Calvin has been going around all week sounding out his letters. Last night his cousin had a shirt on that said cutie bug. He looked at the letters, and then started sounding out the b, and then the u, and then the g, and then a light bulb clicked, and he yelled bug!
He read his first word!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Angry Eyes
A conversation while the boy and I were playing with Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head:Calvin: No mom, the angry eyes go on the mom (as he takes them away from me to put them on the Mrs.).
Calvin: There we go. See Mom? Just like you.
Me: Wow. Thanks a lot.
Calvin: It's my pleasure.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
A Day at the Zoo
I'm not sure where it came from, but for weeks Calvin has been begging us to go to the zoo. So today we loaded up the car and drove for an hour with him asking every five minutes if we were there yet. And once we arrived, all he wanted to do was play on the playground. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.
On the playground:
We let him play for quite some time, but then we dragged him off and forced him to enjoy the rest of the zoo. The day was hotter than snot, but it was still a lot of fun.
This was a fun little area where you could go into a tunnel and poke your head out of the top so that you were looking at the groundhogs from inside their domain. It freaked Calvin out.
Watching the bird show. He loved the blue parrot and the owls that swooped just above his head.
The Merry-go-round:
Outside of the ostrich pens there was a big fan that blew water. I think it was the highlight of the boy's day. We stayed there almost as long as we were at the playground.
The train:
At the end of a long day. Calvin nursed a cold slushie while the girl fussed a bit with the hot sun on her bald head. They both fell asleep in the car before we left the parking lot.
06/24
On the playground:
We let him play for quite some time, but then we dragged him off and forced him to enjoy the rest of the zoo. The day was hotter than snot, but it was still a lot of fun.
This was a fun little area where you could go into a tunnel and poke your head out of the top so that you were looking at the groundhogs from inside their domain. It freaked Calvin out.
Watching the bird show. He loved the blue parrot and the owls that swooped just above his head.
The Merry-go-round:
Outside of the ostrich pens there was a big fan that blew water. I think it was the highlight of the boy's day. We stayed there almost as long as we were at the playground.
The train:
At the end of a long day. Calvin nursed a cold slushie while the girl fussed a bit with the hot sun on her bald head. They both fell asleep in the car before we left the parking lot.
06/24
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thanksgiving in Mercersburg
We spent Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania with Andy's parents. The trip was long, but the kids did great. Autumn slept for about half of the flight, and Calvin watched movies on the laptop with intermittent trips down the aisle to flirt with the stewardesses. After picking up the rental and driving from Baltimore, we met them at Texas Roadhouse for dinner, and then arrived at their house around 9pm. The kids were tired and grumpy, but of course their grandparents had all kinds of surprises there waiting for them, and they got a second wind.
For Autumn's birthday they bought her a little kitchenette, just her size. Her reaction is clear:
She loved it. Along with the kitchen came a shopping cart, which she was thrilled to push around and around the house...
...until she realized that she could trick Grandma into pushing HER instead. Then she turned into a free-loader, and continued to insist that everyone tote her around like a princess.
Calvin was thrilled to see his train set again. It was nearly impossible to get him away from it.
Autumn played some bedtime music with Grandpa.
And then we all went to bed, happy to be there.
11/22
For Autumn's birthday they bought her a little kitchenette, just her size. Her reaction is clear:
She loved it. Along with the kitchen came a shopping cart, which she was thrilled to push around and around the house...
...until she realized that she could trick Grandma into pushing HER instead. Then she turned into a free-loader, and continued to insist that everyone tote her around like a princess.
Calvin was thrilled to see his train set again. It was nearly impossible to get him away from it.
Autumn played some bedtime music with Grandpa.
And then we all went to bed, happy to be there.11/22
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