Unexpected Time

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Kristen Page

Growing up in the South, snow meant a free day for everyone! We got to stay home and play! I’ve missed snow days. When you live in a part of the world equipped with snow plows and salt, life doesn’t stop for a little snow. We have had one snow day in 14 years at Wheaton, and that took a storm that dumped close to 2 ft in one night. It happened to be the girl’s second birthday!!!

The public schools have snow days, but mostly they have “cold” days. We had 2 this week, and because my classes haven’t started I got to enjoy them! We have snow, but it’s -20 to -30 with the windchill, so we did not take advantage of the snow. Instead, the girl and I spent some unexpected time together indoors! It was wonderful. She played the piano (a lot)…

…learned a new cello piece…

(The girl played it for her class one of the three days she was in school)

…spent time chatting with her buddy…

…and just relaxed…

It was perfect!

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Kristen Page

We decided to welcome 2015 in style!

the dog was slightly over dressed!

To bring in the new year, we had our own family party! The girl popped a balloon every hour. Each balloon had an activity inside…helping is count down the hours quickly.

6:00 – Taco Dinner!!! The girl’s favorite.

7:00 – Reading…and mommy did most of it so the girl could “look at the pictures”

8:00 – Game time

9:00 – ice cream sundaes!

10:00 – tea bag rockets! My personal favorite!!!

At this point we realized we needed to celebrate Eastern Time…so one more rocket….

… And then it was time to watch the ball drop!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Kristen Page

Dreaming…

Believing…

Loving…

Joy!!!

Affairs of the heart

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Kristen Page

Christmas seems like a good time to think about our hearts. This fall we learned a lot more about hearts than I ever hoped to learn. It all started with the girl waking up to her heart feeling rushed. One thing…

led to another…

and to another..

…and we eventually learned that other than beating fast at times (tachycardia) there is nothing to worry about.

At the same time we were learning about her heartbeat, the girl was opening her heart to Jesus!

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14

This Christmas, we are thankful that the girl’s heart is good! It’s better than good!!

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21

Christmas Muffin

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Kristen Page

The girl heard some holiday music at school last week. She’s been singing All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth since she learned it. I think it’s her favorite because her two front teeth are wiggly and she’s hoping to lose them for Christmas.

one afternoon the girl told me that she really didn’t like “the muffin song”. She said “it’s annoying”. I asked her to sing me a little because I am not familiar with “the muffin song”. She sings “I’m getting muffins for Christmas…”

To the tune of “I’m getting nuthin for Christmas…”

I think we have a new tradition. Muffins at Christmas!

48/52

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Kristen Page

Excited to try something new!

We took the girl to Millennium Park to take free ice skating lessons.

Our first lesson was that ice is slippery, and skating is hard.

The girl kept trying:

By the end of the lesson, she was skating on her own!

Giving Thanks

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Kristen Page

We have so much to be thankful for! This year we were reminded to give thanks for good health. The girl has been under the weather all week. We even had to cancel our travel plans.
Nurse Amos was quite concerned.

By Thanksgiving day, the girl was up for a craft…

Here is our turkey. It has a snood (with polka dots) and a waddle, and according to the girl:
A turkey is a funny bird
His head goes, wobble wobble
And all it knows is just one word…
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

We did have a somewhat “traditional” thanksgiving dinner with turkey and dressing:

But all the girl has been talking about this week were tacos…so we ended up with thanksgiving tacos too!

Boo!!!

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Kristen Page

Halloween was really fun this year! The girl wanted to be a cheetah, so I dusted off my costume making skills and came up with this:

The best part was the magnetic tail.

We carved some mean pumpkins!

The squirrels thought that they needed to be meaner, so they changed the design a bit…

The girl wasn’t too happy about it until I convinced her that Cyclops were very scary!

Trick or treating was so much fun, despite the cold wind! Here’s the neighborhood gang!

I wonder what the girl will be next year? Here is her Halloween history:
2014 -cello playing cheetah

2013 – Dolphin

2012 – Rocket Girl

2011 – the Parrot and her pirate

2010 – busy bee!

2009 – the cutest caterpillar you’ve ever seen!

Break for Fall

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Kristen Page

Perfect timing for a break! So much color, so many smiles!

A different pace

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Kristen Page

This semester, I’ve been walking to work after I walk the girl to school. I’ve really enjoyed the slower pace, time to think and watching the small signs of the changing seasons.