barrett: 91 months old

 

You see that dabbing Christmas pug in Barrett's picture?  Barrett dabs anytime he is celebrating - a right answer for his homework, extra time to play Minecraft, absolutely anything.  And Britton cringes because dabbing was cool like eons ago Mom but I cannot help but dab with him.  The celebration is contagious!   This kid regularly cracks me up, because he's so sweet and good and just easy to love.  Can you believe how long his hair is getting?  He needs a haircut like months ago, and it's so long now that I can (and do) put it in a man bun on top of his head.

Barrett finally learned to ride his bike this weekend!  We've been trying since May, but he wasn't feeling it, and then even if he made it 20 feet he'd get anxious about falling and then fall.  But PawPaw put him at ease, and taught him to ride while they were camping this weekend.  PawPaw taught Britton to ride too (me thinks the hubs and I aren't especially patient teachers), and the tradition continues!

Likes:  Minecraft (it's all I hear about), corgis, being able to ride his bike, dabbing

Dislikes:  anything we make for dinner lately (he'll eat sides like salad or veggies, but takes one bite of the actual main course and says nope)

136 months old

                                   

A day late, because in this never-ending Groundhog Day pandemic life, it feels like every day is the same day.  And for the most part, the date doesn't matter.  Well, that's true for me, but not for Britton!  She's back in school now, and the change has been remarkable.  Not only is she doing better in school, but she's happier.  She's back up to making As (the hardest online class for her was math, because she couldn't ask questions via Zoom) and is making new friends, and all in all, it makes the hard decision to send her back feel right.  She's also enjoying learning the clarinet.  When she went back to school, I knew I'd miss having lunch with her every day, but I didn't realize how much I'd miss hearing that clarinet every afternoon.  Now I get to hear it when she randomly practices, and she's picking it up really quickly. 

Likes:  wearing hoodies, wearing skirts with petticoats, experimenting with fun makeup/costume looks (at home, not for school!)

Dislikes:  not being allowed to pick her seat for lunch (the kids are assigned seats and must stay there due to covid rules), being told that come January she's riding the bus

barrett: 90 months old

                                

Yes, Barrett has now gone over 9 months without a haircut!  It's getting so long and yet I can't be bothered with getting it cut because (1) Barrett doesn't care and (2) he's in virtual school and a handful of people see him regularly, almost all family, and they don't care.  I'm sure, like his sister, he'll get spruced up when he goes back to school, sometime in January.  

Barrett's new interest is Minecraft - he not only wants to play it all the time, but also tell me all about it all the time!  And he's building the Minecraft characters in Legos.  We've moved on to some chapter books for reading before bed, which is a fun change up from his usual books.  

Likes:  going on bike rides with me, Minecraft, Judy Moody books

Dislikes:  pacing himself on the iPad

135 months old

 

Britton had a fun Halloween, even though it looked quite different than usual.  She had her friend Olivia over for the day, and they walked up to Starbucks all by themselves.  Britton has been craving some independence, but being home doing virtual school all day doesn't really lend itself to independent opportunities.  

The kids agreed that we wouldn't trick or treat this year, so we loaded them up with candy, making them knock on doors in the house.  Then the hubs and I pretended to be crotchety neighbors handing out candy.

Back to Miss Independence - Britton is going back to face-to-face school next week!  We've been watching the numbers, and her school has had only one case since school started.  Britton found her classes to be harder online, and I think she will enjoy having her teachers more available.  Britton has had a private clarinet lesson once per week (virtual), so she's ahead of her woodwind class!  I love hearing her play every day.  I'm really going to miss that, and getting to eat lunch together every day. 

Likes:  all the masks I'm making for her (she picked out the fabrics)

Dislikes:  practicing the clarinet

barrett: 89 months old

 

We're headed towards Halloween, and Barrett's inevitable indecision when it comes to a Halloween costume.  We're not even trick-or-treating!  So far, Barrett has wanted to be Captain America, Iron Man, a squirrel, Shining Armor (a My Little Pony), Nakita (a motorcycle-riding character from the game "Hill Climb 2"), a cowboy, and a Dallas Cowboy football player.  Suffice it to say, I won't buy another costume until maybe one week before Halloween, because I am pretty sure he'll change his mind at least 3 more times.  

Both Barrett and Britton are staying in virtual school until at least January (after Christmas break).  He's working with a retired teacher every morning, and staying on task.  Sometimes a little too well!  They are able to get through the majority of his schoolwork in the mornings, so when Barrett goes back to his assignments in the afternoon he's almost finished.  We've been switching up physical education, getting away from the video links and actually getting outside to walk the dog or play on the playground.  

Likes:  squirrels, collecting pinecones for Memaw's Christmas wreath project, going on walks every day with the hubs and I after work is over, his scooter

Dislikes:  being told I'm not buying him every Halloween costume he thinks of

134 months old

Nella decided that Britton's monthly picture surely needed a cameo!  She likes Britton the best, probably because Britton lets her lay out in sun patches on her bed while she Zooms for school all day. Speaking of, virtual school is going well!  It's not the same as being in person of course, but we don't feel like we've been abandoned in no man's land either.  Yes, we get a ton of school emails per day (every announcement, every assignment submitted, every grade, etc.), but on the flip side, I'd rather be more informed than not.  At the end of every grading period you can change from virtual to in person (or the other way around), and we haven't seen any spikes in our area.  Britton's school is now 80% in person, but we're holding out for at least the rest of 2020.  We've all given up A LOT since March to avoid being infected, and I don't want to loosen the reins quite yet and make all of our precautions for nothing.  Both the hubs and I are working from home, so there's no rush to get the kids back into the schools, and every kid not in school helps the kids who have to be there.

No theater, volleyball, soccer, swim team, dance, or clubs are going on right now, so we oddly have a ton of free time after school.  Last spring, I was spending 3-4 evening carting both kids to their activities, and now we quite literally have nowhere to go and nothing to do.  We're trying to mix it up a bit now, so Britton and I are going to the mall tomorrow to get her some new clothes (since we didn't bother when school actually started).  And with the cooling weather this weekend, we're headed up to the tennis courts to introduce the kids to tennis.  

Britton finally started actually playing her clarinet!  Her band class has spent a while going over music basics, and now they have learned to assemble their instruments and make some sounds.  We found a great clarinet teacher to give virtual lessons once per week after school, to help Britton get a good handle on her clarinet (since she's not in person to get one-on-one instruction from her band director).

Likes:  playing dress up (note the gloves above), messing with the cat, reading, black clothes (early goth?)

Dislikes:  giving up trick or treating but was willing to accept premium candy as a substitute 

 

barrett: 88 months old

Look at this second grader!  Tomorrow is the first day of in-person school (the last three weeks have been online for everyone), but Barrett won't be there - we've opted to continue virtual schooling for the next grading period, at minimum.  And it has been working out well, if only because we hired a fantastic retired teacher to help Barrett out for three hours every morning.  After lunch, he's still got some work to do, but the hubs and I trade off overseeing those assignments, depending on who has meetings and deadline work. I know Barrett misses seeing friends every day, and for sure he misses recess (walking the dog at lunchtime just isn't the same), but he also understands, as well as a seven year old can, that this isn't forever.  

Barrett has been obsessed with Legos lately, and Memaw and PawPaw have gifted him many sets (Flintstones, Marvel), which he puts together with lightning speed.  He's taken over the formal living room, and I just gave in on that because fine, and the Lego table gets new themes weekly.  This weekend it became the setting of "Mulan" after we watched the new live action movie!

Barrett also has his first orthodontist appointment tomorrow! His teeth are spaced out and won't let some adult teeth come in, so I think he may be headed for an expander like Britton had.  We shall see!

Likes:  Legos, dressing up like a cowboy, Marvel anything, Peppa Pig, drawing

Dislikes:  steak (really?!)

 

133 months old

Britton is now three weeks into school, and officially a middle schooler!  I have a quick story.  Our local library does pick up, but doesn't usually have newer publications available.  And the school libraries aren't open.  Britton was getting to the point of re-reading books again, and I didn't know the best titles to buy from Amazon.  Aunt Jessica, middle school librarian, to the rescue!  She emailed me a ton of titles, with a synopsis for each book, and Britton and I went through the list to pick out what interested her.  For a kid who loves to read, and currently has way more free time to do it, Britton was so excited to get a fresh supply of new books!  

One new class this year - band!  Britton was originally going to play the flute, but her band directors thought she'd do better at the clarinet.  So, the clarinet it is!

Other than the huge change of not actually being in a classroom this year, everything else seems somewhat normal.  Unfortunately, Britton can't really participate in dance or volleyball (which she really wanted to do this year), swim team, or her local theater group.  For the first time in what feels like forever, neither child has fun extracurricular activities, and both are missing them terribly.  Of course, when you live in Texas, where covid is still flourishing, this becomes the new normal to stay safe.

Likes:  being able to dye her hair red because she isn't actually in school, snuggling with Nella

Dislikes:  when Nella doesn't want to be snuggled

 

barrett: 87 months old

               

Barrett has always been into costumes - he just loves them!  And now that we've discovered the Marvel movies, and started watching them together, Barrett has taken to each of them, first with Iron Man (yes, he's got the costume), and now with Mr. Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America!  We're at a point in the summer of quarantine that anything that puts a smile on this kid's face is worth it.  And he promises it will be his Halloween costume.  We've gotten a ton of Marvel books from the library, and I love that Barrett is getting into new things during our time at home.  Of course, there's less time for playing in two weeks - when [virtual] school starts!

                               We're headed to the beach next week - we've all needed a break from the house, a break from work, and the only feasible vacation was to rent a house at the beach.  Barrett loves the beach, loves playing in the sand and building castles, and of course, like his sister, swimming.  =             =Likes:  Captain America, Legos, Mod PizzaDislikes:  walking the dog when it's so hot outside

11 years old!

Britton turned 11 today!  Because of the pandemic, we knew the Britton's regular pool birthday party (August birthday + living in Texas means she always wants a pool party!) was off the table.  We couldn't have a gaggle of kids running throughout the house with no masks, and we knew it wasn't going to be fun to have to keep them all away from each other.  So, we decided on a Zoom party with Aunt Jessica and her family and Cammy!  Memaw and PawPaw joined us in person, as did Britton's best friend Lola, who also spent the night.  I decorated her party with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme, with the Mad Hatter tea party details a really fun addition to the table.  

Britton got some great gifts - new headphones, art supplies, new books, hoodies (she loves hoodies, even in this heat!), a katana (she wanted one), make up, a bow and arrow set (Katniss Everdeen over here), and a journal.  Every gift was a hit, and she was excited to see everyone over Zoom while she opened them.  

Likes:  Sailor Moon (manga and anime in general), doing special effects make up, playing volleyball, riding her bike, wearing hoodies, drawing and art, listening to music, swimming, and Marvel movies

Dislikes:  not being able to go to school in person (we opted for virtual for at minimum the first grading period)

barrett: 86 months old

Check out this spunky sweetness!  Barrett has taken to his pandemic lifestyle full-force, hanging out in pajamas all day and refusing to do anything that doesn't fall under "summer vacation." He'll lounge a bit after breakfast, take the dog for a walk, play on the iPad, then find a snack. Then after lunch, it's time for Legos, more iPad time, dressing up as Iron Man, and swimming in the pool.  

Speaking of Iron Man, Barrett has discovered the Avengers!  We've started watching superhero movies together as a family, and have watched "Black Panther," "Captain Marvel," and "Captain America."  Next up is Thor, Iron Man, and Ant Man, then onto Avengers together.  

Likes: anything Avengers, orange yogurt, "Diary of a Pug" books

Dislikes:  getting dressed

131 months old

The days are blending for Britton - since she's on summer vacation, there's no real difference between a Monday and a Saturday!  Other than, of course, on weekdays she has to entertain herself because the hubs and I have had our workloads ridiculously increased in the past few weeks.  Britton was taking twice-weekly volleyball lessons from a girl who plays for her college team, and really enjoying it!  It was a safe activity she could do, since dance, camp, theater, and swim team were all cancelled.  They played outdoors, just the two of them, and maintained separation.  Unfortunately though, her coach was exposed to the coronavirus and tested positive.  She is the first person I know personally with coronavirus!  She alerted us to her positive results, so we all got tested, and got our results yesterday - all negative!  And we're past two weeks since exposure, so we're all good.  I'm so relieved! 

I think Britton has been spending too much time in her room, because we are redecorating it!  Her room is currently baby pink, and sadly, my little girl is tired of the pink.  So, I let her take the reins for the changes -she picked out her new comforter and her paint color (Sherwin Williams "California Blue").  She's growing up and ready to own her space, and while I'm not ready (honestly, will I ever be?), I know she needs to make her mark on her world.

Aunt Jessica knew we were trying to find fun ways to get the kids to be active, and suggested we try some races on Yes.Fit.  You sign up for a race, then track walking, biking, swimming (any activity, really), and when you complete the mileage of the race, you get a medal!  Britton did the 20 mile "Alice in Wonderland" race and Barrett did the 28 mile "Tombstone" (western) race.  It took us a few tries to remember to track our mileage on our family bike rides, but once we got into the swing of it, the races really did motivate the kids to be more active.  Their medals arrived today, and I think they will probably sign up for more races.

Likes:  drawing, "Percy Jackson" books - she started the series and loves it!

Dislikes:  brushing her hair daily (as seen in her pictures above), wearing anything but giant sweatshirts

barrett: 85 months old

Can you believe how long Barrett's hair has gotten?  He looks like an old-timey page boy, and it got so long that Memaw had to cut his bangs so he could see.  We won't go into salons or other public places quite yet, so for now those luscious locks are staying put!

We're officially into summer vacation now, so Barrett has been spending his days playing on his iPad, swimming in the pool, going on bike rides with us (he's still on the tandem bike with me), playing Legos, and loving on Ruby.  Speaking of the bike......Barrett is still not into it.  He'll ride in the grass, and he can go for long distances, but the minute we talk him into trying the pavement, he realizes he his riding by himself, stops pedaling, and gives up.  It's frustrating for everyone, so we're not pushing it.  

Likes:  staying in pajamas for the entire day, playing "Clue"

Dislikes:  that his old scooter broke and now he has to try out Britton's old one

130 months old

The list of things Britton has lost out on because of Covid-19 has grown exponentially, including her Mary Poppins, Jr. production, swim team, sleepaway camp, 5th grade graduation, and more.  But we've found that instead of dwelling on what we've lost, we've tried to recognize the positives going on right now.  Britton and Barrett got to go camping with Memaw and PawPaw last weekend - where camp sites are spread out and social distancing is a given.  Both kids needed out of this house, where they've been for over two months now, to get to explore and roam and roast marshmallows.  Another positive - Britton has started one-on-one volleyball lessons!  She and her coach don't need to be closer than six feet, they are outside, and it allows Britton to get some exercise without the same old bike ride or walk around the neighborhood.

School is out!  Her school had a car parade, and all the teachers stood along the school and cheered - it was amazing!  But without school work, there's not much to take up their days, especially since the hubs and I still work all day.  I think we've bought more books than anything else since the pandemic began, because our libraries are closed, and Britton needs books like she needs water.  She recently started the new Hunger Games "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" and the new School of Good and Evil #6.  We're still reading together every night before bed, and we discovered the "twisted tales" from Disney - where they take the fairy tale you know and love, and change it up.  We've read "Part of Your World" (what if Ursula won?), "Conceal, Don't Feel" (what if Anna and Elsa didn't know each other existed?), "So This is Love" (what if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper?), and currently "Mirror Mirror" (what if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince instead of Snow White?).  

Likes:  "Confectionately Yours" book series, her new larger sketch book, playing dress up with make up and wigs

Dislikes:  not being able to see her friends every day, wearing her glasses (she wants contacts)

barrett: 7 years old

Look who had his golden birthday today!  We had planned on having a party with his whole class at one of those trampoline places, but he hasn't seen his friends in two months and the trampoline place is closed. Was Barrett upset?  Not at all.  He woke up this morning so excited about his birthday, and not once did he complain about things he didn't get to do today.  Instead, he was thrilled when he saw his birthday message sign in the yard, and counted down the hours until Memaw and PawPaw would come over (he hasn't seen them in 2 months either), and couldn't wait until his Zoom party with Aunt Jessica, Emily, Jason, and Cammy.  He saw only the good on this day, his day to turn 7.

Barrett is a wonderful kid, ever ready to learn something new, and investigate things further - bring out a microscope or a book, and he's ready to jump in.  Barrett is a student of life - when something interests him, he will seek out anything that helps him better understand it, whether it's space, dinosaurs, the Titanic, the pyramids of Egypt, construction equipment, and cruise ships.  He draws all the time, and tapes his pictures up on every wall.  I find Legos everywhere - on his dresser, in the tub, all over the living room, and every fiber of my being wants to confine them to one place in the house, but I just can't stifle his enthusiasm.  He got a yacht Lego set for his birthday and had it put together in minutes.  He loves animals, but especially dogs, and especially Ruby.  His first reaction to challenge is to encourage others.  If you've had a bad day and tell Barrett, he will ask what he can do to make it better, and he will do it if he can.  At minimum, you're getting a hug, and this kid never lets go first.

Barrett had a FB messenger video chat with his friend Ariana this morning, lounging about with his ever-present best friend Ruby

Likes:  Legos, Ruby, "Puppy Dog Pals", "T.O.T.S" (Disney Jr. shows), being included in helping out, like making dinner or putting away dishes

Dislikes:  riding his bike - he's still not sure he can do it, so he's not yet mastered riding on his own

129 months old

Britton is living her best quarantine life, though she (like all of us) is getting a little tired of it.  It's been almost 2 months since we went on our Spring Break ski trip to Angel Fire, and we have been socially distancing ever since we arrived back home.  School hasn't been in session since the first week of March, and Britton and her friends have not seen each other in person since then.  Every day, she and Barrett do their schoolwork, break for lunch and a bike ride, then spend the afternoon doing something fun, like swimming in the pool or playing on the iPad, while the hubs and I work at the kitchen table.  Britton has done a great job keeping up with her schoolwork on her own, and having that daily responsibility has helped her not treat this time as one giant weekend.   

Not late, because there's nowhere to go!

The swim team season is officially cancelled!  We are all bummed, and I'm especially ornery because both Britton and Barrett would have been competing as the oldest kids in their age groups.  Perk of those summer birthdays - my almost 11-year-old would have been swimming against 9-year-olds (and 7-year-old Barrett would have been racing 5-year-olds).  Only Britton has been showing up to her Zoom dance classes, and the recital got moved to August, but Britton decided she was done with dance.  It was a hard decision for her, but in the end she wasn't enjoying the virtual experience, and I understand that.  On the flip side, she has taken to her acting/theater classes on Zoom - with the play cancelled, they have changed it up to a twice-weekly acting class, and she loves it!

In school-related news - Britton did get her elective assignment for next year, and she got her second choice.....band!!  This tuba-playing mom is not disappointed in the least, and Britton says she is looking forward to learning the flute!

Horsing around.....burning that cooped-up energy!

Likes:  bubble tea, drawing people (she's getting really good!), coming up with ideas to redecorate her room

Dislikes:  not going anywhere ever and never seeing anyone but the 3 people she lives with

barrett: 83 months old

It's hard to imagine that just one month ago, we were headed to Angel Fire to go skiing!  Since we returned, the kids haven't been to school and the hubs and I haven't been to work.  All work happens at the kitchen table now (the hubs and I have commandeered the ends, but oddly enough, not the ends we each usually sit at for meals!).  And the kids move about the house to do their schoolwork assignments, with Britton usually ending up in her room and Barrett hanging out with us so we can help him out a bit more.  Barrett has absolutely embraced getting to see his class weekly in their Zoom sessions.  And he's enjoying the variety of activities he is assigned, since most are different mediums and keep his momentum up.  

We went ahead and got Barrett a new bike so he could learn to ride with no training wheels, and admittedly, we waited too long!  He's nervous about falling and doesn't want us to let go, and it turns out that the bike I bought is a little too big and was making him feel unsteady. So he's back on the smaller bike (training wheels removed), and is so close to doing it on his own.

Likes:  all things pugs, leaving Legos all over the house (the formal living room is covered in his Lego city creations, and I've just given up and let it go)

Dislikes:  me, when I let go of his bike and he careens into the curb

128 months old

We made it back from our first family ski trip to a completely new world of Covid-19!  The adjustment to home-schooling has been relatively easy, though with both the hubs and I having to work from home as well, it's been a juggling game! It seems like every week we're dealing with another disappointment and this week was no different.  So far, Britton has missed out on her "teacher for a day" experience we won at the school auction, her choir concert (with solo), summer camp, swim team, and she's been the only one to show up to her dance class's Zoom meetings (they haven't cancelled the recital, but it's only a matter of time).  Don't misunderstand, we are of course appreciative we are healthy and able to be home together.  There's a ton more positives in life than negatives.  It's just that a 10-year-old isn't inclined to see the bigger picture, and each thing cancelled hurts a little bit more than the one before it.  

But she is trying to make the best of it - working on art, reading every book she can find on her bookshelf again and again, and teaching Barrett to ride his bike without training wheels.  And of course swimming in the pool and racing me on bike rides!

Likes:  "The Hunger Games" trilogy, snow tubing, doing puzzles 

Dislikes:  Not getting to see any friends except over Zoom

barrett: 82 months old

Barrett is fully embracing this social isolation we're currently under!  Since we got back from New Mexico, Barrett has been full-tilt into LEGOs, making trains out of boxes, and using clay to make a Titanic model.  As you can see from his picture, it's been hard to convince him to get out of pajamas. I did realize on our drive to New Mexico that it was his birthday picture day and took one in the car, but just decided to recreate it with the placard so I knew which month his picture went with.  

Speaking of New Mexico, Barrett was iffy on skiing, which is to be expected since it was his first time.  He and Britton both loved tubing, which of course involves much less work and skill! Ha! The hubs and I had no idea that tubing would be so fast, and found ourselves flying out of control down the lanes.  But the kids loved that aspect of it!

Likes:  snow tubing, snow, making his own Titanic models and sinking them, the movie "Frozen" (we watched it three times total on the drive), the show "Puppy Dog Pals"

Dislikes:  having to get dressed when we're not going anywhere

127 months old

Britton has the kind of hair people pay a ton of money to try and achieve - thick, shiny, bouncy.  She got a haircut and it makes her look so grown up, and is easier to take care of.  She's wearing her camp shirt in this monthly photo, and we've signed her up for a two week session this summer!  We were picking activities this evening, and I'm kind of jealous that my camps growing up didn't have podcasting and drama.  She also signed up for horseback riding, softball, riflery, archery, and tons more.  And she is working hard towards two fun culminations of hard work - her play Mary Poppins, Jr. in May AND her dance recital in June.

A new milestone - the dreaded cell phone.  We've been letting Britton stay home for short periods of time, where I need to drop off Barrett or run to the store.  But I was not comfortable with her not having a phone for emergencies.  So, Aunt Jessica suggested that instead of a land line telephone, it was so much cheaper to get an additional cell phone line.  And since we had an extra phone we'd gotten free a while ago, we ordered the SIM card and $20 later had a new house phone! Of course, Britton thinks of it as her phone.

Likes:  riding her bike around the neighborhood with friends, getting ready for spring break!

Dislikes:  any noise our noisy dog makes

barrett: 81 months old

Barrett had a great January (except for getting Flu B, which lasted 4 days and made the poor kid so tired)!  We're all back into our normal schedules of work and school, and Barrett is still doing his hip hop dance classes.  But soccer is over, so now Barrett is trying out baseball!  We got him a glove, balls, and a bat for Christmas, and he had his first practice on Thursday.  He's enrolled in a 4 week clinic, and if he enjoys it, we'll look at a regular team come March.  Of course, it'll need to start after Spring Break, because we're headed to Angel Fire in New Mexico for Barrett (and Britton) to try out another first - skiing!

Likes:  all things Titanic - he's obsessed!

Dislikes:  being sick 

126 months old

New glasses in her signature color

January might have dragged on and on and on, but this school year is flying by.  How am I choosing courses for sixth grade already?!  Middle school is a whole new ballgame, and while Britton may be ready and excited, I am trying to be.  I've been giving Britton her independence (riding around the neighborhood with friends), and opportunities to be responsible (be home at a certain time) and accountable.  We even rode our bikes to Starbucks!  She's got a "Friendship Party" coming up for Valentine's Day, and student council duties.  And Britton auditioned for Mary Poppins, Jr. and got the part of the bird woman, a kite flyer, and a customer.  The bird woman part is really exciting because she's just one of a handful of kids who got named character parts, and she gets a singing solo!

Speaking of bikes - Britton's was way too small.  It had seen better days, but man, that bike was a struggle for her.  I asked her what bike she wanted and she said "a dreamsicle bike" and lo and behold, Huffy makes an orange and cream beach cruiser!  I ordered some vinyl decals from Etsy (Turtle's Soup, amazing stuff, and I may or may not (I did) have bought myself a sloth pin) including a dreamsicle cat (yes, all things cat with Britton) and she decided to put them all on her bike.  Well, I took pictures of the decals, but not of the entire bike, so mom fail over here!

Likes:  her new bike - it's so easy to ride, chicken salad (her new lunch must-have)

Dislikes:  her new glasses fogging up so easily - I must remember to order defogger tonight