Tiny Talk Tuesday

Tiny Talk Tuesday helps parents focus on one of the many joys of parenting - the funny things that our little ones (and sometimes big ones) have to say.

Join in the fun and record the Tiny Talk overheard in your house! Publish a post on your blog and link us to the laughs. Then be sure to link to the blog carnival on this post so more bloggers can join in the fun.

The guidelines can be found here if you need them.
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K: I wonder why the Disney Store lets kids buy things with their passies?

I laughed out loud. I finally had to break it to her and T (age 6) that they don't really do that. I explained that we talked to the saleswoman about taking T's passies when she was 2 and letting her pretend to "pay" for her Lightning McQueen car. We did the same thing when D (age 3) was 2 and let him "pay" for his toy.

I had no idea they never realized it was a set up.
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We were going to the Walter's Art Gallery for the Family Wonders Festival. Walter Wick, creator of "I Spy" stories, was going to be there autographing books because his exhibit is currently there.

I told the girls to go get their "I Spy" books for him to sign. The got them and came back downstairs...

T: But we don't need to get him to sign these. His name is already there.
Dad: You are going to get his autograph.
T: But it already says, "Walter Wick". See. Right there...WALTER WICK.
(she was pointing to the cover where it had the author's name)
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T was getting dressed for our day at the museum. She picked her Halloween dress, sunflower tights, and black sparkly shoes. Her white shirt that was under the Halloween jumper was on backwards. I took it off to help her turn it around. As I was putting it back on...

T (age 6): This shirt is plain white. I don't like "just plain white".

(Yep. That is a very true statement. This outfit was pretty normal for her style. Ironically the shirt had an orange border at the neck and sleeves as well as pumpkins on the sleeves...but to her...that is plain white)
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Now for our featured Tiny Talk Family.

This week, I'd like to introduce you to Natalie, writer of Mouse Grows Mouse Learns. Like some of you, I am just getting to know Natalie, so I took an extended trip to her blog this week. Her little gal just turned 4 and is as cute as can be.

First, I loved the book titles I was able to grab from her blog hop, What my Child is Reading. She hosts this every Saturday, so check it out! I can't wait to get, "Growing Vegetable Soup" for my kids sometime soon. It'll fit nicely with our health unit!

There some great ideas over at Natalie's blog. I love her approach to geography and the activities she shares. I think my favorite quote about her approach to Geography is..."We don’t bother learning the flags, the capitals or even a lot of facts about the country – sometimes these things are mentioned in the books we read, but I don’t think it’s important for a four year old to know trivia facts. I just want her to be aware how big the world is, how many places are there to visit and how much fun it is to learn something new about them." I couldn't agree more!

But now...a little from Natalie:

Tell us about yourself and your family.
I am Natalie, and I write the blog Mouse Grows Mouse Learns. We are a trilingual family in Silicon Valley. I was born and raised in Belarus, and my husband came from Germany. We speak English at home and try to "introduce" both German and Russian to our daughter Anna who just turned 4. Both of us are software engineers. My husband works from home while I work full time for one of the biggest technology companies in the world. Our daughter goes to preschool 3 days a week, and has fun with her papa the other two days.

Tell us about your blog. What do you tend to write about? What are some of your favorite posts/topics?
We love to read. I actually started this blog to document my daughter's journey on the reading road. She was only 2.5 then. At the age of 3 she became a fluent reader. You can read more about our approach by checking out Learning to Read topics on my blog. I also host What My Child Is Reading meme every Saturday, and everyone is welcome to join up.

What is one thing about you that we might not find on your blog?
I don't mention it often, but we are older parents. We had our daughter at the ripe old age of 38. She is an only by choice. I don't regret waiting to have children. I had time to establish my career, travel the world and enjoy adult company. We also had savings that allowed us to reduce our income, so my husband could be a stay-at-home dad for the first 3 years of our daughter's life.
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If you are willing to be featured as a Tiny Talk Family, let me know! I'd love to get to know your family better! Email me at notbefore7 at gmail dot com. OR let me know in a comment today.
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