Nearly 3

In a couple of weeks Niki turns 3--I can hardly believe it! At the same time I am amazed at just what he can do at this age. Tonight we were reading a book about colors and came to the color brown. He named all the rest correctly but this one he called it "chocolate"--I guess my example is louder than what I teach!

I got out the Christmas decorations and such and was reading both of the kids some books. As I was reading my simplified version of Rudolf and saying how the other reindeer called him names and wouldn't play with him, Niki said "He goes home to his mama and she play with him." Isn't that enough to melt your heart? Glad to know that in his mind he knows that I will always be his friend and love him even if others are mean to him. Then he wanted to tell ME stories. He started making up nonsense stuff that I couldn't even follow about socks and glasses. Truly this is an amazing age.

Along with other Christmas decorations I got out some candles. Niki is so excited about his birthday coming up--really all he understands is he gets a party. He keeps telling people he wants at his party. Since there were candles in the Christmas stuff I let him "practice" blowing out the candles. Well, I was doing other things and let Günter supervise--which was the wrong thing. Soon I smell something bad and Günter is telling me that we can't let them play with candles. I smelled Niki's hair and knew he had singed it. Then as Jenna was eating dinner I see her eyelashes and brow is singed too. I was so mad that I shamed Günter that the kids never get hurt when I am supervising, but why when he is does everything happen... This is life with an untreated ADD husband, I think.

Anyhow, I must remember to write something to Jenna's teacher tomorrow so she doesn't think we are neglectful (or at least blame me) and turn us into the CPS eviqualent.

Let the season begin...

Posted by Krista at November 26, 2007 07:33 PM