We’ve been having days of fun with this big cardboard box. It’s been a space shuttle, bed, car, laundry basket, and probably some other things I missed! The kids have enjoyed it so much that they haven’t even asked about the birthday presents that came inside of it…
Category Archive for 'Tommy'
Elizabeth has been having a lot of accidents lately, and since she’d been day- and night- potty trained for well over a year, I took her in to the doctor a couple weeks ago to make sure she didn’t have a bladder infection or something else that we needed to address. (She didn’t.) Apparently Tommy […]
Since Susie Q has gotten way more interested in bikes and scooters, I realized it was high time I got her her own helmet instead of having her borrow her sister’s. It was too cold and late to try it out outside last night, so the big kids helped her try out her new helmet […]
This morning, Sarah and I had perhaps our most successful garage sailing morning to date. I found a ton of jeans (without holes!) for Tommy for $.25-$3 apiece, PLUS not one, not two, but THREE barely-used sets of color wonder paints for $1 apiece! Color Wonder is the only kind of art that I’ll let […]
Another SB Zoo Trip
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Friends, Susanna, Tommy on Feb 6th, 2013
We’re trying to get in a couple last trips up to the Santa Barbara Zoo before our membership expires at the end of the month. Monday, we finally got to bring James along, and the kids ran off a ton of energy while Sarah and I chatted. It worked out well for all involved. (I […]
The End of an Era and the Beginning of a New One
Posted in Tommy on Feb 4th, 2013
We’ve had to work very hard lately on getting the kids not to mention things in front of Susie that might give her ideas…just when she’s happy and content, Elizabeth will talk about snacks or something else that they can’t have right away, and suddenly I’m dealing with a screaming toddler who doesn’t understand the […]
Playing in the Mud
Posted in California, Elizabeth, Janie, Tommy on Jan 31st, 2013
It was so warm and sunny this afternoon that I decided to let Elizabeth skip her nap if she agreed to spend the afternoon outside. Soon the kids were making a mud pit and singing, “We’re playing in the mud, we’re playing in the mud; we’re getting things all dirty, all dirty!” I figure this […]
Blob Painting
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Tommy on Jan 28th, 2013
The kids have been begging for weeks to paint. It’s hard to believe that I taught elementary art in a previous life, because these days, I avoid mess-making art projects like the plague! My excuse of late has been that it’s too cold or rainy to paint outside, and our house is too small to […]
“Privit! Only Boys Alaud”
Posted in Tommy on Jan 25th, 2013