Every meal we eat together, we say grace. Keltan has started to mimic it, by making a whispering noise while we pray, then he follows it with "sh-amen." So, this week, I have been working with Keltan at bedtime to say a prayer. I got "Dear Jesus" the first night, then "no no no no", followed by "sh-amen." Now, where that extra sound comes from, I do not know, but it is there every time he says it. The next couple nights I got him to say "Dear Jesus keep...no no no no...sh-amen." Couldn't get him to go any further with it, but it was really cute, and I loved it. I figured Jesus liked it, too...
Well, tonight, Mommy left the room, but we called her back in there. I wanted to show her our progress. We started with "Dear Jesus" then moved to "keep me" then "safe" and finally "tonight", followed by "sh-amen." That's right! We made an entire prayer! Mommy and Daddy were beaming with pride!
I like to think that Grandmommy and Granddaddy were right there smiling with big bright smiles at their little grandson saying his first prayer!
Oh, then we proceeded to blow kisses to Grandma, Grampy, Nana, and Ms Margie.
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Growing up
Keltan is, indeed, growing up way too fast! It doesn't seem like 19 1/2 months ago that we were in the delivery room, but, alas, it is true. It has been so fun and exciting to watch him growing up, learning new things, and, yes, even when he pushes the limits it is fun (though irritating at the same time).
The latest: Click here to see tons of photos
He loves to play "scavenger hunt" with the dogs. He will take his Cheerios, animal crackers, raisins, whatever little snack he has in his cup, and place them in various spots where the dogs will find them and gobble them up. He will start with putting them in the middle of the floor, then proceed to put them on his toys, then behind the chairs, under the table, and on and on. He puts them on the end table in the den, and after a few seconds, if one of the dogs hasn't found it, he knocks it off, one of the critters gobbles it up, and he puts another on the table. After a few seconds, if no desired effect, he again swipes it off. After a few failed attempts to get a dog to see the snack on the table, he abandons that idea until the next round. It is an absolutely funny thing to watch!
I showed him the wonder of popping the lid off a Pringles can last night. Ok, actually, it was the Lays version of Pringles, Stax, but same concept. I squeezed the can, the lid flew off with a wonderful SWOOSH and POP! Since he couldn't squeeze the can hard enough to pop it off, I showed him how to stomp it. Oh, boy! That was fun! He screamed and laughed with pure delight, and danced several jigs. Over and over we did this, until it was supper time. Somehow, I think we will be revisiting this activity :)
His favorite book at this time is "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss. "Left foot Left foot, Right foot Right. Feet in the morning, feet at night..." Yes, it is committed to my memory now, as we read this book each and every night before bed. He calls it "foot feet."
I have introduced him to S'mores. He delights in eating the messy treat, getting chocolate all over his mouth, hands, and everything he manages to touch. I have been working with him to say "marshmallow", and this is a real entertaining thing to listen to. Somehow, it comes out with 3 or 4 extra syllables, sometimes with a bunch of garble at the beginning. Apparently, 19 month olds aren't real proficient with multi-syllable words! :-)
Keltan loves to tell everything "bye-bye" now. We were leaving the kitchen last night, and he saw the box of Junior Mints on the counter (which he LOVES), and it was "bye bye mints." Bedtime brings "bye bye car, bye bye Mommy, bye bye Raleigh, bye bye Asher, bye bye moon, bye bye bear..."
He also has been into cleaning up "mess mess." When he sees some water on the floor or on a table, he likes to wipe it up with a rag. Along these same lines, he loves to throw stuff in the trash. Sometimes, even his toys will end up there - have to watch what he tosses!
We desire to teach him about money, and how to save it. We have 3 piggy banks for him, and every night he gets a quarter, and either a nickel/dime and a penny. He gets to put them in the banks. We were trying to keep him putting quarters in the big piggy bank, but he just wants to put the money in whatever bank he desires. So, we let him, and he has a blast, especially when Mommy and Daddy cheer him on! We hope that this will lead to him learning about money, and appreciating the proper technique of saving and understanding how to handle his personal finances in order to avoid the mistakes we made.
The other day, we went walking in our back lot where the RV is. I had to go to the garage next door to put some tools back, so he and the dogs went with me. Of course, he wanted to run, so I let him. He would stay with me for a minute, then go wandering off to see what the dogs were up to. At some point, he would realize how far away he had gotten from me, and start getting worried. He would come running to me, screaming, and holding his hands out. At that point, I would turn, head toward him, and hold his hand, and he was ok. For a bit....then he would let go, and wander away. The cycle would repeat over and over. The irony wasn't wasted on me - isn't that how we do with God?
The latest: Click here to see tons of photos
He loves to play "scavenger hunt" with the dogs. He will take his Cheerios, animal crackers, raisins, whatever little snack he has in his cup, and place them in various spots where the dogs will find them and gobble them up. He will start with putting them in the middle of the floor, then proceed to put them on his toys, then behind the chairs, under the table, and on and on. He puts them on the end table in the den, and after a few seconds, if one of the dogs hasn't found it, he knocks it off, one of the critters gobbles it up, and he puts another on the table. After a few seconds, if no desired effect, he again swipes it off. After a few failed attempts to get a dog to see the snack on the table, he abandons that idea until the next round. It is an absolutely funny thing to watch!
I showed him the wonder of popping the lid off a Pringles can last night. Ok, actually, it was the Lays version of Pringles, Stax, but same concept. I squeezed the can, the lid flew off with a wonderful SWOOSH and POP! Since he couldn't squeeze the can hard enough to pop it off, I showed him how to stomp it. Oh, boy! That was fun! He screamed and laughed with pure delight, and danced several jigs. Over and over we did this, until it was supper time. Somehow, I think we will be revisiting this activity :)
His favorite book at this time is "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss. "Left foot Left foot, Right foot Right. Feet in the morning, feet at night..." Yes, it is committed to my memory now, as we read this book each and every night before bed. He calls it "foot feet."
I have introduced him to S'mores. He delights in eating the messy treat, getting chocolate all over his mouth, hands, and everything he manages to touch. I have been working with him to say "marshmallow", and this is a real entertaining thing to listen to. Somehow, it comes out with 3 or 4 extra syllables, sometimes with a bunch of garble at the beginning. Apparently, 19 month olds aren't real proficient with multi-syllable words! :-)
Keltan loves to tell everything "bye-bye" now. We were leaving the kitchen last night, and he saw the box of Junior Mints on the counter (which he LOVES), and it was "bye bye mints." Bedtime brings "bye bye car, bye bye Mommy, bye bye Raleigh, bye bye Asher, bye bye moon, bye bye bear..."
He also has been into cleaning up "mess mess." When he sees some water on the floor or on a table, he likes to wipe it up with a rag. Along these same lines, he loves to throw stuff in the trash. Sometimes, even his toys will end up there - have to watch what he tosses!
We desire to teach him about money, and how to save it. We have 3 piggy banks for him, and every night he gets a quarter, and either a nickel/dime and a penny. He gets to put them in the banks. We were trying to keep him putting quarters in the big piggy bank, but he just wants to put the money in whatever bank he desires. So, we let him, and he has a blast, especially when Mommy and Daddy cheer him on! We hope that this will lead to him learning about money, and appreciating the proper technique of saving and understanding how to handle his personal finances in order to avoid the mistakes we made.
The other day, we went walking in our back lot where the RV is. I had to go to the garage next door to put some tools back, so he and the dogs went with me. Of course, he wanted to run, so I let him. He would stay with me for a minute, then go wandering off to see what the dogs were up to. At some point, he would realize how far away he had gotten from me, and start getting worried. He would come running to me, screaming, and holding his hands out. At that point, I would turn, head toward him, and hold his hand, and he was ok. For a bit....then he would let go, and wander away. The cycle would repeat over and over. The irony wasn't wasted on me - isn't that how we do with God?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Running blind
Somewhere along the line, Keltan decided it would be a great idea to cover his eyes and run around. Why? I don't know - maybe the same reason his daddy closed his eyes and ran his bicycle off into a ditch. Regardless, it is quite entertaining to watch. Below, you will find a short video of him doing just that, and below that, there is a video where he was just being plain goofy (a common occurrence). Enjoy!
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