lots has happened, but somehow this blog totally slipped off my radar for like 10 days there. i am heartily sorry and will endeavor to do better in the future.
on the 1st, we went to the pbs open house down on campus. we had heard about it from jenny who got a flyer about it in the mail. our entire rationale for going was that (dum dum-dum!) wordgirl would be there. or, you know, someone dressed up as wordgirl. seeing as abby is full-on in love with wordgirl, we were there. we hung out for a while doing other stuff after we got there since wordgirl was apparently on a break (heavy costume, hot day). then i caught a glimpse of her, and we headed over. abby saw her and said, "(gasp) it's wordgirl! she's my friend!" and ran off toward her. unfortunately, i was behind her and couldn't see her face, and that's a picture that i really wanted to get. so, the whole rest of the day it was, "wordgirl's my friend! i met wordgirl at our surprise! she's my friend!" and so on and so forth. then a couple of days ago, she put her blanket on as a cape and got her stuffed monkey out of her room and started proclaiming that she was wordgirl. she was even talking about herself in the third person, and calling herself becky when she took the cape off. she wants to be wordgirl for halloween (obviously), so i've been trying to figure out how to make that costume. shouldn't be too hard. however, ian as captain huggy face may be a bit more difficult.
i started teaching piano lessons this past week. it's been quite a while since i've taught, but it's nice to finally have my own studio where i get to make the rules. i only have 2 students so far, and i'd really like 2 more, but they're difficult to find.
next weekend is the annual fremont campout with brian's family. we look forward to it every year, and have been looking at past years' pictures on the computer to get ready. this year, abby will go down the waterslide with daddy. exciting stuff.
ian is crawling nonstop these days. we still need to purchase at least 1, and probably 2 gates to prevent him from getting places he shouldn't be. we're also rearranging the living room tomorrow so that he no longer has access to various cords. he also has been learning to pull himself up, and was reportedly found in his crib this morning standing up. i'm so not ready for this.
other upcoming events: abby's first dentist appointment, ian's 9-month checkup, the campout, and the start of abby's preschool. all very exciting stuff!
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