Archive for the ‘The Big One’ Category

Art Time

Had some art time at our house recently. Here’s how Robby “arts.”
Put the markers in the cup.

Remove the markers from the cup.

Throw the markers on the floor.

Scream until Mommy picks them up. And repeat. Sam was quite serious, however - look at that face.

And he made it clear there were to be no red pom-poms [...]

Brown Leaves

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 [...]

Quotes I wouldn’t want to forget

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 [...]

Excuse me, but weren’t we done here?

Want to know the first thing Sam said to me when he woke up this morning?
“I think we should get a new baby.  A girl baby. We should get a girl baby.”
And as if that wasn’t enough, just a few days ago Hubby came downstairs saying, “You know, I was just thinking about how fun [...]

Mommy/Sammy/Robby Time

Today I had the rare opportunity to go out with Sam, just the two of us. It was our little date, our special “Mommy/Sammy Special Time.” On the way to the playground where we’d be meeting up with a new friend and neighbor, I was telling him about how we used to spend all of [...]

Sam’s Song

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.

Wordless Wednesday - Planting

Warning: In these photos I have not yet bathed and am still wearing a pajama shirt, but I love so much that Sam loves flowers and gardening, that I had to suck it up and share anyway.