Family Briefs

A couple of weeks ago, my 5-year-old complained of a stomach ache as he was getting into bed. He’d only eaten 6 slices of pizza, 2 helpings of Alfredo noodles and 2 desserts at the Cici’s Pizza buffet!

Last night as we were eating at Cici’s again, he was asking for dessert. When my husband asked him if he would be able to eat that much more without getting another stomach ache, my son nodded his head and said, Read the rest of this entry »

My husband cooks breakfast during the week. I handle lunches and suppers (except when I convince him that we should go out - not a difficult task if I suggest one of his favorite restaurants). So, we are both always on the lookout for new and delicious recipes to try.

My 5-year-old, the picky-eater in the family, had lots to say about food this week:

He called the deviled eggs Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes, my oldest daughter (now 3) seems to talk incessantly. It’s like she has diarrhea of the mouth - “I’m talking and I can’t shut up!” Of course, I have no idea where she gets this from . . .

Sometimes she is perfectly content have a conversation all by herself. Other times, she must have a response. But if you choose to respond, be warned that she must be talking to you or you’ll be asked, “Was I talking to you?” (with great attitude, I might add).

This week, it’s all about her . . . . Read the rest of this entry »

Do your ears ever hurt? Do you think your brain is going to swirl right out of your head if you can’t just HAVE.A.SECOND.TO THINK.ABOUT.SOMETHING??? I swear I am in so much trouble when my one-year-old starts making sense out of her little language and I have FOUR talkers! She ALREADY jabbers enough to keep up with her blabber-mouth 3-year-old sister, but nonsense words are easier to tune out .

We are growing:
My 7-year-old son said, Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps it’s the end of summer. It could be the intense heat. It could be waterpark withdrawal syndrome. It could be that I let us run out of York Peppermint Patties. SOMETHING has brought on a major case of the “whinies” at our house this week.

I’m struggling to come up with some “cute” tiny talk to share with you. Mostly what I recall hearing was, “No! I don’t waaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnt to!” or “Mooooooooooom! He’s copying me again!” or “Whyyyyyyyyyyyy do we have to clean up again?” None of it is cute, especially when it sounds like Read the rest of this entry »

While we were in Sandestin, Florida last week, there were lots of opportunities for unique Tiny Talk. I jotted down my favorites so I could blog about it upon my return.

I’m so glad Mary hosts this carnival - I found that I was really tuned in to the cute things the kids were saying (instead of Read the rest of this entry »

I found this neat carnival over at Mary’s and really liked the idea of recording some of the cute conversations and toddler language of our children.

They grow up so fast, and it’s so easy to forget the sweet little words they have before they can really “talk” (at which point Read the rest of this entry »