Hadlena - you singing pop songs is such a trip. lately, besides bulletproof and "my 1st kiss went a little like this - & twist - & twist" you also ask for '3 little birds' by Bob Marley and then recognized the applebottom jeans song on the radio as the one that we danced to at clay and tiffany's - this is interesting b/c I watched Ellen on maternity leave a lot & this was her fave song during that period. weird! You are funny when you talk about "the Betsy's" and the "other Anna" (hughie). You like your new class quite well, but I worry about you & Isabelle ganging up on other kids & the love/hate thing between you. You came to mom & dad's 1st crossfit event in August but it was too hot for you to watch much.
We just got back from camping at Nantahala and Enyce too. You didn’t miss a beat despite the culture shock of going from a trailer park on the river in Bryson City, NC to the Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue! On our camping trip you were the 1st and youngest (not to mention cutest) act at the Hillbilly talent show (s/b on Youtube). You sang Old McDonald and were oh-so-precious. That reminds me – often when we’re on the road, you tell Daddy and I that your belly hurts and you need to go potty at Old McDonalds (b/c you love their soft-serve Miss Smartie!).
So, something super funny which happened camping was that you dropped your pants to “camper” in front of everyone out of nowhere. We laughed hard! You also fell into the pool & were pretty upset even though the big girls all had you out within moments. You enjoyed playing with all the kids and Baby Will and Baby Logan too.
In NYC, we sang Chattanooga Choo Choo a lot while riding the subway. You took your 1st ferris wheel ride and also hugged Hello Kitty which may be the 1st time you’ve warmed up to a character like that. You are way into her right now – loving your pj’s, hello kitty thermos and socks. We got you another shirt (I love NY – hello kitty), some panties, and some HK socks you picked out. We visited FAO (glitter tattoo, cool barbie place, got Darcy new clothes), Toys R Us (dinosaur, spidey), and American Girl. You are also really loving the Disney princess stories and minis at the moment. On our trip we had a great morning in Central Park playing at the Boat Pond the 1st morning. We visited the Children’s Museum of Manhattan as well and also took you to a Fashion Week event at Dylan’s Candy Bar – you ate your entire candy necklace and were super-wired that night. We picnicked in the room and you loved that and had fun just running the halls and riding the elevators – always reminding us to be very careful not to push the firehat buttons (since there’s no emergency) and not to fall in the traintracks. One day, we were trying to get you down for a nap and you cracked us up tiptoeing around the room and nonchalantly whistling while we were pretending to sleep.
Love you so much – you make the whole world shine!!!
