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 Tommy on Mar 2nd, 2011
Okay, so I decided to take smaller steps towards fostering an environment of creativity and letting Tommy make more messes. Today I let Tommy make his own soynut butter and jelly sandwich. Other moms might already have done this a long time ago, but it’s just so much easier and faster for me to make […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Homeschooling, Tommy on Mar 1st, 2011
Bethany’s recent post on fostering an environment of imaginative learning really convicted me in the area of letting my kids create a mess. I crave order, and I’m not naturally artistic, so I tend to limit “art time” to crayons as much as possible despite my kids’ love for markers, paint, and cutting paper into little […]
Posted in Tommy on Feb 26th, 2011
I think these reports get considerably less interesting with time (though I’m still fascinated by the baby stats of my friends’ kids), so maybe this is the last year I’ll do this, but Tommy went in for his 4 year check-up yesterday. For the first time, they tested his vision and hearing, which was very […]
I just never get tired of this sight…
The kids really enjoyed their special time with Grandma this week! Playing “ashes” (as Elizabeth calls it–the rest of the world knows it as Ring Around the Rosy)
Derek is so on top of things–he’s already uploaded Tommy’s birthday videos! First, our family celebration on his birthday: And second, cake decorating at the party on Saturday! And, just for fun, the recipe for chocolate buttermilk cake that served as the base for the white wall tire cake and the mini car cakes. (It makes […]
This year, Tommy asked to have a boys-only birthday party. Zach, Isaac, and Tim are all as into cars, trucks, and trains as Tommy, so we had quite a rambunctious afternoon! The boys chased each others’ cars around the house, much to the delight of Lizzie. Tommy requested soynut butter and jelly, so we had […]
I knew it would happen, but I wasn’t quite prepared for it in under a minute from getting outside… So Tommy was so excited to ride his new bike in the house all day yesterday, and after his sister got up from her nap, we eagerly headed outside into the 58 degree afternoon to try […]
Posted in Tommy on Feb 17th, 2011
Hard to believe that Tommy turns 4 today. Tommy is in general an introspective, thoughtful child. He is shy in large group situations, though he does open up and act silly with friends and family whom he knows well. He is very detail-oriented (as the firstborn of two firstborns, he even arrived right on schedule […]
Today at lunch, we polished off almost an entire bunch of grapes. I guess the kids are big fans!