Big girls just wanna have fun

Daddy may have introduced sushi at too young of an age.

Otherwise, it's been a playdate bonanza recently. We got piano recital from Olivia during our playdate with Anna and Olivia. Norah and Agnes visited all the way from Connecticut, which is apparenlty a rougher 'hood than I've been told. Henry had to come over to be sure to maintain his status as Veronica's favorite (don't worry Hen-dog, you're safe at the top). And Reina and Gabriella hosted a midweek playdate because we needed a daycare pickup. Apparently the girls "told jokes" all the way home from school. And in just a few days Veronica heads east for a weeklong playdate with bunny and a curious girls in blue.

Me a Peacock

Veronica needed to get some candy at two or three houses to get the hang of trick-or-treating, but after that she was nearly unstoppable. She had a great support system to show her how it's done.The only thing that could stop her was a few "scary" houses. As far as Veronica was concerned, the fewer the decorations the better. She muttered "Oh, that's better" every time we walked up to an undecorated house and "scary house" if there were too many flashing lights, skeletons, or any other Halloween trappings. But a few overly decorated suburban lawns were hardly the scariest things walking the streets of Sammamish. When the night was done, Veronica ended up with quite a haul.

You know what...

This is just a quick post to say one last thank you and show off some unparalleled cuteness. Veronica is in love with her backpack from Mimi and demands to wear it around the house. And the outfit from Uncle Brian and Aunt Sarah has been a big hit. She calls the vest "rabbit" and hops to and fro when she wears it.

Veronica also added the expression "You know what?" to her vocabulary. The conversation usually goes something like "You know what? I love you".

that oughta do it...

It has been a great couple of weeks, but we are all done celebrating Veronica's birthday. All the cake is gone, the gifts are unwrapped, the balloons are falling to the floor, and Veronica now answers "Me two" if you ask her how old she is. Veronica was once again overwhelmed by the generosity of Veronica Tales readers. A big thank you to everyone.


That ought to do it. Veronica, take us out with a song.

Happy Birthday... and it's not even your birthday yet!

Nothing quite like a month long birthday celebration. Veronica has been celebrating her birthday since early September when Grammy flew in from PA, Uncle Brian and Aunt Sara flew up from SoCal, and Auntie Alex drove down from the Great White North. We sang and Veronica stole swipes of icing, what could be better? Hijacking your cousin's birthday party, that's what! Veronica let Jackson have his moments and even open a few presents, but she quickly took control of everything she could get her hands on. When you're this cute, you can get away with stuff like that.

Labor day weekend in Westport

Veronica has been to beaches as far west and east as one can go in this country, but she had never been to a beach in her home state before this weekend. There is a reason we've chosen 6 hour flights over two hour drives. Washington beaches are typically cold, gray, and wet, but we lucked out with blue skies on the unofficial last weekend of summer.


Veronica went to the beach with her favorite travel companion. She couldn't have been happier to spend the weekend with Henry and followed him everywhere. We ventured into town for lunch one afternoon, but there wasn't much to look at. Otherwise we spent the weekend combing the beach, trying to stay warm, and sharing some s'mores.

Camp Rules!

If less is more, Camp is everything. It was another relaxing week in the Sebago Lake region. It was day after day of beach time, jumping in the lake, reading paperbacks, eating junk food, with plenty of cocktails mixed in. The cousins had a great week together. Anybody want to do it again next month?