Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Melt my heart
I'm book marking this one for when the kids are teenagers and driving me crazy.
William and Amelia are in bed. Currently, they are sharing a bedroom and have the same bed time. Amelia usually falls asleep within minutes. William takes a little longer- sometimes more than an hour if he has a good book in his hands (he is like his mama that way).
Tonight Amelia is already asleep and The Daddy and I are enjoying what we call "cute baby time". It is really the only time of day Gemma is the center of attention and we enjoy the few minutes of her babyhood before we put her to bed also (for the first time at least).
Gemma took off crawling and John and I just watched her down the hallway (90% to tired to go get her and 10% enjoying). She turned into the big kid room and erupted into giggles. I heard her crawl a little further and then I heard William laugh.
William: hey geemie*! What are you doing in here!
Gemma: giggles and then vocalizes what I think will turn into "hi" (as is has an "I" ending sound, has the hi inflection and she frequently does it when she is waving.)
William: giggles, then laughs
The next 5-6 minutes, all we can here are giggles of delight from our oldest and youngest child. Delight in having found each other and delight in each other's laughter.
Precious, precious children. Precious, precious memories.
John finally went in to get the baby when things started getting a little loud and William said: My cheeks hurt from laughing and smiling SO much Daddy. I just love Gemma SO much Dad.
Melts. My. Heart.
*William calls her Gee-me. Why? Who knows.
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William and Amelia are in bed. Currently, they are sharing a bedroom and have the same bed time. Amelia usually falls asleep within minutes. William takes a little longer- sometimes more than an hour if he has a good book in his hands (he is like his mama that way).
Tonight Amelia is already asleep and The Daddy and I are enjoying what we call "cute baby time". It is really the only time of day Gemma is the center of attention and we enjoy the few minutes of her babyhood before we put her to bed also (for the first time at least).
Gemma took off crawling and John and I just watched her down the hallway (90% to tired to go get her and 10% enjoying). She turned into the big kid room and erupted into giggles. I heard her crawl a little further and then I heard William laugh.
William: hey geemie*! What are you doing in here!
Gemma: giggles and then vocalizes what I think will turn into "hi" (as is has an "I" ending sound, has the hi inflection and she frequently does it when she is waving.)
William: giggles, then laughs
The next 5-6 minutes, all we can here are giggles of delight from our oldest and youngest child. Delight in having found each other and delight in each other's laughter.
Precious, precious children. Precious, precious memories.
John finally went in to get the baby when things started getting a little loud and William said: My cheeks hurt from laughing and smiling SO much Daddy. I just love Gemma SO much Dad.
Melts. My. Heart.
*William calls her Gee-me. Why? Who knows.
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You are what you eat
William: (looking at the menu at a restaurant) hey dad?
John: yes William?
William: do buffalo really have wings?
John: whaaaat?
William: (points to menu item)
John: oh! No! Buffalo don't have wings. It's just called that.
William: why?
John: (considers looking it up) I don't really know.
William: you don't?
John: nope.
-moments later-
William: dad? Do people really eat babies?
John: no, why?
William: (points to menu item)
John: no, baby back ribs is just a name for a kind of ribs.
William: why?
John: (considers looking it up). If I look it up William, you won't listen to my reasons any way, will you?
William: what? Have you seen my red crayon?
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John: yes William?
William: do buffalo really have wings?
John: whaaaat?
William: (points to menu item)
John: oh! No! Buffalo don't have wings. It's just called that.
William: why?
John: (considers looking it up) I don't really know.
William: you don't?
John: nope.
-moments later-
William: dad? Do people really eat babies?
John: no, why?
William: (points to menu item)
John: no, baby back ribs is just a name for a kind of ribs.
William: why?
John: (considers looking it up). If I look it up William, you won't listen to my reasons any way, will you?
William: what? Have you seen my red crayon?
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Shark tooth
Williams's lower front tooth is starting to poke through and the baby tooth is still there. So, there are two teeth where there should just be one. Technically, this is called a shark tooth.
On Wednesday, I was flossing Williams's teeth when I noticed there is an entire big molar that has broken through. Amazing! Although maybe this would explain his less than stellar behavior as of late...
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On Wednesday, I was flossing Williams's teeth when I noticed there is an entire big molar that has broken through. Amazing! Although maybe this would explain his less than stellar behavior as of late...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Uh oh!
Saturday is brrr...
So, we packed everyone up with a picnic lunch and headed out to Cuivre River state park. When we arrived, We discovered our favorite playground was not open and therefore our favorite trail wasn't open either. So... We improvised. We ate our lunch in the car and then hit the trails. Which is when we discovered that is was only 40 degrees outside and a few of us were terribly under dressed. Oh well! Hike on!
It was a gorgeous, crisp afternoon and just what we needed after a busy week. Although halfway through the hike I think John and I both questioned why we were doing it. Two complaining kids can make even a peaceful,pretty walk a tortuous affair! By the end, one of them was sobbing because they were convinced we wouldn't ever see the car again. The other was alternating between crying about a wet shoe and having cold hands. Making family memories!
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