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Sat, Jun 6, 2009 10:21 PM
We've just returned from Disney World. Dora had a conference so Arden and I tagged along for some Disney fun. Thanks to the crazy specials Disney is running we managed to stay a week at no extra cost!

Arden continues to be an adrenaline junkie as well as a pirate junkie. We went on Pirates of the Caribbean 12 times. Yep. 12. This time she was also tall enough to go on Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain, as well as Soarin' and Test Track over at Epcot. She loved Thunder and Splash, though, like Dora, hated the fact that she got wet. You know, on the water ride.

Soarin' was a HUGE hit with her and Test Track, which freaked me out, had her screaming for more.

Of all the characters, Mulan was the one she wanted to meet. We called and found out she was at Epcot at a certain time. All through lunch it was "is it 3 yet? is it 3?" We finally headed for China, where we were told we would find Mulan and the child, who was dressed in her special Mulan hairdo and clothes, buried her head in my shoulder and claimed she was 'too tired and needed to go to her stroller to rest'. Yes folks, she was utterly, 100% starstruck. Mulan tried to coax her out of her shell but to no avail. Luckily thanks to a great photographer and a sneaky Mulan, we managed to get a couple of pictures without Arden being any the wiser.

We had a great trip and Arden is already asking to back to Disney...tomorrow. I told her we couldn't go back since we spent all our money at Disney and she told me to go to work and work harder to make more money for Disney. I'd say Disney runs through her, wouldn't you?

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Sat, Apr 25, 2009 8:36 PM
Today brought us the first really nice day of the year. Actually, we surpassed really nice and went straight for HOT.

We met up with Charlie and his parents for lunch at Cracker Barrel, then headed to a local park. They spent the first hour playing with their new bubble machines...frankly it was just too hot to do much beyond that. As it cooled they ran each other ragged. Then it was home for ice cream cones.

Overall, a very nice summer day...in April!

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Thu, Apr 23, 2009 8:47 PM
Another Easter come and gone...Grandma Mary and Nonno couldn't stay away and came for several days.

Tis the beginning of a busy several weeks...Grandma Joanne and Pops will be coming in 3 weeks, and not long after that we're heading to Disney yet again. Dora is going down for a conference and we decided to tag along. Turns out it's during the buy 4 get 3 days free time, so the long weekend turned into "hey, we might as well stay the week!" Logical, no?

Dora will be busy in meetings during the day, so Arden and I will be left to our own devices, and we'll have 3 or 4 days where Dora will be able to hang out with us.

In great news, we went to the pediatrician this week and Arden is now over 41 inches without shoes, meaning she is now free to ride Thunder Mountain. She's thrilled, as it didn't go over well last time that she had to miss out.

Arden at 3.5 is interesting. She's hilarious, smart and can argue with the best of them. I wonder where she gets that ability...

Grandma and Nonno bought her a big girl trike while they were visiting, and she can fly on that thing. We take it over to the reservoir near our house and she goes for a mile at a time. If nothing else, she'll whip both me and the dog into shape!

We're looking forward to the first really nice, warm weekend of the year. I imagine the bike will get lots of use this weekend.

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Thu, Apr 23, 2009 8:14 PM
Conversations with Arden

(setting the scene: i noticed that a certain someone had colored on the wall in her room. she was told that she'd be cleaning it off the next night)

As she's cleaning the wall:

"I'm sorry I colored on the wall, Mom....but you didn't give me any paper."

13 should be fun.

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Thu, Feb 26, 2009 1:36 PM
THE TEAM

Arden has a team. We're told that having an imaginary friend is a sign of intelligence. This must mean she is tremedously intelligent, since she has an entire team.

They come and go, this team. Last I heard we had left them in Vegas.

They reappeared this week, and have been going to school with Arden. She is quick to clarify is that while she is not on the team, she is the boss. Some are small, small enough to fit in the Mr. Bubble bottle, while others are bigger. They jump in and out of the car when we are driving, and demand mcnuggets when they are hungry.

No one can say she doesn't have a vivid imagination.

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Thu, Jan 22, 2009 10:33 AM
It is pitiful how long it has been since we updated the site!! We're without a camera right now, aside from our phones, and well, that takes the whole "email it to the computer so I can upload it from there step" -- indeed though, I should do that.

A funny story from today -- we watched the inauguration on Tuesday. Arden told me that night she wanted to be president. She told Dora yesterday morning. This morning, she asked for a donut. We said no, they aren't good for your body, we only have those as special treats. The conversation:

"But I need a donut so I can grow up to be strong and the President."

"The President doesn't eat donuts, he exercises and plays basketball"

"I need to go find my basketball."

Oh and then she wore a tie to school today, "like" she said..."the president."

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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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