Daddy: "We're not taking a bath tonight no matter what. You'll take a bath tomorrow night."
Liam: "But I worry. I'm worried we'll watch the whole DVD and take a bath. I worry."
Steve
Monday, November 29, 2010
Full
Mommy: "eat one more piece of squash."
Liam: "I already drank milk and ate three green beans. My tummy is FUUUULL!"
Daddy: "Oh, well I thought you were going to have a piece of candy after dinner, but I guess you can't since you're full."
Liam: "Well, I'm just a little bit full."
Steve
Sunday, November 28, 2010
We had a terrific Thanksgiving weekend as Liam (aka Woody), Daddy (aka Buzz) and Mommy (aka Jessie). Liam is always energized being around family and this weekend was no exception. His schedule shifted quite a bit later, sometimes not going to sleep until midnight! But he went to bed around 8:30 tonight, so I think we're getting back to normal already.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Dr Seuss
While reading Green Eggs and Ham to Liam, he turns to me and says:
"You're funny with this book Daddy."
Steve
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Entertaining Day
Liam had a very busy day Saturday. In the morning, he and I went to our weekly music class together where we pretended to make cookies, played with a slide whistle and danced around. Liam always enjoys this class and looks forward to it every week.
After coming home for a little lunch, Annika took Liam to the mall where he gave his Build-A-Bear a "bath" at the store, picked up Toy Story 3 and played at the mall playground.
When they got home, we got ready and Liam and I went to see the Wiggles in concert with our neighbors. Liam is a huge fan of the wiggles - we listen to them non-stop on every car ride, watch the DVDs, and sing two Wiggles songs each night before bed. This is a picture of Liam when the Wiggles first got onstage tonight:
He was smiling, bouncing, singing and dancing through the entire show and had a terrific time. I was very impressed with how sincere the Wiggles themselves are. They walked through the entire audience and collected cards, flowers etc. from the kids and took the time to read every single sign out loud. In my opinion, they put on a great show with a mix of greatest hits, improv, acrobatics and audience participation. When talking about the show tonight, Liam seemed to be most impressed with when they sang Twinkle Star with the lights off and everyone's cell phones on as the "stars." I think I was most impressed when the 57 year-old Jeff Wiggle did a slow-motion head-stand while singing a song.
But wait... there's more! When we got home, after listening to yet more Wiggles in the car, we all watched Toy Story 3 while eating dinner. We reminded him that he could ask to skip any parts that were scary, but Liam watched it all the way through despite some darker scenes. One of the parts that seemed to trouble him most was when Woody loses his hat :)
As we put him to bed, we reviewed the day with him and covered all of these things. At this point, we said that was it, but he said "no! I also jumped on the bed four times." So I would be remiss not to mention that here too, for the record.
After coming home for a little lunch, Annika took Liam to the mall where he gave his Build-A-Bear a "bath" at the store, picked up Toy Story 3 and played at the mall playground.
When they got home, we got ready and Liam and I went to see the Wiggles in concert with our neighbors. Liam is a huge fan of the wiggles - we listen to them non-stop on every car ride, watch the DVDs, and sing two Wiggles songs each night before bed. This is a picture of Liam when the Wiggles first got onstage tonight:
He was smiling, bouncing, singing and dancing through the entire show and had a terrific time. I was very impressed with how sincere the Wiggles themselves are. They walked through the entire audience and collected cards, flowers etc. from the kids and took the time to read every single sign out loud. In my opinion, they put on a great show with a mix of greatest hits, improv, acrobatics and audience participation. When talking about the show tonight, Liam seemed to be most impressed with when they sang Twinkle Star with the lights off and everyone's cell phones on as the "stars." I think I was most impressed when the 57 year-old Jeff Wiggle did a slow-motion head-stand while singing a song.
But wait... there's more! When we got home, after listening to yet more Wiggles in the car, we all watched Toy Story 3 while eating dinner. We reminded him that he could ask to skip any parts that were scary, but Liam watched it all the way through despite some darker scenes. One of the parts that seemed to trouble him most was when Woody loses his hat :)
As we put him to bed, we reviewed the day with him and covered all of these things. At this point, we said that was it, but he said "no! I also jumped on the bed four times." So I would be remiss not to mention that here too, for the record.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Happy Halloween!
We are long overdue for some picture posts. I just dowloaded some pics from my camera and realized that I am WAY behind. For now, let's be timely and just say Happy Halloween!
Liam LOVED being Woody! He debated between Woody and Buzz until only Woody was left at the Disney store--decision made!
His Bear, Pickled Saudsa (story to come later) also dresses like the Sheriff.
Liam was invited to the annual Mommies group Halloween party--funny how toddlers won't sit on a couch for a picture any longer. We were successful with Liam and Addy and the newborns, but all others didn't want to participate.
Woody shows Belle some dance moves
Thing 1 and Woody collide!
Woody and Jessie at Jessie's work party
Woody's parties took place on Friday--I am not sure when Woody will go back to being Liam. He wore the costume throughout most of the weekend.
Trick or Treat buddies.
Ran into some fellow Disney pals!
His loot--neighbors here are very generous. If they don't give you a handful of candy, you get a whole candy bar!
Liam LOVED being Woody! He debated between Woody and Buzz until only Woody was left at the Disney store--decision made!
His Bear, Pickled Saudsa (story to come later) also dresses like the Sheriff.
Liam was invited to the annual Mommies group Halloween party--funny how toddlers won't sit on a couch for a picture any longer. We were successful with Liam and Addy and the newborns, but all others didn't want to participate.
Woody shows Belle some dance moves
Thing 1 and Woody collide!
Woody and Jessie at Jessie's work party
Woody's parties took place on Friday--I am not sure when Woody will go back to being Liam. He wore the costume throughout most of the weekend.
Trick or Treat buddies.
Ran into some fellow Disney pals!
His loot--neighbors here are very generous. If they don't give you a handful of candy, you get a whole candy bar!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Getting a Cavity Filled
Liam had a cavity filled today at the dentist. Annika and I were both worried that this would be a disastrous event that would traumatize Liam forever, but it turned out quite well. We both took the time off and held his hands throughout.
Before going to the dentist, I started trying to make it seem fun by saying they would give him a "pig nose" (the cup they place over his nose to deliver the nitrous "laughing" gas). He got on board with that idea and was not upset by it at all. We joked with the dentist about putting on the pig nose and he was relaxed. About 10 minutes into the procedure, the dentist said "You're doing great Liam! How do you feel?" to which Liam simply responded "Oink."
Annika and I sang songs to him as the procedure wore on and he started getting a bit restless and that seemed to do the trick for the remainder of the procedure. In the end, there were no tears and Liam even said "thank you" to the dentist for fixing his tooth.
I am really impressed with his ability to handle this and his great sense of humor ("Oink!").
Steve
Before going to the dentist, I started trying to make it seem fun by saying they would give him a "pig nose" (the cup they place over his nose to deliver the nitrous "laughing" gas). He got on board with that idea and was not upset by it at all. We joked with the dentist about putting on the pig nose and he was relaxed. About 10 minutes into the procedure, the dentist said "You're doing great Liam! How do you feel?" to which Liam simply responded "Oink."
Annika and I sang songs to him as the procedure wore on and he started getting a bit restless and that seemed to do the trick for the remainder of the procedure. In the end, there were no tears and Liam even said "thank you" to the dentist for fixing his tooth.
I am really impressed with his ability to handle this and his great sense of humor ("Oink!").
Steve
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