Here’s what’s up with us as of late - it’s been hectic.
**When Sam eats something he likes he says it makes “His axels tingle!”
**He starts pre-school in 2 days. I know I’m supposed to be all nostalgic and touched that my baby is heading off to school, but honestly, I’m so not. I just want [...]

On our walk today we discovered that tons of leaves had already begun to brown and fall. We collected several, as well as some acorns, to bring back home. From my limited knowledge of the Waldorf philosophy, I remember the concept of creating a “Nature Table,” a collection of natural materials brought in from the [...]

Sam enjoys making up names for dinosaurs. It’s probably because every time we tell him the name of a dinosaur it sounds like we’re making it up. The name he uses for the really BIG dinosaurs is “Brassosaurusranus!” said in a growly, loud voice.
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The other morning when we were eating breakfast Sam pointed out that [...]

I love it when Sam makes up songs.  Here’s a true classic that he was singing last night:
Sometimes . . . difficult things is haaard.
Sometimes . . . difficult things is haaaa-aaaard.
Too true, son, too true.
TGIF, dude.

I think I see a pattern here. Last night there it was again - “What do you think you’ll dream about tonight?”
“You.”
And there it was again. 3:00am and everyone’s awake. This time the poor kid fell out of his bed though. That’s happened three times now! And it’s one of [...]

As I put Sam to bed each night, I often ask him what he thinks he’ll dream about. Typically the answer is something like trains, cars, diggers, etc. Last night as he was drifting off I asked him what he thought it would be. He said, “Um…you.”
Then he kept me up from [...]

While I was changing Sam’s diaper today we were playing a little word game.  He was having me repeat what he was saying as he created a huge, long, made-up nonsense word.  So he’d say a part and then have me repeat it. “Nami…wooki…nugey…baki…woolie…fuman…nokki.  Mommy, that word was bigger than my poopie!”
“Yes, but just barely.”