Archive for August, 2012

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Charlie on science: “Mommy, did you know a long time ago a huge space rock exploded into the earth-this earth!- and killed the dinosaurs? Then the Indians came. Then another space rock crashed into the earth and we came. There was another space rock that crashed and killed some-just some- of the pandas.”

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Charlie:”mommy here is something we need to talk about more: pandas dying. People are trying to take their space on earth! It is bad!”

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Trying to plan a trip to take boys and girls to see castles in England.

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

At Pizza Paradiso the other night Charlie threw his head into his hands and cries out “I don’t want to be near this salad!!!”. Offending salad was a simple arugula with grated Parmesan and some lemon.

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Are we crazy to want to get another dog?

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Teddy has started waking up at the crack of dawn and crying about everything for about an hour. Mostly about his clothes. It’s a really cheerful way for us to wake up. Charlie did this too. I remember the phase lasting forever. Or at least a few months.

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Teddy: “I like Toy Story.”
Charlie: “I hate Toy Story. I don’t like cowboy girls.”
ALB: “Don’t say hate. Try to be nice about it.”

Charlie (in a tone of total desperation): “Mommy I don’t like cowboy girls. can I please be not nice to cowboy girls?”

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

The love from two babies is intoxicating. Absolutely intoxicating.

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

I love when Scottie says “oooo oh oh oh”

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Charlie told me that his camp counselor, Coach Mack played against Roger Federer at tennis camp today. Not sure whether to believe that.