Welcome to summer!
special doesn't begin to describe it.
I say "bedtime little man"
He says "Dough Tanks Mommy"
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
g...a...s...p.......
3 more days with other people's kids...I'm at the point I'm counting minutes.
Not that I don't love my job. I do. I had a visiting artist in to share with the kiddos. Another teacher with hidden talents. Boy were the kids impressed. In fact as a result of her visit we are really enjoying painting landscapes with water colours this week. Monday's special project will be making a water colour bookmark of their own design to inspire their reading over the summer.
Anyway. The real reason you are here.
Boy oh boy dude hates his sunglasses. If you have any hints pass them on. I would really like him to wear them boating this summer at the cottage as he HATES wind in his face and his eyes water like crazy when it is windy. But alas he wore them tonight for the 1.6 seconds it took to snap this photo.
Good times tonight in Auntie Chloe-Chloe's backyard. Well, good times interspersed with a bit of snot and a need to fall over and over again because normal climbing behaviour is inhibited by the obsessive need to carry Colin's truck everywhere you go...including up the slide ladder, as you fall backwards onto your back because you are clutching the truck and climbing one-handed, back up the ladder (with mama's help because even though you just cried over fall number one the truck is still in your hand) and then down the slide, with no hands, only to crash at the bottom...still clutching the truck and crying over the latest crash while simultaneously worrying that the truck is okay.
And much of the evening was spent with this view.
Over and over again. All flying south. All flying extraordinarily low. Over rural 0nt@rio. Perhaps 7 or more groups of 3. Ben knows how to say helicopter now.
Tomorrow should be special.
I think we will leave for work a bit early.
And next week? At Auntie Kristen's? Ben will be sporting this sweet baby gift that finally fits.
My wee little sharky.
Not that I don't love my job. I do. I had a visiting artist in to share with the kiddos. Another teacher with hidden talents. Boy were the kids impressed. In fact as a result of her visit we are really enjoying painting landscapes with water colours this week. Monday's special project will be making a water colour bookmark of their own design to inspire their reading over the summer.
Anyway. The real reason you are here.
And much of the evening was spent with this view.
Tomorrow should be special.
I think we will leave for work a bit early.
And next week? At Auntie Kristen's? Ben will be sporting this sweet baby gift that finally fits.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Best Day Evah!
He took the riding very seriously. He followed the barn rules of no yelling, no running and immediate obedience if M says Stop.
He calmly watched as I adjusted the far too big helmet so that it was at least snug under his chin (2 year olds don't typically start riding lessons...so the helmets were all on the big side).
He watched the process of readying the horses intently. He was very interested in how Maya picked out Joey's hooves.
Once outside at the sand ring he was ready to go first.
He held the reigns just so. He sat tall in the saddle. He learned to say whoa to stop his horse and he now clicks his tounge with the best of them to make his horse go. He loved every single second...stoic faced though he may seem at times. He loved it enough that he went on a second ride on the other pony.
He loved every minute until the finale...getting OFF the horses. He really didn't like that part and made sure everyone knew. And then we went home and he fell asleep before the car left the stable driveway.
Followed up with a bit of bubble joy.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
He feels strongly about his wamelmom pops-kaka
(and the previous turning 2 post has been updated-finally)
Ohhh, it's cold...
And tasty...like melmom (that's Bentalk for watermelon)
And a bit messy...
And I LOVE it!
momo?
Thursday, June 3, 2010
How old are you? Two!
(new and improved)
He runs like the wind,
He runs like the wind,
and rides faster and faster each day on his two wheeled strider falling with the skill and drama of meen fall beebuubike (man falling off big boy bike).
He loves to be outdoors and is in fact outdoors if he has anything to say about it until it is dark if he has any say in it (and sometimes he does but most of the time he doesn't).
He eats lots and lots of fruit and rice noodles and moderate amounts of everything else (except meat-he really isn't a fan)
including chalk and homemade playdough.
He has discovered the Sm@rtie and would eat these from morning to night if given the chance.
Ben has a sweet tooth but doesn't really like cake or anything that might be creamy (i.e., have icing) unless of course it has a fire engine on it and it was made by Uncle Matt.
He is becoming scary long and thin...the sitter thinks he is losing weight and he very well might be given the previous paragraph and his fruit bat tendencies. We'll know for sure on Monday after his appointment with the pediatrician. (Nope, no weight loss. In fact he didn't fit on the infant measuring board today and was measured standing up. Monday stats are as follows: 87.9cm (34.5inches) and 13.3kg (29ish pounds).
Books are our friend. No matter how big the fit Ben is throwing
(and there have been several whoppers this week alone) he can be calmed down with an epic reading session. He will share books with mama for 30 or more minutes 2 or 3 times per day. Truck books, story books, truck books, counting books and his favourite, I Love My Mommy. And of course anything by Dr. Seuss and Sandra Boynton.
And songs. My Ben loves to sing and twinkle twinkle is in the lead for the song he will most likely know the words to first...with Baaa Baaa Black sheep in a close second. I am very very tired of hearing "meme" in the car ALL the time. Meme is Ben's word for music and I am almost at the point of self injury if I have to hear the Elmo song just one more time during our commute. Got a big HST refund check yesterday and I'll be investing in some new music for the dude before I completely loose my mind (only 13 more commuting days left thank god).
And we are experiencing a language explosion. A big one. Colours (mostly purple), numbers (mostly two, tree), letters (B,O,B,O spells just about everything...though he can chime in about 13 of the alphabet letters while I sing), labels for all kinds of objects and actions and sound effects (like peee-ewww as Boomer does his business on the grass). Words come out every day right now that have not been expressly taught and this is a big big change from even a month ago.
And I hear NO all day long. Over and over again. And into the night.
I also hear beautiful 3 and 4 and 5 word phrases like...
no auntie mama, sleep pees (translated to mean lets stay home and cuddle in bed and skip the whole babysitter work thing, okay? climb back in mama. Please.)
elaela biiiig rafraf taaaaaal (elephants are big and giraffes are tall)
tea mama bitbit mine (mama order yourself a tea but please don't forget my timbit donut)
But mostly NO. A whole lotta NO.
We've been experiencing fun with friends of all sizes:
A wee ice-cream party on the driveway for the neighbours
A little farm gathering hosted by Auntie Carol
A mini celebration of the big two at Auntie Sumi's house with some of her after school kiddies
A trip to the zoo with two of Ben's favourites (while mama FINISHED reports).
(photos coming....)
He is two. He has at times been terrible as he throws fits and tests boundaries and disagrees with mama's decisions (like, the party is over sweetie. It is 9oclock. Say good night to your friends...his response? NOOOOOO mo paaaar teee maaaamaaa, over and over for 20 minutes as I readied him for bed and then silence as he chose his first bed time book, I love My Mommy). But mostly Benjaminh Manh is a sweet easy going boy who just turned two. And mama loves that boy with all her heart and soul.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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