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E-commerce

Abigail has a plastic toy which looks like an iPod. She calls it her iPhone.

Let me make this clear: it isn't an iPhone, and I don't plan to buy my kids phones for the next few years. More than one person has acted surprised when they over hear her playing and ask us if we bought her an iPhone - including my mother-in-law.

Not only has Abigail been watching movies, listening to music, and playing games on her iPhone (again, for pretend) - she's also bought us clothes. She's got it down:

How old are you dad?* What color pants do you want? Click - I bought it. It will come in the mail.

She did this over & over yesterday. And today, she continues to take pictures with her 'phone.' Kids really are immersed in technology. I'm sure my parents thought the same when I was young. But Abigail already gets that the ideal shopping experience is having some basic information, she can enter it into a phone and have it shipped to our house in one click.

*I suspect she asks my age as childrens' clothes are sized by age (24 months, 3T, etc...).

HFGBD

Monthly, our family gets together for HFWD (headley family work day). This month, it landed on Valentine's Day, which is also Laura's & Chris' (sister-in-law) birthday.

Korynne changed the focus to HFGBD (headley family girl's birthday). So, among other things, she had a quartet come and sing songs!

Benjamin was amazed the singers.

Thanks for this Korynne!

My Kids Know ...

... how cheap I am.

This is the only way Collette is getting a ride on this thing. I won't give up the quarters.

Surprisingly, the mall is very busy. Doesn't seem like a recession.

Dad & Abigail: Story Time with Donuts

Abigail told Laura that she wanted to go to the Library, just like Collette does while she's at school. Laura said there was story time at 10:30 on Saturday. Abigail asked if she could go by herself, with Dad. We did just that! It makes me feel like a way better person / father than I actually am, just knowing that Abigail wants to spend time alone with me.

We enjoyed story time, read a book about pumpkins, looked at really big books of maps, looked at sculptures, and enjoyed walking around the library.

Afterward's we took a walk to Stan's, eating fresh donuts. When I asked her if she wanted a second donut, she immediately asked, "so we can take it home for everyone else?"

Abigail told me that her favorite thing about school is lunch time with her friends. Also she mentioned tracing all the letters was the hardest thing.

This was a great time for me. I'm so glad Abigail knows how to manage me and asks for time alone. I think I need to make a regular a schedule to do this with my kids.

Sitting to Eat with the Family

What could be better?

I think the kids actually like the taste of food better when we sit down to eat together. Evidence: Abigail is declaring this is the best food ever and wants to eat it for breakfast and lunch.

Flips Off the Couch

The girls are flipping out! Head over heals - over the couch.

They just planned saying, in unison, "sisters forever." It's one of those cute things they say to each other to re-affirm their love for each other. Often, one will say "sisters" and the other will respond with "forever." What's amazing is that they started this convention independently. I don't know where it came from. Too cute.

Oh, and sorry for the dup post yesterday. I had connection issues which made me think the first post didn't go through (even though it did).

Who Has a Hat?

I was invited to watch Abigail's reading lesson this morning. I'm very proud of how well she follows directions and was happy yo hear her read 'Who Has a Hat?'

What a treat this morning! At first, I thought the teacher was going to talk to me about tardies :-)

Who Has a Hat

Abigail demonstrated her crazy good reading skills this morning in her kindergarten class. Parents were invited to attend so I could stick around and watch.

Goggles == Gobbles

Or so says Collette!

The Girls Love to Swim

They love their goggles too. Abigail is a fish, and Collette will stay close to the wall. With the goggles, Collette shows more confidence, submersing herself and blowing bubbles.

This is our penultimate night with keys to the apartment. We're nearly finished clearing out the apartment. Just a few more things we're hoping someone with a truck can help out with (computer table, exercise bike). Other than missing the heated pool, we'll be happy to have our stuff in one place.

Baby Boy Smiles

OK - looks more like skeletor than a smiling baby, but you get the picture ;-)

Moving Day

We're finally moving into a more permanent place of residence. After much searching, we've found a place in Sunnyvale, close to my work and family.

Lots of work to do, and so we're very grateful for HFWD (Headley Family Work Day), where my siblings get together to help out a family member. This week, they'll come to our new rental to unpack boxes (movers dropped everything off yesterday) and move things from the temporary apartment.

Hooray for Headley Family Work Day!

It's a Boy!

Laura's going to have another boy. We went to an ultrasound this morning, and he waved at Collette.

How cool is that?

According to Abigail, this will make the family even - 3 girls | 3 boys.

Benjamin: Super Hero (in training)

Laura thought it would be fun to put goggles on Benjamin. He looks like a wannabe super hero.