Today is picture day at school, and after struggling with a 20 month old Zoe who suddenly decided she had fashion opinions, I had to get Zack changed into a more appropriate shirt since he dressed himself. He asked me to help him put on his white shoes which he rarely wears, which I did, curiously. Then I said I was going to put on striped colored shirt on him, and he threw a fit saying he didn't want to wear that shirt, he wanted to keep on the tshirt he was wearing. I couldn't understand his strong reaction until he said that his current shirt has white on it, and the shirt I was giving him didn't have any white.
"Why do you need white on your shirt, Zack?"
"Because it is pitcture day and they are taking black and white pictures." he replied.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Ahh, fudgcicle!
From our friend Harry, who took the pics:
Zack has just dropped his fudgicle and the magnitude of the disaster hasn't quite dawned on him yet.
The waterworks are flowing now while the stunned crowd looks on. Zack got over it very well. Mackenzie shared her colonel crunch with him. Then we rinsed off Zack's so he made out like a bandit.
Zack has just dropped his fudgicle and the magnitude of the disaster hasn't quite dawned on him yet.
The waterworks are flowing now while the stunned crowd looks on. Zack got over it very well. Mackenzie shared her colonel crunch with him. Then we rinsed off Zack's so he made out like a bandit.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Leave it to the Beaver?
There is a new mystery scapegoat in Zack's life. It is The Beaver. No one knows where this beaver came from or how he started getting the idea that The Beaver is responsible for misdoings, but one thing is clear: The Beaver is bad. His teachers have no idea where he got this, we have no idea, however among his friends at school, references to The Beaver are sometimes overheard.
Two nights ago Zack got up to go potty around 10pm, I left him alone in the bathroom and then checked up on him since he was taking a while. There was toilet paper all over the floor. I asked Zack what happened and Zack said "The Beaver came in and did this. The Beaver is bad."
Last night while brushing his teeth Zack spilled a cup of water and then told me "The Beaver has a machine that bumps my hand and makes me spill water" It took all my strength not to laugh at all this while I'm trying to understand more about this elusive naughty Beaver.
I'm sure there will be more episodes...
Two nights ago Zack got up to go potty around 10pm, I left him alone in the bathroom and then checked up on him since he was taking a while. There was toilet paper all over the floor. I asked Zack what happened and Zack said "The Beaver came in and did this. The Beaver is bad."
Last night while brushing his teeth Zack spilled a cup of water and then told me "The Beaver has a machine that bumps my hand and makes me spill water" It took all my strength not to laugh at all this while I'm trying to understand more about this elusive naughty Beaver.
I'm sure there will be more episodes...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Zoe helps clean up lunch
After lunch one of Zoe's teachers was cleaning the table and sweeping the floor. After reading books for a while Zoe came over, picked up a plate gave it to her. Next, she picked up an apple. The teacher said said “Throw it away in the trash.” She did and then picked up the spoons and cups from the table and tried to also throw them in the trash can. After the table was cleared she washed the table with water, helped sweep and pushed the cart out of the room.
Friday, February 15, 2008
The effects of sugar
Zack insisted that we make 'chocolate hearts' so Andy went and bought a heart cake mix for kids that we baked and decorated. Of course, Zack had also eaten as much of his Valentine's Day candy as he could get away with, licked a bit of the cake batter and tasted the decorations. So suddenly, Zack says (after eating his piece of his heart cake):
"Mommy, I want to run around the block."
So at 8:30pm last night, if you were in Redwood City, you might have seen Andy, Zack and Tobey running down the sidewalk.
"Mommy, I want to run around the block."
So at 8:30pm last night, if you were in Redwood City, you might have seen Andy, Zack and Tobey running down the sidewalk.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Saturday, December 29, 2007
The best Christmas presents
are sometimes the simplest. The biggest hits for the girls on Xmas day? A large cardboard box that was used for another gift, a can of 3 tennis balls, and those cards that play music when you open them. We could have pleased these 16 month olds beyond their expectations on a $10 budget.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Zoe and the Computer
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
How to get better
Zack explained to me tonight why he is now feeling better after being sick all through the night last night. The only thing I could give him this morning was ice chips, which he enjoyed.
"The ice made me get better. The ice was cold. My throwups shivered, and then my throwups died. And then there were no more throwups and I was all better."
"The ice made me get better. The ice was cold. My throwups shivered, and then my throwups died. And then there were no more throwups and I was all better."
Thursday, December 06, 2007
15 Month Update
Just back from the doctor for the girl's 15 month checkup. Here are the stats:
Zoe (tall and skinny)
Length: 32" 90th percentile (30.5" @ 12 mo)
Weight: 20-14 25th percentile (19-7 @ 12 mo)
Zadie (not as tall and skinny)
Length: 30.5" 50th percentile (29" @ 12 mo)
Weight: 20-2 15th percentile (18-10 @ 12 mo)
Zoe is a monkey and climbs on everything. She can pull herself up on things that surprise us. We need to get her a play structure. Zadie is the social greeter, but also the accident prone one who suffers from her adventures by always having some sort of bruise, usually on her head. Zack likes to play with both, but usually Zadie is the one that laughs more at his antics, so he tends to try and entertain Zadie more.
Both girls are babbling and saying some words. They both say and understand roughly the same amount. When we ask "Where's ____?" they turn their head to the right person. They are using some basic baby signs, but still just the "more" "milk" "all done" "eat" ones. They have different favorite vowels when upset that allow us to figure our who is crying. Zoe just cries with a short-A sound "ayh" as in "Andy", Zadie will cry with a long-E sound "EEE". They both are excited when we hear the short-O "oooooo"
They are a fan of making animal noises like Zack was at this age. They can start to say "woo woo" when they see dogs, "meeyaa" when they see cats, "baaaa" for sheep, "Kak Kak Kak" for duck quacking.
Zadie can pronounce "Duck" and "Daddy" very very well, and sometime calls both mom and dad "Daddy". She will say Zack's name when she see him by saying "Dack" and interestingly when trying to say "cat" she says the consonants backwards like "tak". We've heard them put together two words before like "Hi Daddy"
Zoe eats very well, Zadie doesn't eat as much. They eat what we eat and both are very good with a spoon (Zoe is very meticulous!) Both sleep very well from 7pm to 7am, and Zadie occasionally wakes up at 10pm and cries for a few min and goes back to sleep. They have 1 nap starting around noon, Zoe sleeps for 1.5 hours, and Zadie can sleep up to 3 hours. Zoe doesn't seem to need as much sleep.
They are starting to play with each other and giggle a lot, they haven't ganged up on us yet, but I feel they are plotting something.
Zoe (tall and skinny)
Length: 32" 90th percentile (30.5" @ 12 mo)
Weight: 20-14 25th percentile (19-7 @ 12 mo)
Zadie (not as tall and skinny)
Length: 30.5" 50th percentile (29" @ 12 mo)
Weight: 20-2 15th percentile (18-10 @ 12 mo)
Zoe is a monkey and climbs on everything. She can pull herself up on things that surprise us. We need to get her a play structure. Zadie is the social greeter, but also the accident prone one who suffers from her adventures by always having some sort of bruise, usually on her head. Zack likes to play with both, but usually Zadie is the one that laughs more at his antics, so he tends to try and entertain Zadie more.
Both girls are babbling and saying some words. They both say and understand roughly the same amount. When we ask "Where's ____?" they turn their head to the right person. They are using some basic baby signs, but still just the "more" "milk" "all done" "eat" ones. They have different favorite vowels when upset that allow us to figure our who is crying. Zoe just cries with a short-A sound "ayh" as in "Andy", Zadie will cry with a long-E sound "EEE". They both are excited when we hear the short-O "oooooo"
They are a fan of making animal noises like Zack was at this age. They can start to say "woo woo" when they see dogs, "meeyaa" when they see cats, "baaaa" for sheep, "Kak Kak Kak" for duck quacking.
Zadie can pronounce "Duck" and "Daddy" very very well, and sometime calls both mom and dad "Daddy". She will say Zack's name when she see him by saying "Dack" and interestingly when trying to say "cat" she says the consonants backwards like "tak". We've heard them put together two words before like "Hi Daddy"
Zoe eats very well, Zadie doesn't eat as much. They eat what we eat and both are very good with a spoon (Zoe is very meticulous!) Both sleep very well from 7pm to 7am, and Zadie occasionally wakes up at 10pm and cries for a few min and goes back to sleep. They have 1 nap starting around noon, Zoe sleeps for 1.5 hours, and Zadie can sleep up to 3 hours. Zoe doesn't seem to need as much sleep.
They are starting to play with each other and giggle a lot, they haven't ganged up on us yet, but I feel they are plotting something.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Sneaky Zack
At some point in the late afternoon while the whole family was playing around the house, Zack came up to us and said, "Guys, don't come in the family room. It's a surprise." So we all kept to other parts of the house, but were reminded by Zack a few more times. I was curious as to what he was up to, but he sounded excited. Well, at some point we needed to come into the kitchen which was near the family room, and discovered what he was up to. Zack had found his bag of Halloween candy (which we had put out of reach so we could ration out candy to him) and was just sorting it and eating in the family room! I guess that was a surprise alright.
Upon feeling he needed to explain things further, Zack held up a small bag of M&Ms and said "I was feeling a little sick, but these M&Ms will make me feel better"
Upon feeling he needed to explain things further, Zack held up a small bag of M&Ms and said "I was feeling a little sick, but these M&Ms will make me feel better"
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Evil pumpkin man
Sent from my iPhone
While the twins napped, Jen and I and Zack created our "Property Defender" pumpkin. I don't think the girls wanted to come out and see it. See them standing in the doorway?
:-)
While the twins napped, Jen and I and Zack created our "Property Defender" pumpkin. I don't think the girls wanted to come out and see it. See them standing in the doorway?
:-)
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Pirate Plans
The setting: a dinner table with the entire family eating.
Me: Zack, what are you doing?
Zack: I'm digging for treasure in my belly-button.
Me: Um...oh?
Zack: Yeah. At school today I was digging for treasure in my nose!
Me: Zack, what are you doing?
Zack: I'm digging for treasure in my belly-button.
Me: Um...oh?
Zack: Yeah. At school today I was digging for treasure in my nose!
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