I am always startled by the amazing memory powers of young children. Today I was driving home with Kieran when we drove past the movie theatre in Princeton. This place is an old theatre-two screens, no surround-sound or Dolby or Imax or other modern bells and whistles. It was probably built in the ’30′s or [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kieran’
Daily Trivia
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cute conversations, Kieran, Liam, The Waldorf Way, Waldorf on November 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A Milestone and A Playdate
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Kieran, milestones, summer on August 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I was outside tonight watering the roses. Through the window I could hear the rumbling of our clothes dryer. There’s nothing unusual about that sound, especially in a household with small children, of course, but it turns out that this load of laundry was indeed just a bit special. We were drying, for the last [...]
Laundry Adventures
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cute conversations, Kieran, pictures on May 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Kieran has reached the age where he wants to help with household chores. Never one to turn down offers of assistance, I let him rinse dishes, take things out of the dishwasher, squirt soap, whatever he can do, really. Kevin does the same, and since he does the bulk of the laundry in our house, [...]
Kiri’s Third Birthday Party
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Birthday, Kieran, milestones, pictures, Seasons on April 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
(I started this post last Saturday night, but only now have found the time to finish it. Enjoy!) The big event was this afternoon, and we had a good time. During the last couple of weeks Kieran has had us a bit confused by saying he only wants Daddy, Mommy, Liam, and Casey at his [...]
Brotherly Logic
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Birthday, brotherhood, cute conversations, Kieran, Liam, milestones on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(This conversation is from last week – I just didn’t get a chance to post it…) Me: “Kiri, how old are you now?” Kiri: “I is two but after my birthday party I will be 6!” Liam: “No, silly, today is your birthday and you are 3!” Kiri: “But I want to be 6 and [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, Kieran, parenthood, pictures on February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s a lousy picture, I know, but I got it on the fly with my cell phone. Kieran had been asleep before dinner, and he was cranky and angry all through dinner because we woke him up to eat (and also to keep him from sleeping through the evening and getting up for the day [...]
Sex Ed – The Toddler Curriculum
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brotherhood, cute conversations, everyday stuff, Kieran, Liam on December 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of my favorite things about being a parent is the times when I can listen to my children talk out a problem. I guess it’s the teacher in me that loves to hear exactly how a child fits a newly learned item into his understanding of the world, or just that I love puzzles [...]
Thursday Morning Drive Time, Sibling Rivalry Edition
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brotherhood, cute conversations, everyday stuff, Kieran, Liam on December 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m running around trying to get some holiday things done, just like everyone else right now, and so I haven’t had time to finish my Thanksgiving Round-Up post with party pictures and such-hopefully I can get to that this weekend?? Who knows… Anyway, in the meantime, a conversation from the ride to school this morning: [...]
Thanksgiving?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Birthday, Exciting events, holidays, illness, Kieran, Liam, Unexpected events on November 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, let me tell you a little tale about a pair of anxious parents-to-be. They had waited months to see their sweet little baby boy, to count his toes, to count his fingers, and to gaze, enraptured, at the the thought that a tiny, tiny, bit of Mommy and a tiny, tiny, tiny, bit of [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged holidays, Kieran, Liam, pictures on November 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yes, we had Liam’s sixth birthday party here this weekend. It was a lot of fun with friends and family spread all across the house for most of the afternoon. As soon as I’ve managed to post more pictures I’ll show you some from the party, but in the meantime, here’s a bit of Thanksgiving [...]
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