I’m just schlepping him around in it and arranging playdates. Today, these things happened. Miraculously, we did not fight or yell or threaten or beg him to put on his clothes this morning. He just did it. He chose that…
story
Last night, during dinner: Jonah: Are aliens real? (Ayy-leeei-yunz reyuall) Daddy: Yes, explanation about possibility, science. Mommy: Maybe, but adds on about very slim possibility, science. Jonah: I think aliens ARE real. Jonah (continues): I think they should be EARTH…
miracle
We woke up this morning to a fully-dressed child. Read again with me. Slowly. A. Fully. Dressed. Child. A four-year-old who got up, got out of bed, shed his pajamas and “bedtime underwear.” Placed each in the proper receptacle. Opened…
blessings
We have started eating dinner together more lately, as Jonah’s bedtime has gotten later, and suddenly, this happened: One night, just as we were all seated at our places and about to dig in, Jonah yelled, “Wait! We have to…
saying goodbye to the lawrence hall dinosaurs
I’m feeling weepy about the end of an era in our lives. The six month occupation of the Lawrence Hall of Science by the Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit. We were there from the first day, on May 28th, when we stumbled…
rocking hannukah
The first night, I blew his little mind. With this: Child’s Astronaut Writst Watch I paid around $11 for it at one of our favorite haunts, the Lawrence Hall of Science. You can follow the link posted above and get…