Christmas morning
Don’t you love the delight on your child’s face when Santa gets it just right?
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Time to get a new watch
My parents spent the night with us last night, so we slept late while they got up with the kids. I wasn’t sure how long they had been awake when I got up at 7:45, so I asked Phillip when he got up. He looked at his empty wrist and back up at [...]
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Picture with Santa
Our picture with Santa Claus says a lot about our family. First of all, it was a free picture taken at the OBU Christmas party, which says we are cheap. Next, I am holding Phillip in the picture and no one is sitting in Santa’s lap, which says we don’t trust strange college [...]
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No longer a working mommy
Yesterday was my last day as a working mommy! Yeah! I changed the title of my blog. I’m still not sure if I like it, but I’m open to comments and suggestions.
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Don’t say I didn’t warn you
Today my daughter is 7 years old. Happy Birthday, Ellie!
She received the High School Musical Sing-it game for the Wii from my parents. It comes with a microphone and is kind of like karaoke for kids. Lannie has had a headache all evening. Both of our kids are kind of tone-deaf– [...]
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Grasping the concept
Phillip is beginning to grasp the concept of Christmas, slowly but surely. Not that he understands the “reason for the season,” but at least he’s figuring out the purpose of Santa Claus.
His teachers at daycare have picked up on his desire to “be a cowboy” for Christmas, and they have convinced him to [...]
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I’ve come a long way, baby
My husband can convince me to do almost anything, given enough time. He even has a way of making it seem like it was my idea. We were watching “Heroes” last week, and he thought the ability to get into someone else’s thoughts and plant ideas in their mind was a cool superpower to have. [...]
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Confusing the holidays
Being only two years old, Phillip doesn’t really remember Christmas. He does remember Halloween, however, which might explain how he came to confuse the two holidays.
Every time he hears the word “Christmas,” Phillip excitedly tells us, “I be cowboy for Christmas!” He was a cowboy for Halloween, and we can’t really convince him [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on November 25th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Language Development
Phillip frequently brings home new words and ideas from daycare. Many of those new words are in Spanish. His teachers have taught him some of the concepts, like numbers and colors, but some of the Spanish words are from Natalie, his bilingual friend.
This weekend he was playing with my gold necklace, and he [...]
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Training to be a lawyer
Our little boy is discovering the power of negotiation. Lannie discovered the depth of his argumentation skills while dropping him off at daycare earlier this week:
On the way out of the car, Phillip grabbed Caleb’s lunch box and wouldn’t let go of it for the world. He kept saying, “No! My Lunch. Phillip Hungry!” [...]
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