Sunday, September 6, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Lucas's story
Today at Kroger, Lucas reminded me that he and Tilly each get a matchbox racing car. Ewan and Rowan aren't interested in them yet (they just want cookie samples from the bakery- Ewan screams "Want Cookie!" as soon as we pass them). With all four in the cart, we take up a good bit of room and blocked the lane. Another mother- whose child wasn't with her, was also shopping for matchbox cars.
Lucas says "I want the helicopter".
me "I don't see it".
Lucas : "Its in hand"
me: "Let me see (looks at the five cars in my hand)- No, its not in mommys hand"
Lucas "No, its in the Ladys hand"
she isn't listening...
me: "Let mommy see if she can find one for you"
Lucas "Mommy, its in the ladies hand!"
The lady walks away and Lucas begins sobbing saying "She took it! She took my helicopter!"
After going through fifty cars, I found an airplane. He didn't like it. Then, because he had a tummy virus earlier in the week and was looking particularly sad and weak, I tracked down the lady and asked her if she would mind swapping airplane for helicopter. She was fine with it. Lucas said to her "I got my helicopter back!".
So tonight we were telling Duane the story, and here is Lucas's version.
Lucas: "A lady took my helicopter"
me "what happened?"
Lucas "She put it in her hand and she took it away"
me "what did we do?"
Lucas "We went to get it back"
me "then what?"
Lucas "We took it"
me "Then what?"
Lucas: "We took it and then we ran away"
me "Then what?"
Lucas "We paid, then ran away in the car".
His version is more exciting I think.
When I was blow drying Tillys hair yesterday, I sat her on the counter in my bathroom as usual. She said "Mommy, please be careful. Mommy, I could fall and get hurt, so you should be very careful with me."
And today when Lucas wanted to lay down (he is still feeling weak from his virus) Tilly said "Mommy, Lucas went back to bed." I said "I know". She then looked at me and said "Did you tell him you loved him and kiss him goodnight?". Duane calls her "Bossy girl".
Lucas says "I want the helicopter".
me "I don't see it".
Lucas : "Its in hand"
me: "Let me see (looks at the five cars in my hand)- No, its not in mommys hand"
Lucas "No, its in the Ladys hand"
she isn't listening...
me: "Let mommy see if she can find one for you"
Lucas "Mommy, its in the ladies hand!"
The lady walks away and Lucas begins sobbing saying "She took it! She took my helicopter!"
After going through fifty cars, I found an airplane. He didn't like it. Then, because he had a tummy virus earlier in the week and was looking particularly sad and weak, I tracked down the lady and asked her if she would mind swapping airplane for helicopter. She was fine with it. Lucas said to her "I got my helicopter back!".
So tonight we were telling Duane the story, and here is Lucas's version.
Lucas: "A lady took my helicopter"
me "what happened?"
Lucas "She put it in her hand and she took it away"
me "what did we do?"
Lucas "We went to get it back"
me "then what?"
Lucas "We took it"
me "Then what?"
Lucas: "We took it and then we ran away"
me "Then what?"
Lucas "We paid, then ran away in the car".
His version is more exciting I think.
When I was blow drying Tillys hair yesterday, I sat her on the counter in my bathroom as usual. She said "Mommy, please be careful. Mommy, I could fall and get hurt, so you should be very careful with me."
And today when Lucas wanted to lay down (he is still feeling weak from his virus) Tilly said "Mommy, Lucas went back to bed." I said "I know". She then looked at me and said "Did you tell him you loved him and kiss him goodnight?". Duane calls her "Bossy girl".
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Duck Pond
we have fed the ducks at this pond so many times that they now recognize us and approach us "begging" for bread.
Lucas was needing a haircut (he has since had one- me, too by the way!).
Rowan and Ewan say "Ducks- quack quack" as we pull into the parking lot. Tilly says "silly ducks! They are soooo hungry!" and Lucas says "They poop everywhere. Its big. Its green. Its poop".
Lucas was needing a haircut (he has since had one- me, too by the way!).
Rowan and Ewan say "Ducks- quack quack" as we pull into the parking lot. Tilly says "silly ducks! They are soooo hungry!" and Lucas says "They poop everywhere. Its big. Its green. Its poop".
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Public Tantrums
No matter how tempting, Hobby Lobby is not the place to re-evaluate our "anti-spanking" stance while Lucas is laying in the floor having a tantrum for twenty minutes.
Lucas had decided that tantrums are not a successful means of negotiation at this juncture, however, he reserves the right to revisit the topic at a later shopping date.
Meanwhile in continuance of the toddler humor regarding all things boogers, butts, and poopies, the other evening I told Tilly she needed to eat her broccoli and here was her reply "Feed it to my butt!". She thought this was very funny.
Here are a few pictures of the kids at a playdate we went to a couple weeks back.
Here is Ewan in the foreground.
Rowan enjoying a cupcake.
Lucas and Tilly running through the sprinkler.
All four and me on the playset.
Lucas had decided that tantrums are not a successful means of negotiation at this juncture, however, he reserves the right to revisit the topic at a later shopping date.
Meanwhile in continuance of the toddler humor regarding all things boogers, butts, and poopies, the other evening I told Tilly she needed to eat her broccoli and here was her reply "Feed it to my butt!". She thought this was very funny.
Here are a few pictures of the kids at a playdate we went to a couple weeks back.
Here is Ewan in the foreground.
Rowan enjoying a cupcake.
Lucas and Tilly running through the sprinkler.
All four and me on the playset.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Toddler Humor
Why do all toddlers thing boogers and poop are funny?
Last Friday Tilly said "Mommey- hey Mommy!" "I have a present for you". I went over to her and she says very slyly "Its a.... BOOGER!".
Yesterday morning when changing Lucas's diaper (we've made no progress on potty training), I said "Oh Lucas, talk about a big poop!".
Tilly says "I want to talk about poop, too!".
"Tilly, mom is talking right now- this (blah blah blah) is talking. Talking about diapers, talking about Tilly, talking about TALKING".
She looked at me and said "May I have more POOP, please?".
We've been playing "simon says" lately, and singing songs. The kids always do what I tell them, whether simon says or not. :-) Rowan and Ewan play, too. They like when Simon says "jump" or "touch your ears".
We went to the lake for Memorial day weekend. I hope to update this entry with pictures as my sister went with us. We all had such a lovely time! We hung all four of their toddler swings on the rafters of the dock, and we all sat around and chatted and then went for a boat ride with "aunt aneena" and "bicky". The kids were stuffed full of cheetos, watermelon and caprisun because aunt aneena insisted it was "lake food". :-P
Last Friday Tilly said "Mommey- hey Mommy!" "I have a present for you". I went over to her and she says very slyly "Its a.... BOOGER!".
Yesterday morning when changing Lucas's diaper (we've made no progress on potty training), I said "Oh Lucas, talk about a big poop!".
Tilly says "I want to talk about poop, too!".
"Tilly, mom is talking right now- this (blah blah blah) is talking. Talking about diapers, talking about Tilly, talking about TALKING".
She looked at me and said "May I have more POOP, please?".
We've been playing "simon says" lately, and singing songs. The kids always do what I tell them, whether simon says or not. :-) Rowan and Ewan play, too. They like when Simon says "jump" or "touch your ears".
We went to the lake for Memorial day weekend. I hope to update this entry with pictures as my sister went with us. We all had such a lovely time! We hung all four of their toddler swings on the rafters of the dock, and we all sat around and chatted and then went for a boat ride with "aunt aneena" and "bicky". The kids were stuffed full of cheetos, watermelon and caprisun because aunt aneena insisted it was "lake food". :-P
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