Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Random snippets

Last night Sammy was talking to my parents on the phone when he suddenly said, "Green balloon!" He then turned to Stephen and I and very calmly said, "I didn't know what else to say, so I said 'green balloon.'" That kid cracks me up!

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A friend loaned us his Snap Circuit set indefinitely, because he knows how Mason's mind works. He brought it over Saturday, and he, Stephen and Mason spent a good part of the afternoon playing with it. Mason stopped playing with it (under duress) about 8:30pm, but wasn't able to go to sleep until nearly 10:30pm--his mind was too busy thinking about all the things he was going to make. He was up about 6am Sunday morning, snapping pieces together.

Watch out Ed Emberley--you are being supplanted by electricity!

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Now that it is marginally warm here (in the upper 30s!), Elise is outside constantly. This afternoon she wrapped up in a blanket and relaxed on the deck with her scriptures. Last time I checked, she was running around in short sleeves enjoying this soon-to-be-spring weather. I can't keep a coat on that girl!

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Lincoln is starting to sign! It is so fun to see him pick it up (finally)! He still grunts and points--and if I don't respond, the grunting gets louder and louder--but will stop when I show him the sign. It's almost as if he's saying, "Gee, Mom, it took you long enough! If you'll just show me what to do I'll do it."

3 comments:

Marni Cochran said...

I love reading your blog! I check it nearly every day to see if you've posted anything new. I love your kids!

summer said...

warm 30's....yikes! however, all things are relative and it is amazing how cold can feel so warm, when compared with extreme cold temps! hope that made sense :)

love the green balloon story - that is just hilarious!!

Fowler family said...

Snap circuits are the coolest! When we were in TX on internship, I found one, new in box at a Goodwill store for $1! We actually gave it away when we moved home because we had no room to bring anything back with us. When I looked them up online, I realized what a find I had found, as they can be pretty spendy!

I love it that Mason couldn't go to sleep because he was thinking up all the things he wanted to build with it. Haha! So awesome. I just love that kid's personality!