Monday, May 02, 2005
Weekend Activities
Unfortunately I had to spend most of the weekend at work. Nora tells me the weather was beautiful and that Pierce and Anna had a blast. I did have some fun moments with the family.
On Sunday morning we went to the gym together. Nora and I got a great work out and Pierce and Anna adore the woman, Elsa, that runs the kids center. Elsa speaks spanish as her native tongue and both kids speak to her in limited spanish: hola, buenas dias, gracia, etc. Elsa gets a huge kick out of it.
With all the rain we've been having the lawn is green and lush. Anna helped me mow the back yard. At my invitation she held the lawnmower handle and pushed with me. She was helarious, yelling at the top of her lungs, "faster, faster!" Nora took some pics of us out there together so come back soon to see what we looked like. The surprising part is how much Anna enjoyed it. She helped me mow most of the backyard -probably 20 minutes or so (of course it took twice as long to mow with her help, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything).
Pierce spent some time across the street with his friend Ray. Nora and I are just starting to get used to the idea of him playing with friends not in our direct line of sight. Pierce, of course, takes it all in stride. They must have played hard, after lunch Pierce took a nap (a rarity). He must have left a good impression because Ray and a couple of other kids in the neighborhood came looking for him later to play some more.
Pierce's reading skills continue to evolve. This morning he went into Anna's room and was reading to her. I think its a combination of memorization and reading, but I don't think he got a single word wrong. He was reading the book to her exactly as written. You should have seen the look of adoration in Anna's eyes.
Last item to report (for the moment). Anna successfully pooped in the toilet twice this weekend. Nora started planting her on her potty seat and giving her a book. Anna makes herself comfortable, turns sideways on the seat, and lets fly. Very promising. Imagine the cool stuff we can buy if we're not purchasing diapers anymore (like more toys for Pierce, Anna, and ME... ;)
-Eric (Dad)
On Sunday morning we went to the gym together. Nora and I got a great work out and Pierce and Anna adore the woman, Elsa, that runs the kids center. Elsa speaks spanish as her native tongue and both kids speak to her in limited spanish: hola, buenas dias, gracia, etc. Elsa gets a huge kick out of it.
With all the rain we've been having the lawn is green and lush. Anna helped me mow the back yard. At my invitation she held the lawnmower handle and pushed with me. She was helarious, yelling at the top of her lungs, "faster, faster!" Nora took some pics of us out there together so come back soon to see what we looked like. The surprising part is how much Anna enjoyed it. She helped me mow most of the backyard -probably 20 minutes or so (of course it took twice as long to mow with her help, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything).
Pierce spent some time across the street with his friend Ray. Nora and I are just starting to get used to the idea of him playing with friends not in our direct line of sight. Pierce, of course, takes it all in stride. They must have played hard, after lunch Pierce took a nap (a rarity). He must have left a good impression because Ray and a couple of other kids in the neighborhood came looking for him later to play some more.
Pierce's reading skills continue to evolve. This morning he went into Anna's room and was reading to her. I think its a combination of memorization and reading, but I don't think he got a single word wrong. He was reading the book to her exactly as written. You should have seen the look of adoration in Anna's eyes.
Last item to report (for the moment). Anna successfully pooped in the toilet twice this weekend. Nora started planting her on her potty seat and giving her a book. Anna makes herself comfortable, turns sideways on the seat, and lets fly. Very promising. Imagine the cool stuff we can buy if we're not purchasing diapers anymore (like more toys for Pierce, Anna, and ME... ;)
-Eric (Dad)
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