Caleigh was spending some time with Nonnie when Nonnie asked her about the birdfeeder that she and Caleigh had made for Chad this past Christmas.
Caleigh told her that they had hung the feeder on the back porch and that you can see the birds come to it when watching from our "diamond room."
It really does make our "dining room" sound much more extravagant than it really is.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Cinderella
While at the Disney Store recently, we found an ADORABLE Fairy Godmother doll. I told Caleigh she could have it and we proceeded to purchase it at the checkout counter. Caleigh was very excited about her doll and was engaging in a conversation with our store associate.
He looks at Caleigh and asks her if she knows what happens to Cinderella at midnight.
"She looses her glass slipper and runs away from the prince," she tells the man.
He smiles and asks, "Do you know why? What will happen to her? What will happen to her coach?"
He gives her a second to answer and when she doesn't he prompts, "It turns into a.........pumpkin."
Caleigh says "Yep, it does and Cinderella has ugly clothes again."
"Yes," says the associate, "and do you know when Cinderella and Prince Charming get married?"
Without missing a beat Caleigh responds, "At the END!!!!!!"
The associate and I laugh so hard. He tells her that he can't argue with that answer and that's the first time he's ever gotten that response!
He looks at Caleigh and asks her if she knows what happens to Cinderella at midnight.
"She looses her glass slipper and runs away from the prince," she tells the man.
He smiles and asks, "Do you know why? What will happen to her? What will happen to her coach?"
He gives her a second to answer and when she doesn't he prompts, "It turns into a.........pumpkin."
Caleigh says "Yep, it does and Cinderella has ugly clothes again."
"Yes," says the associate, "and do you know when Cinderella and Prince Charming get married?"
Without missing a beat Caleigh responds, "At the END!!!!!!"
The associate and I laugh so hard. He tells her that he can't argue with that answer and that's the first time he's ever gotten that response!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Groundhog Day
Caleigh loves the children's cartoon, Max and Ruby. They have a new episode this year about Groundhog's Day. She has watched the episode over and over again since it first aired this week. She is well versed on what is supposed to happen on Groundhog's Day.
On Thursday, I picked her up from school and she was talking about Groundhog's day. I asked her if she remembered what happens on the day and this was her response.
"When the groundhog comes out of the hole, if he sees his shadow, then we have an early Spring. If he doesn't see his shadow, then we have six more weeks of Christmas!"
Happy Groundhog's Day
On Thursday, I picked her up from school and she was talking about Groundhog's day. I asked her if she remembered what happens on the day and this was her response.
"When the groundhog comes out of the hole, if he sees his shadow, then we have an early Spring. If he doesn't see his shadow, then we have six more weeks of Christmas!"
Happy Groundhog's Day
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Tomato Warning
Yesterday brought bad storms to the state of Georgia. The heat wave (74 degrees in January) brought with it some atypical thunderstorms. For most of the entire day, the state was under severe thunderstorm watches and warnings, wind advisories, and even tornado watches and warnings. Parts of our state to the north actually had a tornado touch down causing substantial damages, injuries, and even a fatality. To put it lightly, the weather was a bit extreme.
I love a good weather event. I love thunderstorms. I love snow showers. I love soothing summer rains and even crazy hurricanes. Weather makes me happy. It makes Chad happy. We love talking about weather and studying it. I even took a weather and climate class in college as one of my electives because I enjoy it so much.
Caleigh, on the other hand, does not enjoy weather as much. She is an asthmatic and slight weather changes can make her miserable. She is frightened by thunder and lightening. She sees rain as something that spoils any chances of outside play and any mention of severe weather of any kind and she demands to know if it is anywhere near where we currently are located.
Upon picking her up from school yesterday, she examines the sky and asked if the thunderstorms were gone yet. I told her that they hadn't arrived yet. My plan was to take her home and we would remain there for the rest of the day and ride out the storms together. On the way home, the radio announced that a tornado watch was still in effect for our area and that some counties were under a tornado warning.
This was all it took to heighten all her senses and put her on high alert to every rolling cloud and rumble of thunder. I did my best to lighten the situation for her and let her call my mom on the phone to tell her about picture day at school to try and transition her thoughts. She stumbled over her words and very quickly told Granny that "you need to be ready because they might say we have a tomato warning at any minute."
I start laughing and ask Caleigh if tomatoes are going to start falling out of the sky? She laughs and then gets mad at me and tells me that I knew what she meant. She meant tornado!
I love a good weather event. I love thunderstorms. I love snow showers. I love soothing summer rains and even crazy hurricanes. Weather makes me happy. It makes Chad happy. We love talking about weather and studying it. I even took a weather and climate class in college as one of my electives because I enjoy it so much.
Caleigh, on the other hand, does not enjoy weather as much. She is an asthmatic and slight weather changes can make her miserable. She is frightened by thunder and lightening. She sees rain as something that spoils any chances of outside play and any mention of severe weather of any kind and she demands to know if it is anywhere near where we currently are located.
Upon picking her up from school yesterday, she examines the sky and asked if the thunderstorms were gone yet. I told her that they hadn't arrived yet. My plan was to take her home and we would remain there for the rest of the day and ride out the storms together. On the way home, the radio announced that a tornado watch was still in effect for our area and that some counties were under a tornado warning.
This was all it took to heighten all her senses and put her on high alert to every rolling cloud and rumble of thunder. I did my best to lighten the situation for her and let her call my mom on the phone to tell her about picture day at school to try and transition her thoughts. She stumbled over her words and very quickly told Granny that "you need to be ready because they might say we have a tomato warning at any minute."
I start laughing and ask Caleigh if tomatoes are going to start falling out of the sky? She laughs and then gets mad at me and tells me that I knew what she meant. She meant tornado!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Speed Whemmet
Chad, Caleigh, and I were driving down the road and Caleigh asked Chad to drive faster.
He got a little tongue tied and said, "I'm going the speed whemmet, Caleigh."
Caleigh started laughing from the back seat and said "Really daddy? Speed whemmet? You talk like a three year old!"
We ALL got a good a laugh.
He got a little tongue tied and said, "I'm going the speed whemmet, Caleigh."
Caleigh started laughing from the back seat and said "Really daddy? Speed whemmet? You talk like a three year old!"
We ALL got a good a laugh.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Humfrey
Each year since birth, Caleigh has taken a picture with one particular Christmas bear. His name is Humfrey and he sings a song while his cheeks glow when you press his paw. He is something we look forward to decorating with each and every year. This year, I thought I would compile some of the pictures that Caleigh and Humfrey have taken together through the years. While Humfrey stays ever the same, Caleigh has grown and changed by leaps and bounds!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Monday, December 3, 2012
The Christmas Story
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!
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!
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