Archive for March, 2012

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Charlie: “After I am a treetopper, I am going to kindergarten and then college.”

Charlie: “Let’s build a sign out front that says ‘Stop talking on the phone and pay attention.”
I applaud the way he thinks and will put that sign in the house.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Both girls like to sit at the front window and watch people come and go. When just Scottie and Teddy leave for Blue Igloo, Nell gets very sad.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Scottie moves her hand to wave now.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Nelly keeps putting her arms out, very elegantly and ballet-like, in almost a bras bas. Her fingers are very daintily placed.

Scottie enthusiastically waves her arms in the air.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Teddy: “I’m going to live in a boy house.”

ALB: “A house with just boys?”
Teddy:”Yes.”
ALB: “Who will feed you?”
Teddy: Long Pause. “You. A boy house with Mommy and Daddy.”
(pictured with his friend’s book. She came to say hi and he wouldn’t get off her lap and then when a book with her picture arrived he wouldn’t put it down.)

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

I walked Teddy around the neighborhood and he stopped at every other house to admire the flowers and would sniff and then point out that the buds and small flowers were “baby flowers” and the bigger, blossomed ones were “boy” “mommy” or “daddy” flowers.

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Charlie and I went with Oliver and his mommy to see the Cherry Blossoms the other morning. Charlie loved using the camera to take pictures of the tress.

I took Teddy to see the trees with Gaby and Teddy pronounced “These trees for girls.”

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Whenever Teddy likes something I say he says “Sing it,” and expects me to elaborate in song.

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

In the past few weeks the boys have both become amazing eaters and try all sorts of new things. teddy ate a bowl of broccoli tonight. Nell continues to lap food off spoon like a kitten and Scottie opens her mouth wide like a baby bird.

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Scottie and Nell continue to both be in love with the stuffed owl. Here they are in each other’s crib-Scottie is generally always on the left and Nell on the right.