Big Ride at Mount Storm

Another great day of sled riding. Gigi and Mommy met Leela, Joni, Nathan, Will, and a friend at Mount Storm Park. The hill is great. The rides were thrilling with near-misses along the way to add excitement.

After the novelty of sled-riding wore off, the girls visited the snow-covered playground. It seemed the play was harmonious. Then we learned otherwise. Leela was not happy with Gigi. "I played people like she wanted to for this long of time and she only played dog-catcher for this long." By the time we left, Leela declared they were no longer friends.

In the car, Gigi informed me, "I don't want everyday hot chocolate." I was confused until she explained that she wanted it with whipped cream and marshmallows and everything.

As we walked in she told me "I really like the thick snow, Mommy."

Yes, this is the girl who does not want to go to swimming lessons because of "THE BOB." In the bathtub, there is no fear of her head being under water (as seen in this picture).

She had a bad dream quite a long time ago in which cousin Lily went down the drain at the bottom of a swimming pool. Daddy jumped in with his shoes on, but could not get Lily. This dream seems to be the source of many new "hole" fears - which includes most drains, manholes, toilets, and a hole in the wall where the radiator pipe comes in. She sites this as a reason she cannot go into the bathrooom alone.

SNOW DAY!

FINALLY! After much waiting and weather-hype which did not come to pass, Cincinnati got some real snow accumulation! The new rainbow sled was ready for its first ride. John and Genevieve were joined by Andrea and Rye for sledding at Burnet Woods by the fountain. Gigi had as much fun pulling the sled as riding it.

Seed Boy

Today, in Genevieve's weekly Musikgarten class, Miss Amanda (her teacher) started to tell us about a dance invented when she was a child (The Twist). For the Alabama called "Do, Oh, Do, Oh," the class did a rendition of The Twist.

First, we stood in a circle holding hands and then followed the directions in the song. One of the moms, in addition to her 3 year old daughter, laid her 6 month old boy, Jackson, in the middle of our circle. As we were circling left and circling right and "shake them 'simmons down" bending and twisting to the floor; Genevieve said "Look! It's Baby Jesus", referring to baby Jackson. We all busted out laughing; thinking of The Wise Men circling around Jesus doing The Twist.


At bedtime, Daddy and Gigi tried a new book. It was a Babar story about Isabelle the Flower Girl. Genevieve announced that she too was a flower girl "at this wedding." She told Daddy he was "Seed Boy." hhhmmmmm... She gave him a seed (a real one at that) and explained that if he planted it in her garden, she would grow out of it.

Rocket to Mars?

Genevieve built a couple of rocket-ships today. I got in BIG trouble when I took a picture. "But mommy! It's not here!" I was confused. I explained that I wanted to take a picture of the rocketship. She repeated, "But mommy! It's not here!" She paused and repeated very slowly, "It's...not...heeeee--errrrre." OOO000h, I finally understood. So I asked where the rocketship was. "At Daddy's place." Of course.

Genevieve and Lily built "nests" tonight. We found her sleeping in it.

Swimming Lesson @ UC

Genevieve attended her first official swim lesson as a preschooler. She was pleasantly surprised when Isabella (a favorite classmate from school) was also in her class! The pool is zero depth entry which helped reduce her anxiety. It was a fairly basic first class: kicking, blowing bubbles ...

First Ballet Class

One of Gigi's library friends(Adelle)invited us to attend her ballet class for 3 year olds. Genevieve was very excited to attend. She wore her new tutu (even though we told her that the other kids in the class would only be wearing a leotard). Gigi didn't care -- she was wearing her tutu! The class had about 7 little girls -- sooo adorable. Genevieve was very attentive and serious throughout; probably because one of her favorite books is Angelina Ballerina (who takes her lessons very seriously). Gigi was asked if she wanted to continue with ballet lessons and we received a resounding YES!