After hanging unused in our hall closet for the last few months I decided to clean out and throw away our very well used diaper bag. It was the one I got while pregnant with Brooke and it has been in heavy use for five and a half years. On one hand I am very happy to not be changing diapers but on another we have had to for so long that AJ suggested I give it a hug before I throw it away.
AJ wanted to go to dim sum now that he was back from his conference. We had a delicious meal and Brooke took down at least five shumai on her own! Yummy!
This month’s homework was to disguise this Thanksgiving turkey so he wouldn’t get eaten. Brooke chose to dress him as a ballerina like herself. We had fun making the turkey very unrecognizable.
This cutie was just TOO CUTE working on word wall words with me while waiting in the rain for her bus so I had to sneak a picture. So proud of her hard work learning to read.
My friend Vickie was turning 35 and for her birthday I took her on a girls trip. She had never left her kids with her husband to do something just for her (and her oldest is turning 6). We started off the day driving to Richmond then hiking at Pocahontas State Park on Beaver Lake Trail. We had lunch at Fiesta Chicken, followed by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. After checking into the hotel and a shower, I took Vickie to Fighting Fish for her birthday dinner. We had drinks at Cha-Cha’s which ended up turning into a dance club so we stayed to dance and closed the place down. We woke up the next day and walked to breakfast at Urban Farmhouse before having to check out and head back to our families. I had a lot of fun and I think Vickie had a good time too.
