Thursday, June 23, 2011

Magic wings:Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens

6/14, Saturday. 好天气,Cyn到 South Deerfield看蝴蝶。一个温室里,彩蝶飞舞,尤其青睐爸爸,几次飞到爸爸肩上。知道了moth和butterfly的区别。




a giant butterfly, it is a live one!


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

爸爸不在的两周

又是一年春


爸爸在家的时候,是妈妈管做家务,爸爸管闺女的吃喝拉撒,准确的是喂饭,洗漱,去potty.爸爸出差,妈妈就要全包了。

周日晚,关了灯睡觉,闺女碰到床边的毛巾,以为是爸爸的T-shirt, 笑说 “daddy...”

周一,早晨因为妈妈忘了给带watch,一路哭着到了学校。
放学接回家,闺女说, let's call daddy, I miss him all day and night.

周二,早晨,flashing sandal前一天放学校了,闺女哭着要穿,没有,又哭着到学校。
放学,爸爸打电话,闺女不肯接,I miss daddy, but I don't want to tell him. 晚上妈妈教育,第二天要带的东西晚上准备好,衣服选好,没准备的不许哭着要,晚上挑好的衣服早晨不许改变主意。当然也重申了若干遍,小姑娘promise了几次要遵守。

周三,白天表现很好,很快穿戴整齐,很早到学校,玩的时候说要给daddy用clipper做个gift. 晚上不肯洗澡,说是脚碰破了,疼。绑了个latex手套,居然高高兴兴的洗了。

周四,白天晚上都好,妈妈高兴,一个人带娃也不是很难吗。晚上电话爸爸,daddy, I miss you all day and night AGAIN.

周五,下午接了陪一个来开会的同事和她的team,去Quabin玩,刚开始娃哭,i don't like them, I want to go home.玩了一会,高兴的和人家依依不舍。还问为啥不和她们同坐一个车。


继续记录一下闺女的童言。

我和她闹着玩,亲一口,说,can i bite your chubby face?
她笑说 "No, thanks, i am not juicy."

她看电视我用电脑,突然,她打了一个大喷嚏,我回头看她故意大笑,
她很平静的说 “you didn't say 'bless you'”.

睡觉前,闺女说i want the light on.我问,I want it off, who is the boss?答:you are THE boss, I am also a boss. 我说,I am your boss, you are Olivia's boss. Olivia是一个玩具猪。 闺女赶忙否定,No, I am daddy's boss!

娃一直对牛奶不感兴趣,这几个月好一些。每天睡前半杯,睡起来半杯牛奶,但是时常讨价还价。睡前我下楼去倒牛奶,她叫着叮嘱“half cup~~”,不想多喝。喝之前还要check, “half cup or full cup?” "is this half cup? half cup should be HERE",指着距杯底1 inch的高度.今天早晨睡的迷迷糊糊,我给把straw放嘴里,娃闭着眼,murmur到,“how about lower half cup?”

娃幼儿园的小朋友Y的妈妈和我一个楼上班。昨天一起吃了中饭。晚上回家,我跟娃聊天,“我们请Y来家里玩吧,Y的妈妈和妈妈是friends”。娃说“You mean you put me and Y play Lego, so you can work on your laptop, Y's mom can work on her computer, that's a good idea!”

Monday, June 6, 2011

无厘头

小姑娘May 31开始上了大班,小milestone.
记录一下小姑娘的无厘头语录。

1.最近特喜欢刷牙,每晚要刷两次,一次用手动牙刷,一次用电动让妈妈帮着刷。牙膏也特感兴趣。一天指着大人用的牙膏,what's this, mom?我说,妈妈用的牙膏。她有点小好奇,does animal also need brush teeth? ft...俺暂且假定这两句之间无联系。

2. 从toddler班毕业了,带着她去给老师买card +gift card以表谢意,跟她说是要give your teachers a gift。回家路上,想着孩子大了话多,要是当着别的老师面说送gift card不好,就叮嘱,不要跟老师说,妈妈会把card和gift card放在老师信箱。她就问why.我只好说,给老师一个surprise.我写卡片,问,你想跟老师说什么呀?小姑娘凑到我耳朵旁,I want to say, happy surprise!

3.这个是老笑话了。给小姑娘读书知道什么是healthy food,什么是junk food.一日,到CVS,顺手买了些candy.小姑娘和我一起check out,拿过东西,跟cashier说,I bought a lot of junk food today. It is ok to eat a little bit junk food.

4. 天热了,小姑娘饭不好好吃。妈妈为给她带中饭发愁。爸爸说容易,破天荒要给娃准备中饭。第一天吃的还不错,爸爸沾沾自喜的说,看,我几分钟就能弄好。第二天,剩了不少,爸爸问为啥,娃说 "Ashley (her assistant teacher) said I should not eat the fruit can, it is sweet, has too much sugar, it is junk food, no good to my body."爸爸一阵尴尬,只好避重就轻,“Is Ashley the pretty young teacher?”小姑娘说,“yes, she wants me to eat healthy food as she does, so I can groooow up as pretty as her.”