Guinness likes to pretend, too.
Mommy!!! Snake!!!
I ask, "Where?" And he says, "there!"
So then we kepow the snake or say go away, or ask if he is hungry, or run away.
Sometimes its snakes. Sometimes its a bad guy! Sometimes its an ogre! Sometimes Guinness is an ogre.
He said this morning, "Grrr. Ogre!"
I said, "Are you a nice ogre?" He said, "Guinness baby ogre!" Then he patted me; "You mommy ogre!"
:) The ogre family!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
The Latest Drama
In Taiwan they are always doing construction of some sort. To protect people they put up these really tall green corrugated metal fences around whatever they are working on; digging pits, pouring foundations, ripping down old buildings, whatever. Well, Guinness was with his babysitter at the park last week, and being the fast little sneaker he is, he darted away and was almost UNDER one of these fences. The babysitter grabbed him by the ankle at the last second and pulled him back. Who knows what 'fun' he would have found on the other side (and how long it would have taken the babysitter to run around the the whole thing looking for a door or way in... Yikes!)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Daddy!
When we went to church today, Guinness really expected to see Chris. He hasn't asked about Daddy much, but when the elevator opened and he heard the music playing he was just so sure that Daddy would be there. Poor guy! He cried and fussed and grumped around the rest of the night.
1 more day!
1 more day!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Diaper Rash
Poor guy's a bit red.
Too many strawberries this week :)
He says, "Ouchie poop!" and walks like an old cowboy, poor thing.
Diaper rash cream is one of those things I never travel without. A diaper rash can appear so quickly, and hurt so much! One time we were away for a weekend with baby Gemma and she all of a sudden got a rash and I had nothing, and the poor girl cried and cried. Actually, we use bag balm now and it works great. The jumbo jar I got for when Gemma was born is half full still.
Too many strawberries this week :)
He says, "Ouchie poop!" and walks like an old cowboy, poor thing.
Diaper rash cream is one of those things I never travel without. A diaper rash can appear so quickly, and hurt so much! One time we were away for a weekend with baby Gemma and she all of a sudden got a rash and I had nothing, and the poor girl cried and cried. Actually, we use bag balm now and it works great. The jumbo jar I got for when Gemma was born is half full still.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Chasing
I love watching my kids chase animals.
Squirrels are funny because they are super fast, my kids don't stand a chance. We can't even keep them in eyesight that long.
Pigeons are hilarious because they are just the right speed and size for Guin. They waddle along and he can get pretty close to them, and pigeons are dumb enough that they don't fly away immediately. You can walk right behind them for a long time before they finally get fed up and fly away. Guinness was chasing a pigeon at the park on Sunday and it was awesome. The pigeon would go under a bench, and G would hunker down and look under the bench, taking a minute to realize he had to stand up and walk around the bench. And at one point he made the connection that if he walked slower the pigeon walked slower. So he dropped to his knees and was crawling around the ground after the bird.... Hee hee. And when the bird flew away, Guinness just walked right through the flowerbed that was in front of him, eyes up and intent on the prize in the sky!
Today is was butterflies. Nothing more precious than a child completely engrossed in a butterfly, chasing it and watching it, intent on the goal.
Squirrels are funny because they are super fast, my kids don't stand a chance. We can't even keep them in eyesight that long.
Pigeons are hilarious because they are just the right speed and size for Guin. They waddle along and he can get pretty close to them, and pigeons are dumb enough that they don't fly away immediately. You can walk right behind them for a long time before they finally get fed up and fly away. Guinness was chasing a pigeon at the park on Sunday and it was awesome. The pigeon would go under a bench, and G would hunker down and look under the bench, taking a minute to realize he had to stand up and walk around the bench. And at one point he made the connection that if he walked slower the pigeon walked slower. So he dropped to his knees and was crawling around the ground after the bird.... Hee hee. And when the bird flew away, Guinness just walked right through the flowerbed that was in front of him, eyes up and intent on the prize in the sky!
Today is was butterflies. Nothing more precious than a child completely engrossed in a butterfly, chasing it and watching it, intent on the goal.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Ball!
Guinness loves to throw a ball or any size and then watch it bounce/roll away. Then he laughs and laughs and runs to get it and throws it again. Marbles are good, but easily lost so mommy likes tennis balls better.
He is also adjusting to the new routine. When I got home from school today he said "Gemma?" and I said, "Yep. Where's Gemma?" and he said, "School!"
"Should we go pick her up?"
"Yeah!" (enthusiastic nod)
The arrangement is I come home after school at 4ish, get Guinness, and we go get her together. We have a snack (Gem has one at school before she leaves, Guin eats on the bike ride over) and go play, stopping at a park along the way home. He is so wild it makes getting her hard because if I put him down to help her with her backpack, water bottle, lunch dishes, etc, he's all over the place; pushing elevator buttons, eating other kids' snacks, playing with toys he shouldn't be, playing drums, etc. But even today was better for him; he's starting to get the message about where his boundaries at school are.
We had so much fun at Daan park today after school we stayed for an hour and a half.
He is also adjusting to the new routine. When I got home from school today he said "Gemma?" and I said, "Yep. Where's Gemma?" and he said, "School!"
"Should we go pick her up?"
"Yeah!" (enthusiastic nod)
The arrangement is I come home after school at 4ish, get Guinness, and we go get her together. We have a snack (Gem has one at school before she leaves, Guin eats on the bike ride over) and go play, stopping at a park along the way home. He is so wild it makes getting her hard because if I put him down to help her with her backpack, water bottle, lunch dishes, etc, he's all over the place; pushing elevator buttons, eating other kids' snacks, playing with toys he shouldn't be, playing drums, etc. But even today was better for him; he's starting to get the message about where his boundaries at school are.
We had so much fun at Daan park today after school we stayed for an hour and a half.
Friday, February 4, 2011
More jokes by Guinness
So funny, this kid.
So he loves playing with marbles and large beads. He likes to drop or throw them across the floor and the chase them, or just watch them bounce and roll away. So one got away under the couch and he asked me to get it for him. 'Marble! There!!!' So I hunker down to see where it was and it I would be able to grab it and as soon as I get down on my hands and knees he jumps on my back. "Horsie ride??"
He is so into the banana pants joke. 'Nana pants!' and then he grins and waits for us all to laugh. We always oblige!
He will put anything on his head and call it his hat. Noodles, cups, a piece of string. He holds it up there and says, "Hat?"
He cooks pancakes when he plays kitchen.
He tries to feed me his snacks. "Big bite, Mommy!" he says.
So funny, this kid.
So he loves playing with marbles and large beads. He likes to drop or throw them across the floor and the chase them, or just watch them bounce and roll away. So one got away under the couch and he asked me to get it for him. 'Marble! There!!!' So I hunker down to see where it was and it I would be able to grab it and as soon as I get down on my hands and knees he jumps on my back. "Horsie ride??"
He is so into the banana pants joke. 'Nana pants!' and then he grins and waits for us all to laugh. We always oblige!
He will put anything on his head and call it his hat. Noodles, cups, a piece of string. He holds it up there and says, "Hat?"
He cooks pancakes when he plays kitchen.
He tries to feed me his snacks. "Big bite, Mommy!" he says.
So funny, this kid.
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