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Sorry–better late than never! Iris, of course, went as an Alicheetah-fox, which is cheetah with a unicorn horn and wings, with a tiara and a fox tail as accessories. Of course.

We told Iris that she would be able to go without the mask after becoming fully vaccinated. And on the first week of availability, she got her first shot! And she was a super-duper-trooper getting her second. Yet when she returned to school in January, we are still masking up. Safety first!

Iris returned to in-person school in August 2021. And she gets to ride the bus with her very best friend who also happens to live right next door.

We had a great time over the break! We made cookies… We watched Iris dance while wearing reindeer antlers… And of course, we broke out the matching PJs

This is such a swell neighborhood, and there is a gaggle of girls aged 4-11 collectively referred to as “The Girl Gang”. Iris gets the full Sandlot experience as girls will ring the doorbell and ask for her to play. In this scenario, she’s Smalls, and she is fine with that. Best of all, our… Continue reading The Neighbor Girls

Iris tested into the gifted program in kindergarten, and continued into grade 1 studying “China”. She is the only one in her grade who qualified. She was joined by a kindergarten girl, Lily, this spring. Like Iris, Lily is the only one in her grade that qualified, and the two little flowers really enjoy each… Continue reading Gifted project

Iris learned the word “antepenultimate” this week, and I guess she was pretty motivated to learn the word for the almost-almost last week of school. I think that we are all looking forward to summer.