barrett: 102 months old

Can you believe that next week Barrett gets his braces taken off??  He's had them way less time than Britton, and she's none too happy that he's getting his off first.  I'm so used to seeing him in braces that I will miss that metal-filled mouth.  Barrett has really gotten into reading chapter books lately, and started out with the "Dogman" series.  While his teacher questions the utility of graphic novels, we think a kid reading, whether it be a graphic novel or regular book or the back of a cereal box, is always a good thing.  He's now really into the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, though because of library availability, he's reading them completely out of order.  I appreciate that they aren't written where you have to read them in sequential order!

Barrett has really enjoyed watching Britton's softball games, so I think he's ready to sign up for baseball in the spring!  Our neighborhood is also putting together tennis lessons, and I signed Barrett up!  He loved tennis camp last summer, so I hope he enjoys expanding on his skills throughout the winter. 

Face painting at the zoo!

Likes:  the beautiful colder weather we had last weekend, going to the zoo, running at the park

Dislikes:  lasagna

147 months old

A few days late, which seems to be the norm now!  We had such a busy end to October - our NCL mother/daughter tea party, a visit from Cammy, a band concert, and Halloween!  Britton dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood for Halloween, and roamed the neighborhood with her friend Olivia, the first time without a parent tagging along.  We used our new fog machine and the hubs created a cold box which made the fog roll out low to the ground.  It was so eery and we got a ton of compliments on the effect!

Britton was feeling under the weather for this monthly photo - she's got a head cold, and as it is these days, we of course tested her for covid at the first sign of a runny nose.  Barrett got his first dose of vaccine today, so we're still careful not to risk exposing him unnecessarily.  

Britton's still got her softball final tournament, but the games were cancelled on Saturday because of the field conditions.  They are pretty far north of where we live, so maybe they got rain, I'm not sure, but the final games were cancelled so we went to the zoo!  First round of tournament games start tomorrow night.

Likes:  watercolor painting, playing with make up

Dislikes:  band sectionals at 7:40 am Friday mornings, being sick