Inspiration

MOMMY:

We went to see Charlotte's Web today for a $1 each as part of the Summer Kid's Club.  On the way home you told me that you wanted to paint a picture.  You have been wanting to paint a lot more lately but you proceeded to tell me that you wanted to paint a picture of fireworks in the sky and just faces looking up at them, just faces with no bodies showing.

Remembering that there were fireworks in the movie Charlotte's Web, I asked you what inspired you to want to paint that.  You asked me what inspired meant.  At first I said, "It's like where you get the idea from." You then answered that you got the idea from your head. :-)  I explained that something can give you an idea and that can inspire you.  You then said that you thought you got the idea from Charlotte's Web because there were fireworks in the movie when they were at the fair.

I loved that you were able to pinpoint where you got your inspiration for your painting and that I was able to add another word to your vocabulary.

Here is your finished watercolor painting. You asked me to do the black sky although you did it around the orange, yellow, and green circles.  The orange circle is Daddy's head, the yellow is you, and the green is Poema. The colored circles above you are the fireworks.

  

She may have heard this used differently.

Guffaw:  Tonight you were at our house with your sister and you told G-Momo you were going to pick out a movie to watch.  G-Momo said "But I want to watch the Angels game."  
 
You replied:  "We don't always get what we want" and then you went to pick out your movie. 
 


 

Star Wars: Episode IV

DADDY:

Tonight, you officially watched Star Wars: Episode IV for the first time. Throughout the movie, you got very nervous during the suspenseful scenes and I had to talk you through many parts to explain what was happening. But I'm pretty sure you were logging things away and trying to figure out what happened. No way did you understand everything, but you got the general gist of the story: The good guys always win, even if bad stuff happens along the way. I told you that one of the reasons we like stories and movies so much is that they all are a little bit like God's Big Story -- in the end, he wins and makes everything better again.

• You were so excited Luke blew up the Death Star w/o getting hurt.
• When Leia kissed Luke on the cheek, you asked, "Are they going to get married?"
• When Han Solo and Luke destroyed the 4 Tie Fighters, you asked, "Why is Han Solo's shirt unbuttoned?"
• You were very comforted that they said they'd try to fix R2D2.
• Until I explained it to you, you were convinced OB1-Adobe went to heaven & since he disappeared & talks to Luke & helps him...that he is their God.

It's so much fun to be able to pass the torch of these fun stories on to you and have some amazing daddy/daughter time.

Obedience

DADDY:

You've been struggling a lot lately to listen the first time. Mommy's been really consistent lately, and you've been earning lots of timeouts. You totally know what you're doing too, and when you finish your timeouts, you explain to us exactly what happened and what you should do better next time.

A couple weeks ago, we bought the Disney movie TANGLED and set up a cool system for you to earn the movie. Every time you obeyed one of the categories on our list, you got to remove a lock of hair from Rapunzel's hair, and when the hair was all gone, you earned the movie -- 40 pieces in all.

Things from the list:

* Stay at the dinner table the whole meal
* Clear your dinner table
* While going potty, wipe, flush, wash your hands, and all that jazz
* Obey Mommy and Daddy the first time
* Keep your shoes on in the car
* Put away toys before moving on to next toy station

It took you a lot longer than we thought it would -- about 2 weeks -- but you did it and you earned it and you're learning about obedience and your heart and that God loves us even when we don't obey but he's happier when we do.

Tummyache

MOMMY:
You were supposed to be napping.  You came out and said you had an upset stomach.  It was about an hour before we needed to leave for Tae Kwon Do and I was thinking it was maybe just gas.  I told you that I though you were just going to fart a big fart and feel better.  I tried to get you to drink water and tried to teach you the fetal position to help you get more comfortable.  I figured you weren't going to be able to go to Tae Kwon Do because you seemed to be really uncomfortable.

I got you to take a warm bath.  This seemed to help.  You stopped complaining and were moving normally.  There was time to get ready for Tae Kwon Do, so I had you get ready.

We were driving to class and I noticed you looked to be falling asleep. I heard you sort of cough so I figured I'd ask you a question to try to keep you awake for Tae Kwon Do.  You answered the question and then I watched you throw up all down the front of yourself.  I quickly pulled over and you said, "Look, vegetables." You proceeded to point out that I was incorrect by saying, "You said I would fart, but I threw up." You didn't quite understand that you couldn't go to class or our playdate with Ellie after and you looked at your dirty uniform and said, "I wonder what Master Carla will say." 

You were fine after a nap.  Sometimes you randomly throw-up or spit-up and then you're fine.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 4 CHILDREN

>>> Always & Never DADDY: "Sarah, you didn't put those folders away correctly. You knocked over ALL of the African animal toys." SARAH: "I did not knock over ALL of them." DADDY: "You're right. You didn't knock over ALL of them. You knocked over a lot of them."

Steve's Uvula

Uncle Steve:

 

On June 16, 2012 I went with you, G-momo and Guffaw to the Angels game.  I was sitting next to you in the car on the way and asked what is in my throat and opened my mouth...

 

Sarah: "Nothing." 

Steve: "Is there something hanging in there?" 

Sarah: (looks in my mouth and starts giggling)

Steve: "What is it?" 

Sarah: "It looks like a penis."