Fast times and wild living with (the former) Baby Whozit…
Posted in Friends, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on May 5th, 2011
I’m catching up on photos this week. Easter pics just went up, next come some-mid April play dates, and then the annual KIP Derby Parade. This last item is a sore spot. Simon’s class was supposed to create Derby hats. I discussed various horse themes—including Super Hero Jockeys—but Simon insisted on a solar system theme […]
Posted in Family, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Mar 6th, 2011
So here’s the thing. Last night was KIP’s huge annual auction and fundraiser. I was in charge of check-out (a bigger operation than I’d expected due to the difficulty of getting a credit-card machine for the night) and, with Matt, co-in charge of the music. KIP has been terrific for Simon; I was happy to […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Oct 29th, 2010
We blame Baron. We had Simon’s costume all figured out for this year (he was going to be a hobbit), then Baron had to go and spoil it by introducing Simon to super heroes. We thought it cute and fun when Simon starting putting out his hand and making “Spcchhhh” sounds as he “threw fire” […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Oct 20th, 2010
I’m still trying to decide if this is good timing, bad timing, or given-what-is-not-bad timing. I’m thinking the third… Sunday was Simon’s big kids’ birthday party at Sunny Acres Farm. We invited his first friends Sophie and Leah and his entire class to come out this barely commercialized farm to enjoy pumpkin painting, a hayride, […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Sep 20th, 2010
Simon’s birthday is next month, and I’ve been busy making arrangements for his party. As I planned his first three parties without consulting him (with mixed results), I had assumed this would be a parent-planned affair as well. And it will be, to a point, but Simon has gotten his two cents in on key […]
Posted in Friends, Jessica, KIP (Preschool) on Sep 16th, 2010
The quintessential introductory question in San Francisco is “where are you from?” One of the biggest shocks of moving back to Louisville was realizing that the ice breaker here is “where did you go to high school?” I didn’t get it at first, but now understand that this question allows the average Louisvillian to find […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy, Simon says... on Sep 12th, 2010
In the last two weeks, as Matt and I have begun to acclimate to our pet-less lives, we were gifted with some moments of levity courtesy of Simon. Herewith, a sampler: “Daddy. When Mommy sees how good I trace my letters, she’s going to plotz!” In fact, I did. But I may have plotzed more […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Aug 20th, 2010
Simon just finished his first week in the 3s class at Keneseth Israel. And whereas previous years were marked by tears, apprehension, and general difficulty acclimating to a new setting, this year has been the exact opposite. The very first day, Simon looked a tad nervous. But we talked about it. And what with his […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Aug 17th, 2010
Today was the first day of school at KIP, and Simon’s first day upstairs with the “big kids”. He awoke a bit nervous and looked shaky getting out of the car, but once he heard his friends at the top of the stairs, all was well. Then Ruby and Greta came and got him. And […]
Posted in Jessica, KIP (Preschool), Little Boy on Aug 13th, 2010
Simon is upping it in a big, big way, egged on I think by being grouped with younger kids at camp. He hated that designation, resented it mightily in fact, and told us every day about a particular child he disliked because “she cried”. The “she” in question was the youngest of the group, and […]