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Gifts for a Three Year-Old
I don’t really like thinking about Christmas before Thanksgiving, but it’s often a necessary part of gift-giving! First we came up with a list of things to get our friends and family. Next, we began the process of generating the list of things that we would want (per the request of our family). Here’s what I came up with for Henry:- Hands-on Memory game
- Book about building with children
- Hammering shapes
- Stethoscope
- Binoculars
- Bongo drums
- Walkie-talkies
- Hoot Owl Hoot board game
- Candyland board game
- Dump truck
- Annual pass to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary
- Slide whistle
- Push broom
- Flywheel Powered zeCar
- Giant farm puzzle
- Giant fire truck puzzle
- Car
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Book Recommendation: I’m a Big Brother
We’re four months in to this whole sibling thing, and so far it’s going well. Henry absolutely adores Tate (and vice versa). We did a lot (and continue to do a lot) to make the transition as smooth as possible. I know it’s going to get a whole lot rockier when Tate is mobile enough to take Henry’s stuff and knock down his block towers, but for now we’re soaking up the sweetness.One of the things that helped was the book I’m a Big Brother by Joanna Cole. Our neighbor gave it to us, and it’s awesome (aside from the fact that it’s heteronormative). It talks about all the… Read More -
2013 Organizational Challenge
It’s funny how you can move into a brand-new house and still have a ton of projects to do. Although we aren’t ripping up floors and painting like the folks over at Young House Love, we still have a whole host of projects to undertake. Some of these projects fall into Phase 1, which means they need to get done quickly so we can feel more settled, while others fall into Phase 2 (and 3, 4, and beyond!), which require that we save up more money.When I last talked about our house, I mentioned that we had put everything in a spot (for example, everything was assigned a closet),… Read More
