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We have had an exciting couple of weeks!! It's beensuch a whirlwind that I haven't gotten the chance to write anything!!
Luckily, one of my resolutions for 2009 is to write more.
Here's a quick glimpse at whtat we've been up to:
a major snowstorm, a surprise party, a ring, another really snowy day, a man coming down our chimney, and an annua pilgrimmage.
Phew!!
Sometimes, I really am blown away by Tae's artwork.
Tae & Mommy
A drawing for our friend Emily
We did another science experiment yesterday involving an egg. This time, it was hard boiled. It's called, "The Incredible Egg!"
We took an egg and a glass bottle (a small apple juice bottle works great). We put the egg over the opening - the egg was bigger than the mouth of the bottle.
Next, we hard-boiled the egg and peeled the shell off. We tested it again - the egg was still bigger than the mouth of the bottle.
Our child-helper helped to grease the mouth of the bottle.
With the assistance of a grown-up helper, we lit a small piece of paper on fire and put the paper in the bottle. Then, we sat the egg back on the mouth of the bottle. Et voila!
There was POP! and the egg went in to the bottle.
Our next puzzle: trying to figure out how to get the egg OUT of the bottle.
Coming soon.... The Shell-less Egg (Thanks R!!)
This weekend, our neighborhood hosted a tree lighting ceremony with the Mayor, and a special guest. We waited outside for a while, during which I let slip that I thought that maybe Santa Claus would be coming too. "TELL ME THE TRUTH**!!" exclaims Tae, "Is Santa Claus really coming?"
Indeed, I was telling the truth, I think. Mayor Menino arrived on a trolley with dancing christmas trees, and then, there was Santa Claus. After they had lit the tree, it was announced that if you wanted to meet Santa Claus, you could line up to do so.
I asked Tae if she was interested in meeting Santa. Her response:
"Yes. This is my first time meeting Santa because every time he comes, I'm asleep."
Tae was very excited because she got a little goody bag from Santa with a button and a small coloring book with crayons. And then Mrs. Santa Claus gave her a candy cane. ("I didn't know there was a Mrs. Santa Claus too!" she told me.) We discovered later that she doesn't actually like cnady canes.
** The truth has become a big deal in our household. Mainly because I started asking Tae if she was telling the truth. Now, she asks me if I'm telling the truth ALL the time. As in if I say, "We can go to Qdoba another day," Tae will respond, "Are you telling me the truth? Are we going to Qdoba another day?"
I also predicate a lot of my statements with "What do you think?" As in, "Do you think that's really Santa Claus?" And of course, she did. She also told me that after the tree lighting, he was going home to the North Pole.
One of the benefits of being a parent is that I get to buy things like Lego Advent Calendars, and pretend like I'm doing all of this just for Tae.
I was so excited about the advent calendar that I showed it to her on Saturday, November 29, thinking that it wouldn't be hard to hold her at bay from opening the doors until Monday, December 1. HA.
So, today, we opened day 5.
Here are some of the things that we've made so far.
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