Here is the foursome outside on a beautiful afternoon. Caleb is 3 years old with loads of energy, creativity and intelligence. With Ivan being the same age, they are at the same stage in many things, but it has been neat to see how they are different and learning from each other. Sometimes it feels a bit like a boys team- like when the two big brothers decide they both want to pee in the toilet at the same time. I'm so glad they are both potty trained. I think Dominique is so pretty in her little skirts. She got this one at Christmas. Of course I hate wearing skirts, so we'll so how she does with them as she gets older. The littlest one is Micah- he's 9 months old and so cuddly. He loves to stand up and is very curious in his own right. I keep them three days a week- Mondays through Wednesdays 7:30am to 5:30pm. It gives us a great mix with having days off each week and some with regular friends. We can do some day care type stuff and learn all about sharing and getting along with others.
This was dad's grand creation for xmas. Can you believe it? I was blown away. I was equally impressed that we found a way to pack them to get them home on the airplane.
I don't know if aunt Susan reads this- but she should recognize this. I think she knitted it about 30 years ago. We used to get hand-me down clothes from our cousins. I think I was too big for this one once it came to us, but seem to remember my brother wearing it. I found it in a box when looking through scrap material. Mom laughed and told me to wash it and take it for Ivan. He totally loves it- it's his favorite color and warm, retro and with such a rich history!
This is my too cute story for the week (so far). I finally figured out where my children got an expression from. Dominique has this sing-songy expression "hold me now" that she's said for months. Ivan likes to imitate it. I didn't know where she got it, until last night. When I left Big Buddy's he said "bye now" in that same sing-songy way and it sounded just like her- or like her imitating him and Ivan imitating her, imitating him.
3 comments:
I just can't believe that you look after two additional kids through the day. That would likely drive me to distraction. I am very impressed!
Roberta
Thanks for introducing the boys to us. They are adorable. It's nice that Ivan has a "buddy" of his own especially one on the same level. You are amazing Ange. They are very lucky to be under your care.
I'm glad that you have a space to put the table and chairs. Hopefully they will be able to use them for a few years.
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