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| In the orchard at Great Country |
- A windy walk home with Zach. “Do it again, Windy!”
- We put my watch to bed every night now.
- Still playing "eye spy with my little eye," and "Tell me something silly."
- One morning, Zach played nicely at home as a “work man.” I called him a “handyman,” but he corrected me. He used his toolbox to put screws in the bathroom door and used his hammer as well. Too funny!
- One night while Zach was dishing out fruit for everyone, he didn't have as many bowls as he needed, so he walked over with a full spoon to the cabinet and got out a bowl. A miracle that he didn't spill any!
- Zach got two hugs one week: 1 from Merrick and 1 from Jack!
- So many birthday parties!
- New babysitter, Lauren. After her first session, Zach said, "I miss her." Before she came the second time, he said, "I love her," and after that second visit, "We should invite her to sleep over."
- Zach woke up on Halloween and said, “This is going to be the best day ever!” He trick or treated as Gekko with Christian.
- A warm day trip on the Metro and ice cream! Zach said, "let's go to a coffee shop and get hot chocolate," and I said, "It's more of an ice cream/milk shake day." He agreed.
- Zach prefers the cheeseburger at Dogfish, but the fries at Red's Table.
- We drove past a cemetery and Zach remarked on the beautiful flowers and how he wanted to go there.
- Zach is loving pretending to be an animal. He is the baby and I'm the mommy or vice versa. We've done cheetahs, kitties, and dogs.
- We all went to the polls together on Election Day. See his sticker!
- Zach got a catalog from Amazon, and he loves to read his "recipes." We've told him it's a catalog. He has a lot of wishes for his birthday.
- He's been having a great time with his trains, and when he got three new Hot Wheels, we got his track back out.
- Baking soda baths and cream continue!
Just because
Felipe: he remembered to ask about Emily
Sleep Update
No changes!
Zach's Words & Songs, Dancing, Music, Soccer, and Spanish
- Zach has been singing the "999, gonna be there on time" and he loves to sing the PJ Masks song, "I can't think of a rhyme."
- He's been rocking out with Frank in his car, and he has been loving the Counting Crows, especially Mrs. Potter and Mr. Jones. He sings! He asked why Adam Duritz was crying at the end of one of the songs. I think Anthony would agree since he always thought they sounded whiny. :)
- Zach said how much he loved the “meat Daddy made.” “It was really good,” he said!
- We have fun imitating the GPS and how it says “Fairfax County Parkway”!
- Making time for each other
- Date night at Two Silos. They had the late 90's early '00's music going strong and an outdoor fireplace!
- Coffee dates at Weird Brothers and Amphora
- The Wailin' Jennys!
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| The makings of special dinners |
- Special dinners! On 10/15/19, we started having special dinners 2-3 nights/week. What is it:
- We all eat together at the table.
- Zach picks our seats and napkins. We use our name cards from Emily and Andrew's wedding.
- The "best behaved" person from the last dinner gets the red chicken.
- Some surprises show up like gourds, Zach's magical fruit salad, or cinnamon apple straws.
- We often pick songs to listen to.
- Sometimes Frank and I will stay at the table to chat while Zach watches his shows.
- Emily's waffles and baba ganoush
- Stops for lattes at Bikelane Brewing
- Emily's faro grain bowl!
- Saturday lunches at Crooked Run/Senor Ramon's/Daybreak. Zach loves his cheese quesadilla. He enjoyed playing with Lucas.
- Sprinkle cookies from Rachel, Teddy, Jewell and Erik
- Frank's chicken in wine, his rice, and my veggies. Yum!
- Auntie Em (We burned sage to cleanse on one visit.)
- Mary Kay
- Kathleen
- Mom & Dad
- Bettie and Van and Hot Wheels cars for Zach!
- Katie
- Reading Insight and worked on "my life story." Shared Tasha Eurich's TED Talk on LinkedIn and MKC appreciated it. Joined Tasha's Beta class.
- Many wonderful walks and runs! I love Lake Fairfax Park! A really beautiful Oct/Nov
- Watching "Trapped" and loved "Northern Rescue," set on the Georgian Bay
- Kate and Tammy's Zumba class! 2 in one day! Corrina's class!
- Magical day at Great Country Farms. Zach had a blast. We picked apples and ate the Fujis in the orchard. We went to Henway Cider and had an awesome lunch. Fire pits, fall color, sunshine! I then took the Metro and listened to Second City Works, “Get to Yes, And…” with Lydia Slaby and her book, “Wait It Gets Worse.” Kathleen and I met at the National Gallery of Art, and we had dinner at Jaleo. Awesome!
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| Henway Ciders |
- A beautiful sunrise on a run. The sky was pink and with all the reds, yellows, and oranges, it was beautiful!
- We went back to Great Country Farm two Sundays in a row! We played and had lunch at Henway. I then took Zach to Woodstock, and I went hiking to Tibbet Knob at Wolf Gap. Awesome!
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| At Tibbet Knob |
- In the quest for more fun and funny things in our life, my colleague Lindsey found this gif for me. Tee hee!
- A sick month, though it doesn't feel that way to think back on it. As I read through my journal, though, it was! Zach was sick with a stomach bug and gave it to all of us. Then, we all got a cold, and I got a cough that lingered and lingered!
- The news about Jim. Some great Jim memories: magical fruit salad, peanuts and blue jays, growing lettuce, his drinks, generosity - Grandad’s truck and Seabring. Carpet picnics in college. Texas Instruments gifts.
- Genetics appointment with Mom and Dad and my own results :(
