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Now he sees them, and we don’t
It seems Fuller has developed a small army of imaginary friends. I find this stage of life very amusing. I remember having imaginary friends. I remember having imaginary friends when I was probably too old to have imaginary friends. But, for an only...
Stalling humor
Fuller has a nightly stalling technique that starts, “Mommy! I want to tell you something!” So I walk back into his room and say, “What?” He says, “Why do we put candles on top of birthday cakes?” I say, “Why...
December 23rd :: Toys on Ice
Yesterday was a bitter cold day. You stepped outside and it was ice all the way to your bones. Unfortunately, Damon still had quite a bit of work to do on some projects and those had to be done outside. While he was out there he emptied the outside t...
December 21st :: Fourth Sunday
I love the fourth Sunday of Advent, when all the candles on the wreath are lit. It gets me even more excited for Christmas and looks so pretty. Our church went to one service for the holidays, so today we had a later (for us) service. Also, no Sunday...
Princess Pea or Prince of Peace?
Last night we did the Jesse Tree reading talking about the different names for Jesus.. Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. As I read “Prince of Peace,” Fuller spoke up and said, “Like on Super W...
December 13th :: Laptop Time
In this picture, Fuller is copying what he has seen Mommy doing practically all day. Of course, with it being so close to Christmas, I can’t tell you what I was doing on my laptop, but I can tell you, I am thrilled to have it finished. DonR...
December 11th :: Still pedaling a year later
This is Fuller enjoying his Fisher-Price Smart Cycle this morning. It was his “big” Christmas gift from us last year (I think it was the only gift from us, but I forget). I have to admit, I was a bit worried when we bought it that Fuller ...
December 10th :: Christmas Toys
When we unpacked the tree and ornaments, we also unpacked the Christmas toys. These are seasonal things Fuller gets to play with every Christmas season. They vary from the Little People nativity to some Winnie the Pooh and friends stuffed animals (th...
December 6th :: Return of the Santa Hat
I think it was Fuller’s third Christmas where he discovered my sequined Santa hat. I wore it for a while when I worked at the front desk when I worked away from home. He wore it pretty much everywhere. Last year he got a different one, not sequ...
December 5th:: Window Ornaments
I have figured out a way to get my son crafty- play up to things he likes. And he loves, loves, loves paper punches. I have a circle one and a star squeeze punch. The circle one is a bit tough for Fuller to use on his own, but he gets it most of the ...
It’s December!
And so begins the December Photo Project 2008! Fuller started helping change the calendar in October, in preparation for his birthday. It really helps him understand the time lapse in days between events. It also reinforces learning his numbers, whic...
Writing practice
Fuller and I spent time last evening working on thank you notes for Fuller’s birthday presents. Since Fuller has started working on his handwriting skills, I thought I would give him more experience than writing his own name. On each note, Full...
Coming up
Since I got the ok from the doctor to travel again, we finally told Fuller he would be traveling again to see Grandpa Albert and Grandma Linda. Fuller’s response was, “Mommy, I’m going to miss you when I go to Grandpa Albert’s...
Blogging Tapas: Fuller edition
I’m not coming up with anything coherent to make into a full post, so here are some tapas for you all regarding the cute redhead named Fuller. ~Fuller has recently taken to “missing me.” He wants to come with me to doctor appointmen...
Stalling
We have developed a bed time routine of sort for Fuller. It always started with him cleaning up his room, which became a variable in when Fuller actually got to bed. I decided the other day to switch it up and require Fuller to pick up his room at t...
I’ve never seen this in the craft blogs
This morning I got a little bee in my bonnet. I had this feeling, this intuition, if you will, Fuller might be behind in some skills because we just don’t do them around here. Specifically, I was fretting over the idea that Fuller might not kno...
Well, well child
This morning was the four year well child check up for Fuller. The official stats were given (43 inches tall, 43 pounds) and the usual, “He is awesome” speech from the doctor. He passed the speech development part of the examine just by ...
Grown up
Remember when he was this little? And helpless? And needing us for every. little. thing? Now he is dressing himself (after being reminded to change his underwear), feeding himself (after getting served by the pretty redhead he calls “Mom”...
And a fun time was had by all
The church had their annual Fall Costume Party this afternoon, officially capping off our costume events for the season. Captain America has been retired to the costume box and Fuller is once again fast asleep with dreams of candy in his head and sme...
Reading List: Birthday Edition
I didn’t do my typical Reading List post yesterday because we didn’t return our library books from a week ago. Since Fuller traveled over the weekend, it cut into our reading time. So I decided we needed another week to read them and see ...
Texas in the spring
I was really and truly excited about a month ago when I received tickets to Texas to visit my parents. Fuller was getting so excited to play with Grandpa Fred and go to the train museum near their apartment. Last week, my doctor told me, because of ...
Guys weekend
Fuller and Damon went to Lake Martin this weekend so Fuller could stretch his birthday a few more days and go see his first Auburn football game. According to Damon, the weekend was a great success. Fuller and I have many thank you notes to write (o...
Age difference
I took Fuller with me to the doctor yesterday morning. It is the second time he has gone, but the first time since we had our big ultrasound and he was able to see the baby in my tummy. It really amazed me when we went through the door from the wait...
Cake for breakfast
Happy Birthday, Fuller!
Four years ago today, Fuller came into the world and changed the lives of many, many people. He made Damon and me parents. My parents became Grandparents. My grandmother became a Great-Grandmother. My sisters became aunts. All with his first breaths...
October cometh
This morning Fuller helped me change the calendar in our kitchen. It is a Melissa & Doug magnetic calendar I picked up for very cheap when a local craft store was closing. I made a big deal out of the changing of the month because October is a ...
Thank goodness for junk
Our church’s Moms’ Group as a quarterly junk swap where we can offload our unwanted stuff to other moms or send it on to the goodwill bins. The “junk” ranges from kids clothing of all sizes, books, toys, and appliances. This ...
Reading List
Last week’s story time was Spanish themed. The books had Spanish words, the kids did a ring around the rosy/ Mexican Hat Dance, and the movie was Pueblo Pluto. Fuller had a blast making a fake pinata. He got to pick out the tissue paper for the...
It’s like a whole other country…
Image via WikipediaYippee! Last night my email spit forth an e-ticket confirmation to let me know Fuller and I are booked on a flight from Chattanooga all the way to Wichita Falls, Texas in November. I’m excited because we get to visit my pare...
