Second Grade, Seven Months & Other Updates

Glad to hear Simon is excited for 2nd grade. Such great pictures of your children!!!
I LOVE Anna's knick-names, so I had to share what my son likes to call his Grandma = Nanny Pants :)
Thanks for sharing your life with all of us!!!!

In our ouse we used the typical black school journals and the kids could write notes to my husband or I and would leave them under our pillow at night. We in turn would write back leaving under their pillow the next night. Frustrations and joys were shared. Songs were written. Poems etc. I still have these - I just sent the first off to college and the second child is a senior in Hs this year. These notebooks are a treasure.

The journal idea is a great one. My DD had a book at school last year that they would write in each Monday saying what they did over the weekend. It is fun to see her perspective of our weekends :) She began 2nd grade this year as well.
Little (or tall and skinny) Anna is so precious!

It's been a joy to watch Simon and Anna grow. My 6 yr. old grandson, couldn't wait to go to bed, so he could go to school the next day. My 1 yr. old grandaughter is tall and skinny, too. She is just over 17 lbs.

Just caught the end of you live cast. Thank you so much.
Loretta

Oh Anna's hat is so cute! Who is the fabulous knitter? And Simon is just adorable with that big grin.

er....I meant hiding his fabulous grin...lol

Ali,
Simon looks like a rockstar with his super cool cute goodbye, and gorgeous Anna is all that and more!
I guess I do not realize how cold its starting to get on the west coast. Im in the South, so the cold has not set in yet, unlike the weather where you are :)
Love your site!

That Anna is so beautiful. Simon, oh, he is growing up before our eyes and it is such a joy to watch. I have three girls, ages 7 down to 2 and am right there in the same life stage with family. The everyday here makes it tougher to step back and see the jumps in time and growth. Checking in here and watching yours grow and hit milestones, like the beginning of second grade, makes me more aware of taking a step back and reflecting on the changes in my own brood. Thank you for that.

Love that hat!! Just sooo totally 'kewt'!!! ;)

Curious, what kind of carrier you have Anna in?

That one is the Ergo: http://www.ergobabycarriers.com/. Chris is actually wearing her in the photo - he likes this carrier quite a bit. I like that it can be a front, side, and back carrier.

I love that idea Kathy - my friend Kim and her family do the same thing.

That would be a 2 for second grade :)

Not sure where that hat came from - I think a local shop.

Probably ;). We are tall people - Chris is 6'1 and I am 5'9.

Congratulations to Simon - 2nd grade will be a blast , cute baby there my friend !!! My baby , Mackenzie , turned 14 today - time flys so I say 'Take pictures!'
Have a great weekend -

VERY sweet pictures! And thanks a ton for the Ella shout out. :-)

Ali, I know I don't even know you, but I just love your blog! I had been reading it pretty faithfully but have fallen off lately due to overloaded schedules. I still look in though, quickly enough to scan and get the gist. Posts like this are my favorite. Your kids are so adorable, and I love the little stories you document like about starting a little nightly journaling with Simon or that Anna is tall and skinny. :) It's cute. Glad you're enjoying the mom part of your life so much.

Such a fab pic of your son and your baby girl is getting so big. Time sure flies.
Love the hat Anna is wearing - too cute!