• May. 3, 2007
Family Tidbits (Mamaw and Nanna news)
It has been a few days since I have posted, so I thought I would write some random thoughts about what has been going on around our house. This is probably news that only a Mamaw or a Nanna really cares to read!
Isaac and Bailey slept until
Anna Grace's new obsession is ducks! There are about six or seven ducks and three geese that live in the little "lake" behind our house. Every morning she stands at the back door and shouts, "duck" over and over. She really likes walking out to our back fence and watching them. I especially like watching the family of geese because there is an adorable little baby. It is really neat to see how protective the adults are of the little one. I am thankful we have a fence -- they are not too happy when we come to watch. They have hissed at us a few times. I am a pretty protective mommy, so I understand where they are coming from!
I took Anna Grace to the doctor last week. She had been congested for the past two months, and we were all a bit tired of the constant runny nose! Dr. Hogan gave her a prescription for Zertec to try for a couple of weeks to see if she was having allergy issues. She also discovered that Anna had an ear infection. Anna Grace is doing much better this week. I have not had to wipe her nose in days!
Olivia had water day at Mother's Day Out yesterday. She had a wonderful time. When I asked her how it went, she said, "Ms. Sarah said no pushing on the slide!" Apparently they were having a bit too much fun! Olivia's most common phrase right now is, "Are you happy?" She will have a two-year-old moment, full of fussing or whining, and then say, "Are you happy?" I guess her two-year-old side and her people pleasing side are at war with each other! She is very excited about her upcoming birthday (May 15). When I asked her what she wanted for her party, she said, "Granola bars and raisins!" I will probably throw in some cake and ice cream and some other fun stuff too!
Isaac got his first hit of the season in his baseball game on Saturday. He had been struggling to learn how to hit without a tee. He was very excited, maybe almost as excited as his mom!
He is still working on the concepts of time and ages. I told him that Grand-Bob (my Dad) was about to turn sixty. He said, "Oh, like Daddy?" He also found a penny that had 1970 on it. He asked if that was before the pilgrims. I told him that was only a year before I was born. He asked my age. When I told him, he said, "Whoa!" I remember being about his age and thinking my parents were getting pretty old when they were in their thirties. How things change!
Bailey is winding down her time in Pre-K. Her last two weeks of school are packed full of activities. She has water day, bowling, Muffins with Mommy and an end of the year program. I am looking forward to having her at home with me for Kindergarten. She has been spending lots of time drawing little girls with bows in their hair surrounded by butterflies and birds and a big sun.
My good friend Laura came over to teach me to sew yesterday. Mark gave me a machine for Christmas, and I had not even taken it out of the box. We were all set to begin, when we realized it was missing a lot of very important pieces (like the power cord). We went to Hancock’s and exchanged it last night. I was a bit down because we had gotten the machine on clearance, and I did not see any machine that was in the same price range that had everything that I wanted. They ended up finding one in the back that was the same model as the one I had (except that it had all the pieces). I was thrilled! Now I just have to learn to sew!
Mark bought a DVD with Pink Panther cartoons on it, and it has become the current rage at our house. The children have watched them much more than Mark. Since TV Free week ended, we have set the limit that they can each pick one show per day. Isaac has chosen The Pink Panther every day this week.
Mark and Isaac have really gotten into astronomy. They have been going out several nights a week and learning about the constellations. I am really impressed by how much they have learned. What a great science teacher Mark is!!!!
