On Tuesday of this week, Ollie came home with his first homework assignment EVER!! It was to practice writing his name, once that evening, and then three times today (Wednesday). Instead of writing it just once on each line, he decided to write it twice. Each time we talked about the letters and how he could try writing them differently (making the "i" shorter than the "l," looping the "e" around, etc.). He was a bit distracted this afternoon and not very careful, but this evening - bam! His last two "Olivers" are incredible!! He was sooooo proud of himself, as you can see from his big, beaming smile. I'm sure he can't wait to bring it back to school tomorrow and give it to his teachers. Our big boy!!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Ollie's First Homework Ever!
On Tuesday of this week, Ollie came home with his first homework assignment EVER!! It was to practice writing his name, once that evening, and then three times today (Wednesday). Instead of writing it just once on each line, he decided to write it twice. Each time we talked about the letters and how he could try writing them differently (making the "i" shorter than the "l," looping the "e" around, etc.). He was a bit distracted this afternoon and not very careful, but this evening - bam! His last two "Olivers" are incredible!! He was sooooo proud of himself, as you can see from his big, beaming smile. I'm sure he can't wait to bring it back to school tomorrow and give it to his teachers. Our big boy!!!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A Maddie Dictionary
Maddie is nearly 23 months old, and she has quite a distinguished vocabulary, though much of it is intelligible only to us. Since this blog is serving as our long-term memory system, we thought it would be a good place to record a brief dictionary of Maddie-isms... this is not an exhaustive list of all the words she uses, just the ones we love most. hop-bum (bunny)
bubble (a drink of any sort)
mo-mo bubble (more bubble)
toto (cocoa)
nee-na-nee (banana)
pop-pie (chicken pot pie, or usually any food at dinnertime)
det-uh-wah (? we don't know, but she uses it a lot)
doh-ee-doh-ee-doh (same as det-uh-wah)
bee-bee (boots)
a-wa (radio)
bwa-bwa (tv)
num-ee-num (food)
taaaaaaaa (thank you)
cheeeeeee (when smiling for photos)
And of course - Rai-a!!! An early word which Maddie would bellow from her crib when she woke up, and would use at various points in the day for any purpose. It might have meant, "Hello!" or "HEY!" :-)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Valentine's Weekend in Guilford
What better way to celebrate love than to spend a weekend in the town where Andy and I first shared a home together?! And in a town we love... Guilford, CT! Just a one-nighter, but that's all we needed -- time to visit a few of our favorite places, wander the town green (or "white," this time of year), drive Ollie past the house that he came home to as a newborn. Sadly, our old house has been painted avocado green - what's up with that??? 
Ollie was sooooo excited to STAY IN A HOTEL! According to him, we weren't going to Guilford, or even to Connecticut, we were going to a *hotel*. What is it about kids in a single hotel room with 2 beds and a bathroom that makes them so giddy? It was like he'd won the lottery or something. Everything is 
exciting - pushing buttons on the elevator, using the special key card to get into the room, pushing buttons on the heater, bouncing on the bed... how many times did I hear him say, "Mommy, I'm just so happy here!" "I love it here!" "I don't want to go into town, I want to stay here at the hotel!" The kids enjoyed a super long bath, and Ollie had packed his entire "shaving kit," which you can see he diligently used. We also had a stop at Hammonasset State Park for a walk along the boardwalk and beach, but it turned out to be our shortest walk there ever, as it was just stupidly cold and windy. The kids were great sports, even though I think they could barely breath. Sleeping that night was interesting... who knew that Maddie turns around 180 degrees about 700 times each night? Thanks for another fun weekend, Guilford!
Ollie was sooooo excited to STAY IN A HOTEL! According to him, we weren't going to Guilford, or even to Connecticut, we were going to a *hotel*. What is it about kids in a single hotel room with 2 beds and a bathroom that makes them so giddy? It was like he'd won the lottery or something. Everything is 
exciting - pushing buttons on the elevator, using the special key card to get into the room, pushing buttons on the heater, bouncing on the bed... how many times did I hear him say, "Mommy, I'm just so happy here!" "I love it here!" "I don't want to go into town, I want to stay here at the hotel!" The kids enjoyed a super long bath, and Ollie had packed his entire "shaving kit," which you can see he diligently used. We also had a stop at Hammonasset State Park for a walk along the boardwalk and beach, but it turned out to be our shortest walk there ever, as it was just stupidly cold and windy. The kids were great sports, even though I think they could barely breath. Sleeping that night was interesting... who knew that Maddie turns around 180 degrees about 700 times each night? Thanks for another fun weekend, Guilford!
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