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From Nouns to Adjectives

Noah’s newest word is “haw” (for hot). This is the adjective I use, of course, to describe the oven, so in Noah’s travels through our kitchen he often warns me that the oven is “haw.” (Elijah and Zeke laugh hysterically, by the way, when Noah says this. (?))

100_2005 (Custom)1.JPGI assumed however that he was using “haw” as a noun – that he was calling the oven a “haw” and not describing it as “haw.” Well, he proved me wrong. Yesterday was a scorcher, and the sand at a park we were at was extremely hot. After he touched it he looked at me, pointed at the sand, and said, “haw.” And then this morning, when he saw steam rising from my cup of coffee, he told me – with a very concerned look – that it was “haw.” So cute!

It doesn’t take much to make a Mom proud!

 
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Posted by on June 7, 2006 in noah

 

A++ In Perseverance and Cooperation!

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We inherited this “Marble Machine” (this is what Elijah and Zeke have dubbed it) from a little boy who is leaving for Cambodia. It came in about fifty little pieces, and this morning Elijah, Zeke and the Griffin girls decided they wanted to put it together.

Well, it was no small task – they all worked on it diligently for over a half an hour. One held a piece up while the other added supports where needed…another gave opinions which piece would work better where… I was so impressed with how they worked together! (Dave and I have had some of our biggest arguments while assembling things!) The end product was pretty cool too – a marble is dropped in and follows a winding, bumpy path to the bottom. Fun!

 
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Posted by on June 6, 2006 in general

 

Our Recent "Home-extension"

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Some of you may remember “Our Apartment Tour” post. Well, in order to keep you up to date, we wanted to show you our recent “home-extension.” This room serves as kitchen/diningroom/livingroom – and it was done at almost no cost. We splurged and bought a really nice grill (it even has a gas burner on the side!), that has already been made so useful – we’ve cooked all of our meals on it for the last two weeks! The picnic table was just kickin’ around here on campus, and we got some comfy second-hand hammock chairs to relax in. We’ve been living outside since the warm weather came. It’s pretty sweet!

 
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Posted by on June 5, 2006 in general

 

Without Furthur Ado…

I know, I know…you’ve all been sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for this – the premier of “Elijah’s 1st Piano Recital” video clip. I decided to only share his first piece with you. During his second piece, Zeke suddenly realized that he had to use the bathroom (of course!) and kept pulling on my sleeve, so the video is pretty “bumpy” – it might make you a little nauseous. And then during his third piece I decided to try and get some good still-photos instead of video.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. We took the liberty of slowing the last second down for you – we love the look on Elijah’s face, and didn’t want you to miss it!

 
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Posted by on June 2, 2006 in elijah, music

 

Applecore #208

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When the accused was confronted with this incriminating piece of evidence, he exercised his right to use the Fifth Amendment. (Also, notice the smudges of red around the defendants mouth – he has been into my pound of strawberries! I was going to make crepes with those!)

 
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Posted by on June 1, 2006 in zeke

 
 
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