Dec. 25, 2012: Christmas + Big News
(Copyright © 2012 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) (Copyright © 2012 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) To see all my photos of Christmas morning, click here.
(Copyright © 2012 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) (Copyright © 2012 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) To see all my photos of Christmas morning, click here.
I returned the baby gate to the office doorway after a two-week experiment of having it removed. Rebecca simply couldn’t resist messing with the computer, the camera gear, the books, and other non-toddler-safe items in the office. I finally decided it was pointless to keep tempting her and then having to call her on it.[...]
Because my wife works tomorrow, we celebrated Thanksgiving today. (Copyright © 2012 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
Marline and Rebecca near the Bell County Courthouse (Copyright © 2012 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) On the advice of neighbors, we went to the Belton Fourth of July Festival and Parade today.
Every time we start to worry that Rebecca is behind in her development (I assume most parents are concerned about this from time to time), I just check several “toddler milestone” charts from reputable organizations. She’s fine. As with most children, she’s ahead on some things, behind on others, and right on target with some.[...]
Rebecca is still enjoying her new toys, mixed in with her old ones. Over the past few days, I’ve sifted through her toy boxes and removed some things: (1) things that weren’t actually toys, which we’ve let her play with, (2) old toys she doesn’t play with much anymore, and (3) a few baby-ish toys[...]
Much like last Christmas (blog entry), we celebrated this year’s biggest holiday on Dec. 24. Unlike last Christmas, my wife worked through the holiday (five days straight, Dec. 23-27). She still managed to cook a tasty evening meal that included: chicken, dressing, sweet potatoes, pineapple upside down cake, cookies, rolls, herb-roasted potatoes, rice-and-beans, apple cider,[...]
* I took off my wedding ring this morning; it was getting so tight I was afraid it wouldn’t come off again. We’re going to get it resized soon so I don’t feel naked. I guess my fingers are expanding in my own age. * Rebecca took one nap yesterday; an early and short one[...]
As I briefly mentioned at the end of my previous entry, we didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving on Nov. 24, due to my wife’s work schedule. Partly because of the trip to New York and partly due to a co-worker’s illness, she worked five days straight (Nov. 22-26), including the holiday. (2 images after the jump)
Ever since the warm weather returned (almost a week ago now), we’ve been enjoying it. We’ve taken Rebecca outside for at least a few minutes every day, which she seems to enjoy. We went on another walk Sunday afternoon, on the as-of-yet-unfinished trails nearby: (Copyright © 2011 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)