Sunday, October 16, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Planting a Pom
We just planted a pomegranate tree in the front yard (to follow on from last week's fig tree). Whoo! The pomegranate looks *so* cool. And it even has a few pomegranates!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
candy
The joy of crackling candy, as experienced by Z. Even with the sound up high I'm not quite sure you can hear it pop!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
It will not be obvious to you...
Zachary has, lately, requested private space when brushing his teeth. He is very adamant. He can do it on his own, thank you very much. He's all full of being almost four, and stretching on his tiptoes, and stretching out, and being nimble and competent in funny ways. I watch him reach out to do things with one hand while doing something else with his brain and remember when, even using ALL of his brain power and focus he really could barely pick out which limb was doing what. But not now. Now he is serious business.
So he strolled out of the bathroom tonight after his ablutions and came up to stand next to me. "Mommy. It will not be obvious to you where my toothbrush is. But to me, it will be."
Oooooookay.
When I later went into the bathroom I had a bit of a look round.
He has gotten much trickier with age. It is tucked up on the rail behind our towels, on the opposite wall from the sink (where the rest of the toothbrushes are). He was pleased that all our toothbrushes were in the same place for a while... a novelty, now that we're in one bathroom. But now? Now his toothbrush has struck out on its own.
Independence is a heady drug.
So he strolled out of the bathroom tonight after his ablutions and came up to stand next to me. "Mommy. It will not be obvious to you where my toothbrush is. But to me, it will be."
Oooooookay.
When I later went into the bathroom I had a bit of a look round.
He has gotten much trickier with age. It is tucked up on the rail behind our towels, on the opposite wall from the sink (where the rest of the toothbrushes are). He was pleased that all our toothbrushes were in the same place for a while... a novelty, now that we're in one bathroom. But now? Now his toothbrush has struck out on its own.
Independence is a heady drug.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Pop (pop..pop pop).. goes the weasel...
ps - just want to mention - sorry that mark has the shakes. Totally inexplicable. Next time we'll give him some sort of duct tape to secure himself to a pole.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Terrible Bloggers. Terrible!
But we've moved! And we're surrounded by boxes. But don't worry!
We remembered to pack Zachary.
We remembered to pack Zachary.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Bad Daddy
I would like to preview this with the obvious... Mark is a fantastic father.
But now, Zachary can talk.
It is Friday afternoon. We are all zonked. Zachary had a violin lesson this afternoon. We all had full days. By the time they came to pick me up at work, we are all goofy tired. I worked at a conference exhibition today (Go UT Astronomy) and picked up a few toys for Z from other tables. He (and we) were briefly enthralled.
And then Mark started driving out of our loading dock.
"I AM NOT IN MY CARSEAT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR. BAD DADDY!"
And then Mark stopped the car. And we all started laughing. We haven't stopped yet.
But now, Zachary can talk.
It is Friday afternoon. We are all zonked. Zachary had a violin lesson this afternoon. We all had full days. By the time they came to pick me up at work, we are all goofy tired. I worked at a conference exhibition today (Go UT Astronomy) and picked up a few toys for Z from other tables. He (and we) were briefly enthralled.
And then Mark started driving out of our loading dock.
"I AM NOT IN MY CARSEAT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR. BAD DADDY!"
And then Mark stopped the car. And we all started laughing. We haven't stopped yet.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Ready for Whale watching
we saw several blue whales, and hung with a feeding humpback for about two hours!
Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Knock Knock
Who's there?
picture
picture who?
picture, I need to get on the fan and spin
OR
Knock Knock
Who's there?
shampoo
shampoo who?
I want to climb up a tree.
Just some examples, of Z trying out humour. I did teach him one real knock knock joke, and it surprised Sarah so much she cracked up!
picture
picture who?
picture, I need to get on the fan and spin
OR
Knock Knock
Who's there?
shampoo
shampoo who?
I want to climb up a tree.
Just some examples, of Z trying out humour. I did teach him one real knock knock joke, and it surprised Sarah so much she cracked up!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Safety First
IMG_6271
Originally uploaded by Niais
Yes, this is the first lesson of science. In this case, the density of watermelon seeds! As you can see from the pictures below, we've been growing things! We don' t have much dirt (or direct sunlight for that matter) in our yard, but there is a brand new community garden just across the lot from Z's school. The first watermelon was... a slightly inadvertent harvest, but we've been eating it up and we figured - why not save the seeds if they're good? The viable seeds sink, the bad seeds float. Maybe this month's theme should have been "Child Labor"....
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