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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Amelia's Favorites
These answers are straight from Amelia's mouth. Just kidding. I answered them to the best of my ability for her.
Animal? squirrel
Toy? her baby
Show? Dora
Book? Good Night Moon
Food? yogurt
Drink? juice
Song? Upside Down- Jack Johnson
Thing to do? jump on the bed
Color? pink
Number? 1
Letter? too soon to tell
Clothes? everything! She loves dressing up.
Candy? anything
Sesame Street character? Elmo
Thing to do on the playground? everything. She does it all.
CD? Curious George (soundtrack- Jack Johnson)
Thing to play with Dad? read books
Thing to play with Mom? sing songs and dance
Thing to play with Oliver? play chase
Monday, October 5, 2009
Oliver's Favorites
My friend Emilie is a brilliant woman and she has wonderful ideas...so I copied her. These answers are straight from Oliver's mouth. There were no suggestions or editing, just Oliver's growing mind.
Toy? Thomas the Tank Engine
Show? Thomas
Book? Thomas
Food? string cheese
Drink? juice
Song? Be Ok- Ingrid Michaelson
Thing to do? play at North Dale
Color? blue
Number? 3
Letter? 1
Clothes? Thomas shirt
Candy? sucker
Sesame Street character? Elmo
Thing to do on the playground? play with my dump truck
CD? Curious George (soundtrack- Jack Johnson)
Thing to play with Dad? play hide and seek
Thing to play with Mom? play hide and seek
Thing to play with Amelia? play chase
Friday, October 2, 2009
The Best $23 Dollars I've Ever Spent
We got Oliver his yellow dump truck for his 2nd birthday. I had no idea that we bought him the coolest toy in the world. I found the black one with flames on it at a garage sale for $3 a few months after getting the first one. I felt sort of silly because he already had one, but I couldn't pass it up
I am so happy that I got that black one because now Amelia gets her own. She loves to follow her brother around pushing their trucks. Oliver dubbed the yellow one Amelia's and the black one his.
These trucks have spend the majority of the summer either at a park or in the van or stroller on the way to a park. When it came time to load up the van for a park trip, Oliver would grab his truck and load it into his side and Amelia would driver her's to her side of the van. It was really sweet. The real adventures began at the park. Oliver quickly learned what slides at North Dale would send his truck flying through the air and get the most distance. He also learned that this was not a good idea if the playground was busy. These truck have also been very helpful in teaching sharing. If you bring it to the park, you better be willing to share it.
After the park, the trucks often got washed in the sprinkler or pool.
Yes, the trucks are a little banged up and dirty, but look what they've been through. I have a feeling, with their lifetime warranty, they will be the toy of choice for quite some time.
