Benjamin wanted to play the Clickstart game we had brought over on our last trip to the house. I went to hook it up only to find we had left the power cord behind. I explained all this to him, but he still proceeded with, “But I *waaaaannnnnt* to play...
Ever look at your four-year-old on his birthday and wonder how that 8 pound, 13 oz bundle of helplessness transformed into the independent preschooler grinning at you from his perch on the kitchen table? I found I couldn’t believe the two were the same. So I...
Sometimes my kids do things that just make me want to cry. This afternoon, for example, Benjamin (who is almost four) threw my kitchen timer on the floor. I didn’t see the first throw; I figured someone had simply dropped something. I was curious when I heard...
Here are two gems for you. I wish I could remember more. I love the words that come out of my three-year-old’s mouth. ———————————- Levi thought Benjamin had a fruit snack in his hand and tried to...
Olivia did multiplication yesterday at breakfast. Lunch? Or was it today? She was thinking while eating, then looked up and told me, “Three 2’s are 6!” I was very proud. And I told her so. And then she said, “And four 2’s are...
