Here is Zachary and his 5 year old cousin Ian, enjoying hanging out with Nana and Papa a few weekends ago. Turns out while we were at dinner with friends, Zachary and Ian got to serenade the fish about 50 times. Lucky fish!
Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day
We made our own Valentine's this year and I'm so happy I started Zachary out the right way. He is so into Valentine's now. Every heart is a Valentine, even Maya's tiny heart shaped tag on her collar. He loved taking his huge, glitter encased and foil red heart doily Valentine's to school and couldn't wait to give them to his school friends. He keeps opening his Valentine bag and pouring out the cards. He voraciously enjoyed his lollipop yesterday and even gave the other one to Greg "because I saved it for you Daddy".
Today we had a wonderful playgroup, ate scrumptious cupcakes, gave stickers to our friends and after nap we are going to make the last of our sugar cookies that we will share with Greg and his coworkers. These will be transportation themed because that is what Zachary wants and well, giving train and plane and car shaped cookies to transportation planners is just more fun.
What I have learned is that Zachary is very open and receptive to creating traditions and loves occasions that are marked by the creation of special things. Glitter and glue and construction paper turn into gifts for friends, food shared with others brings delight and time together creating with love creates the intentions that we want to live by.
Happy Valentine's Day.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Bathtub conversations
From the tub today as Greg wrapped Zachary in his towels:
Greg: Zachary, these towels are getting too small for you and I can barely wrap it around you. We will have to give them to the new baby and then we can wrap them around your new brother or sister.
Zachary: Daddy, I am not a tiny baby. I am a big boy.
Greg: Yes Zachary, you are a big boy.
Zachary: We will have a tiny baby.
Greg: Yes, we will. You will have a baby brother or a baby sister. And you will be the big brother.
Zachary: I am not a tiny baby. I am a big boy. I will be a big brother. I will have a baby sister.
Greg: Oh really. You want a sister.
Zachary: No, we will have a brother.
Greg: Well, I can guarantee you will either have a brother or a sister. Which one do you want.
Zachary: I want two.
We will make Zachary a big brother come late August, but we won't grant his request of having two!
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