Other shtuff

As for a re-cap on other happenings 'round these parts, here's a sampling:

 We baked sugar cookies out of a classic 1957 Betty Crocker kids' cookbook from my mom.

 Clara pretended to be a dog. Or a bear. Or a lion. She doesn't like to be anything scary, though--a "baby lion" or a "cub" or a "puppy" is infinitely preferable over the adult version. At our house, asking Clara to do something in a regular voice does not always guarantee compliance. But saying it in an "Ernie" voice or a "puppy" voice or an anything voice pretty much does.

Clara had hat day at Cub Run Elementary.

 Michael let Clara watch the classic version of "The Karate Kid" with him several weeks ago. Since then, Clara continually wants us to be Mr. Miyagi (she has dubbed me Mrs. Miyagi) and she is "Miyagi-daughter." We have to use the right voice, or she corrects us. She especially loves it when Michael gives her a "karate lesson."

 We went to the children's museum on Charlottesville over Spring Break. It was pretty paltry, I must say, but it was a fun diversion.

This was the coolest part--the tubes blow air and shoot out different handkerchiefs or sponge balls.

See my next post for a video of me in my pregnant splendor. Or something.