Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
On Friday Nick fought his nap and instead climbed up to the top bunk and had me pass him about 20 books to read.
Telling the stories... I wonder if he will be a bookworm like James?
Saturday morning Santa was meant to arrive at Picadilly mall by horse-drawn sleigh. Unfortunately there is not enough snow for sleigh runners and one of the tires blew out. Santa came by decorated golf cart instead! James went to greet him. Nick wanted nothing to do with Santa and watched from afar.
Catching some sunshine outside of the mall
James waited very patiently in line to speak with Santa. He played it cool. He told me afterward that he thought he would be too big to sit on Santa's lap. I think that he was worried about squishing him!
I love the hand gesture in this one. "One more thing, Santa!"
Telling the stories... I wonder if he will be a bookworm like James?
Saturday morning Santa was meant to arrive at Picadilly mall by horse-drawn sleigh. Unfortunately there is not enough snow for sleigh runners and one of the tires blew out. Santa came by decorated golf cart instead! James went to greet him. Nick wanted nothing to do with Santa and watched from afar.
Catching some sunshine outside of the mall
James waited very patiently in line to speak with Santa. He played it cool. He told me afterward that he thought he would be too big to sit on Santa's lap. I think that he was worried about squishing him!
I love the hand gesture in this one. "One more thing, Santa!"
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Getting so big!
I suck at blogging! Again, it's been way too long. :) Time to share some photos of the boys with Dada. :) Actually, today it is Nick. I tried to take pictures of them together in front of the tiny fake Christmas tree today but James kept making faces and flashing me a "Rock On!" hand signal and Nick kept running away, blurring the whole picture. I will try for pics of James tomorrow when he's not looking. Even Nick now covers his face when he sees the camera! I have to be sneaky and pull out the ninja stealth moves to get these two on film!
Just for fun, this is last year on Christmas. They look so little!
James when he lost his first tooth in the spring
And Nick stylin' with shades
This was Nick on Friday. He and James received bubbles from Mother Goose and he had fun chasing the bubbles around in a few minutes of sunshine.
Then this week Nick decided that he was going to school. He packed up his "ba-ba" full of toys and headed off. He's backing away slowly from the camera.
Then he ran....
So I went the other way around the van and ambushed him! Like a deer in headlights. :)
And ready to run again...He never stops!
Tomorrow, I ambush James!
Just for fun, this is last year on Christmas. They look so little!
James when he lost his first tooth in the spring
And Nick stylin' with shades
This was Nick on Friday. He and James received bubbles from Mother Goose and he had fun chasing the bubbles around in a few minutes of sunshine.
Then this week Nick decided that he was going to school. He packed up his "ba-ba" full of toys and headed off. He's backing away slowly from the camera.
Then he ran....
So I went the other way around the van and ambushed him! Like a deer in headlights. :)
And ready to run again...He never stops!
Tomorrow, I ambush James!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Learning to sew, learning rude sounds.
James is getting ready for the Children's Village Market at Centenoka mall on the 21st. They provide tables for children to sell items that they have made. James has made some bean bags using the sewing machine. He made two for Nick at Christmas with my help and now can operate the machine on his own...backstitching, lockstitching, turning corners and all! He is also making some golf stroke counters with beads and plastic cord and he also plans to bake some pumpkin bread loaves and granola-cookie bars.
Nick has discovered how to make very loud farting sounds with his mouth this week. He sticks out his tongue and blows a zerbert into the air, resulting in a loud sound that makes James laugh and causes a stream of saliva to run down his chin. Charming!
His new word this week is "dirty". As in "Nick don't touch the toilet, it's dirty." "Don't touch the diaper pail, it's dirty." "Don't take that out of the garbage, it's dirty." So now he repeats "Du-tee".
Nick has discovered how to make very loud farting sounds with his mouth this week. He sticks out his tongue and blows a zerbert into the air, resulting in a loud sound that makes James laugh and causes a stream of saliva to run down his chin. Charming!
His new word this week is "dirty". As in "Nick don't touch the toilet, it's dirty." "Don't touch the diaper pail, it's dirty." "Don't take that out of the garbage, it's dirty." So now he repeats "Du-tee".
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wow! It's been a long time. Getting back to this.
I've been using a different blog line to post some of the wooly creations that I have been working on, but had completely forgot that I had even started this up. It's been a year and a half now and I want to start making notes of things that the boys are doing so that they don't get forgotten.
This month has been busy with new things and amusing discoveries by the boys.
Nick is now almost 18 months and James will be seven very soon.
In the past few weeks Nick has discovered how to blow bubbles through his straw, stand on his toes, and cry to get his brother in trouble. He has been teething like mad with molars coming through and has been an emotional wreck.
Nick has really been enjoying his Mother Goose program on Friday mornings. We go to the downtown activity centre and they do a 45-minute program of songs, rhymes and stories. He loves zoom, zoom, zoom, row your boat and itsy bitsy spider the best.
He is finally starting to say some words on a regular basis. He says dada and muuuuuum in a very loud and excited voice. James is usually referred to a Jeejee and he can now say Eye. This is his first real word outside of family names.
He can identify quite a few parts of his body now. Eyes, Nose, Head, Feet, Hands and Belly are ones that he knows without a doubt. He can sometimes show us his Ears, Mouth and Bum. :)
He is also really developing a love for animals. Zoboomafoo is the one and only show that he actually has any interest in. He is obsessed with dogs. He does a kissy sound for fish, a grunting sound for dogs, a buzzing sound for bugs and a growling. hissing sound for cats. The only cat that he knows is Grandma's and that cat is mean and hisses at him all the time.
James has been busy at school, learning shocking amounts of French that I will never be able to keep up with.
His school provided skating lessons on Tuesday afternoons for the past three weeks which was a great opportunity for him. They had proper instructors and broke the class into three ability levels so the instruction was very dedicated to what the children needed. On day one he was extremely nervous and could barely stand up. On the first day he learned how to get back up on his own after falling which was a very important lesson. By the end of the last lesson he could move around the ice easily on his own...more walking briskly than skating, but moving none the less. He was having fun and was not nervous at all. Mission accomplished!
This month has been busy with new things and amusing discoveries by the boys.
Nick is now almost 18 months and James will be seven very soon.
In the past few weeks Nick has discovered how to blow bubbles through his straw, stand on his toes, and cry to get his brother in trouble. He has been teething like mad with molars coming through and has been an emotional wreck.
Nick has really been enjoying his Mother Goose program on Friday mornings. We go to the downtown activity centre and they do a 45-minute program of songs, rhymes and stories. He loves zoom, zoom, zoom, row your boat and itsy bitsy spider the best.
He is finally starting to say some words on a regular basis. He says dada and muuuuuum in a very loud and excited voice. James is usually referred to a Jeejee and he can now say Eye. This is his first real word outside of family names.
He can identify quite a few parts of his body now. Eyes, Nose, Head, Feet, Hands and Belly are ones that he knows without a doubt. He can sometimes show us his Ears, Mouth and Bum. :)
He is also really developing a love for animals. Zoboomafoo is the one and only show that he actually has any interest in. He is obsessed with dogs. He does a kissy sound for fish, a grunting sound for dogs, a buzzing sound for bugs and a growling. hissing sound for cats. The only cat that he knows is Grandma's and that cat is mean and hisses at him all the time.
James has been busy at school, learning shocking amounts of French that I will never be able to keep up with.
His school provided skating lessons on Tuesday afternoons for the past three weeks which was a great opportunity for him. They had proper instructors and broke the class into three ability levels so the instruction was very dedicated to what the children needed. On day one he was extremely nervous and could barely stand up. On the first day he learned how to get back up on his own after falling which was a very important lesson. By the end of the last lesson he could move around the ice easily on his own...more walking briskly than skating, but moving none the less. He was having fun and was not nervous at all. Mission accomplished!
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