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Dec 4 2011

Waldorf School Visit (2011)

“You’re just in time to cut up the shapes of the cookies!”
— another in an ongoing series entitled “the first thing the kid says to me when I get home from work”

We visited the annual Waldorf School Holday Faire yesterday, something we also did in 2009 and 2010. A few words and pictures:

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Above Left: the kid hunkers down and examines some details in an enchanted ‘Gnome Forest’. Above Right: Contemplating what to play on next at the playground.

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Above Left: Cookie decorating.
Above Right: Trying to give her dad a nudge from the swing.

Even more pics:

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May 30 2011

Not Bad for a Doctor’s Office (One Year Later)

“This is the worst (day/night/car ride/etc.) ever!”
— A Lucy “go to” quote when she’s not having fun.

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The kid was feeling a little under the weather so we made a visit to the doctor. (She’s feeling better now.) While meeting with the doctor, she brought up Lucy’s records and was surprised to discover that we’d brought the kid in exactly one year earlier, to the day.

When I got home I checked the blog and sure enough, I’d made a post about our previous visit.

Lucy’s favorite part about visiting the doctor is the neat “waiting area”, a little playground with a pirate’s motif. Here are a few pics of of Lucy playing. Pics on the left are from last year, pics on the right from this past weekend.

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Once we were called in to see the doctor, the experience went about as well as one could expect, much better than our visit one year before. Lucy got her measurements taken:

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…and got a ‘Princess’ sticker and lollypop for her trouble.

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May 30 2010

Not Bad for a Doctor’s Office

The kid had a doctor appointment on Friday. Though it wasn’t a great day for her, it was made slightly less stressful when she discovered the cool pirate ship playground that was located right outside the doctor office.

The kid loves it when her parents tell her pirate stories (usually starring the kid as the captain and Wubert as her fuzzy first mate.) Imagine her glee when she saw this “real” pirate ship!

Yes, she ultimately did have to see the doctor and yes, there was a bit of crying involved. However, before and after the appointment she got to roam the seven seas in her pirate ship, a much better prospect than sitting in a cold sterile office for an appointment she didn’t really want to keep anyway.

She also got to ride three seals, (whom she dubbed “Larry”, “Daisy”, and “Mickey Mouse”) point out starfish and crabs, follow footprints in the sand, and do a lot of climbing, jumping, and running around. Not bad for an afternoon at the doctor’s office.

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Oct 3 2009

Grass Valley Visit

Grass Valley Visit from Mike C on Vimeo.

We spent last weekend with Tom and Karen in Grass Valley. This is the (25 minute!) video. Some highlights:

  • Lucy playing in the “ladybug pool”
  • Lucy, Tom, and Karen putting on a talent show
  • Lucy saying “Hi” to her Auntie Janie
  • Lucy finding frogs while exploring a creek

For pics, please refer to Jill’s post.

Music:

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