Farewell Kinderberry Friends

Today you said goodbye to your good friends Jude and Kayla. The three of you shared many fun-filled days in the Infant B classroom at Kinderberry Hill. But new friends and adventures lie ahead. You will transition to Cathedral Hill Montessori School next week. It will be a little scary but quite exciting as well! Cheers to new beginnings Delaney!

Wednesdays with Nanny

Today is your last Wednesday hanging out with Nanny. Don't worry though! We visit Nanny and Grandpa nearly every weekend and we're often lucky enough to see them during the week too.

You and Nanny have formed a special bond over the last last several months. Piano lessons, coloring, bubbles, chalk, books and Dora fill your Wednesdays together. And let me not forget to mention your trips to Acorn Park's swings. Every Wednesday Nanny sent me a picture of you on the swing:

Thank you Nanny for making Wednesdays your favorite day of the week!

Your first recital with your favorite teacher by your side

15 Month Lexicon

If you ever find yourself wondering what words you were using correctly at 15 months, here is the offical list:

keys, door, sox, shoes, eyes, hi, bye-bye, dad, mom, turtle, gentle, car, papa, baby, bear, bubbles, pop, walk, water, Linus, bird, puppy, thank you, up, backpack, Dora, Tico, WOW!

This is an incredilbly long list for a person who has only been a native speaker for 1 year and 3 months. Good job Delaney - you're a little English language sponge!

No wonder you're so intelligent - you love your books!

Raina Comes to Town! And Papa Retires!

The excitement doubled this week with a visit from Raina and Grandpa's retirement.

We haven't seen Raina since January so some quality time with your older cousin was long overdue. The two of you bonded over episodes of Dora and swim time in the pool. "No, Laney, No!" were words that could be frequently heard coming from Raina's mouth.

On Thursday we crawled across town in rush hour traffic to celebrate Grandpa's freedom from the daily grind. Fortunately, all of your play dates with Raina left you exhausted and you slept the entire way. You would have been quite unhappy to spend 90 minutes in the car traveling at a snail's pace. Anyway, Grandpa was so proud to introduce you and Raina to all of his colleagues. Congratulations to Papa on a successful career! We're thrilled your retirement will allow you to spend more time with us.

This is one happy Papa!
Well done, we are so excited for you!

A little cousins' duet

Yum Yum Yum Delicioso

You and Raina having a fabulous time at Papa's retirement party!



Dad's Day

 

Happy Father's Day to the greatest Dad on Earth!