Andersonisms:
smarshlellows (like)
bamatoes (dislike)
bessert (really like)
He's so grown up now, he doesn't say too many words incorrectly anymore, so I want to remember these last few. He also makes us laugh constantly, even when we should be mad at him.
This morning he was arguing with me about washing his hands and having a snack.
Ander: I want a snack.
Carla: You need to wash your hands if you want a snack.
Ander: I'M NOT WASHING MY HANDS!
Carla: Then you're not having a snack.
Ander (on the way to the bathroom to wash his hands) : YOU'RE A SNACK!
As I am typing this, Walker, Kurt, Anderson, Lisa, Andrea, and Bobby are all watching Star Wars. They just watched a battle seen, and Anderson piped up and said, "Walker, is anybody gonna be die?" Ahhhhhh! What do you say to that? (besides, "Kurt, he shouldn't be watching this.")
Monday, September 6, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Update
This week . . .
Anderson is doing very well with potty training. I'm hoping by the end of next week he'll be ready to say good-bye to diapers forever (except for nighttime,I'm sure)! He likes going to "bible church" to play with his friend Chloe while W. & E. are at VBS. He also referred to Kurt as his "grill daddy" as opposed to just his regular "daddy." Not really sure where that came from. Today, while I was laying beside him in bed he got up nose-to-nose with me and said, "Is that you, Aunt Andrea?" Then he started giggling. He' such a little ham sometimes. On a final Anderson note, the highlight of his week so far was spending the night all by himself at gma. Kandel's house. He even thanked Jesus for it in his nighttime prayers!
Ellie has been the master of fit throwing. She had crying, screaming, blubbering, slobbering, all-out melt down for about an hour this morning b/c she didn't like the brown in her shorts that I laid out for her. She wouldn't settle down until I threatened to pick out all of her clothes for an entire week. That seemed to do the trick. She also has a new obsession with "silly bandz." What 4-10 year old doesn't? She thoroughly enjoyed shopping for herself at the mall when we went to get Lisa's b-day present. Her favorite thing to do is try on shoes :) Her all-time high this week was going to Red Lobster with mom, dad, and Aunt Andrea. Her daddy let her get crab legs because he absolutely cannot say no to her when it comes to delicious food. The last time he took her out, she got to order a steak. She's gonna be one expensive date someday.
Walker is a sports statistic genius. He can remember stats, plays, dates, etc. from just about any sport that he loves, which is pretty much all of them. He talks endlessly about cool plays that I don't really care about, but I listen anyway b/c I love that kid! I literally had to hold his mouth shut yesterday just so I could tell him to do something. He's a living, breathing, eating sport-a-holic. If you can't find him looking for some kind of game on TV, then he'll be in his room trying to find one on the radio, or reenacting some type of sports replay outside. He actually chose to skip out on our Red Lobster trip just to stay at gma's and watch sports. This could turn into an unhealthy habit!
Caroline is just as cute as can be. She went for her 9 month check-up today and weighed in at 19# 6 oz. (50th percentile). She's 27" long (25 percentile). She can pull herself up to her knees. She can hold herself standing against something, like the couch, if we put her there. She sits herself up easily from laying and gets into a crawling stance, but has yet to actually crawl. She's starting to eat a little bit of solid food like graham crackers, ritz crackers, & cut up bananas. She' s really getting the hang of the sippy, and her smile can melt your heart in a second!
Mommy and Daddy are doing fine, too, so we won't bore you with the grown-up details. Afterall, this is just mainly stuff the kids say!
Anderson is doing very well with potty training. I'm hoping by the end of next week he'll be ready to say good-bye to diapers forever (except for nighttime,I'm sure)! He likes going to "bible church" to play with his friend Chloe while W. & E. are at VBS. He also referred to Kurt as his "grill daddy" as opposed to just his regular "daddy." Not really sure where that came from. Today, while I was laying beside him in bed he got up nose-to-nose with me and said, "Is that you, Aunt Andrea?" Then he started giggling. He' such a little ham sometimes. On a final Anderson note, the highlight of his week so far was spending the night all by himself at gma. Kandel's house. He even thanked Jesus for it in his nighttime prayers!
Ellie has been the master of fit throwing. She had crying, screaming, blubbering, slobbering, all-out melt down for about an hour this morning b/c she didn't like the brown in her shorts that I laid out for her. She wouldn't settle down until I threatened to pick out all of her clothes for an entire week. That seemed to do the trick. She also has a new obsession with "silly bandz." What 4-10 year old doesn't? She thoroughly enjoyed shopping for herself at the mall when we went to get Lisa's b-day present. Her favorite thing to do is try on shoes :) Her all-time high this week was going to Red Lobster with mom, dad, and Aunt Andrea. Her daddy let her get crab legs because he absolutely cannot say no to her when it comes to delicious food. The last time he took her out, she got to order a steak. She's gonna be one expensive date someday.
Walker is a sports statistic genius. He can remember stats, plays, dates, etc. from just about any sport that he loves, which is pretty much all of them. He talks endlessly about cool plays that I don't really care about, but I listen anyway b/c I love that kid! I literally had to hold his mouth shut yesterday just so I could tell him to do something. He's a living, breathing, eating sport-a-holic. If you can't find him looking for some kind of game on TV, then he'll be in his room trying to find one on the radio, or reenacting some type of sports replay outside. He actually chose to skip out on our Red Lobster trip just to stay at gma's and watch sports. This could turn into an unhealthy habit!
Caroline is just as cute as can be. She went for her 9 month check-up today and weighed in at 19# 6 oz. (50th percentile). She's 27" long (25 percentile). She can pull herself up to her knees. She can hold herself standing against something, like the couch, if we put her there. She sits herself up easily from laying and gets into a crawling stance, but has yet to actually crawl. She's starting to eat a little bit of solid food like graham crackers, ritz crackers, & cut up bananas. She' s really getting the hang of the sippy, and her smile can melt your heart in a second!
Mommy and Daddy are doing fine, too, so we won't bore you with the grown-up details. Afterall, this is just mainly stuff the kids say!
Monday, June 21, 2010
My First Blog by Walker
I have a loose tooth. My baseball team is called The Thunder. I play first base. My frend Caleb just got back from vacashon. I want to go see Toy Story 3 with him. Today I'm swiming at my grandmas.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The Doctors
Ellie Kandel, M.D.
Ander (at breakfast): Ohhhhhh, I have a scav on my toe.
Dr. Ellie: That's okay. Scabs are good.
Ander: Nooooo. Scavs are really bad. They hurt you.
Dr. Ellie: No, Anderson. Scabs are good. They give you nice new, new, new skin, so you won't have to have a scab for your whole life! They won't even hurt you. So scabs are good. Boo-boos are bad, but scabs are good.
Ander: I DON'T WANT SCAVS!
Dr. Ellie: Sometimes you just have scabs. That's just the way it is.
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Anderson Kandel, M.D.
On the way to the store Ellie and I were talking about bracelets when Anderson piped up that he wanted a bracelet, too. He and Ellie argued a bit about boys not being allowed to wear bracelets. Of course Ellie was adamant that boys wearing bracelets was not even possible. Anderson was exasperated, so he came up with his own solution as follows.
Dr. Anderson: Ellie, when boys change into girls then they can wear bracelets.
Ellie and I giggled the whole way home! Needless to say, I think I will choose Ellie as my doctor for now.
Ander (at breakfast): Ohhhhhh, I have a scav on my toe.
Dr. Ellie: That's okay. Scabs are good.
Ander: Nooooo. Scavs are really bad. They hurt you.
Dr. Ellie: No, Anderson. Scabs are good. They give you nice new, new, new skin, so you won't have to have a scab for your whole life! They won't even hurt you. So scabs are good. Boo-boos are bad, but scabs are good.
Ander: I DON'T WANT SCAVS!
Dr. Ellie: Sometimes you just have scabs. That's just the way it is.
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Anderson Kandel, M.D.
On the way to the store Ellie and I were talking about bracelets when Anderson piped up that he wanted a bracelet, too. He and Ellie argued a bit about boys not being allowed to wear bracelets. Of course Ellie was adamant that boys wearing bracelets was not even possible. Anderson was exasperated, so he came up with his own solution as follows.
Dr. Anderson: Ellie, when boys change into girls then they can wear bracelets.
Ellie and I giggled the whole way home! Needless to say, I think I will choose Ellie as my doctor for now.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Georgie
Walker and Anderson were watching Curious George the other day when Walker proceeded to tell us what he would do to help George solve the problem if he was there. After a long explanation of his plan, Anderson looked over and said, "Walker, how will you get in the TV?"
I love that kid!
I love that kid!
Friday, April 30, 2010
75% of our kids are sick
Well, actually Walker's pretty much better now. He went to school but felt lousy in the afternoon so we had to go pick him up. He got a nap in and now he's fine. However, Anderson has whatever Walker had now. It's a high fever and pretty much nothing else. Also, Caroline threw up, which she thought was hilarious.
Let's see, what else? Walker's still doing good in school. He loves math and hates art just like his dad. He's also reading very well (he's on a K out of, umm, Z, I guess, which I think is good for his grade level). Ellie's enjoying pre-school. Her teachers say she's a natural leader, which tells us she's very bossy. She and Anderson really play well together. They both have great imaginations. Her latest thing is singing and dancing along with the girl chipmunks from the squeaquel movie. Oh, and she loves art and hates math. Anderson likes dancing with Ellie, too, and calls it Alvin and the Chcken-munks. He also goes outside sometimes without telling anyone. He also pokes Caroline in the eyes for no apparent reason and still pulls everyone's hair. But he can still be one of the most lovable kids out there. Hopefully it's just a stage he's going through (the ornery part, not the lovable part). At least he still has really good hair. Caroline is finally rolling over (her doctor said sometimes that's a little hard for the "chubbier ones") and she'll stay sitting up for a long time but has no interest in the actual act of sitting up. Basically, if we sit her up, she's just too lazy to fall over. She smiles all the time, almost never cries, puts herself to sleep, and laughs at everything that moves, especially ceiling fans. Best baby ever.
Go Cavs.
Let's see, what else? Walker's still doing good in school. He loves math and hates art just like his dad. He's also reading very well (he's on a K out of, umm, Z, I guess, which I think is good for his grade level). Ellie's enjoying pre-school. Her teachers say she's a natural leader, which tells us she's very bossy. She and Anderson really play well together. They both have great imaginations. Her latest thing is singing and dancing along with the girl chipmunks from the squeaquel movie. Oh, and she loves art and hates math. Anderson likes dancing with Ellie, too, and calls it Alvin and the Chcken-munks. He also goes outside sometimes without telling anyone. He also pokes Caroline in the eyes for no apparent reason and still pulls everyone's hair. But he can still be one of the most lovable kids out there. Hopefully it's just a stage he's going through (the ornery part, not the lovable part). At least he still has really good hair. Caroline is finally rolling over (her doctor said sometimes that's a little hard for the "chubbier ones") and she'll stay sitting up for a long time but has no interest in the actual act of sitting up. Basically, if we sit her up, she's just too lazy to fall over. She smiles all the time, almost never cries, puts herself to sleep, and laughs at everything that moves, especially ceiling fans. Best baby ever.
Go Cavs.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Caroline's Bathtism
Ellie, yesterday morning: Is Caroline getting bathtized today?
Me: No, that's tomorrow, and you mean baptized, not "bathtized".
Ellie: Well, they use water.
Me: Well, yeah, that's true, they do . . .
Ellie, rolling her eyes like I'm an idiot: Baptized.
Then, at the baptism, we took all the kids up to the front of the church. W and E were standing, Carla had Caroline and I was holding Anderson, who was knuckle deep in his nose. When I attempted to discretely pull his hand down, he protested rather loudly, "I'm trying to get my boogies out!" I had to make a quick decision - release the hand or let him repeat himself even louder. Pick away, son. Pick away.
And this one really worries me: Anderson came out of the bathroom wearing one of Ellie's headbands and said, "Look! I'm wearing Ellie's Bandaid. I'm a princess now!"
Me: No, that's tomorrow, and you mean baptized, not "bathtized".
Ellie: Well, they use water.
Me: Well, yeah, that's true, they do . . .
Ellie, rolling her eyes like I'm an idiot: Baptized.
Then, at the baptism, we took all the kids up to the front of the church. W and E were standing, Carla had Caroline and I was holding Anderson, who was knuckle deep in his nose. When I attempted to discretely pull his hand down, he protested rather loudly, "I'm trying to get my boogies out!" I had to make a quick decision - release the hand or let him repeat himself even louder. Pick away, son. Pick away.
And this one really worries me: Anderson came out of the bathroom wearing one of Ellie's headbands and said, "Look! I'm wearing Ellie's Bandaid. I'm a princess now!"
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