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Sun, Nov 9, 2008 7:27 PM
Arden implores Obama to give Hillary an important job when he becomes president. Trust me on this.

Anyway, we figured it was important to note the first time Arden threatened to run away, at the ripe old age of 3. She stormed off, offended yesterday, up the stairs, cursing us under her breath (oh thank heaven for the monitor) - with a "leaving and I'm never going to talk to Mama or Mommy EVER AGAIN!!!"

Sigh.

In good news though, she's quite good with a rake and is really into picking up leaves.

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Sat, Nov 1, 2008 4:25 PM
Arden would also like to remind people to vote on Tuesday.

For Obama. Well, really, she still professes her love for Hillary, but is slowly accepting, as is Mommy, that she's not on the ticket ;-).

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Sat, Nov 1, 2008 4:21 PM
Arden had a great Halloween. This is the first year she's really cared, and oh how she loved trick or treating! We covered our neighborhood in about an hour. She wouldn't let me carry her bag (moms are not trustworthy, you know), even as it got heavier and heavier.

She has had a weeklong Halloween, starting with trick or treating at Nonna's last Saturday, a parade at school on Thursday and then the real thing on Friday. ACTUALLY she really started back at Disney World when we went to Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween party (twice). :-)

Arden would like to thank Nonno for his fantastic choice in candy bags...what better for a pirate than a pirate bag?

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Mon, Sep 29, 2008 11:56 PM
A few new photos for your viewing pleasure!

Quality's not great, our camera is being weird.

We had Arden's 3 year well child visit this week. She's doing swimmingly and continues to be at the top of the height chart. She had a shot and a blood draw and boy is she stoic. As soon as the ped finished, she just said "I need two stickers now."

The child doesn't mince worlds.

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Mon, Sep 15, 2008 9:29 PM
We're home from 9 days at Disney! Arden had a fabulous time.

Highlights:

Do not call her a princess, she is a pirate. Ask her, she'll tell you.

Her favorite ride is Pirates of the Carribean, closely followed by Buzz Lightyear.

She was overjoyed at Chef Mickey's....LOVED meeting Mickey, Minnie and all that gang.

Not a fan of Cinderella's mice...they will kiss you on the head and you will then have to spend the entire rest of the meal with one hand on your head...just in case they show up again.

She loved the petting zoo and Safari at Animal Kingdom and the Nemo ride at Epcot.

She got to ride in the nose of the monorail...big hit.

The kiddie roller coaster at the MK, she got to ride it over and over and over. And over.

The Halloween party was BEYOND worth the extra money...which is why we went twice. No lines for the rides people....no lines.

She really got into trick or treating ... and we have candy coming out our ears.

She LOVED the water parks....water slides and the big raft ride were a huge hit.

Overall it was a great trip...Arden burned the midnight oil night after night, the kid just kept on going. We had a wondeful surprise visit from Grandma Mary and Nonno for the first couple of days so they got to experience some of Arden's first time at Disney.

Dora is ready to go back already. I'm still working on that. ;-)

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Sun, Aug 31, 2008 5:07 PM
Arden turned THREE a week ago. How is that possible?

She's doing well, sassy as always. She requested trucks for her birthday and boy did people deliver, she is the proud owner of 4 (or more) new serious trucks as well as a matchbox track and car set that she absolutely loves. And that her dear Uncle and Mandy put together on the night of her birthday. Boy were we relieved not to have to do that!

She continues to have a seriously independent streak, which isn't exactly surprising, is it?

We're terrible at tracking milestones, but she talks a mile a minute and her brain is a scary, scary place that never forgets anything. Anything. She went to Fenway twice this summer, once for a game and once for the kids day at the park they do every year. She's a big fan of baseball. She started swimming this summer at the local Y and has absolutely no fear of the water. She jumps in without any thought...tells us to scoot back....is an underwater champ. Formal swim lessons will probably happen this fall, after all, we're training for her scholarship to Stanford (and the 2020 Olympics).

We head to Disney World this week -- we're pretty sure she won't want to leave. She constantly asks to go back to Canobie, which is just up the street from us. The kid loves her rides.

**I've uploaded pics and for whatever reason they are in a really screwy order...but it's a look at her 3rd birthday.

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Kate & Eric: Get OUT. We were at DisneyWorld from 8/26 - 9/2. Michael LOVED it. ! :) Hope you guys have a great trip!

joyleone@aol.com: Have a great time at Disney. It is hard to believe that Arden is 3. She is so cute. Love, Joy and JAck

shelli: Happy Birthday, big girl!

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Mon, Jul 21, 2008 9:09 PM
We're rocketing towards 3...only a month away, so hard to believe.

Grandma and Nonno are in town now, so Arden is running them off their feet for the next week and a half.

She regaled them today with her political knowledge (Hillary for President...mommy's not quite ready to call it quits on Hillary yet ;-) ).

She's quite the water lover, we go to the pool at the Y every weekend, she's fearless in the water, which is good and bad. We're thinking we should look at colleges with swimming scholarships. Stanford, perhaps.

A few new pictures are on their way.

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Lisa: You girls sure are quiet! YOu must be gearing up for that big #3 Birthday bash! I tried to reply to your email but I think its not going through. Hope to hear from you soon!!
Smooches!

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Sat, Jun 14, 2008 10:17 AM
As we were driving home last night, it was close to 9pm to it was dark and the moon was out. Arden was looking out the window, found the moon and said "you want to come home with us moon? okay, follow us home moon."

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Lisa: Wow a whole month??! I hope everyone is well. We miss the updates! Hope you got my package!
:)

Kate: Ok, cutest story ever!!!! She's a doll.

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Tue, Jun 10, 2008 9:13 PM
Is it normal that our 2y9m little girl is trying to pee standing up these days?

Sigh.

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Lisa: Is that kind of like girl dogs lifting thier legs? heheee ;)

shelli: if that's what she sees all of her friends at daycare do...

That's why Malka wants the cars pull ups, and not the "little girl" ones. Her BFF's are all boys, so naturally, she wants to do what they do...

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Mon, Jun 2, 2008 11:53 PM
We just had a lovely visit with Grandma Joanne and Pops. Arden basked in the glow of being the only grandchild. She had her first swimming pool experience at their hotel and oh how she loved it. No fear at all. Her favorite thing was to climb out of the pool and jump back in (yes, I caught her) over and over and over.

We went to Canobie Lake Park and, as usual, Arden had a great time. Went on a couple of new rides which we hadn't seen before, and of course all of her regular haunts.

It was a wonderful time and we were so sad to see Grandma and Pops head back to the hotel tonight, off on their flight home tomorrow. It sure is lousy having all the grandparents so far away!!

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