I went over to my parents' town yesterday to have lunch with a friend from high school. After lunch, I stopped by my parents' house, where I picked up a bounty of tomatoes, basil, and a couple other veggies. Good visit. :)
Fast-forward to last night; we were working on making BBQ chicken for supper, and CTR is sitting at the table in his booster seat. He was fascinated by the vegetables, checking out the tomatoes and eggplant, especially. He first called them apples, which was cute, but we did correct him: "No, CTR, it's a tomato."
Here was his response:
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Fun at Grandparents, Part Deux (Basically, The End)
So I just realized that we really don't have any pictures from this. The kids' aunt, Honeybee, posted some photos over at her site, and I'm sure my dad took a few pictures, but we forgot our camera! And yes, we have cameras on our cell phones, but we didn't think! It's funny; we've gotten to the point where technology is so much around us that we don't even consider it at times. So I don't really have anything to say here, except that there is nothing to see here!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Fun at Grandparents, Part 1
So this weekend CTR, G-Ram, H and I piled into the van for a trip over to my parents for their anniversary. My brother, tillerman, and sister-in-law, Honeybee, drove over from Boston, along with their dog.
I'm labelling this part one because there should be at least one more post to follow. H is better with pictures than I, but neither of us got any, due to forgetting the camera back in Rankeny. So instead we're hoping to get pictures from Honeybee or my dad.
But, I can tell you about some of the better parts of the weekend. First has to be the conversation we had with G-Ram tonight. After CTR went to bed tonight (back at the homestead), H and I snuggled up with G-Ram for a few minutes. We asked if he enjoyed this weekend and his day today. He did, so we asked for the best part:
"Probably making price tags!"
This refers to when my mom and Honeybee made price tags with him for his Super Target. They sat at the kitchen table and cut out shapes and wrote tags for his items, which he brought home in a little plastic bag. Honeybee proved especially adept at cutting shapes (carts, cars, etc.) in minute detail. My mom additionally contributed a couple cookies which served to enhance the experience for G-Ram.
Another part he liked was playing baseball with my dad, tillerman, and me. We went out front and got the wiffle ball and bat out for some ball. We all traded positions around, but it amounted to a pitcher, batter, catcher and a fielder/watcher. I'll tell you, that G-Ram can hit and throw the ball pretty well. Our nearly daily practice is paying off. And yes, we only practice when he asked, I don't push him. :)
Pooch and the Boston dog played well together. It was hilarious to see them run around the backyard. Pooch was definitely more timid than his New England counterpart, who was intent on exploring every part of my parents' backyard. Including, incidentally, a dip in the goldfish pond.
Anyhow, this is pretty high-level, but I thought I'd fill you in on our weekend. Hopefully we can get more details, pictures, or stories and share more soon!
I'm labelling this part one because there should be at least one more post to follow. H is better with pictures than I, but neither of us got any, due to forgetting the camera back in Rankeny. So instead we're hoping to get pictures from Honeybee or my dad.
But, I can tell you about some of the better parts of the weekend. First has to be the conversation we had with G-Ram tonight. After CTR went to bed tonight (back at the homestead), H and I snuggled up with G-Ram for a few minutes. We asked if he enjoyed this weekend and his day today. He did, so we asked for the best part:
"Probably making price tags!"
This refers to when my mom and Honeybee made price tags with him for his Super Target. They sat at the kitchen table and cut out shapes and wrote tags for his items, which he brought home in a little plastic bag. Honeybee proved especially adept at cutting shapes (carts, cars, etc.) in minute detail. My mom additionally contributed a couple cookies which served to enhance the experience for G-Ram.
Another part he liked was playing baseball with my dad, tillerman, and me. We went out front and got the wiffle ball and bat out for some ball. We all traded positions around, but it amounted to a pitcher, batter, catcher and a fielder/watcher. I'll tell you, that G-Ram can hit and throw the ball pretty well. Our nearly daily practice is paying off. And yes, we only practice when he asked, I don't push him. :)
Pooch and the Boston dog played well together. It was hilarious to see them run around the backyard. Pooch was definitely more timid than his New England counterpart, who was intent on exploring every part of my parents' backyard. Including, incidentally, a dip in the goldfish pond.
Anyhow, this is pretty high-level, but I thought I'd fill you in on our weekend. Hopefully we can get more details, pictures, or stories and share more soon!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Shopping for Fun
G-Ram is so creative, sometimes it astounds me. He has been working for about a week now on making his own Super Target. Yes, that's right, he's creating his own version of Mommy's favorite store right in his bedroom. He has been carefully selecting items and displaying them for sale in his room. This comes complete with a "Super Target" sign as well as an open/closed sign.
He's has been carefully cutting construction paper into tiny price tags, and marking them appropriately. You should note that in the picture below he has even demonstrated how the magna doodle works by writing "golf practice at 7:00." He has put an incredible amount of thought into this project.
Note the "on sale" sign he created here...
And the "clearance" sign here...
I added this picture in because he is also selling water bottles and paper towels, because "Target sells those too , Mommy." He asks me every day to check the recycle bins for empty water bottles so he can add them to his store because "Target has lots of waters for sale, and I don't have enough." He takes any empties he finds and fills them up in the bathroom and then makes price tags for each.
It is so cute! His latest project is to get some sort of shelving unit that he can display his items on because lining them up on his toy box is just not good enough. In G-Ram's eyes, it doesn't look enough like a proper store unless his stuff is displayed on shelving.
I find it really incredible how active his imagination is and how detailed his creative endeavors can be. He puts a lot of thought into whatever he creates and its absolutely amazing. It is truly fascinating to watch a child create, imagine, and grow.
He's has been carefully cutting construction paper into tiny price tags, and marking them appropriately. You should note that in the picture below he has even demonstrated how the magna doodle works by writing "golf practice at 7:00." He has put an incredible amount of thought into this project.
Note the "on sale" sign he created here...
And the "clearance" sign here...
I added this picture in because he is also selling water bottles and paper towels, because "Target sells those too , Mommy." He asks me every day to check the recycle bins for empty water bottles so he can add them to his store because "Target has lots of waters for sale, and I don't have enough." He takes any empties he finds and fills them up in the bathroom and then makes price tags for each.
It is so cute! His latest project is to get some sort of shelving unit that he can display his items on because lining them up on his toy box is just not good enough. In G-Ram's eyes, it doesn't look enough like a proper store unless his stuff is displayed on shelving.
I find it really incredible how active his imagination is and how detailed his creative endeavors can be. He puts a lot of thought into whatever he creates and its absolutely amazing. It is truly fascinating to watch a child create, imagine, and grow.
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