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| Burke Lake Park View from Winter Wonderland Train |
- Potty Training Update: Not really going anywhere. He was a HUGE fan of the books, Potty and "P" is for Potty, for a while, but now, six weeks in there is VERY LITTLE interest. I think we can count on one hand the number of times he's used the potty. :(
- Zach is now loving going to the gym with me. We went again out of necessity after Frank's ankle/foot injury, and Zach has LOVED it, asking repeatedly to go "Zumba gym."
- See us below riding on Burke Lake Park's Winter Wonderland train with a stop for lunch at Dogfish Head.
- We're saying: "Pacis are for babies," and Zach says he's not a baby, but the paci is still critical at home. He has given it up at daycare. Colleen will have none of that!
- Zach's scooter! Frank said, "I thought he'd be good at it, but I didn't think he'd be THAT good."
- Our neighbor gave Zach a birthday/Christmas gift (apple sauce, book, and snowman). It took a while for us to realize that the snowman turned on and turned different colors! Super fun. We say, "Night, night, Snowman."
- Receiving Christmas cards was a lot of fun. Zach loved to look at the ones with pictures. He became obsessed with certain families. We asked Lucy to send more pictures of Owen as "more Owen" was the refrain for a number of days.
Zach adores this
Christmas card! - Google made a movie of Zach photos from birth to 25 months. Creepy, but a sweet end product.
- On Christmas Day, we peeked into a manger scene at one house, and the family came home while we were looking inside. Busted. In another neighbor’s manger scene, the wind had blown Mary over, and Zach was very distressed; we told him she was sleeping.
Zach, the artist - The week between Christmas and New Year's, despite the cold, Zach insisted that I take him to daycare in the running stroller, so I got some extra exercise!
- We went down on the Mall to the Botanic Gardens, and Zach enjoyed the trains.
- His crib is now a zoo! Lots of books and stuffed animals for his birthday and Christmas. There's barely room for him to sleep!
- Crib ball, and, yes, he can climb out of his crib.
- With all the cold, cold weather, we took him to a new indoor playground, Chibis.
- Zach has recently started saying, “okay,” a lot. It’s funny, and he says it in such an interesting, emphatic way.
- Christmas Tree, pronounced more like "Chemistry" (Draw out the "e.")
- "Snowman fell over."
- "Happy Holidays"
Grandad, Dad, Zach, and the goat - "I want beer" (not appropriate); "I want coffee"; "I want tea"; "I want to go Tacos and More."
- Frank's ankle! He went to the doctor and found he'd broken a bone in his foot. He's had a boot for about six weeks. His doctor's appointment to get it off is next week. During the boot period, I've had to drive everywhere. Never my favorite thing, but Frank's gotten a turn as Zach's back seat companion!
- So productive the week between Christmas and New Year's! Frank went through all the mail, and I cleaned out drawers, cabinets, closets, and the fridge!
- We watched Rogue One and The Force Awakens to prep for going to see the new Star Wars movie, but in the end, we just went to Senor Ramon's and Crooked Run for yummy tacos and the best beers I've had at Crooked Run.
- Made some old classics: spinach Brownies, granola, and TV soup with cheeeball
- Cooking afternoon with Auntie Em to prepare for the Christmas Eve Nosh. Emily's peanut butter bars are awesome!
- Family excursion to Tacos and More. We tried everything on their menu, and they brought us churros! They have GREAT chips and salsa and homemade hot sauce!
- Out to the Valley, and Mom and Dad really took care of us with Mom's spaghetti and Dad's breakfast casserole!
- Ethiopian with Emily. She got Zach the best squirrel stuffed animal and squirrel book! He loves them.
Zach loves Paint! - Christmas with everyone! In particular, Christmas Eve Day was a nice time. We took Zach to a new park, all got in naps, and then we celebrated at Auntie Em's before coming home for some wrapping time and the annual Love Actually viewing!
- Family lunch at Dog Money in Leesburg on 12/26
- I went to Baltimore for brunch at Golden West with Kathleen. Very fun. I also took my favorite Druid Hill Park walk and stopped in a the Wine Source where I got some local mead and beer to try.
Druid Hill Park view - Thanks to Penni and Tommy for hosting us at their house on Jan 1.
- Frank, Zach, and I went to Baltimore and spent the night with Kate. We got to see all the Ubers (Anthony by phone) and Mary Kay and family!
- Lots of bonding with colleagues. Always a good idea to minimize distance. More firings under bizarre and unsettling circumstances.
- Connecting with Sofia, Jeanne, and Pam
- Working on my DRIVE group StrengthsFinder presentation
- Focusing on Diversity Equity Inclusion work and connecting with DRIVE colleagues, Angeline, Amy and pulling together a Degreed Learning Pathway....
- Finished Serial Season 2
- Lots of good YA books since Thanksgiving and getting back into the Kate Burkholder series
- With all the cold, cold weather, I've gone to the gym a few times. Nice to get back to the elliptical!
- EFO show with Emily and Jeff. They played a lot of my favorites: Candido; Jerusalem; Independence, Indiana. Robbie's written a musical, Light Years, that opens in February!
Adorable!
