I told you the numbers at the bottom so you could write the date.
This is pretty dang fabulous for a 4-year-old to do on their own:
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Alphabet
This was self-motivated.
I told you the numbers at the bottom so you could write the date.
This is pretty dang fabulous for a 4-year-old to do on their own:
I told you the numbers at the bottom so you could write the date.
This is pretty dang fabulous for a 4-year-old to do on their own:
Writing Books
MOMMY:
During this summer, Daddy has spent the mornings at Starbucks writing his novel.
You, also, have started making your own books. You like to fold paper and staple it like a book. You got this idea from the book Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk.
This morning you woke up early, 6:59am to be exact, and came into my room to wake me up. I informed you that it was too early and that you needed to get into my bed and sleep until the alarm went off at 7:30. You climbed up into my bed on Daddy's side (Daddy had already left for his first day back at school). After about 15 minutes of you not falling asleep (I'm guessing on the time), you climbed out of bed, walked around to my side, gave me a kiss on my lips, whispered, "I'm going to write books," and went to the living room. I, not wanting to wake up decided that seemed like a safe enough activity for you to do for the next 15 minutes while I snoozed. Before my alarm went off, you came back in asking for help with something. I complained that you shouldn't be awake and asked why you were out of bed (I'm selfish about my morning sleep) and you reminded me that you had informed me that you were going to write books and that I didn't stop you then.
I love that you are excited about the idea of writing. I'm not always excited about when you want to write them. :-)
About books, but not related to this story:
Both Daddy and I wrote and illustrated separate books for you. I wrote Bob the Blob about a blob that needed to find a hat to wear out in the sun. I chose the main character because it seemed easy to draw :-). Daddy wrote Dock the Sock about a sock that had no color until he met a sewing machine that added color to him. I quite enjoyed Daddy's drawing of the sewing machine character. You kept my story. You gave Daddy's story to our upstairs neighbor. I think you liked mine more :-).
During this summer, Daddy has spent the mornings at Starbucks writing his novel.
You, also, have started making your own books. You like to fold paper and staple it like a book. You got this idea from the book Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk.
This morning you woke up early, 6:59am to be exact, and came into my room to wake me up. I informed you that it was too early and that you needed to get into my bed and sleep until the alarm went off at 7:30. You climbed up into my bed on Daddy's side (Daddy had already left for his first day back at school). After about 15 minutes of you not falling asleep (I'm guessing on the time), you climbed out of bed, walked around to my side, gave me a kiss on my lips, whispered, "I'm going to write books," and went to the living room. I, not wanting to wake up decided that seemed like a safe enough activity for you to do for the next 15 minutes while I snoozed. Before my alarm went off, you came back in asking for help with something. I complained that you shouldn't be awake and asked why you were out of bed (I'm selfish about my morning sleep) and you reminded me that you had informed me that you were going to write books and that I didn't stop you then.
I love that you are excited about the idea of writing. I'm not always excited about when you want to write them. :-)
About books, but not related to this story:
Both Daddy and I wrote and illustrated separate books for you. I wrote Bob the Blob about a blob that needed to find a hat to wear out in the sun. I chose the main character because it seemed easy to draw :-). Daddy wrote Dock the Sock about a sock that had no color until he met a sewing machine that added color to him. I quite enjoyed Daddy's drawing of the sewing machine character. You kept my story. You gave Daddy's story to our upstairs neighbor. I think you liked mine more :-).
Lipstick
MOMMY:
Today in the car you had brought a purse with some lip gloss in it that you got for your fourth birthday (I forgot who gave it to you). You announced that you thought I should buy you some lipstick because you don't have any and you want some.
I asked who you knew that wore lipstick. You didn't name anyone.
I asked you what lipstick was.
You said, "It sticks to your lips."
"What sticks to you lips?"
"Lipstick."
We proceeded to do a little who's on first? bit where you were able to answer, "Lipstick" until I explained what lipstick was.
"It can make your lips look a different color."
"Oh, like dying your lips?" This alluded to a conversation we had the day before in the car about a woman driving next to us with blue hair. Oh, I love teachable moments that allow me to build your vocabulary!
I explained that lip gloss is good because it make our natural beautiful lip color just look a little more shiny and bright. Lip gloss is great. You're not getting lipstick for a long time (we'll see how long I stick to that idea :-) ). I don't even know if I have lipstick. This is where me parenting girls is going to get interesting. I have friends that wear make-up, we'll make sure you figure it out when the time comes.
Today in the car you had brought a purse with some lip gloss in it that you got for your fourth birthday (I forgot who gave it to you). You announced that you thought I should buy you some lipstick because you don't have any and you want some.
I asked who you knew that wore lipstick. You didn't name anyone.
I asked you what lipstick was.
You said, "It sticks to your lips."
"What sticks to you lips?"
"Lipstick."
We proceeded to do a little who's on first? bit where you were able to answer, "Lipstick" until I explained what lipstick was.
"It can make your lips look a different color."
"Oh, like dying your lips?" This alluded to a conversation we had the day before in the car about a woman driving next to us with blue hair. Oh, I love teachable moments that allow me to build your vocabulary!
I explained that lip gloss is good because it make our natural beautiful lip color just look a little more shiny and bright. Lip gloss is great. You're not getting lipstick for a long time (we'll see how long I stick to that idea :-) ). I don't even know if I have lipstick. This is where me parenting girls is going to get interesting. I have friends that wear make-up, we'll make sure you figure it out when the time comes.
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.
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.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
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.
You replied: "We don't always get what we want" and then you went to pick out your movie.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
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.
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.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
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.
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.
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