Little Dude’s Travel Gear Selection:
Current Weather conditions:
Quotable Moments:
“That’s a pickup truck. That’s another one pickup truck. One, Two. I not touch them, I just count them. One pickup truck, two pickup trucks!”
“Mommy, where are you?”
Distance traveled: 3.36 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 35.36
I owe the babies: $8.84
“NO, Penguin, that’s MY Mommy.”
“My hair. Your hair. My hair. Your hair.”
“No, I want YOUR cheese, Mommy.”
That’s right, the little dude has sorted out his first and second person pronouns. He had been using “mine” and “your” pretty interchangeably, but he is on target now!
Unfortunately, after yesterday’s hailstorm at his friend Sophie’s house, he also has got the idea that Sophie keeps thunder at her house. (“I wanna go Sophie’s house, see thunder. Mommy, where my thunder go?”) Chalk that one up next to, “Santa ships UPS.”
What else was good about today?
Check out Ian loving on this handmade, wooden train! I’m always so excited when handmade toys constructed of natural materials win out over the plastic, battery powered ones. This one even beat out a talking Thomas, so you know it is some good dope! He played with it pretty solidly for about an hour.
Where can you get one? So glad you asked.
Brian Farnsworth
2015 Antares Drive
Bastrop, LA 71220
Tel: 318.283.0709
cmfarny@aol.com
Due to persistent thunder storms and, at last, hail, we did not get a walk in today.
Ian was fascinated by the hail. He’d never seen any before. He was a little unnerved at first by the noise, but once I explained that it was just ice, he couldn’t tear himself away. He was still talking about it at bed time! Michael asked if he was frightened of the thunder and lightning, but he really wasn’t. He asked “what’s that?” the first time, and then jumped up and down yelling “thunder! thunder! thunder!” I guess his inherent love of all things noisy helped him out there.
The menfolk were nappin’, so I slipped out and took a very pleasant walk. I spotted a magnolia tree in full bloom and noticed that the crocuses are over. I always think it’s a pity that spring flies so fast.
Current Weather conditions: 73 and sunny!
Distance traveled: 1.76 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 32 miles
I owe the babies: $8.00
After a beatiful, sunny day which we spent on general maintenance and Spring Clean Up, our family embarked on a pajama walk. We enjoyed the dusk together.
Little Dude’s Travel Gear Selection:
Quotable Moment:
This actually is from after the walk, as we were putting Ian to bed…
“I am the walrus, coo-coo a-choo!”
Distance traveled: 1.19 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 30.24
I owe the babies: $7.56
Periodically I reshuffle the toys to keep things interesting. Today I’ve done the study and the living room…
As you can see, we have a fire & rescue themed play area in the living room (soon to include photos of Ian and one of his friends at the fire station), and Pooh & Easter themed shelves in the study, to keep the farm themed area company. The farm is a permanent fixture because it’s by and large Ian’s favorite toy… he says it’s Farmer Pickles’ barn and plays with it with his Bob the Builder toys.
(The Thomas mania has not abated, but we have added Bob the Builder and Big Bird to the list.)
While we’re at it, here are Ian’s tidy, organized book shelves. The half life on this is less than 24 hours, so I thought I’d capture it while I could.
In case you were wondering, The Dairy Godmother has a kiddie cone.
Quotable Moments:
“Thank you for getting me mines ice cream cone, Mommy’s, and Daddy’s ice cream.”
Ian: “I want another one ice cream cone.”
Mommy: “I have felt that way every day I can remember.”
Solo Miles: 1.42 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 29.05 miles
I owe the babies: $7.26
Ian and I are Marching to Save Babies! Learn more here: http://semelesriches.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-for-babies.html
Plum trees are starting to bloom in the neighborhood! I noticed Maple trees blooming too… sorry sinus sufferers!
The Little Man (“No, Mommy, I not called ‘little man,’ I IANY.”) was quite the trooper today. We walked to the store and back, and he did nearly the entire three miles on his feet. We insisted he be carried across the major intersections, and he requested about three more blocks of “up,” but he did all the rest!
Quotable Moment:
“Doggy, I hear you woofin’. I am eating my apple.”
Distance traveled: 3.08 miles
Solo Miles: 2.76 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 27.63 miles
I owe the babies: $6.91
And of course, no day would be complete without a stop at the playground. He really loves the twisty slide these days.
Heading out for the playground tour of Upland Woods….
We actually hit the Elementary School playground and the local tot-lot today. I’m not sure exactly why running around the playground and climbing everything in sight counts as a break when you’re two, but he walked a bit further than he’d normally be up for without saying “Mommy, carry me…”
Quotable Moment:
Ian: I wanna go different park, Mommy!
Mommy: (pointing) You don’t want to go to the playground over that way?
Ian: No, Mommy, I wanna go ‘nother one park.
Distance traveled: 1.16 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 22.95 miles
I owe the babies: $5.74
Off at a run…
Morning Park Ramble at River Farm Park: .48 miles
Solo Miles: 1.75 miles
Evening Park Walk: .51 miles
Current Total Distance Traveled: 21.79 miles
I owe the babies: $5.45
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