Koh - It was a 1+1 day today, just you and me walking, talking, shopping, eating, dozing on a 5 hour urban adventure. The art museum was our main event where I learned that you didn't care much about studying the exhibit of historic photos of the Columbia River Gorge. The part of that we both liked best was sneaking in the food and smoothie, hiding from the guards on the bench, crouched down among the crowd of last-day visitors. Climbing the big stairs ...touching the ho-ho-ho snowman ("please don't touch anything in the museum") that wasn't cold and wasn't melting.
OK, maybe the art museum wasn't the perfect activity for a 2-year old - how would I know until we tried?
But wait ...something changed as we packed up in the lobby for the road trip home. Thru the big glass door on the left you spotted the permanent exhibit of ancient Chinese sculpture ...a horse pulling a cart!
Come on Dad! as you pulled my hand into a room not crowded with people ...and WOW look at all these cool animals! Suddenly the guide and follower switched roles ....you were guiding me thru this room ...by the dog, the dog-monster mix, the goose, another horse. Oh my, a tiger ...this one you studied quietly, intently. Your hand pulling mine along, then stopping to see what this next sculpture was about.
Why didn't you take me here before, Dad? No hurry, look, another animal. You made the sounds of ones you know. Honk says the goose, grrrrr the tiger, woof the dog.... But mostly you were quiet, looking, learning, holding my hand.
Maybe there's another room like this in the art museum ...I think we'll go back to see.
I love you, Koh. -Dad
Abraham: We had more snow today and we got to play outside. Daddy showed us how to make snowmen. Then I got cold and wanted to go inside.
Koh: Mommy and Daddy are teaching us how to put our pee and poop in the potty. I'm doing good and have six stickers on our potty poster so far. We got big boy underwear too. I like the ones with Elmo and cars. We want to wear them all the time; when we play, when we sleep, even when we take a bath!
Koh: Just Grandma visited for Christmas this year and the weather was frightful ...but we sure had a fun time helping Mom shovel the deck, running around naked and then tearing open these new toys on Christmas morning. We got our first trikes and a basketball hoop and some BATS and CARS and BOOKS and more.
Abe: Check me out walking on the top of 10" of snow in my yard! Dad says this is the biggest snowstorm in 40 years in Portland, so we don't have to go to the mountain for snow any more. It's been snowing for more than a week and more is coming. We sled, we try to walk in it, and we get cold.
gagging noise and that sent them over the edge. Mommy called 911 and Daddy jabbed the Epipen into my leg - Yaooowww. Then a fire truck and ambulance came. There must have been seven men in the house paying real close attention to me, even putting things on my toes and arms and legs. I told everyone I was fine and made my lips start shrinking and so they left. Maybe things are better when they are a little slow around the house.
