Tonight we had tuna fish sandwiches for dinner. Hayden ate two sandwiches and his veggies and baked beans. Violet ate a well rounded meal but not quite as much. After they got done eating dinner, we let them go play while Libby and I finished our dinner and sat down and talked. After a bit,…
Hayden has been rather rude as of late. I’m sure it has mostly to do with his learning to assert himself, but his repeated “NO!” has earned him a fair number of time-outs. Most times, he is given the option of a time-out or saying he’s sorry. Occasionally we just ask him, “do you need a time…
Tonight we all rode bikes to the park after dinner (Hayden was in the bike trailer). Hayden and Violet swung on the swings, went down the slide, and ran down “the hill” at the park. You might be saying to yourself “Where is the hill at the park?” It is a mound of dirt next…
As resourseful and responsible parents, we generally work to fix things when they break rather than replace them. This holds true for Violet’s dresser. Even though we purchased it less than a year ago, it started to fall apart. I’m sure some of it had to do with young ones climbing the drawers, or filling…
Hayden and Violet love to brush their teeth. LOVE. This morning, it was going well until they realized they both couldn’t stand on the same small stool. Well that and Hayden was sticking his fingers in the toothpaste bubbles that Violet was spitting in the sink. So between the pushing, shoving, and spit, we decided…
