Thursday, December 25, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
I love to hear myself talk
Luci, "Did you know there is a sense, every sense? I am having a sense of hearing myself right now!" If you saw the way she pointed to her ear and the expression of delight on her face when she said it you would think it as great as I.
A distraction
Grace, "Mommy, I need to get up here to use this mirror so I can see the tangles and get them out."
"Just go use your mirror in your room."
Yes, but if I use the full mirror I can see my whole body and that might interrupt me.
(This was actually said this summer)
"Just go use your mirror in your room."
Yes, but if I use the full mirror I can see my whole body and that might interrupt me.
(This was actually said this summer)
If you can't beat them, join them
An early Christmas gift for the kids was very cute Christmas aprons and some cookie recipes to go with it. Tonight while Daniel was mixing and I turned my head, this is what happened...
"Mommy yook, Grace!" [Grace dips her finger in the bowl]
"Mommy yook, Yuci!" [Luci dips her finger in the bowl]
Daniel deciding, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"
Here are some other cookie baking pics...
"Mommy yook, Grace!" [Grace dips her finger in the bowl]
"Mommy yook, Yuci!" [Luci dips her finger in the bowl]
Daniel deciding, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em"
Here are some other cookie baking pics...
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Jesus, God and Fairies
Today I was explaining to Grace that accoding to the scientists, winter won't start until tomorrow. Of course she realized the irony of all the ice and snow on the ground and stated, "The scientists don't get to decide when winter starts." So I asked who did. She stated, "Jesus, God and fairies."
Here comes Santa Clause
Ken was Santa at the Glenwood Christmas dinner Thursday night. He was great. I've already heard our boss rave 2 times about how great he was. He sounded just like Santa when he entered with a Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! The kids were all excited. The five and under crowd believed it was the real Santa, until their older brothers and sisters told them it wasn't. Grace figured it out, but Luci still believes it was the real Santa. She asked, "How did he know our names?"
She told me she was disappointed this morning that Santa didn't give her the gift she asked him for last week. I explained he was just making an appearance and reassured her that she would get her requested gift when he visits the house on Christmas Eve. Ken said he could tell she believed he was the real Santa by the look on her face when he came around to visit them. The horrible tragedy about the whole thing is I was so worried about how Daniel was going to make it though the formal Christmas Dinner and program without incident (which he didn't make it 30 seconds before I called Aunt Susie to come and get him)that I forgot my camera!!!! I'm hoping to get pictures from others, but also being in charge of 12 boys along with the 2 girls by myself (since Ken was otherwise occupied) I didn't get a picture of the girls with Santa. So bummed about that.
We're having a hard time deciding how to talk about this event in our house. Ken wants to talk to Grace all about it and hear how great it was that Santa choose her daddy to sit in for him (this works because Ken frequently calls Santa to "tell" on Luci for not cleaning her room), but Luci thinks he was real. Grace still believes in Santa so if we tell her to talk about him like he was real to Luci, I think she will get even more of a clue about Santa not being real. She already suspects the tooth fairy is not. She said the note the tooth fairy left her after the first tooth loss sounded a lot like what I would write. And the last time Grace lost a tooth, the tooth fairy didn't come for 2 days. Luckily Grace's neighbor lost a tooth at the same time and the tooth fairy wasn't able to make it for a couple days either. We decided she was probably sick. Guess what, as I'm writing this I just remembered the tooth fairy didn't come this morning either! Maybe it was because Grace camped out in the living room instead of her bed. How long do I have to be responsible for these charades? I think it is not my parenting forte!
But finally I wish you all could have been at the dinner. Ken did such an awesome job. He even said he enjoyed it. More so if the suit wasn't so hot and if his glasses wouldn't have kept fogging up. He said Santa is such a powerful figure. Even students (and some adults) that he is sure don't care for him as a house parent/teacher came up to give him a hug and say hello. He said it was a magical feeling (well he didn't say magical feeling but I bet it was). Way to go honey. You helped make the point that Santa is not just about commercialized gift giving for the little ones, but a figure that brings authentic joy and happiness to the holiday season!
She told me she was disappointed this morning that Santa didn't give her the gift she asked him for last week. I explained he was just making an appearance and reassured her that she would get her requested gift when he visits the house on Christmas Eve. Ken said he could tell she believed he was the real Santa by the look on her face when he came around to visit them. The horrible tragedy about the whole thing is I was so worried about how Daniel was going to make it though the formal Christmas Dinner and program without incident (which he didn't make it 30 seconds before I called Aunt Susie to come and get him)that I forgot my camera!!!! I'm hoping to get pictures from others, but also being in charge of 12 boys along with the 2 girls by myself (since Ken was otherwise occupied) I didn't get a picture of the girls with Santa. So bummed about that.
We're having a hard time deciding how to talk about this event in our house. Ken wants to talk to Grace all about it and hear how great it was that Santa choose her daddy to sit in for him (this works because Ken frequently calls Santa to "tell" on Luci for not cleaning her room), but Luci thinks he was real. Grace still believes in Santa so if we tell her to talk about him like he was real to Luci, I think she will get even more of a clue about Santa not being real. She already suspects the tooth fairy is not. She said the note the tooth fairy left her after the first tooth loss sounded a lot like what I would write. And the last time Grace lost a tooth, the tooth fairy didn't come for 2 days. Luckily Grace's neighbor lost a tooth at the same time and the tooth fairy wasn't able to make it for a couple days either. We decided she was probably sick. Guess what, as I'm writing this I just remembered the tooth fairy didn't come this morning either! Maybe it was because Grace camped out in the living room instead of her bed. How long do I have to be responsible for these charades? I think it is not my parenting forte!
But finally I wish you all could have been at the dinner. Ken did such an awesome job. He even said he enjoyed it. More so if the suit wasn't so hot and if his glasses wouldn't have kept fogging up. He said Santa is such a powerful figure. Even students (and some adults) that he is sure don't care for him as a house parent/teacher came up to give him a hug and say hello. He said it was a magical feeling (well he didn't say magical feeling but I bet it was). Way to go honey. You helped make the point that Santa is not just about commercialized gift giving for the little ones, but a figure that brings authentic joy and happiness to the holiday season!
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