Category Archives: Tobi

Meg was pulling off the leaves on the tree behind the house. I asked her, “Why are you hurting the tree?” After a quizzical look, I talked to her about how leaves are a tree’s way of eating. She said sorry to the tree and went back to playing. Fiv…

Tobi opened their bedroom door and called for mommy. Since I had already put them to bed, I asked Josh to field their need. He soon came back downstairs. “They say they needs a kiss from you and that’s all they need to go to sleep.” How can you say no to that? You justContinue reading “Fly Away”

We had a wonderful day at the zoo. The favorites of the day were the lorikeets (parrots), hippos, and elephants. We actually found the path to the rear elephant paddock- a new discovery! There we saw a young elephant playing tether ball and others…

We spent the weekend camping with friends to celebrate Jamie’s 34th birthday. Megan had lots of fun digging in the sand, watching the fire and petting our friends’ dogs.

This is the first time I’ve seen Megan use her stickers to tell a story. She’s playing with the giraffe sticker, having it drink and splash in the fountain water.

Out on the road practicing on her strider bike, Meg is on her way to the duck pond!

Megan restarted swim lessons this weekend. Boy was she excited to get back into the water! She waited patiently on the steps to the pool for her lesson to begin. Since there are five other kids in her class, they got to play with squirt toys while…

———- Forwarded message ———-From: Jack B. RochesterDate: Friday, February 10, 2012Subject: Father and daughterTo: Mopsy

Meg fell while in the bathtub tonight. It was one of those falls with a big thump and an immediate high cry that makes a mom swoop up her baby into her arms. I didn’t realize she had split her chin open until she took her hand away and the blood d…

Megan says: The snow is coming down. It’s Christmas Eve!

Meg was the perfect patient at her first dental exam. She met with Dr. Andy and was quite shy at first. But when he asked her to say “ah” she opened wide and let him work. All her teeth were examined (no cavities) and polished. She also had about …

One of my favorite pics from 2009. Megan as Tigger!