We have lots of Christmas books in our house. We have stories about Santa, stories about cats and bears at Christmas time, stories about parades, and various books about the birth of Christ. A few nights ago, I read Caleigh a book called "The Newborn King." She's been read this book many times before. She loves the illustations in it.
When we finished reading it, I tucked her in bed. She said her prayers and then we started discussing the story we had just read. We do this most every night with all of her books since I have read that asking questions about the story afterwards helps with story comprehension.
So, we were talking about the story when she says, "You know who else was there?"
"Who?" I asked.
"Nonnie was there!" she said.
"Nonnie was there when Jesus was born?" I asked her almost laughing.
"NO, silly!" she tells me. "Nonnie wasn't there when He was born, she was there when He was alive."
"That was a long, long time ago. Nonnie was not there." I gently told her.
"Oh yes she was! She showed me the pictures and I saw her there!" she told me.
This is where I lost it and couldn't help laughing. Caleigh, of course, got mad at me for laughing and told me that I would have to see the pictures myself!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Christmas Tuba
Our town hangs Christmas lights from the telephone poles during the holiday season. While driving home the other night, Caleigh noticed that they had been hung.
She starts calling out what she sees.
"There's a snowflake, an angel, a present, a snowman, and a Christmas tuba!"
A CHRISTMAS TUBA?????
No Caleigh, that's a French horn, but good guess!
Her response when corrected?
"I still think it's a tuba!"
Long live the Christmas Tuba!
She starts calling out what she sees.
"There's a snowflake, an angel, a present, a snowman, and a Christmas tuba!"
A CHRISTMAS TUBA?????
No Caleigh, that's a French horn, but good guess!
Her response when corrected?
"I still think it's a tuba!"
Long live the Christmas Tuba!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Political Parties
While watching the news this morning waiting for the weather report to come on, a report on the election was airing. Caleigh was paying close attention.
At the end of the segment, a vote sign with two voting booths appeared. One booth with a red curtain and elephant and the other with a blue curtain and donkey.
She studies the picture and asks "What is the elephant one?"
"It represents the Republican party," I tell her.
She quickly replies, "I like that one because it sounds like Publix and I like Publix."
Haha! Oh the mind of a four year old!
At the end of the segment, a vote sign with two voting booths appeared. One booth with a red curtain and elephant and the other with a blue curtain and donkey.
She studies the picture and asks "What is the elephant one?"
"It represents the Republican party," I tell her.
She quickly replies, "I like that one because it sounds like Publix and I like Publix."
Haha! Oh the mind of a four year old!
Friday, October 19, 2012
Under Instruction
The McDonald's near our house has been undergoing some renovations. We stopped at the Zaxby's across the street from it the other day and the intercom in the drive thru wasn't working. The sign on the intercom stated that due to the construction across the street, all orders would be taken at the drive thru window.
We were just stopping for something to drink but ended up stuck for a while due to the slow ordering process. Caleigh was wanting to know why the system wasn't working and I explained to her it was because of the "construction" that was going on across the street.
From our spot in the drive thru line, we could see bulldozers, bobcats, construction cones, dumpsters, and men in yellow hard hats working away.
Yesterday as we passed that same McDonalds on our way to the library, Caleigh looks over at it and asks me "Is that place still under instruction?"
Chuckling under my breath, I replied, "Let's hope so!"
To which she stated, " I hope NOT! I hope they are done so Zaxby's can have their drive thru back!"
We were just stopping for something to drink but ended up stuck for a while due to the slow ordering process. Caleigh was wanting to know why the system wasn't working and I explained to her it was because of the "construction" that was going on across the street.
From our spot in the drive thru line, we could see bulldozers, bobcats, construction cones, dumpsters, and men in yellow hard hats working away.
Yesterday as we passed that same McDonalds on our way to the library, Caleigh looks over at it and asks me "Is that place still under instruction?"
Chuckling under my breath, I replied, "Let's hope so!"
To which she stated, " I hope NOT! I hope they are done so Zaxby's can have their drive thru back!"
Monday, October 1, 2012
Johnny Seedapple
Caleigh celebrated Johnny Appleseed day at her school. They made hats that looked like pots to wear on their heads, watched a video about Johnny Appleseed, ate apples, drank apple juice boxes, and colored a sheet of apples. She came home wearing her hat and telling me all the things that she learned about "Johnny Seedapple!"
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Impressed
According to the dictionary:
impress: verb to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion
I told Caleigh that I was really impressed with the way she played her soccer game. She asked me what impressed meant and without having a dictionary handy I tried to explain the meaning of the word to her.
Later that day, I fixed Caleigh some lunch.
When I handed it to her, she looked at me and said, "Thanks mom, I'm really impressed."
I couldn't help but laugh and she was bewildered as to why I was laughing at her "compliment."
She cracks me up!
impress: verb to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion
I told Caleigh that I was really impressed with the way she played her soccer game. She asked me what impressed meant and without having a dictionary handy I tried to explain the meaning of the word to her.
Later that day, I fixed Caleigh some lunch.
When I handed it to her, she looked at me and said, "Thanks mom, I'm really impressed."
I couldn't help but laugh and she was bewildered as to why I was laughing at her "compliment."
She cracks me up!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
"Peace"
Caleigh watched an old home video of herself from when she was about 14 months old. It is a video in which she is repeatedly telling me " I love you." The video melts my heart. I love seeing it.
At the end of the video, Chad tells her to tell the camera bye-bye. Instead of saying bye-bye, she looks at the camera and very clearly says, "PEACE" and laughs.
Chad had taught our neighbor boys to say this and Caleigh obviously thought it would be cute if she did too.
Now, she says it ALL THE TIME and she adds to it the holding up of the two fingers in a peace sign.
Today, as I drop her off at preschool, she gets out of the car, with a peace sign on her shirt, and turns and flashes me the peace sign with her fingers and shouts "Peace, love you momma" as she takes the teachers hand and disappers into the building, I can see and hear the teachers all around her laughing.
I drive away laughing and wonder what my crazy child is going to come up with next!
At the end of the video, Chad tells her to tell the camera bye-bye. Instead of saying bye-bye, she looks at the camera and very clearly says, "PEACE" and laughs.
Chad had taught our neighbor boys to say this and Caleigh obviously thought it would be cute if she did too.
Now, she says it ALL THE TIME and she adds to it the holding up of the two fingers in a peace sign.
Today, as I drop her off at preschool, she gets out of the car, with a peace sign on her shirt, and turns and flashes me the peace sign with her fingers and shouts "Peace, love you momma" as she takes the teachers hand and disappers into the building, I can see and hear the teachers all around her laughing.
I drive away laughing and wonder what my crazy child is going to come up with next!
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