When I was tending Zach and Halle, Zach and I were working on reading. He can sound out lots of words and qualifies as a reader. He has a learning tool with pockets which contain cards having a picture on one side and the word spelled out on the other side. Some of the cards just have a letter. I held up the Q and said, "What begins with Q?" He said, "Queen.". I said, "Yes, and what else?" He thought for a moment and then said, "Quap." I said, "Well, quap would begin with Q but quap is not a word". He said adamantly, "YES it is. Quap is a word."
I've had to reconsider. It's been a rather quappy season for us. I guess he's right!
Halle was so funny. One morning we went in the back yard to read books and bask in the sun. The sprinklers had been on and Grandma's old picnic table had a skiff of water on it. Halle would take her hands and flip water everywhere. Then she would bend over and suck the water off the table. It was adorable.
Halle and I had a lot of time together as Zach goes to preschool in the morning. We would go out and ride scooters while we waited for Zach's ride. One morning we went searching for bugs. It is amazing how few bugs are visible at 8:45 a.m. We finally found a potato bug. Zach was delighted that it curled into a ball. Halle came to look and smashed it with her pointer finger. So much for that bug.
We would often hop in the wagon, but one morning she really wanted to go on a stroller ride. I got it down, but couldn't for the life of me figure out how to open it up. There were a half dozen controls, most of which appeared to do nothing at all. :-) Halle got so mad. The stroller was off the wall. I clearly knew what she wanted, yet I "wouldn't" open it up. That took a phone call to Trisha to explain how to open it up. Luckily the remote instructions got us happily on our way around the block. After the stroller ride we continued our bug search and ended up doing a little weeding. At first Halle was content to help pull weeds. Then she started adding dirt to the bucket. Finally, she was putting the dirt down her neck. She was one dirty kid! I'm guessing those cute shorts never did come clean. She is such a happy baby.
4 comments:
I wonder if you can get in trouble for saying quap? I had some of my math students who also were my young women in church ride me because I said "this is a crappy problem" in class. I told them to tell the bishop so that he would release me! I have since repented, and will only use the word "quappy"
Hey Greg - now I know that you are hiding out in Providence, so you might read this - we missed seeing your funny face on Sunday - send me an email (that is an order!)
Ha Ha they sound so cuteI I was sad to miss everyone on Sunday! Halle sounds just like McKinley with the squashing the bug thing that is something she would do! Zach is so cute!
Just a typical day with two cute kids! How fun! I'm glad you got to watch them.
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