Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

One of these things is not like the other...





This is Pete. He's been with us for about two weeks now, and we are all getting a little attached to him (even me!) The girls are enjoying him too, as seen above. They were taking care of all their little animals one day, and decided he needed to join in the "fun." Poor Pete!

Thursday, February 08, 2007

To my two-year-old: 10 Things I Love About You


10. I love your cute little two-year-old words, like oh-tay (okay), ah yah you (I love you), and day-doo (thank you).


9. Your a faithful companion. You will go to the bathroom with me EVERY TIME I go, because you know I don't want to be alone. You sit on the little step stool in there and say "Done?" over and over again, and even clap your hands and cheer for me sometimes.


8. You can sing songs now. You sing with confidence; and even though I can't understand a single word you said, I can recognize the tune.


7. You love to help. You're always willing to go and get things for me, and pick up what that I've dropped, and even take things to the trash. You don't mind at all that I'm being too lazy to do it myself.


6. Reading books to you is still fun. I don't even mind if you pick out the longest book on the shelf, because you never correct me or notice when I've skipped a couple of pageswords.


5. We can still cuddle. You're still young enough for me to hold you and rock you at night before you go to bed; yet, you're old enough to not wake up in the middle of the night with the need to be fed.


4. You're still sleeping in your crib. Even though you can climb out of it, you still like the safety of the bars surrounding you, and for that, I am grateful.


3. You're learning to take care of your baby dolls. I love watching you attempt to bounce, shush, and even nurse your babies :). It tells me that you have compassion and gentleness for little ones.


2. You can eat by yourself (when you want to!)and even get dressed sometimes. You readily let me know you can by saying "I DO IT!" or "NO, ME DO IT!"


And the number one thing I love about you:

1. You are genuinely happy to see me, quick to forgive, and give me the biggest hugs and kisses, no matter how terrible of a mother I've been that day. You bless my heart.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

SASS-SAY

Abby recently had her hair in braids for a few days, so when we took them out, her hair was all wavy. Aaron Job kept staring at her and quietly giggling to himself at her poofy hair. So, finally he couldn't stand it anymore, he said "Abby, you...look...kinda...um...different!" She looked at him, and with her hand on her hip, in her sassiest sass, she declared, "Well I'm STILL in this family!!"