Being behind on blogging means that the entries we write late are generally on single topics or recounting the goings on for the month and less about the quirky little things we began these entries for in the first place. At this point in writing we are behind by two posts and are trying to recount what happened between January 16 and February 15 for Elia. We have also not been as good about keeping notes throughout the month so that writing is easier. The reason we have not been as good about these things is that we have been more overwhelmed by work and responsibilities lately. At the end of January Albert went to Atlanta for a Board meeting during Erin’s birthday, and because it was February we had Valentine’s day as well. Continue reading “Elia February 2018”
Drawing Late at Night
So we were drawing late one night and Curie a picture (top left) of a princess then asked Albert to draw one too (on the left top). Elia in the mean time drew her first people that we know of (top right). Curie was going on about Albert’s drawing so he asked if she wanted him to teach her how to draw and so drew Curie using the basic egg proportions as a template (lower left). Curie then drew her version using the lesson (middle bottom), and then Elia, who had only started to draw people drew her own version using the same lesson. The improvement is remarkable on all three.
Elia January 2018
As we mentioned in Curie’s blog post, Disney World and many of the other things we did during the month have been well documented, though in Elia’s case, Disney World was her first time at the park and at an age where she is old enough to more appreciate the experience. And while we had her birthday party before the trip, her birthday was on the flight back so we celebrated when we returned. The trip was for Elia and Albert’s birthday, but it was still nice to have a cake together. Curie, like Elia on Curie’s birthday, got her own cake as well. Continue reading “Elia January 2018”
Frisbee
From Albert’s Facebook: I spent part of the night playing frisbee with Ella instead of doing work or cleaning because she asked after waiting patiently for me to finish my work out. I am behind in work and the house could be cleaner, but I am vastly content.
Third Haircut
Kite Flying and Hanging Out with Friends
Elia December 2017
It is our job in this blog to relate the month from November 16 to December 15 right as we leave for our trip to Disney World for Elia and Albert’s birthday and the holidays with Erin’s family. In this time too is Thanksgiving at our house with Albert’s family. In Albert’s family Elia is the youngest granddaughter with the next oldest being Curie, and the next oldest cousin being Dylan a full 6 or 7 years older than Elia. This means that as Curie gets to a point where she can play with the cousins, Elia will always be younger without a cousin with a comparable age for her. On Erin’s side in her immediate family, even if her sister has a child immediately after getting married (if they decide to have children), it would mean a 5 year age gap between Elia and the next child. Fortunately, Continue reading “Elia December 2017”
Snow
Curie November 2017
So this is written almost at the end of December. The end of the year is always full of holidays, family, and friends, it can be a time of stress as well as happiness, gratitude, and joy. Curie in November sang “American Tears” in the Veterans Day performance with the school, which was very touching and amazing at the same time. She would practice at home and would sing about the “reveneers.” Later we found out she meant “pioneers.” Elia liked the song too and today will sing with Curie if they sing the song. At the performance, we went this year which made Curie very happy (we didn’t last year) reminding us of the need to come to these things. Albert recorded the video and Erin took pictures. Continue reading “Curie November 2017”
Visiting Virginia Hospital Center 2017
VHC L&D and NICU 2017. We have a lot of pictures to catch up on, Christmas, Disney World, Collages etc… but we go to the VHC every year to leave a basket or chapters for Labor and Delivery and NICU to thank them for taking care of us when Curie and Elia were each born. Usually, we don’t see any familiar faces anymore as the people who took care of us like Emma, have moved on to other places. This time however we were able to see Analisa in NICU who took care of Curie and even remembered us an the circumstances that she took care of us. This was six years ago, so that is pretty amazing. Apparently Rey is also still working NICU but was not there. In any case, it is a nice tradition to take the kids to see where they were born and to thank L&D and NICU for everything they did for us. Oh and a weird tradition, a while ago we started taking our picture there in the corner mirrors so this is no different except it is in the NICU lobby.