THE FOURTH OF JULY:
My parents hosted a party at their house and my sister and her husband were there, along with Chuck's parents. Unfortunately, Chuck woke up with the stomach flu so he had to sit this one out. No worries, I packed up the car and the three kids and we were off. We pass the school each time we leave the house, so the kids wanted to know why they weren't going to school. I told them it was a holiday and we were celebrating America's birthday so they didn't have to go to school today. Zack wondered if we needed to sing "Happy Birthday" and started to sing but was quickly told by the other two that it wasn't necessary. Then everybody joined in and we sang anyway.
After we arrived at my parent's house the kids immediately jumped into the activities awaiting them. About 30 minutes later, Chuck's parents arrived. As soon as they stepped out of the car Gavin shouted, "Happy Fourth of July" to which Chloe responded, er, yelled, "It's a holiday!"
CHLOE:
Chloe loves to sing and talk. In fact, she could sit next to someone she'd never met and carry on a conversation. Actually, she'd probably just talk and not allow the other person to say a word, but you get the idea. One thing that generally makes us laugh is that she will come up with the most random statements to share and then completely contradict herself. There have been several occasions where Gavin has asked, "What are you talking about?" Chloe can't really answer that question, but the exchange makes us giggle.
The other day while riding with Chuck in the car Chloe was rambling on about pink unicorns, or something. She was getting a bit loud about it so Chuck asked her quiet down. Her response: "Dad, I have to speak the words that are in my heart." Now what do you say to that!?
Chloe also imitates words and phrases that she hears ... even if she doesn't understand them. Actually, if she doesn't understand what was said she will usually substitute her own words. Little Einsteins is favorite around our house. At the end of the mission, the Einsteins usually say, "Mission Completion!" Chloe's interpretation: "Mission on the Cleveland." :)
ZACK:
Zack is completely in love with technology. He was given the chance once to send a text message ... well he just hit buttons so that a completely mish-mash of letters and numbers were sent to the other person. Now if he sees my phone he tells me that he needs to send emails. He usually follows it with, "I have some, Mama. I have to send some emails." Makes me smile every time.
The other thing Zack does that makes us smile is his excitement and repetition. For example, Chuck and I are sitting on the couch. Zack asks me if we can watch a movie and I say yes. He will then turn to Chuck and say, "Mama said yes, Chuck! Mama said we could watch a movie!" He does that with anyone sitting around him. It's like, "Did you hear that? Did you hear the good news?!"
GAVIN:
We are astounded on a daily basis at Gavin's ability to learn song lyrics. He can hear a song once or twice and then sing the main melody. He doesn't just learn the words, but also the tune ... and he's usually right on key! Our latest songs in the car have been the Fisher Price alphabet song. Each letter has a song and the kids love to choose different letters and sing the song. It didn't take very long for Gavin to learn the "C Song." Of course, his singing it repeatedly means that we all get the song stuck in our head! :)
Out of the mouths of babes ....
Much love,
--M
CHLOE:
Chloe loves to sing and talk. In fact, she could sit next to someone she'd never met and carry on a conversation. Actually, she'd probably just talk and not allow the other person to say a word, but you get the idea. One thing that generally makes us laugh is that she will come up with the most random statements to share and then completely contradict herself. There have been several occasions where Gavin has asked, "What are you talking about?" Chloe can't really answer that question, but the exchange makes us giggle.
The other day while riding with Chuck in the car Chloe was rambling on about pink unicorns, or something. She was getting a bit loud about it so Chuck asked her quiet down. Her response: "Dad, I have to speak the words that are in my heart." Now what do you say to that!?
Chloe also imitates words and phrases that she hears ... even if she doesn't understand them. Actually, if she doesn't understand what was said she will usually substitute her own words. Little Einsteins is favorite around our house. At the end of the mission, the Einsteins usually say, "Mission Completion!" Chloe's interpretation: "Mission on the Cleveland." :)
ZACK:
Zack is completely in love with technology. He was given the chance once to send a text message ... well he just hit buttons so that a completely mish-mash of letters and numbers were sent to the other person. Now if he sees my phone he tells me that he needs to send emails. He usually follows it with, "I have some, Mama. I have to send some emails." Makes me smile every time.
The other thing Zack does that makes us smile is his excitement and repetition. For example, Chuck and I are sitting on the couch. Zack asks me if we can watch a movie and I say yes. He will then turn to Chuck and say, "Mama said yes, Chuck! Mama said we could watch a movie!" He does that with anyone sitting around him. It's like, "Did you hear that? Did you hear the good news?!"
GAVIN:
We are astounded on a daily basis at Gavin's ability to learn song lyrics. He can hear a song once or twice and then sing the main melody. He doesn't just learn the words, but also the tune ... and he's usually right on key! Our latest songs in the car have been the Fisher Price alphabet song. Each letter has a song and the kids love to choose different letters and sing the song. It didn't take very long for Gavin to learn the "C Song." Of course, his singing it repeatedly means that we all get the song stuck in our head! :)
Out of the mouths of babes ....
Much love,
--M
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