D-A-D, I need something to drink!

It's been a while, I know. Lots of updates since the last posting.

Annabel is still really enjoying school. She is on her way to reading and can sound out many words if she wants to put the effort into it. She know how many three letter words are spelled and she has taken to calling me D-A-D, and Kristin M-O-M. She will sometimes call out that way from downstairs "D-A-D, I need something to drink!".

She is maturing by the minute. Her vocabulary is expanding quickly. She will say things like "I'm considering it" or "It's really very sad that Jaguars are endagered."

She loves going to the school library ckecking out books. Last week was "How and Why Mammals Hide", a non-fiction book about cute little animals and the crazy places that they find to hide. It features fieldmice, turtles and ever the star-nosed mole, which hides in holes in the ground, of course. It's due back tomorrow.

We went to ride bikes in the park this weekend, which I haven't done with the girls in several months. We talked about taking off her training wheels this week, but at the last minute she decided to keep them on just a little longer...