This morning, as I was brushing Carolyn’s hair, Anna was jumping from sunbeam to sunbeam in the hallway, clapping her hands as though to catch something in the air. She had a look of absolute delight on her face. Me: Anna, what are you doing?? Anna: I’m trying to catch the air fuzzies! I like [...]
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It’s been a while since I posted any of the silly things my kids say. I feel a bit sad, because all of the adorable learning language things that I made note of with Carolyn, have been lost for Anna. But, all is not quite lost – she still comes out with mispronunciations and silly [...]
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I know they’re weeds, but they really can be pretty! And besides, with these in the yarn to pick, the girls totally leave the “real” flowers in the garden beds alone…
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We went out for ice cream tonight after dinner. Anna got vanilla with rainbow sprinkles, and Carrie got orange blossom…also with rainbow sprinkles. The important bit, of course, is rainbow sprinkles.
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Somewhere along the line, Anna has picked up the idea that sunglasses make her a movie star: I don’t think I take enough pictures of her, do you? I mean, she clearly has no idea what to do when there’s a camera pointed at her…
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The pinwheels I bought last year have definitely seen better days, but the girls still love to play with them. Anna calls them “flowers” and holds them up in the sky to try to get them to spin. I think I’m going to have to look for some new pinwheels soon!
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Anna and I took a walk this morning to enjoy the beautiful sunshine. Every few steps she’d say “look!” and point to something. “Look, snow!” “Look! Dir-tee snow!” “Look! Trees!” “Look, mom-ee, look!” And every puddle in the drainage ditch: “Look, fishy, look, Nemo!” (I didn’t see any fish, but maybe I wasn’t looking hard [...]
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A conversation with Anna… Anna: Say, “‘appy”! Me: Say “happy”? Anna: Say, “app-oh joose”. Me: …apple juice? Anna: Say, “app-oh”! Me: Apple! Anna: Say, “da-da! Me: Da-da! Anna: (giggling madly) Me: Say, “belly button”! Anna: (looks at me like I’ve lost my mind) (Apparently, I misunderstood the nature of the game.)
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Anna managed to pinch her little fingers in the play kitchen cabinet, which caused a few tears. Before I could even get to her, Carrie was right there, kneeling in front of her and hugging her, saying “It’s OK, baby, you’re OK.” Anna hugged Carrie right back and cried into her shoulder. It was the [...]
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Conversation at dinner last night: Me: “Anna, can you say ‘mama’?” Anna: “Dada!” Me: “Anna, say, ‘mama’.” Anna: “Dada!” Me: “Anna, can you say ‘dada’?” Anna: “Ah ba ba baba dada baba!”
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