From dinner this evening:
Eleanor: Dear God, thank you for our food. Thank you for our nice lives and... [long pause, eyes closed in thought] welcome home from California and I hope you have a nice dinner. Amen.
Henry: My turn. Dear God, thank you for our lunch. Thank you for my milk, and my bread and my lettuce.
Eleanor: Now you say "Amen".
Henry: Amen.
Then, a few minutes later...
Henry: Can I say "Dear God" again?
Me: Yes.
Henry: Dear God, thank you for our lunch. Thank you for my bread and my milk and my lettuce and my lunch [pointing to his pasta], and my other bread [pointing to another slice of bread], and my other bread [pointing to the first piece of bread mentioned] and this [pointing to an onion].
Eleanor has said some really sweet and thoughtful blessings lately. I have been meaning to write one or two down but I forget so quickly, so tonight with both of them saying prayers and a piece of paper handy, I just noted it down as it came.
After dinner was over, there was one other sweet moment that I thought might fit here as well.
H: I want chocolate goodies, Mama.
E: I want a goody!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Henry is Two!
My sweet little boy is two years old. He talks a blue streak in amazingly understandable English. He runs, jumps and climbs all over the place, just as one would expect. He is a snuggly, lovey, sweet little boy and I am so happy to have him in our lives. [I may put a few more pictures up once the computer issue is resolved, we have a bunch of nice shots from our trip.]
What is your favorite color?
Brown
2. What are your favorite toys?
Mmm. [Thinking.] Mmm. Mmm. Wicker dicker toy. [Henry has been saying "wicker dicker" and "ocker docker" a lot lately. Not sure what it is about but it is pretty funny.]
3. Where do you like to go when we go outside?
At store. [With Eleanor in the background saying "to the farmers market!"] I want to see a train.
4. What is your favorite book?
Mmm. Wicker dicker book. [I think he likes the Chalkbox Story by Don Freeman, Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, and anything about trucks or trains.]
5. What things do you like to do or play with?
Wicker dicker like play with. [I notice him playing with his "guys", cars, trains, trucks and his new scooter that Vince got him for his birthday. And, any kind of pushing toy. He is very happy to play along side Eleanor, for the most part.]
6. Who are your friends?
Mmm. I want go down on the floor, Mama! [He is getting tired of my questioning. I would say his partner in crime is definitely Anna and he also hangs out with Eleanor's friends.]
7. What is your favorite food?
Mmm. Wicker dicker food. [I think he is just saying wicker dicker because now I laugh every time he does. Henry seems to like pizza, milk and anything sweet. He has my sweet tooth for sure.]
What is your favorite color?
Brown
2. What are your favorite toys?
Mmm. [Thinking.] Mmm. Mmm. Wicker dicker toy. [Henry has been saying "wicker dicker" and "ocker docker" a lot lately. Not sure what it is about but it is pretty funny.]
3. Where do you like to go when we go outside?
At store. [With Eleanor in the background saying "to the farmers market!"] I want to see a train.
4. What is your favorite book?
Mmm. Wicker dicker book. [I think he likes the Chalkbox Story by Don Freeman, Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, and anything about trucks or trains.]
5. What things do you like to do or play with?
Wicker dicker like play with. [I notice him playing with his "guys", cars, trains, trucks and his new scooter that Vince got him for his birthday. And, any kind of pushing toy. He is very happy to play along side Eleanor, for the most part.]
6. Who are your friends?
Mmm. I want go down on the floor, Mama! [He is getting tired of my questioning. I would say his partner in crime is definitely Anna and he also hangs out with Eleanor's friends.]
7. What is your favorite food?
Mmm. Wicker dicker food. [I think he is just saying wicker dicker because now I laugh every time he does. Henry seems to like pizza, milk and anything sweet. He has my sweet tooth for sure.]
Crash.
I have a lot of posting to catch up on. We have taken two major trips, celebrated a 95th birthday, a 2nd birthday, and a wedding. We also have pictures of the garden and I need to get Henry's 2 year question and answer post up. However, our desktop with all of our pictures has crashed so it may take a bit longer. I was feeling sick about it this morning but we are just going to see what we can do to recover the pictures and move forward from here. Our laptop sort of works, however, I do not trust it nearly enough to download all of our pictures from the trip. So, for those of you who are eager to see images from our California adventure and Mike's wedding, please be patient and we'll be with you shortly!
Quote of the Day
Eleanor: "Jesus and Molly, it's the right place!"
Eleanor and Henry set up these little scenarios with their "guys" and narrate as they go along. In this particular scenario, Eleanor was pushing along a little tractor (thanks Caryn!) with several guys seated in the hay wagon areas. Apparently they had arrived at the proper location and she told the two passengers, Jesus and Molly, that they had arrived.
A couple of minutes later, I also heard Henry say, "Jesus, Molly, it's darker in here", as he pushed his train into a box.
Another of Eleanor's favorite names for her guys is Keely. Not sure if this is a female or male name but she uses it quite often.
And, just this very minute, Eleanor just said, "Jesus, want to ride at the front or the back? Front. Ok."
Eleanor and Henry set up these little scenarios with their "guys" and narrate as they go along. In this particular scenario, Eleanor was pushing along a little tractor (thanks Caryn!) with several guys seated in the hay wagon areas. Apparently they had arrived at the proper location and she told the two passengers, Jesus and Molly, that they had arrived.
A couple of minutes later, I also heard Henry say, "Jesus, Molly, it's darker in here", as he pushed his train into a box.
Another of Eleanor's favorite names for her guys is Keely. Not sure if this is a female or male name but she uses it quite often.
And, just this very minute, Eleanor just said, "Jesus, want to ride at the front or the back? Front. Ok."
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