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double digits

She turned ten today.  And we had a science birthday party, which I was anxious about for no reason.  Everything turned out just fine, no one was bored, there were no failed experiments, the timing of it all was just perfect, and there was enough food and fun for all.

We had exploding volcanoes, magic marbles and instant snow.  The grand finale was when the kids made their own dessert - ice cream in a bag to go with the birthday cake.

Look at my big girl.  So appreciative of the cake, the party, all of it.  Even the second-hand bicycle I got for her from a co-worker.  Double digits, amazing to me.  I remember my own 10th birthday so well, it's hard for me to comprehend that I now have a daughter that is old enough to have her own 10th birthday memories.  I hope that they will always be as vivid and full of energy, happiness and love as today was.

pond friends baby gift

Made this for a baby shower gift for a coworker.  While I don't think *he* appreciated it overmuch ("That's cool - what is it?"), all the double X chromosomed people at the shower just loved it, and I hope his wife will think it's cute.  I got the pattern here and pretty much followed it as written, though I left off the tails (under time pressure, of course) and changed the wings slightly for the dragonfly.  Oh, and I used safety eyes instead of French knots. 

The frog's neck is kind of giraffe-ish, isn't it?

summer reading

Summer vacation started last week, and we're already staying up late, getting up late, and packing in as much as we can.

Of course, we wasted no time in signing up for the summer reading program at our local library.  Rebecca is a voracious reader, and I've got quite a few books I'm looking forward to diving into, too.  You can see what's currently on our bookshelf over in the left sidebar.

Anything you think we need to add?