Fresh and frilly
Wants to live somewhere that's hilly
Doesn't like it when it's chilly (I really should rewrite it to be "Doesn't like to not be chilly!")
Jack adds "In the oven on the hill!"
One of the first pics I took of Lily in her knitted (by me!) frilly, September 2009
A couple of songs I made up for Jack when he was a baby:
(Old King Cole)
My Jack Dean is a sweet little bean
And a sweet little bean is he:
He coos for his mom
And he laughs for his dad
And he giggles wildly for Rosie (the dog we had at the time)!
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son Jack
Went to bed with his shoes on, Ack!
One shoe white and one shoe black,
Diddle diddle dumpling, my son Jack.
Sweet little toddler Jack at Logoly State Park near Magnolia, Arkansas, November 2007.
Today was the second day of Jack's photography camp. I'm told he was an observer today, not taking many pictures but happily watching the other kids snap away. And he proudly told me all about the five pictures he did take, and glowed with pride when Tim and I gushed over one he took:
We like this pic b/c you can see the image on the camera of the girl on the right. I had fun quizzing Jack "What's her name?" and he remembers the name of one girl, and tries that name out on every other girl in the group :D He's doing a great job making friends; the thought struck me, today, that moving here is really helping him learn how to make new friends. I didn't think he needed any help with that, b/c he was always really good at it.... hmm, maybe it was me who needed the help...
We got our car back from the body shop today. That silly little girl of mine AGAIN fell asleep on the way there, even though she'd already had her nap for the day (it's not that far away, really!). Luckily, she again let me lay her in the front seat while I switched the carseats, and sweet Jack was given the job of Lily-watcher. He made sure nobody ran off with Lily :D
I gave Jack his allowance for the last week and a half, and he happily spent a dollar buying a little package of gumballs, and spent the next 3 hours happily chewing them all up and spitting them out when they became flavorless. It was hilarious.
Tim found the iPad version of a computer game we used to play together called Battle for Wesnoth. We used to play it before Jack was born, then after he was born we would take turns playing the game and bouncing the baby boy. We haven't played it since then, and it's funny how much we're enjoying playing it together right now. We took turns playing and entertaining kids and getting kids ready for bed and into bed. I always think it's funny when our kids go to bed with no urging from us. Jack says "I'm ready for bed!" and I say "You're welcome to go there!" and he does. Score!
My birthday is in 2 days :D
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