more questions...

Naomi is getting so big, she is asking so many thoughtful questions these days. Yesterday a gas tanker overturned on the freeway, and the freeway was closed. Naomi and I talked a lot about the marine animals being affected by this b/c the fuel leaked into the drains that flow to the bay, and how they firemen couldn't use equipment to clean it up b/c of sparks and risk of fire. She was fascinated and wanted to see pictures of it on the intranet. She asked if our drinking water would be affected, or if people were hurt...so smart!

I love Shoes

Paige loves shoes at the moment, her own and anyone else's! She likes to put on one shoe and wear it around the house. It has gotten so bad that I can never find a pair of shoes together...usually the other one is in a stroller or in the bathroom!

Whats that?

One the way to work Naomi saw a church steeple and asked me what it was. I told her it was a church and it opened the door for all kinds of questions.
N: What do people do in church?
L: Talk to God
N: who is God?
L: he lives way up in the sky and makes things happen, like the rain fall and the sun shine. We cannot see him.
N: how can people talk to him if they cannot see his eyes?
L: good question, they close their eyes and use their imagination.
N: Why do we need the rain?
L: so that food grows and we can eat.
N: Leanna had a candy calendar like the one Cheryl gave us about God. Ours was abut Christmas, was it about God too?
L: Ours was about Christmas, and Christmas is about God, b/c Jesus is God's child.
N: I know about Baby Jesus
The conversation went on and i was telling her about stories from the bible and all the miracles that Jesus performed. I def need some books to help with this. It may be time to get a children's bible.

Mine!!!

Paige has discovered the word mine, and will make sure she is heard if she wants something. If Naomi has something Paige wants she shrieks "mine!" at the top of her lungs. It isn't usually hers, but gets out attention which really what she wants.

Naomi's 1st parent /teacher conference

So after 3 months of preschool I met with Naomi's teachers to discuss her progress so far. They are so incredibly nice, and said some lovely things about my joy! They talked a lot about being ready for kindergarten, and that Naomi has really made some good progress since starting preschool. They mentioned that the other kids like her and she mainly plays with Chris, Jaymin and Mathew. The art table is her favorite place to play, but she also likes to play outside in the sand a lot. I felt so proud of the nice things Teresa, Nancy and Diane said about Noami, they seem to really enjoy having her as part of the class, and called her a "sweetheart" many times! Naomi is right on track for Kindergarten and showing an interest in reading and writing! Yay, such a smartie!!!!

Naomi's First....

I am reminded today at how big Naomi is getting. this weekend we met our neighbors across the street. they are an Indian family with 2 girls aged 5 and 10 years. Gitangilli (sp?) is such a sweet little girl. She played at our house for most of Saturday afternoon with carebears, the kitchen, making beads and earrings. On Sunday naomi went to her house for a playdate, and had a great time. it was her first real playdate without me, (not including Auntie Heather and Auntie Traci's which is like home to her!!) She had a wonderful time and wants to play again!

Barry took all the paperwork to Bagby School today and waited in line for 2 hours to register Naomi for Kindergarten! It gave Barry a chance to chat with all the other moms, and we are excited for her to go to such a great school!!!

Paige these days

Paige is 18 months and really showing us her personality. She is a very easy baby and is starting to really play more. She likes to sit and colour with Naomi at the table, it is quite messy, a lot of marker on the table, her hands etc, but she does seem to enjoy getting some ink on the paper too. Also lately Paige likes to look at books (especially the ones with flaps from the Randalls!), and play with her cars! She is getting so big!

Naomi's tired

Last night Naomi fell asleep in the car on the way home. She was carried in and slept on the couch, then I put her on the toilet, and then into bed. She slept all night, missed dinner and woke up at 7am hungry! 13 hours of sleep! Sounds good to me, maybe she is growing!

Paige LOVED all the attention and her very rare taste at being an only child!

I want a brother~!

Noami has been asking a lot about having a brother. The other day she asked , almost demanded when was I going to have another baby so that she can have a brother! I thought Barry had put her up to it!!! He said he hadn't and we both responded, "well if we did have another baby it would probably be another sister!" That was not so appealing!

Favorite toys this year

Naomi on Christmas Day with her letter from Santa about the missing Ariel doll. Santa explained that the Ariel doll needed extra sparkles and would not be arriving on Christmas Day...he made a special trip the next day!