We had a grand Thanksgiving feast, lots of family fun time, and even got in some shopping, a Christmas pageant, a visit to the “special museum” (kids have to take grown-ups) and finished dressing the Christmukkah Bush. In the lead up to the weekend, we also got to visit the new baby tigers at the zoo and hang out with BFF Isaac and the public museum and the park. Enjoy!
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Halloween was a blast! We went to Wawatosa to Jeff, Jessica and Isaac’s with a whole parade of folks: little Isaac and Naomi (with Aaron and Sarah and Grannies in tow) and Azalia (with Kari and Jason) and later we were joined by spiderman, little red riding hood and others. Lots of great costumes, heaps of fun, and buckets full of candy. Not quite “infinity and beyond” but almost as cool.
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Here are some of the things I have been up to since August (busy, busy, busy) and here are two movies of me (firstly, eating Halloween cookies and telling scary tales of monsters and then dancing in a Isadora Duncan/Mick Jagger sort of way). Enjoy … We miss you all!!! Happy Halloween!!!
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So, so, so sorry about how bad the ‘rents have been at keeping up with the posts. Here are a bunch of pics from my August visit to NYC. I had a wonderful time and saw lots of folks and I gave my first speech at a rehearsal dinner – for Mark and Jill Buckley-Jones. Sadly, I had put fingerprints all over the lens, so this event is not recorded for posterity.
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A few photos of our summer (such as it has been) so far. Sid loves water of all kinds and despite the chill is very happy to go to the beach and play in the lake; she loves (”big,” as she would say) her tumbling classes and as with swimming is proving to be very adept for her age (except, of course, when it comes to standing in line). Her best phrases for the week: “do me a favour”, “I promise not to do that again”, “you’re awesome”, “just one, two, three, four, five, six, eight, eleven more” (with fingers to reinforce) and “I love (fill in the blank) sooo much”.
More photos and news to follow shortly from New York (or “York” as Nonie calls it because its not new to her).
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Happy Birthday Daddy! What a lovely day in the gardens — we even got “pretend summer” for the day!
A wonderful visit to Chicago as part of the ongoing 3.0 celebration. Thanks to Popop (I am bending his ear here) and Babba! Thanks to Daddy too, this hat belongs on my head, forever, seriously! Oh, and thanks to Mum for the documentation stuff!
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Three three year-olds plotting to get their party favors in the air (and, if that doesn’t work to drag them along the ground stylishly) at the Sidonie Kites and Cupcakes Party/Picnic (alongside the Kite Festival on the Lake). Much fun was had by all.
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Base-ballon! (video)
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Short video of Nonie, the future home run hitter for the Brewers! Swing batter batter batter batter, swing!!!!! (Note to South African viewers: file size could potentially be a bit of a drag; but we’ll try to compress the cricket playing video better, when we make one.)
Much to my delight and my parents bewilderment, I am almost THREE. And, might I add, not a day too soon … I am a big girl now (although I am still - and will always be - a grandbaby) and as I have taken to saying, “I love you all bigger and bigger, and you all love me too.” Thanks to Ouma Harriet for getting the Birthday extravaganza (of course) off to a great start. One of my wishes was that you (or, “ya” as I now pronounce it in my Sconie accent) could be here. But as that cannot be, enjoy the photo-feast here and to follow.
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Godmother Nancy came for a fabulous visit and took a whole heap of great photos of me with her new camera. Even the weather was delighted by her visit and we got to see SUN (for a day). I have found that waiting for Mummy to plant the herbs that I am to water makes me very pensive and introspective and a little loony …
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Babba and Popop came to visit and Mummy even made matzoh balls (not pictured here) and we all braved the spring weather to wake on the beach.
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image: 'sidonie' by nathaniel stern
