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