Here are a few milestones to catch us up on the kids. I am now typing from ye olde PC, which needed a new power supply. A few pictures should be forthcoming.
Precious is now enjoying the wonderful world of *snapping* her fingers! I also bought her a few homeschooling materials from Queen Homeschool. The grammar lessons are too easy, and we have to read a paragraph at a time in the readings, or she loses interest very easily. I think, in time, she'll adapt to the more eloquent writing. At least she still understands the KJV Bible well enough.
Bubby loves to entertain us all. Right now, he likes to look especially pitiful when he gets corrected, to see if anyone else would like to wallow in pity with him. But, as it turns out, we usually laugh at him, which is an equally satisfying result. Yesterday, I gave him his first haircut from me. I think I could recall a few worse haircuts that I've seen on other boys. But, I'm having a hard time right now. For now, we'll just be glad that it will grow out, and I'll have another chance.
Cutie is sitting up for a few moments by herself before toppling over. She also got her first tooth yesterday. She loves to be gooched, laughs at us, and is quite the charmer. Cutie can also sit in and enjoy the ExerSaucer, which gives me a lot more hands-free time. I am not normally one who goes for baby gadgets. But, Mimi and Poppy bought this one for Precious, and I've used it for all three kids. By now, I think it's actually fulfilled its usefulness. It is handy for a baby who can put things in their mouth, support themselves, but not sit up quite yet. And the siblings enjoy hitting the music button and playing "Name that Tune."
A couple of funnies heard recently around the house:
At breakfast, the kids were making shapes out of their cinnamon toast. Bubby made a shape that looked like an eagle, and I thought that was a good opportunity for a little American (USA) history lesson.
ND: Did you know that they almost chose the turkey as our national bird, though?
NM: Hmm, good thing they didn't do that, or we probably wouldn't have lasted as long as we have.
ND: Yeah, the South would have won.
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New Daddy walked into the kitchen and bellowed in his most operatic voice: "Where is my hassenpfeffer?"
Bubby came tottling behind him from his room, in his boy-soprano: "Here I am!"
Precious is now enjoying the wonderful world of *snapping* her fingers! I also bought her a few homeschooling materials from Queen Homeschool. The grammar lessons are too easy, and we have to read a paragraph at a time in the readings, or she loses interest very easily. I think, in time, she'll adapt to the more eloquent writing. At least she still understands the KJV Bible well enough.
Bubby loves to entertain us all. Right now, he likes to look especially pitiful when he gets corrected, to see if anyone else would like to wallow in pity with him. But, as it turns out, we usually laugh at him, which is an equally satisfying result. Yesterday, I gave him his first haircut from me. I think I could recall a few worse haircuts that I've seen on other boys. But, I'm having a hard time right now. For now, we'll just be glad that it will grow out, and I'll have another chance.
Cutie is sitting up for a few moments by herself before toppling over. She also got her first tooth yesterday. She loves to be gooched, laughs at us, and is quite the charmer. Cutie can also sit in and enjoy the ExerSaucer, which gives me a lot more hands-free time. I am not normally one who goes for baby gadgets. But, Mimi and Poppy bought this one for Precious, and I've used it for all three kids. By now, I think it's actually fulfilled its usefulness. It is handy for a baby who can put things in their mouth, support themselves, but not sit up quite yet. And the siblings enjoy hitting the music button and playing "Name that Tune."
A couple of funnies heard recently around the house:
At breakfast, the kids were making shapes out of their cinnamon toast. Bubby made a shape that looked like an eagle, and I thought that was a good opportunity for a little American (USA) history lesson.
ND: Did you know that they almost chose the turkey as our national bird, though?
NM: Hmm, good thing they didn't do that, or we probably wouldn't have lasted as long as we have.
ND: Yeah, the South would have won.
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New Daddy walked into the kitchen and bellowed in his most operatic voice: "Where is my hassenpfeffer?"
Bubby came tottling behind him from his room, in his boy-soprano: "Here I am!"
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i am at a bit of a crossroads with our materials. organization, or the lack thereof, seems to be my downfall.
jennifer
What books does Renee love right now? What are some of your favorites for her?
Sarah- right now, favorite books are the ones we can find, haha! Today, Renee chose a story from the Eloise Wilkin collection to "read" to Noelle today. (Did you read We Help Mommy growing up? I did, and I loved the memories this collection brought back!)
I love to read Cynthia Rylant books to them (When I Was Young in the Mountains, The Relatives Came). She and I both love Miss Suzy by Arnold Lobel. And I'm reading - slowly - The Hundred Dresses by Eleonor Estes. By itself, it's too long, but she can handle short parts at a time. I'm not sure the moral aspects are outstanding to her, though.
She also went through a stage where she had to hear Sylvester and the Magic Pebble every day-- and cried when Sylvester was reunited with his parents, every day.
Here is the Charlotte Mason Year 0 reading list, to give you an idea of the types of books I like to read to her. Agh! As I read over it, I'm spotting several favorites! Brer Rabbit and The Story of Ping are two.