The Playhouse
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 7th, 2011
It’s so nice to have it back up! Tommy’s already marking out his territory.
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Tommy (playing with the clothesline): “I’m sorry, Lizzie, but this is too complicated for you, so you cannot play with it.” (Not sure he understands what complicated means.) — Tommy (looking at a picture of us while I was still pregnant with Susie): Mommy, who helped you put Susie in your tummy? Me (trying not […]
They’re not supposed to get out of bed after lights out, but you can’t help but smile when you come in to check on them and find this.
Three Helpers in the Kitchen
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 3rd, 2011
This is what happens when you let your fashion-conscious daughter dress herself for church. “Stripes-stripes: they match, Mommy!”
Uncle Matthew Visits Cali
Posted in Elizabeth, Family, Susanna, Tommy on Oct 1st, 2011
In the ever-changing competition for “Favorite Uncle,” Matthew has pulled into the lead, thanks to a visit this morning (and great gifts). helping put up the playhouse (at last!)… reading, with E in the bow he gave her… holding the drool machine…
Potty Training Update: The non parents in the audience might want to skip this. Elizabeth has some really good days (no accidents, no reminders to use the potty) and some not-so-good days. Today was the latter. We had a little friend whose dad teaches with Derek come over for a play date, and Elizabeth was […]
Lately we’ve been telling the kids if they tidy up quickly before bed, they can use the rest of their clean-up time to do puzzles in their jammies. It works pretty well as an incentive, and both kids are getting really good at all our puzzles.
Yesterday was one of them. Elizabeth has a “ban-ban” on her finger because she sliced open her knuckle on the living room mirror that Tommy broke a couple weeks ago by running the shopping cart into it at full speed. We didn’t go in to get stitches because Susanna was due for a nap. In […]