Category Archive for 'Tommy'
Watching the Polls
Posted in Tommy on Nov 3rd, 2010
Tommy practiced his geography and number recognition while watching election coverage with Daddy last night:
We were disappointed not to be in the first hundred voters of our precinct this morning–a first in Tommy’s life. But when it’s because the Little One slept in ’til 8, we’re not really complaining!
Bean Counter
Posted in Homeschooling, Tommy on Oct 30th, 2010
Earlier this week, my mom sent the kids a little “Jack and the Beanstalk” package with beans from her garden, soybeans, pictures of the garden, and a few other fun nature things. Tommy really enjoyed picking all the “bean seeds” out of the pods and observing the difference between green beans and soy beans! We’ll […]
Little Bear and Little Sal
Tommy’s been looking forward to making a leaf pile for weeks! We finally had enough leaves in the back yard for a small one.
…equals happy Mommy and happy kids, even hours after the fact!
We’re so sick of being cooped up sick (11 days and counting) that I decided to brighten our afternoon by moving both kids up to the next size in shoes! Elizabeth is now in 5 and Tommy is in 11! (I think he could probably take a 10 1/2, but when he saw the size […]
You know, considering how many colds I’ve had in the past 28 1/2 years, you’d think that I would have caught most of the several thousand most common ones. Guess not. Such a pity that the kids seem to be inheriting my immune system instead of Derek’s. It’s amazing how quickly we went through that […]