I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 18th, 2012
The treats! (Because our friend Ben is allergic to gluten, dairy, and eggs, we had to be creative with our treats. I went all over the place to find a car-shaped cookie cutter for the rice krispie treats, and I ended up having to buy a box of 101 cookie cutters at JoAnn’s. But they […]
Posted in Elizabeth on Feb 13th, 2012
I knew that boys made anything (sticks, duplos, sandwiches) into weapons. But I guess I’ve never been a big phone girl myself, so it’s been enlightening to discover that girlie-girls will make anything into a phone. During dinner the other night, Elizabeth talked to Tommy (seated next to her) on her fork phone, to Daddy […]
Posted in Elizabeth on Feb 10th, 2012
For my dad, who complains when there aren’t enough pictures.=) and proof that little boys will make anything into a weapon…
Posted in Children's Books, Elizabeth, Tommy on Feb 2nd, 2012
Tommy is so proud of his ever-increasing reading skills, and thanks to a recommendation from Anna, I ordered some early readers that contain only short vowel sounds (which is how far we’ve gotten in phonics thus far). The first set arrived Tuesday evening, and ever since, Tommy has been proudly reading them to his sister! […]
Every morning I struggle to get something in Elizabeth’s hair to keep it out of her eyes. This morning, she would only wear a headband if Lucy could, too. Whatever works!
Playing Church Going for a drive
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Tommy on Jan 28th, 2012
In case you didn’t catch Derek’s facebook post last weekend, the big kids are taking swimming lessons at an outdoor pool through the rest of the winter. Lest you envy us too much, we hasten to add that it has been incredibly windy both weeks. Standing around in a wet suit in 60 degree weather […]