Finn was so thrilled with his new spiderman pyjamas from his Aunt Sarah that even after wetting the bed, he didn't want to take them off, for fear we would wash them. It was quite a battle. So when he opened his birthday present from Aunt Carolyn, Uncle Chris, Erik and Emma and saw a new set of clothes, I wondered if once again, we'd have to fight him to wash them.
Of course we did. Carolyn, always thoughtful, sent clothes that would fit Finn perfectly in the fall. He started to strip immediately, and didn't even give us the chance to take off the tags. The problem arose at bathtime, when he had to take his new clothes off. Finn can really throw a mean temper tantrum, and he showed off that ability. Wow. It was actually hard to talk to him through his sobs.
In the end, we compromised. He would take off the new clothes if I promised to wash them and let him wear them to school tomorrow. It will probably be 90 degrees, and he'll have his long sleeves and pants on. I guess we'll send a change of clothes in case he changes his mind.
He does look pretty cute in them. And way too grown up.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Return of Tuna
I wish I could remember what prompted me to remind Liam of this, but somehow I brought up the fact that when he was little, Liam had an imaginary dog named "Tuna". It was a dalmation, and watching him walk it and talk to it was pretty darned cute.
Liam didn't remember this at first, but then it seemed to ring a bell, and the next thing I know, Liam declared that he again had an imaginary dog name Tuna. He then instructed Finn that he needed one, too. And suggested that Finn also have a dalmation. I suggested that Finn think for himself, but to now avail. Shockingly, Finn also decided to name his dalmation dog Tuna. Sigh.
For the remainder of the car trip, and then out at dinner, they spoke to, called, and scolded their dogs. It provided them with an excuse to speak nonstop to no one about nothing. At the same time. In the evening, Liam declared his Tuna could talk, and had its own potty in the bathroom. Tuna is pretty amazing. I kind of hoped Tuna would run away overnight.
As the boys got up this morning, I heard Liam calling, "Tuna! Tuna!" Alas.
Liam didn't remember this at first, but then it seemed to ring a bell, and the next thing I know, Liam declared that he again had an imaginary dog name Tuna. He then instructed Finn that he needed one, too. And suggested that Finn also have a dalmation. I suggested that Finn think for himself, but to now avail. Shockingly, Finn also decided to name his dalmation dog Tuna. Sigh.
For the remainder of the car trip, and then out at dinner, they spoke to, called, and scolded their dogs. It provided them with an excuse to speak nonstop to no one about nothing. At the same time. In the evening, Liam declared his Tuna could talk, and had its own potty in the bathroom. Tuna is pretty amazing. I kind of hoped Tuna would run away overnight.
As the boys got up this morning, I heard Liam calling, "Tuna! Tuna!" Alas.
First day of kindergarten
Liam had his first day of kindergarten last week, and it went pretty well! The night before, both boys were in tears, however. Finn started to wail that he didn't want to go to school without his brother, and then Liam started in sobbing, and saying, "I'm not ready [sob] I'm not ready [sob] I'm not ready to go to school without my brother!!!" They both settled down eventually, and were ready to go the next morning.
I met Liam and Matt for lunch after Liam's first half-day of school and asked how it went. He happily proclaimed that he had played Power Rangers (the bane of our existence!) on the playground with EmiJah (the friend we had met in a playdate the week before). So basically, nothing had changed in his life. After lots of prompts, like "did you read a book? did you color? etc" he finally told me how excited he was to have chocolate milk with lunch. So I guess school made a big impression on him.
I met Liam and Matt for lunch after Liam's first half-day of school and asked how it went. He happily proclaimed that he had played Power Rangers (the bane of our existence!) on the playground with EmiJah (the friend we had met in a playdate the week before). So basically, nothing had changed in his life. After lots of prompts, like "did you read a book? did you color? etc" he finally told me how excited he was to have chocolate milk with lunch. So I guess school made a big impression on him.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Yogis
About every month or so, one of the moms at the boys' school who teaches yoga comes with mats in hand to do yoga with the kids. They just love it. The other night they happily demonstrated their tree pose and downward dog. They also do cat/cow, wherein they alternate a downward dog-type stance with their backs arched (the cat) with the cow pose with their head out and back down. This is accompanied by hissing and mooing, as appropriate. Equally cute are the butterfly and turtle.
Finn also wanted to show me how he could do a handstand of sorts, with his feet on the seat of a chair. He seemed pretty certain that this, too, pertained to yoga. Apparently, they didn't realize that doing yoga warranted a parental audience, and were quite excited. There was lots of "watch my turtle!" and "look at this yoga!". For a finale, after all of these cute animal poses, Liam declared that he had one more pose, and that "it's not real yoga, but I made it up. This is ROCKET!" It was a little more dynamic of a pose, to say the least.
Finn also wanted to show me how he could do a handstand of sorts, with his feet on the seat of a chair. He seemed pretty certain that this, too, pertained to yoga. Apparently, they didn't realize that doing yoga warranted a parental audience, and were quite excited. There was lots of "watch my turtle!" and "look at this yoga!". For a finale, after all of these cute animal poses, Liam declared that he had one more pose, and that "it's not real yoga, but I made it up. This is ROCKET!" It was a little more dynamic of a pose, to say the least.
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