The boys had earned a reward and I agreed to take them to a store so they could pick a candy bar. There is little in the world more exciting to Gerrit than going to the store with money for candy. Ethan also likes candy but what really makes Ethan happy is to play video games. By the time we left the house Ethan had convinced his little brother to pool their reward money and rent a video game instead of buying candy. Continue reading “Shoe Stuffing Elves”
Measuring Spoons
According to Mary Poppins, a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down. It doesn’t do much for Afton to help the baby food go down. In fact, forget the medicine; even straight sugar won’t go down if it is presented on a spoon. Continue reading “Measuring Spoons”
What’s So Funny?
The book What to Expect the First Year, begins each chapter with a disclaimer, “All babies reach milestones on their own developmental time line. If your baby seems not to have reached one or more of these milestones, rest assured, she probably will very soon.” Then they give a list of what is typical for a two-month old. Like any self respecting woman I base my job skill on Afton’s accomplishments. She’s no typical baby; I’m sure all the singing, diaper changing and middle of the night feeding have made her a super baby able to leap other two-month-olds in a single bound. Continue reading “What’s So Funny?”
Humpty Dumpty’s Spring Break
I hope you all had a good Easter. It’s Friday and we’re still eating colored eggs. We ate boiled for breakfast, deviled for dinner and egg salad for lunch. I’m pretty sick of eggs.
San Diego 2002
First order of business, find a playground. Dad pushed Ethan and Gerrit on the swings.
May 28, 2002
Ethan at Junior Driving School Legoland. “I loved it. It was fun. I even bumped into some kids.”
May 29, 2002
Gerrit was so funny. He even squirted water on me.
May 29, 2002
A crowd gathered to watch Ethan take the picture. Several of the adults seemed ready to help him but Ethan did fine.
(Photo taken by Ethan)
May 29, 2002
At the beach the waves were so big that they went right over me. It was very cold but we loved the water.
May 30, 2002
At Sea World we got wet.
May 31, 2002
Last picture before coming home and we’re still smiling.
Jun. 1, 2002