Clara's Blog

Mommy and I went to see some Irish dancing at the Kennedy School. I loved it! I want to take a class! I have a demonstration movie that we’ll share soon.

I had my second soccer class today. I wish the class was longer. It was so much fun!

I finally got to fly my kite! I was really interested in kites when we went to Darla’s beach house years ago so Mommy and Daddy bought me a kite at the grocery store. They were going to let me watch them fly it but it never happened. Recently, I’ve been talking a lot about flying the kite. Finally, we went to the beach just to fly it! It was really great. The best part? We waited so long that I could fly it myself. I flew my kite higher than the other kites (and lower too!).

I told everyone that my kite was a pteranodon. Of course, a lot of grown ups don’t know what a pteranodon is. I’m always happy to fill them in.

I also found mussel and oyster shells and a huge piece of kelp. Boy, the ocean is a lot of fun! Let’s go again tomorrow!

Check out my kite flying moves in this movie!

I had my first soccer class today. We ran and ran and kicked some balls. It was great.

I got new shoes with laces. Mom said I could wear them to school when I can tie them myself. So…I tied them myself. We haven’t been practicing but I have watched my friends at school. My teachers were surprised and impressed. I love my new shoes.

Can’t sleep! Want to make valentines!

I am not a fan.

Rice flour pancakes are another matter.

We went up to the mountain yesterday and I had a great time. The sledding was too dangerous (Daddy tried to convince me it was safe, but I didn’t believe him), so I skied on my clown skis instead. The snow was great for skiing, and I skied up and down the hill. Daddy held my hand, but that was it! I even got a little speed going, and that was fun.

Speaking of speed, I got in my sled and Scout pulled Daddy and I like a crazy dog through the Lodgepole Pines and sledders and downhills! We only rolled the sled once—like in Snow Buddies.

Daddy and Mommy and I also messed around in the snow. I love messing around.

Oh, I found a treasure in the snow. Hand sanitizer. A useful treasure.

School is going OK. I have mastered the binomial cube and now I am on to the trinomial cube. I also had a lesson on egg-cracking and one on hammering. I get very disappointed when things don’t go my way, though, and I just can’t help letting everyone know. This causes some disruptions in class and alone-time for me. In Montessori terms, I am a “Not Yet Peaceful Child.”

What else? I have had a cold for like forever. I like long hair but not combing the knots out of it. I am getting to be a better swimmer, and I love swimming with friends. Oh, and I like my babysitters Anita and Miss KC—I’m like: “See you later, Mom and Dad!”

We celebrated Dah’s (aka Daddy’s) birthday up at Trillium Lake again. We made Dah a special square pie and yummy cupcakes.

Marjon and Dawn came and so did Maia! It was so fun for me to have another girl to play with. We talked about princesses, wrestled and tickled and played in the snow. As you might guess from the picture, I finished the trip pretty tired. I slept in the sled on the way out and was still sleepy in the car. I did manage to eat a bunch of snacks, though, even though I was kind of dazed.

Even though I was a bit tired today too, I went for a run in the neighborhood with Daddy and we made a quick trip to the zoo to see the Zoo Lights before it closes tomorrow. I really liked checking them out. We put some photos up in my gallery.

I had a really fabulous Christmas. Santa got me the Snow Princess doll that I wanted. I also got a bunch of other great things – a bingo game with riddles, some fairy lacing cards, a fuzzy robe and fuzzy pjs, a handmade sweater (just like my old favorite with new special buttons!), some books, a penguin game, a great tutu, a bunch of dinosaurs and a mini cupcake bake set. I’m sure I’m forgetting something really great but that’s only because I got so many great things.

We had some yummy bagels and lox and cinnamon buns with Marjon and Uncle Todd. We hung out and talked and played games. What more could you want? I hope your Christmas was just as great!

If you were wondering about the photo, its me singing with my microphone (made with Tinkertoys) with my new tutu.