luc-ism

Posted on March 7, 2010 - Filed Under kiddo life | 2 Comments

Luc, 4, says: Mom, when your brain doesn’t have mad thoughts in it, then you’ll be able to think straight.  So if you’re fighting with somebody, then the person who has the mad thoughts all cleared up from their brain will probably win.  Right?

leaps and bounds

Posted on November 23, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

Sophie, 5, just took a leap in her brain somewhere. You can see it in her drawings, which suddenly, within the space of a week, have developed foreshortening. Look at this one, she calls it Angel Kitten:

It’s so cool when their brains take a jump in ability, in conversational complexity, or getting more complex jokes, [...]

whassup?

Posted on November 10, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

Luc says that the bad thing about wearing a Venom suit is that you can’t put your finger in your belly button.
P.S. I wrote this long post yesterday books and games that make me love them and then betray me, and the cloud ATE IT. I’ve never had that happen before. I just don’t know [...]

to do lists

Posted on October 19, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 5 Comments

I was waiting for Luc to put on his shoes this morning, something he really wanted to do himself, which is fine, but it can take a while and we were running late. I was counting my deep breaths and fighting the urge to just do it for him, which he would hate, when finally, [...]

luc vision

Posted on August 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

I found these on the camera last night. I love the way Luc (3) sees things, so different from the way I think to frame photos, and so different from the subjects I choose. So today, guest photo blogger, Luc!

For more of Luc’s photos, you can go here. Enjoy….

sibling win

Posted on July 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment

I was just going through some pictures and I kept noticing great shots of Sophie and Luc having a good time together. I was struck by it, because I spend a lot of energy helping them negotiate the latest trauma. (“I want the rainbow tank top!” “No, I want it!” “I had it first!” “But [...]

happy dragon-free summer solstice!

Posted on June 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 3 Comments

Last night, falling asleep with Luc, he asked in this small, serious voice, “Is there anything spooky under the bed?”
I put on my Total Confidence Voice. “Nope. Nothing spooky. This bed is Spooky Free.”
“Good.”
Quiet. And then he said, “Except maybe some mouse poops. There might be mouse poops under the bed.” ‘Poop’ is one of [...]

i stand corrected

Posted on June 19, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

Luc, 3, was telling me today about Compsognathus (it’s astonishing how many of these multi-syllabic dino names he knows) a dinosaur that was small, about the size of a chicken.
“Oh,” I say, “so it was as small as you.”
He looks up at me with his blue eyes and says, “No, Mommy, it was as big [...]

seeing through Luc’s eyes

Posted on May 15, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment

It’s only very recently in the history of the world that a three year old might have the freedom to take as many photos as he likes. Digital cameras are awesome. I love seeing the images Luc snaps—the world is different when everything is new to you and you are only three feet tall.

Portrait of [...]

don’t feed the animals

Posted on May 7, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

Here we see Cheetah Girl and Lion Boy devour the carcasses of several lollipops.

Lion Boy, rubbing his lollipop all over his lips and chin, announced, “I’m making it red because my face is covered with BLOOD!”
What is it about a tiny child being ferocious that is so…cute?
Don’t tell him I said that.