Disney, the aftermath

Disney, the aftermath
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

This is what a 3 year old who woke up at 6:00, ate breakfast, took a bus to the Magic Kingdom, rode rides, met characters, saw shows, and didn't nap all day long looks like at 7:30 in evening on her way out of the park. Happy but tired.

On Safari at Animal Kingdom

On Safari at Animal Kingdom
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

This safari was amazing. Sadie loved seeing all the animals, especially the elephants. They had a lot of mommy and baby elephants. The males do not live with the herd, so there weren't any daddies. Sadie said, "Maybe the daddies are in the lab?"

Sadie and Pocahontas

Sadie and Pocahontas
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

We got to meet Pocahontas at Animal Kingdom which was really fun. She was very nice and Sadie really liked her, even though she had never seen the movie or heard the story of Pocahontas (Disney or otherwise). This picture doesn't show off the full effect, but the Pocahontas costume is really, really skimpy. Pocahontas must go to the gym a lot. We also saw Pocahontas again later in the day at her animal show. That Pocahontas was not only super-toned, but also sang, danced, interacted with a mechanical tree and handled live animals.

Small Cinderella

Grandpa bought Sadie this costume. From the moment she tried it on, she didn't want to take it off. The cashier didn't seem surprised and had scissors on hand to remove the tags. The best part was having the costume on when she met Cinderella and Prince Charming later that day.

The last time Sadie visited Disney, she was pretty disinterested in the characters. This time, she really wanted to meet them and was willing to wait on line to do so. We got to meet a lot but I think Cinderella was the highlight.

Sadie and Minnie

Sadie and Minnie
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Sadie loved meeting Minnie Mouse at DisneyWorld this week. We had a great time there with Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Jenny. More pictures to follow once I manage to unpack and do all the laundry!

Happy Valentine's Day

And Happy Birthday Auntie Kara!







Sadie is all dressed up for "Fancy Day" at school today.

At least Sadie likes it!

snow pose
Originally uploaded by Dan and Ann

Sadie and I are snowed in today. Her daycare is closed for the whole day, which is unusual, but with the forecast of snow and ice, I understand. I cancelled all my students to stay home with her.

I have to say I am getting very sick of all this winter weather, but Sadie seems to be enjoying it still. I know it's only mid-February so we have lot more to come.

(This cute picture was from this past Sunday, not today!)

Mr. Snowman

Sadie has been eager to make a snowman all winter and on Sunday, she and Dan finally made one.



The snow was just right for packing into balls and the snowman looks great, thanks to the snowman kit from Nana. Sadie especially likes his heart.



She insisted that Dan find some twigs to add for his arms. And here he is, complete with arms!

Sadie goes skating

Today we went to the Hanover Pond Party, which is sort of a family Winter Carnival without all the drinking that the undergraduates do. We skated, ate lunch, went sledding, played Penguin bowling and all sorts of other fun stuff. Sadie is getting better at skating. Check it out:

Performer

"I will sing you a Dan Zanes song. Sit there. You be the audience, Mommy. Don't sing. I'm the singer!"


"Did you like it? Clap!"


(Sadie says this is a Snow White costume...looks more like Cyndi Lauper to me...)

Baby Sister

That's right...we're having another baby! Baby Sister is due July 7th or thereabouts. She's 18 weeks now and looking very healthy, weighing 7 ounces and measuring about 5 or 6 inches long.

Year of the Rat

Chinese New Year is next week and it will become the Year of the Rat. On Saturday, we went to a Hop Stop children's performance featuring the Dartmouth Chinese Dance Troupe. Sadie watched the dancing with interest, but she much preferred when the children got to try out the props and dance themselves.

Red ribbon used for the Phoenix Dance:

(You may notice that Sadie is wearing some beads from her school's Mardi Gras party on Thursday!)

Pink fan from the Fan Dance:

Friday Fun

We've discovered a new activity for Fridays, Lunch at the Library at the Norwich Library. This is a lunchtime story and song hour for kids 3-6 years old. I've known about it for a while, but I had heard that they were strict about kids being three years old, so we were waiting until Sadie was three. Turns out, they are not so strict... there were definitely some kids there under the age of three.

This is the second week we have gone and Sadie immediately knew where we were as soon as we turned into the parking lot. She was so excited.


Hurry up, Mommy!


Sadie calls this sculpture "Three Pig's Tails"


Down the stairs to the children's room...


We got there early so Sadie could play with the library toys for a little while. She liked playing with this baby doll and the doctor's kit. Here, she is distracting the baby with a toy so I can give him a "flu shot".


I didn't take any pictures during the storytime or the craft project. Sadie's crafts from last week and this week will be displayed in the Norwich Library Community Room during the month of February. We will have to go back and see them displayed.