Its been 3 weeks since Lauren started at Greene Towne School, and she’s really gotten into the swing of the new schedule and her classroom. Im told she’s an excellent napper and snack and dancing are her favorite activities (no surprises there).
On September 2 Sophie started her last year of pre-school and Lauren started her first. Lauren was a little weepy when we dropped her off, but Sophie held her hand an walked her in and that was that. Sophie has been such a supportive big sister and since the first day has walked Lauren into her building (which is separate from Sophie’s) every day.
On August 16th Becky and James got married in St. Paul’s Church, Ivy. It was a beautiful wedding and we all had an amazing time – including Sophie and Lauren who were flowers girls.
After many back and forth talks we finally made the decision to move out of Philly and to the suburbs. It was a really hard decision, as we both LOVE the city, but with the terrible school system and starting to feel a little cramped in our house, we decided that it is the best move for our family, right now. After looking around for a few months we found an amazing house in Bala Cynwyd, just 6 miles from our current home. We close on it next week and will move in some time this winter. Here’s to the start of a new adventure!
This has been a busy summer! We were out of town most weekends, fortunately for fun trips. Sophie was in all-day camp at Greene Towne School and Lauren spent the summer with her nanny Michelle and friend Julia. Here are just a few of the things we did.
In preparation for Becky’s wedding I took both girls to a salon to get their hair cut. Sophie is an old pro, but this was the first time for Lauren. She was not a happy camper. Fortunately it was quick! And she still has baby hair, so it doesn’t look totally different, just cleaned up.
We just got back from the annual 4th of July week in Ocean City, NJ. It was wonderful and relaxing, as always. No surprise that Lauren was in heaven running in and out of the waves and playing in the little baby pool alongside the adults. Sophie also had a great time digging and hanging out with Quinn and Carley and their friends (“the girls”). We lucked out with great weather, except for Hurricane Arthur, which came through on Friday for a few days, and unfortunately caused the fireworks to be cancelled. Overall a great getaway!
This week Lauren will be 18 months old – amazing. She’s really become a little toddler the last few weeks. Very independent – wanting to do things herself, doing (or attempting to do) everything that Sophie is doing and talking up a storm. Although we can’t understand most of it, she’s got a fair amount of words now: “Daddy” (her first and favorite word), “shoes,” “up please,” “help please,” “hi,” “cheers” and “dog.”
We made a quick trip to Virginia last weekend. The girls got to see their cousin Ariana, and Dave and I got to enjoy some Virginia wine tasting. All in all a great trip!
