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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C (23 months old) does not pronounce the "d" sound at the beginning of words...

C's word: Man-uel
Real word: Daniel

C's word: Nanimal
Real word: Danimal

C's word: Navid
Real word: David
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C's favorite question is "Wah happen?" He asks this over and over and over in the same minute, so there really isn't a good answer.
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C's word: Wach Is
Real Word: Watch This

And I hear this all day long. It is often followed by something really silly, like C taking his hand and moving it quickly through the air. Other times he making a hoping movement. Or he'll move something around really quickly. He LOVES this game.
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Your Turn:

Wordless Wednesday: Magnets

 

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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D (age 4) was talking to his little brother, C (age almost 2):

D: You get to be one, then two, then three, and then you get to hit and do lots of things.

Me: (hearing that at three you get to hit) You get to what?

D: Hit. That's what I did when I was three.

*Lovely. Now hitting people is something to look forward to!
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Your Turn:

Wordless Wednesday: Lost Paradise...

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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D (age 4) was sitting with the girls and they were all spelling words:

D: ADWA. That's spells "lots and lots of trucks".
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K (age 8): If I win a million dollars, it would be great.
Dad: What would you do with a million dollars?
K: I would buy anything I want.
Dad: What would you buy first?
K: I would go to McDonald's!
Dad: Why McDonald's?
K: Because I could buy anything I wanted to eat!

(said so seriously...like "duh, wouldn't everyone?")
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Your Turn:

PBJ

It’s not the way most people do it:

But I am learning that this little gal…

…well, she does very little using the conventional method.

A strange blankie

Dear C,

You have had a small blanket  in your crib from very early on in your precious life.  

Our parenting experience has taught us to choose ONE blanket to put in the crib, and to buy TWO copies of it.

So, we put a small blanket in your crib, knowing that you would become attached to something.  We were just directing your choice by limiting it to ONE blanket option.  Most importantly, it was a blanket that we had TWO copies of!

Of course, in spite of our due diligence, freewill has proved us wrong.  (*wink)

Instead of wanting to snuggle with a blanket to go to sleep, you prefer your bed sheet.  You somehow rub the sheet till you can grip a small fold of it.  You take that little fold in your tiny hand and then put the thumb of that same hand in your mouth.

  

Yes, it is a strange sight, and we tried our best to get a shot of it, but the crib bars blocked you.

So, your blankie was chosen and we gave in on the rest.

We have now given you BOTH of the blankets that were supposed to be your blankies and we tossed in your Trudy blanket* a little over a year ago. 

We knew we had been foiled.

You enjoy and love your Trudy blanket the most.  The two copies of the blanket we selected sit untouched in a corner of your crib.

But your blankie, the one that helps you fall asleep at night, is your crib sheet. 

You are definitely an original, my boy!

Love,

Mommy

*Trudy blanket – Each of my kids have a blanket made by my Aunt Trudy.  They began calling them “Trudy blanket” which was shortened to “Trudy”.  You’ll hear D often say, “I need my Trudy”.  We love it and just call them all “Trudy blankie”.

Loving their Legos

My boys LOVE their legos. 

Me?  I have a love/hate thing going for the tiny colored rectangles. 

Part of the problem is the way my boys play with them. 

They don’t build or create structures. 

They dump each and every single one out on the floor in a big pile.  Then they use them as their “trash” to dig and dump and move around with their trucks.

It is awfully cute to watch them play together.  They make fabulous sound effects and they have a blast.

I tell myself that one day they WILL build structures and I’ll miss this non-organized chaos of legos.  Because structure building will bring other frustrations.

 

So in the meantime, most days, they get away with it.  Because mommy loves the moments when it buys her some peace.

    

But there are other days that I know the pile of legos will send me over the edge.

And on those days I simply hide the container.

Hmmm… I don’t know where those legos went…

Wordless Wednesday: FOUR generations at the beach

Left to Right: My daughters: K and T; me; my Gram (mom's mom); my mom

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 (age 8) as speaking to T (age 6) and said, "You need to listen to me, T. I speak good literature."
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C (age 22 months) likes to say, "Watch This!" (Waaa dis)
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Your Turn:

Happy Mother’s Day

Gema (Dad’s side)

Fortunate to have her living close by

artistic and talented

Kind words for everyone

My, Dancing with the Stars, TV buddy

A nightowl extreme

Enjoys reading

Such a positive outlook

Mother to 3, Gema to 3, Great-Gema to 7

Laughs easily, joyfully and freely

Horror movie watcher

coffee drinker

AND a published author

Gram (Mom’s side)

Generous and Kind

Realtor extraordinaire

Lovingly serves her hubby

Sugarholic…just check her purse

Mother to five; Gram to 12; Great Gram to 15

Minivan driver

Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune fan

Has a garage-ful (of what you ask? …of everything)

expert penny pincher and deal finder

Floridia resident, sadly…cause it is so far

Mom

As self-less as one can be

Hospitable and generous host

Green thumb

Not a brunette anymore (shh)

Easy to talk to

coffee drinker

Honest, a plus when clothes shopping

Encouraging and hopeful, a definite optimist

Helpful to many

Morning person

Mom to 3; Grandmother Extraordinaire to 7

Mother-in-Law

artistic and creative

mom to 2, grandmother to 4

Kind

Social Event Coordinator (at retirement center)

pin wearer

loving wife of 50 years

tea party fun

Animal lover

Popcorn muncher (uh…see the shirt?)

Bear collector

Enthusiastic attitude

*And this woman gets the credit for raising the BEST husband I know!

Happy Mother’s Day to four of the amazing women who bless my life by their presence, example and love.

Chaos

I have four children.  The oldest is 8 and the youngest is almost 2.

My house is typically chaotic. 

It’s creative chaos, but definitely chaos.

Sofa cushions end up on the floor. 

 

Children and blankets end up on the floor.

     

But in the midst of the chaos is laughter.  And there is dancing, marching, talking, and carrying on.

 

Yes.  It is messy. 

Sometimes,  I make a cup of hot tea and leave the room, in an attempt to find a clean, quiet corner of my house.

Other times, I stay and laugh and take lots of photos!

A new obsession

C (age 22 months) has moved on from begging to play at the sink each day.  He has started to alternate that activity with his new found ability to drive his mother insane in the pantry…

Once again, he pulls over a chair and brings a large mixing spoon…

Once he is in position, he opens up his favorite container….the popcorn kernels.

He loves to mix and mix the kernels.  Sometimes he likes to mix a little too hard and kernels go flying all over the place.  Oh it is such fun…FOR HIM.  Not so much for mom.

Of course, I had to laugh one night when Eric and I decided to make some popcorn and realized we were going to have a bonus side item with it….raisins.

Wordless Wednesday: Alternative Spoon for Eating Oatmeal

That's my goofball!

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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So....I have my Tiny Ones with me and they are talking...but there isn't a pen and paper on hand and the tide keeps washing my notes in the sand away :)



So it's just your turn this week: