Watched a 1967 episode of Spiderman with Charley this morning. I said it was the Spiderman I used to watch when I was little. Charley asked if he was a Spiderboy back then :)
Archive for the ‘Personality’ Category
Spiderman
Friday, January 27th, 2012Playdate
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Charley’s best girlfriends, Elsie and Madison, came over for a weekend playdate. All four kids had a great time playing dress-up, veterinarian, dentist, and doctor!
Superhero in Training…
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
…but not in potty training. Charley is officially wearing big boy underwear and has been for several weeks with no accidents. Yay, Charley! Since it is his last thing left from babyhood, we haven’t asked him to give up the binky, though he’s more than ready. I’m such a sucker for his binky face — I’m the one that can’t give it up!
Flora’s Sixth Birthday!
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
The birthday girl in her birthday chair — my how she has grown! At 6, Flora’s reading and writing have taken off since the start of kindergarten — she loves to read to us at bedtime to show off her skills and works hard to sound out new words. Flora is still an avid fan of art and all art and craft projects. She loves to draw the most and add details to her pictures to make them more interesting. Definitely a girlie girl, she’s a sucker for anything cute (like kittens) and anything prissy (like dresses). She’s very tall at nearly 50 inches, and packs a punch at nearly 50 pounds. She enjoys her days at kindergarten with her friends and has settled into her new routine. She loves her family, near and far, and sometimes you can catch her being very sweet to her little brother, but you have to be quick. Her favorite “people” in the house are Finn (the cat) and Rusty (her stuffed dog) — usually where there is one there is the other. Flora has grown into a creative, imaginative, and funny kid who still loves to snuggle.
Gingerbread People
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Flora’s Ornaments
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Consider yourself lucky if you got one of these Flora-made ornaments for Christmas. She drew all the designs on with pencil first with the recipient in mind, carefully chose her colors to paint, and added glitter glue and glitter to finish the look.
Second Tooth
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
All thse wanths for Chrithmath iths her two fwont teeth :) This time Flora’s letter instructed the Tooth Fairy not to keep the tooth, but to please still deliver a present.
Chalkboard
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Charley’s chalkboard sketch — note “spooky guy” in lower right corner.
First Day of Kindergarten
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Flora and her BFF, Ruby, started kindergarten together in the same class this year. It took a couple of weeks for Flora to get used to the new routine, but since then, she’s shown newfound independence; is doing a great job with her letters, numbers, reading, and math; and expresses a love for learning with all of her friends. Now, if she’d just learn to love the after-school program, we’d be all set.
Happy
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Flora’s drawing. You can’t help but smile, right?
Spooky Guys
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Charley’s skeleton and bat.
Flora Report
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011Flora’s report card: “Flora loves to learn! She’s inquisitive, enjoys the company of friends, has a great imagination for elaborate dramatic play, loves creating art, is starting to read Level 1 books with assistance, and is proud of her accomplishments.” Let’s hope she keeps up the good work this fall in Kindergarten!
Three Year Checkup
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
A quick visit with Dr. G. determined that Charley Boy weighs 32 pounds even (52nd percentile) and stands 36.8 inches tall (28th percentile). This was his first “big boy” visit and he got to use the BIG scale. Charley was very busy during the exam — touching everything, climbing up and down, and asking lots of questions (including “When can I have a WHOLE vitamin?”) — but Dr. G. gave him the thumbs up for meeting all of his physical and mental milestones. When she asked him if he was working on going on the potty, he replied, “I’m not 6 yet!” Oh brother. He was a super trooper when he got two shots (one in each leg) and a blood draw from his arm — promise of a blue lollipop lessened the blow. We noticed this week Charley’s sense of smell has fully developed, as he is constantly asking, “What stinks?” He’s really jumped up from borderline baby to full-on big boy this past month — he talks non-stop and gives a running commentary on everything going on with a tremendous vocabulary (but he still has his own cute way of saying a few words: “fezz-ert” (dessert), “Skriss-mas” (Christmas), “shoo-zick” (music), and “scun-screen” (sunscreen)). He’s very creative in his play and skilled at figuring out how things work, he’s good with numbers and math, he’s starting to point to words and ask, “What does this one say?,” and he likes to dress himself and choose his own clothes. His report card says, “Charley is preschool ready!” He loves music, dancing, and art … reading and looking at books … super heros and spooky guys … building with legos … and playing with the vintage Fisher Price toys and Playmobile figures. Despite becoming a big boy, he’s still very sweet and easy-going!
Rainy Day
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
We had just gotten suited up to hit the playground when it started to rain, so we threw a picnic blanket down on the porch and hung out there. Plus, Charley will use any excuse to wear his rain boots — this time it was actually raining.
Ghosts-es
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Charley’s ghosts-es. Or maybe the Schmoos.
Top of The Heap
Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Looks who’s at the top of the heap.
King Of The Castle
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Hands down my favorite toy when I was little was my Fisher Price Castle, hence why I still have it. It has a secret hiding spot behind the stairs, a hidden door in back of the cave, and a trap door on the floor of the top that leads to the dungeon. Charley has repurposed it for his dinosaurs and Star Wars guys, and sometimes you can even find an astronaut hanging out in there, too. And, sometimes a cat.
Bust A Move?
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
I have no idea what the kids are doing in this photo.
Cubby
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
We had to put some of our records away because the cats were using them as a scratching post. I was fretting about what we could put in their place, but Charley found a good use for the empty cubby!
Strike A Pose
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Answer: Bra
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011The other day Charley saw me getting dressed in my room from his room. He shouts out across the hall to me, “Hey, what’s that boobs thing?”
Peeps
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Guess who’s hooked on peeps ever since Marty made this carrot cake topped with them?
B-O-R-I-N-G
Thursday, March 24th, 2011In the midst of our third visit to H&R Block, Flora asks, “How do you spell boring?”
Super Boy
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Apparently contemplating his next move, Super Boy flexes before darting off to fight more crime.
5th Birthday Chair Photos
Saturday, January 15th, 2011
If you’ve been a long-time follower of our blog, you know that every birthday we take the kids pictures in their “birthday” chair to see how much they have grown. For her shoot, Flora humored us most of the time, but made sure to throw in a silly face or a frumpy pose every now and again. Somewhere, somehow, during the past year, our baby girl became a “kid” — the only bit of “baby” left is in her chubby cheeks! She’s been working on her reading and writing and drawing (her favorite), is an adventurous eater, and loves to pretend play. Lately she’s been super silly and giggly and loud — loves to be the center of attention. And what we thought was a stage seems to really be a personality trait (generally defiant, opinionated, and stubborn) — and she is definitely in the “more-is-more” camp — we live in fear of her teenage years! But sometimes you can catch her being very sweet, even to her little brother.