Then & Now: Baby G

9 years ago

2011.09.18

J.Michalek added photos from our visit to his Familia Facebook Photo Album. (I was visiting DC area for working training, and Aunt Lorra drove with us to visit Jeremy and Molly. And Meghan and family drove down and met us there. It was short but wonderful! Made the most of those 13 weeks of training. The 1, 2, or 3 weeks at a time stretches were way better with the Palmieri's to visit!)

G liked her "Tow-ko-bots" on her pants. She was also intrigued by "Jeremy's robot", the rumba vacuum.

7 years ago

2013.09.18

My Facebook Post: "Sitting with the girls looking at the trees. I'm answering questions about the bark and the branches. Then G offers her thoughts. I think that white might be sap. Pigmy marmoset's eat sap. They are small and hop. They also climb... Haha, she's a little sponge. She learned this info from Diego. Love her!"

Cousin Elise comment "That little girl is so amazing!"

Grammie "That's my girl!!!!"

Aunt Terri "Good, then she's probably learning Spanish too!"

Darci H "Dora is Liam's favorite lately!!"

My response "yep she is learning a bit of spanish from shows... but also getting some help from Bapcia (thanks! Bupcia). Her favorite right now is 'boy bueno' - I think she's going for muy bueno, lol "

 

Today

2020.09.18

Guinny attended her first online (zoom meeting) book club. She really enjoyed the book selection - The Emerald Atlas. So much so we immediately checked out the next one in the series from the library (another audio book version, for the win!). What a great story and great narrator! Good book discussion and art share (inspired by the book). G's was polymer clay sculpted characters (Kate, Micheal, and the candy dish 😆). This middle school book club is student led. And G volunteered to host the next meeting. Proud of my big girl! Bright, Social, and Thoughtful! Now she has to pick a book for next month, and I have to add the details on-line.

 

Then & Now - Scouts and Learning

Facebook Flashback from 2019.09.17

My post "(star) Winning! After our engaging field trip to the flight museum we had lessons... G teaching A, then G and A teaching M. Everyone learned something, and ended with more respect for teachers 😆" 

 

MaryCatherine F comment: "Oh I love my girls... xo 😊"

 

Lorra P comment: "😍😍😍😍"

 

Darci H comment: "We were there on Sunday for the Girl Scout Kickoff Event (Ainsley just got her troop assignment) - it was a zoo!! This looks like a MUCH better experience!!!"

 

My comment: "same! lol, we were there then too. Delay in posting these photos. Yes it was a zoo! We waited in line to enter and stayed for about 2 hours. (We have 3 in Scouts this year. 😜😆)"

 

Darci H comment: "well dang!! Too bad we missed each other 💗!!"

 

NOW - We are almost 3 weeks in to this round of school (we actually learn year round, but are starting to ramp back up). We celebrated this past weekend with silly string. It was the girls first time with it. LOL, giggles and squeals! A little frustration too, but mom and dad stepped in to help E and M to spray back. Scouts season officially starts back on 10/01. 

Then & Now - Early Fall Fun

Facebook Flashback 9/10/13

My post "Guinny is so excited about Halloween! 😃 We started on her costume of Vanellope Von Schweetz. Here is our inspiration pic." My comment: Movie - wreck it Ralph. It was the girls (G & A) first movie at the theater.

 

 

Facebook Flashback 9/10/15

 

My Post "Watermelon girl! (Look familiar Stephanie Underwood Morrow?)" 

• Stephanie Porter What a little beauty!

• Catie Manser - Thanks! We are still enjoying Kate's hand me downs from way back when

• Stephanie Porter - So glad. It's nice that they are getting so much use

• Darci McLain Herndon - She's getting so big!

• Catie Manser - Yep! Eating like crazy and running around!

• Chris Ross - Oh my gosh, look how big she's gotten!!!!!

• Deborah Brzozowski - She is so cute!

• Carole Bacon - she is so cute. I can't believe she is so grown up already.

• Michelle Gorny - Too cute!!!!!!!!

 Facebook Flashback 9/10/16

 

My Post "Apple and Raspberry picking! Plus lots of sampling and taste comparisons 😃" At Blake's Orchard in Michigan with Nana and Aunt Katie. (Had a short photo slideshow)

 Facebook Flashback 9/10/18

 

Nana's post "What a morning. Love all these crazy girls."

 

 

 

 NOW 09/10/20

 

Today the weather is cool and totally fall-like after the heavy rains. We enjoyed a slow day at home with some audio book for G's book club tomorrow (The Emerald Atlas). Then Daddy and G drove out to give Sophia a dresser. While they were out we had Nana and Uncle Sean pop over to delivery Boompa's Fideo. Yum-Yum! Bonus no cooking needed, hooray!