. Unfortunately, Jake also found one of the exhibit rooms (a big open space that had a moving astronaut seat and exhibits on electric current) too loud and echoey and got very upset about the noise level. We left shortly after that (he was also exhausted) and he has been talking about the "loud" thing at the museum ever since. He really didn't like it! He's reliving the trauma of it just like he did about 18 months ago when he threw up in his crib one night. He has to talk about it over and over to work it through. We both feel a bit bad that he had such a negative experience, but are glad that he feels comfortable talking it through with us. He talks about it especially a lot right before going to sleep.
Next time, we think we'll go back to the little kids' museum!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Goodreads - check it out!
My friend Kristi introduced me to a great new website this week. It's called Goodreads. (www.goodreads.com). You can list books you've read, want to read, and share reviews with your friends. I replaced my list of books on the right side of my blog (see below) with the Goodreads tool and I've been playing with the site all week. If you are a reader, I think you'll like it too and I invite you to sign up and check it out. The better the recommendations, the more useful it will be for all! I found several new books this week by reading friend's reviews and putting holds on the books at the library.
Playing is Hard Work!
Mike tried to pick her up and play with her right before this and she cried to go back - she was hard at work! Then the yawns started...
... and the Snack
She had such a long nap today (12-3 when I thought she'd just sleep until 1) that this snack was really a late lunch. Abby loves to eat!
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