Yearly Archives: 2014

A ‘spring’ day in February

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Today was unusually warm for a Virginia winter.  Rainstorms were rolling in to pour all afternoon but that meant in the morning it was windy but a warm 70 degrees.  Today was the first day Brooke and I went to our friend’s Jill and Landen’s house for moms bookclub and playdate.  In the morning I got to discuss a book with 8 other mom’s and Brooke got to play with 8 other toddlers her age.  We both had a great time and ate a great brunch.  Jill lives in the neighborhood East Beach which is on the Chesapeake Bay.  Since it was such a nice day I declared that we were going to the beach afterwards.  I took Brooke’s tights and shoes off and we enjoyed a short while with our toes in the sand.

Valentine’s Day 2014

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Valentine’s Day 2014 was also Brooke’s 21 month birthday.  We started the day with Stroller Strides and a fun Valentine’s Day craft.  Then Brooke got a special delivery from her friend Adrianna with a cute Valentine and special BFF cookie.  Then after nap Brooke got to open her mail.  She got lots of Valentines from all her family.  She also got some more heart cookies and a little red monkey from Grammy and Grandpa.  In the evening, Mom and Dad got to go out all dressed up on a nice date night (we, of course, forgot to ask our sitter to take a picture).

Brooke’s Play Kitchen

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Shortly after we moved Oma and Opa bought Brooke a beautiful durable extra tall wood play kitchen that she will have fun playing with for years.  After I spent a snowy night putting it together (2.5 hours to assemble – not bad) she has loved playing with it ever since.

Portsmouth Children’s Museum

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It was another 30-something degree cold day and scheduled to rain so today Brooke and I trekked out to Portsmouth to go the museum there.  Since we have been going to the aquarium every week I thought it might be nice to mix it up.  Here are some pictures I snapped on my phone of the outing.

Brooke’s Toddler Bed

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Today Brooke upgraded her crib for a toddler bed.  She enjoyed being able to climb in it all on her own.  Now let’s just hope she stays in it all night long.