The animals that were present at the birth of Jesus...the sheep, the cow, the panda bear.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
the animals in the stable
The animals that were present at the birth of Jesus...the sheep, the cow, the panda bear.
Christmas Tree
So, we didn't really spend that much time cutting down the tree...it was SO cold and Lilly was not having fun. I pretty much told Pete to pick a tree, cut it down, and then leave. We had fun after, though, eating lunch and hanging out with our friends, Kim and Tim and their girls (abby, anne, and ainsley). They were faster than we were when choosing and cutting their tree and they had to get two!
Saturday, November 29, 2008
The newest sport
Here it is, the reveal of the latest sport for toddlers. It's fun, exhilarating, requires little coordination, and uses common household objects. It's.....
Cutting Board Stomach Surfing
Here are the scores from judges (aka, Lilly and her dolls) who qualified this as an actual sport:
Exercise Effort: 9 - requires use of both legs and arms and you must be able to lay on your stomach for a long time (toddlers who are prone to throwing full fledged tantrums on the floor will especially excel in this sport)
Creativity: 8- this is similar to surfing and sledding, but is an inside sport (a positive for all parents who have toddlers at home during the winter). Several new moves have been recently developed including the one arm push off, the "look at me mommy" no hands slide, and the tandem surf (although this move has only been demonstrated by the most daring of toddlers who are willing to share their cutting board with someone else). The sport was invented in a kitchen by a toddler who has an obsession with taking out all cutting boards, cookie sheets, muffin tins, and pizza pans and laying them out on the floor.
Equipment: 10- this sport requires the use of a common kitchen item, the cutting board. The highest quality of stomach surfing boards is one made of plastic and large enough to fit a chubby toddler width-wise. Wood floors are the best to use. Tile is not as slick, so all toddlers with this flooring will have a significant disadvantage when competing against those with access to wood floored kitchens.
Uniforms: 10 -Uniforms are simple and depend upon the toddler's particular clothing choice that day. As seen in the photo above, pants are optional.
The scoring and point values have not yet been determined. The originator of this sport sporadically decides to take part in the game and will, under no circumstances, participate when prompted by her mother. The only known photo of this sport (above) was obtained by bribery with chocolate chips.
Cutting Board Stomach Surfing
Here are the scores from judges (aka, Lilly and her dolls) who qualified this as an actual sport:
Exercise Effort: 9 - requires use of both legs and arms and you must be able to lay on your stomach for a long time (toddlers who are prone to throwing full fledged tantrums on the floor will especially excel in this sport)
Creativity: 8- this is similar to surfing and sledding, but is an inside sport (a positive for all parents who have toddlers at home during the winter). Several new moves have been recently developed including the one arm push off, the "look at me mommy" no hands slide, and the tandem surf (although this move has only been demonstrated by the most daring of toddlers who are willing to share their cutting board with someone else). The sport was invented in a kitchen by a toddler who has an obsession with taking out all cutting boards, cookie sheets, muffin tins, and pizza pans and laying them out on the floor.
Equipment: 10- this sport requires the use of a common kitchen item, the cutting board. The highest quality of stomach surfing boards is one made of plastic and large enough to fit a chubby toddler width-wise. Wood floors are the best to use. Tile is not as slick, so all toddlers with this flooring will have a significant disadvantage when competing against those with access to wood floored kitchens.
Uniforms: 10 -Uniforms are simple and depend upon the toddler's particular clothing choice that day. As seen in the photo above, pants are optional.
The scoring and point values have not yet been determined. The originator of this sport sporadically decides to take part in the game and will, under no circumstances, participate when prompted by her mother. The only known photo of this sport (above) was obtained by bribery with chocolate chips.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
ND players?
Lilly's knowledge of ND players the other day during dinner:
Pete: "Jimmy"
Lilly: "Clausen"
Pete: "Robert"
Lilly: "Hughes"
Pete: "Armando"
Lilly: "Allen"
Pete: "Michael"
Lilly: "Finnigan"
For those of you who aren't as knowledgeable about the Notre Dame players as Lilly is, it's supposed to be "Michael Floyd." And, for those of you not very in tune with children's songs, Lilly was thinking about "there was a man called michael finnigan" (kids song).
Pete: "Jimmy"
Lilly: "Clausen"
Pete: "Robert"
Lilly: "Hughes"
Pete: "Armando"
Lilly: "Allen"
Pete: "Michael"
Lilly: "Finnigan"
For those of you who aren't as knowledgeable about the Notre Dame players as Lilly is, it's supposed to be "Michael Floyd." And, for those of you not very in tune with children's songs, Lilly was thinking about "there was a man called michael finnigan" (kids song).
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Snowday
Here are some pictures of Lilly's first day in the snow this season! She was a little bored and wanted to go in after about 20 minutes. I tried to build her a snowman, but I'm a little snow-sculpture challenged.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Chicago and headbands
Those two don't really go together, but I am too lazy to post two separate entries.
My dad came to Chicago for a packaging show this past week, so Lilly and I went up to see him. We all went to the children's museum and had lunch. Lilly had a great time!! She is still talking about having french fries and ketchup and lemonade with papa michael. One funny story about the day: my dad and i were both concentrated on trying to find the McCormick Place exit so I could drop him off and Lilly heard a song that she knew on our cd playing in the car. So, she says to my dad, "This song same as at school, papa michael." When my dad didn't reply, she just said it again and again, and louder and louder until finally my dad said "yes, the song is cool." She needs immediate acknowledgement when she says something.
Lilly is a little attached to these running sweatband things that Pete has. She puts them on daily (usually along with her mickey mouse ears) and wears them around the house. She calls them "my headbands."
My dad came to Chicago for a packaging show this past week, so Lilly and I went up to see him. We all went to the children's museum and had lunch. Lilly had a great time!! She is still talking about having french fries and ketchup and lemonade with papa michael. One funny story about the day: my dad and i were both concentrated on trying to find the McCormick Place exit so I could drop him off and Lilly heard a song that she knew on our cd playing in the car. So, she says to my dad, "This song same as at school, papa michael." When my dad didn't reply, she just said it again and again, and louder and louder until finally my dad said "yes, the song is cool." She needs immediate acknowledgement when she says something.
Lilly is a little attached to these running sweatband things that Pete has. She puts them on daily (usually along with her mickey mouse ears) and wears them around the house. She calls them "my headbands."
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