Hope for the Future – Glorify the Past

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Feb 042008

Parenting is all about hoping for the future “I can’t wait until my kids are able to do …” and glorifying the past “It was so great when my kids …”

During football season (Yay Giants!) I’d glorify the past. Particularly the days when Emma was just a few months old and she and Drew were both napping in the afternoon. Mom and Drew would go upstairs to nap, Emma would fall asleep on my chest and I got to watch the game. Nowadays I very rarely get to watch a show I want to see while the kids are awake (though I think Drew is starting to like Mythbusters).

Of course this is a case of “the good old days” since the reason that Mom was napping along with the kids is that Emma was still getting up in the middle of the night.

For a long time I longed for the days when the kids would be out of diapers. Not that changing them was so horrid but because it was a general hassle. Now I just long for the day when Emma can go to the bathroom without assistance from dear old dad.

Posted by John at 2:28 pm

Boo at the Zoo

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Oct 312005

This was our second year at Boo at the Zoo – the National Zoo’s Halloween event. For Emma it was essentially her first time trick-or-treating. Last year she was too little to get even the slightest idea what was going on. She continued that at first – reluctant to put on her costume, a bit put off by the decorations and crowds, etc. Then people started dropping candy (and other treats) into her bag. The wide eyed amazement was fun to watch. By the end of the day it was “Treat?”. She couldn’t quite get out the whole “Trick or Treat” so she decided to focus on the important part.

Posted by John at 11:32 am

Day and Knight

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Sep 132005

Straight from the “things kids say files” …

Drew and Katie are playing at the playground slide thing ..
(Did you ever notice that there’s no such thing as the plain old fashioned slide anymore – you know the kind that’s just a set of steps that ends in a slide? All the “slides” now are fort like things with multiple stairs and slides and fireman polls, etc. “They didn’t have that when I was a kid.”)

Katie is at the top of the “fort”.
Katie: Oh, no. A dragon is coming. I need someone strong and brave to rescue me.
(I believe she refered to Drew as a prince).
Drew: No, no. Dragons are for Knights!
Katie: Oh, not during the bright daytime?

Posted by John at 11:32 am

Drew’s First Show

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May 222005

We took Drew (and Emma) to see Dora’s Pirate Adventure – the live musical – at the Warner Theater. Andrew, who had just woken from a nap in the car, was pretty much stunned the entire time. He did seem to enjoy the show, though he spent the entire time on either Mom or Dad’s lap. And of course it got the ringing endorsement from the TiVo raised child, “I want to watch it again”.

Emma, true to her nature, danced away for the first half and then spent Act 2 climbing the stairs in the theater and running the halls.

What amazed me most however was my willingness to spend $12 on a Dora flashlight thing. It’s one of those things that I’d ordinarily balk at – having been taught that lesson by my own dad – but something about the circumstances made it seem like a worthwhile expense for a memorable occassion. Drew of course loved it for about 3 1/2 minutes.

Posted by John at 11:29 am
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