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"thank you. than-kyou. you said, 'Q'!"
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"in. in. 'in' starts with 'N!'"
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upon checking out a dead snake in the street.
me: what did the snake feel like?
noah: what?
me: how did it feel? slimy? rough?
noah: it felt...sad.
me: it felt sad? (trying not to laugh.)
noah: sad like, 'waaa-waaa-waaa!' (pretend cry.)
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for some reason we are sitting on the kitchen floor, and i am feeding noah and isla bites of applesauce.
me: you guys are like baby birds! or like owl babies.
noah: you are the mama owl.
me: who will you be?
noah: i'll be the biggest one.
me: which one was that? sarah, or percy, or bill?
noah: sarah.
me: which one will isla be?
noah: bill.
me: then we need someone else to be percy. how about isla's dolly stella?
noah: okay! (runs to get stella. brings her back triumphantly. sets her down next to us.)
me: here, babies, eat your applesauce! (i feed them bites of applesauce. they eat.)
me: noah, would you like to have another sister or brother someday? do you want to have more than two kids in our house?
noah: yeah! i want to have three little sisters!
me: wow, really? would you be a good big brother to all of those little sisters? would you help them?
noah: i would give them each a car. isla could have a car, another baby could have a car, and the last little baby could have a truck.
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planning isla's birthday celebration.
noah: isla should have a clean party, because i already had a messy party.
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at 8:30am saturday.
noah: is it tomorrow yet?
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we are walking down our street.
noah: what does that sign say?
me: no parking.
noah: it doesn't say 'no parking.' it says 'no parking
this side.'
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at the kitchen table, after noah asked for some food and was served.
noah: no, i don't want it.
noah: 'honey, you asked for it!'
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listening to a piano concerto on NPR.
me: what's this fancy music?
noah: it's not fancy music, it's old-fashioned music.
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on fiddling with the underside of the vacuum and finding a roller part that flips up.
noah: look--it's dolly wheels for a vacuum!
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after putting the board book "baby faces" on his new tractor trailer truck.
noah: look--i made a book truck. a library truck. a bookmobile!
isla with the nativity of our lord, at church on christmas eve.
mary and joseph have finally reached bethlehem! and a sleeping baby lies in the manger.
all the stars from mary's journey now light the sky.
new christmas jammies and a new flowery tea set (per request).
and a cold christmas outing to the park.
merry christmas, everyone!
beeswax candle crafting
gingerbread cookie baking
snow! and the never-ending saga of lost mittens.
hard work. in overalls. which must be worn "over all."
chalkin'
advent candle lighting celebration with friends
advent candle walk pre-nightfall
today was noah's first day of preschool! i can't believe what a big boy he is becoming. he was very excited for school today--packed up his backpack and hopped in the bike trailer, saying, "mama, ride!" when i dropped him off he checked out a few rooms and settled on... you guessed it, the cars and trucks area. he kept asking if certain toys were the preschool's, meaning, am i really allowed to play with all this stuff? he is in awe of how often they say yes at loving space.
check it out here. the website is lovely and does a nice job of explaining their educational philosophy, which they've taken from a variety of sources. basically, it's this: Together we celebrate what childhood should be: a time to explore the world unhurried, surrounded by friends and encouraging grown ups in an environment filled with endless supplies and opportunities for creative play. it's much more play than school, but i do not doubt that lots of learning will happen there as well. and another plus: it's in our neighborhood! i'm looking forward to the walks there and back as times to process what noah has been busy with at school.
when we signed noah up, we were asked what our hopes and fears are for noah as he begins school.
the birthday princess waits for the bus
on the bus
much fun at the park
noah tried out the pirate's life
new birthday ball
crab crawl along the boardwalk
an attempt at candle-blowing-out
noah took over candle-blowing; this is hilarious
she's a fan of the cream cheese frosting, not so much the cupcake
new birthday artwork
