Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Friday, September 24, 2010

Picture Update

The Gremlin recently went to visit some furry new friends


And I think they tuckered him out

 The Gremlin hasn't had too much going on recently, but this weekend should provide ample video opportunities as he is getting more and more vocal. Until then, we leave you with the Gremlin reading Good Night Chicago



Favorite Toy of the Week: Lego Pirate Ship

Friday, July 23, 2010

Becoming A Seattlite

The Gremlin was eating dinner yesterday, and listening to the conversation that I was having with the Mother of the Gremlin on recycling.

For those of you who don't know, Seattle recycles on a level I had never seen before - they separate trash from recyclables, but then also separate "compostables" - food scraps and yard 'waste.' The Gremlin - as a Seattlite - decided to chime in.

"This cup is recycle-ble." The MOTG and I shared a look.
"How do you know that buddy?" The Gremlin flashed one of his 'uh-oh' looks and stared into his cup for a minute. He finally decided to keep talking
"Cause it says so. There." The Gremlin pointed into his cup.

Once he finished, the MOTG and I took the cup and realized he had read the bottom of the cup (and understood the word) where it said the cup could be recycled.

PS - The Gremlin has requested it be made known he would like the  Lego Fire Station for his birthday, and yes, he has graduated to his father's and uncle's regular Legos.


Favorite Toy of the Week: Thomas the Tank Engine Fire Brigade


Monday, December 7, 2009

He Can Totally Read


He's doing it again. While most children delight in advancing, proving competency to their parents, and showing up their friends, the Gremlin has decided to do exactly the opposite. After spending weeks and weeks repeating various books we've read to him, we're just now finding out that he's picking up a few things here and there. His grandmother came in town from California over Thanksgiving, and brought him whiteboard flash cards that also had traceable letters for things like cat, dog, boy, girl, etc... and he's been putting them and his vocabulary to good use. We're glad he's finally doing this, because before these cards, we had only our suspicions.

Like when we were walking into Half Priced Books last month and the Gremlin pointed to a sign, asking what it meant. When his mother told him it was an emergency lane for rescue vehicles, he corrected her, "Momma, it's a fire lane." But when we asked him to repeat it, he talked about how he wanted to go look at the books. And then again at the bank he again asked for a sign to be read at the ATM. Again, when the word 'bank' was omitted, he corrected his mother, and then refused to bring it up again.