401st Post! Wow!
Monday, January 18, 2010 by Amy
Not that anyone cares, but I noticed that I have 400 posts already published. Neat-o! So even though my posts are sporadic at best, at least I've stuck with it, right?
I have a lot of blogging to catch up on, so here goes...
I guess first up is Grandma and Grandpa's visit, which will probably take several posts, so we'll start with Riley's birthday ceremony.
Well, I guess we'll start from when Grandma and Grandpa surprised Riley and Avery at school on that Wednesday (January 6th). The girls were kind of stunned. Riley kept giggling. Avery got shy for a minute. Riley said that she didn't recognize Grandma and Grandpa at first, because they were so skinny (I somehow forgot to tell Grandma and Grandpa this, so there it is!). The girls showed them around their school, a lot. There were some dicey moments, like allowing Grandma and Grandpa to go back to their hotel room so they could, heaven forbid, actually get some sleep, and understanding that Grandma and Grandpa had to drive in their own car (I have lately been envious of those with mini-vans).
Anyway, birthday ceremony:
Typical birthday ceremony, really. This is Riley's fourth Montessori ceremony, so we're getting to be pros. Riley insisted on a fruit salad (sans pickles, thank goodness!) which was nice, but quite expensive in January to buy cantaloupe, honeydew melon, strawberries, grapes, and blueberries. But, she's the birthday girl, no? And I suppose it was nice for the peanut-allergic boy in her class to actually safely eat some.
Friday after the ceremony, there was no way we would be able get Riley to school, with G'ma and G'pa in town, so we skipped it. Just seemed cruel to make her go!
I have a lot of blogging to catch up on, so here goes...
I guess first up is Grandma and Grandpa's visit, which will probably take several posts, so we'll start with Riley's birthday ceremony.
Well, I guess we'll start from when Grandma and Grandpa surprised Riley and Avery at school on that Wednesday (January 6th). The girls were kind of stunned. Riley kept giggling. Avery got shy for a minute. Riley said that she didn't recognize Grandma and Grandpa at first, because they were so skinny (I somehow forgot to tell Grandma and Grandpa this, so there it is!). The girls showed them around their school, a lot. There were some dicey moments, like allowing Grandma and Grandpa to go back to their hotel room so they could, heaven forbid, actually get some sleep, and understanding that Grandma and Grandpa had to drive in their own car (I have lately been envious of those with mini-vans).
Anyway, birthday ceremony:
Typical birthday ceremony, really. This is Riley's fourth Montessori ceremony, so we're getting to be pros. Riley insisted on a fruit salad (sans pickles, thank goodness!) which was nice, but quite expensive in January to buy cantaloupe, honeydew melon, strawberries, grapes, and blueberries. But, she's the birthday girl, no? And I suppose it was nice for the peanut-allergic boy in her class to actually safely eat some.
Friday after the ceremony, there was no way we would be able get Riley to school, with G'ma and G'pa in town, so we skipped it. Just seemed cruel to make her go!
