One more shot from her first class

There's a low balance beam and a balcony for parents to watch.

This gym is much safer-seeming than the one I remember taking gymnastics in.  The "team" gymnasts are in another gym with traditional equipment.

First day of gymnastics

 

On the 8th day of Xmas, Gram & Big Daddy visited

 

Ornament crafts

Joke book unwrapped

The Monday Funnies

Brian & Dorothy were watching a Christmas Disney cartoon, and there were only two reindeer available to pull Santa's sleigh, which was too heavy for them.  One had an idea to hitch Pluto to the sleigh.  "Three reindeer?" Dorothy questioned.  "That's uneven.  They'll just go in circles."

Dorothy was reading a book series called Goddess Girls, with title characters such as Athena.  I asked her if the books are set in modern-day or in Ancient Greece.  She held the book out and quickly answered, "You tell me."

After we returned to Savannah with a new Build-a-Bear in tow, Dorothy complained, "At Grandma and Grandpa's house, you treated my axolotl like a real pet, but now that we're home, you're acting like it's just a stuffed animal."

Happy New Year!

Scenes of our cautious daughter on NYE (at our friends' oyster roast and bonfire)

Sarah's view

Brian's view of the same moment

Dorothy viewing

A few more and then we're done

 

Snow angel

These snow pants make me want to buy overalls for DJ

Snow Man

Snowman

Sledding with Mama

Sledding with Grandpa & Dad

Chicago part 3

 

Smooth traveler

Build-a-Bear with Grandma (not pictured)

The bear is an axolotle

Sledding with Grandpa

More Xmas

 

With Shannon, age 8

So much great snow

Christmas night

The drone

Christmas Eve: 7 swans a-swimming

The Italian Christmas Song

Coordinated

Duet

Christmas so far

 

Exploring

Sledding

Bathtub snow

Gift exchange

Library stock-up

On the way

On her way to the piano party

 

The Sunday Funny

Dorothy said that on pajama day at school, the kids spotted an adult was dressed like Santa Claus.  "The little kids thought he was the real Santa Claus, but my class knew that, you know, he can't take time off."

Dorothy received a spell book for Christmas

This reminded me of a mermaid

My morning view (I knew Dorothy wanted to wake up early and read, but she came to my bed to do it)

M-i-c-k-e-y T-r-e-e-e!

D&B

B&D

The Sunday Funnies

Dorothy and her friend were flipping a quarter, but instead of calling heads or tails, I overheard them calling "George Washington!  Sally Ride!"

Dorothy woke up on Tuesday morning and she was nervous about her first reconciliation that evening.  I wanted to give her something to look forward to, so I said, "Afterwards we can get you an ice cream sundae."  "But that's such a long time to wait!" she cried.  "What is today?  Tuesday?!  And I have to wait until Sunday?"

Constant blur of Kleenex

Day 3 of whatever this sickness is