Many children regress when a new baby arrives. Amelia flourished.
She turned into the model big-sister. Even when Natalie was still a "blob baby" Amelia was reading to her and playing a version of "dress-up" where she put hats and glasses on Nat and draped her with scarves.
I got laid-off by MCI at the end of February and built Amelia a two-level fort with a slide in the back yard.Amelia got another trip to Disneyland in the summer when her grandparents took her. After they left, I was so jealous that I took Friday off and rushed down to join them.
Amelia had a "pony party" birthday at a riding center. The kids got to play games, take a tractor ride, play in a hay maze, and ride horses.By the end of the year, Natalie was doing everything she could to keep up (and catch-up) with Amelia and they had become the best of friends.
2001 |
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 Asleep on Amtrak with Grandpa Howard (12/01) |
 Christmas Morning (12/01) |
 Making a face (10/01) |
 4th B-day "Pony Party" (9/01) |
 At the State Fair (9/01) |
 Sister and Bunny-Towel (8/01) |
 Cleaning the fort (8/01) |
 With Minnie (7/01) |
 What a cutie (7/01) |
 "How long is this parade?" (7/4/01) |
 A snack in her new fort (3/01) |
 "I want to fly helicopters" (3/01) |
 Time to dye the eggs (3/01) |
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