“I do not, for one, believe that the problem was that the band was down. I believe the problem may have been that there was a sky bison on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a toddler. “Alright? That tended to understate the hugeness of the animal.”
Category: Steelykid!
Thursday Toddler Blogging 030311
When I told her it was Thursday, and thus time for a picture with Appa, SteelyKid sprang into action with a very definite idea of what she wanted. As a result, there’s a lot going on in this week’s Toddler Blogging photos: This is my favorite, which was an intermediate step on the way to… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 030311
Belated Snowy Toddler Blogging
We’re having our umpteenth winter storm here, which means everybody has to work at clearning snow away. And I do mean everybody: OK, I did most of the work of clearing a path to the door, but SteelyKid insisted on helping sweep some snow up with her little broom afterwards. The color’s a little wonky… Continue reading Belated Snowy Toddler Blogging
Programming Note
Since people have asked about the lack of Thursday Toddler Blogging to this point, here’s an update: We had a bit of a meltdown last night at dinner, which ended with SteelyKid asking to go to bed an hour earlier than usual. This morning, she slept in, and we got a bunch more snow overnight,… Continue reading Programming Note
Thursday Fox in Socks Blogging 021711
Look, sir, look, sir, Mr. Knox sir! Let’s do tricks with bricks and blocks, sir! — Dr. Seuss Sadly, the only trick SteelyKid has really mastered with bricks and blocks is piling them into a gigantic obstacle in the middle of the floor. Well, that, and building tall narrow towers then knocking them down. And,… Continue reading Thursday Fox in Socks Blogging 021711
Thursday Dramatis Personae Blogging 021011
Appa appears in all the weekly Toddler Blogging pictures, but he’s not the only stuffed animal in Chateau Steelypips. the others were getting a little resentful of Appa’s blog time, so here’s the full cast of characters: In the back row, from left to right, we have: SteelyKid, Baby, Audrey, Appa, Dolly, Lorax, and Mommy.… Continue reading Thursday Dramatis Personae Blogging 021011
Against Pointless Racism in Children’s Stories
I’m taking some flak in the comments to yesterday’s book recommendation request post, so let me illustrate what I meant with an example. Lots of people recommended the Andrew Lang Fairy books, which are freely available online. I looked at the first story in the first book, which is plenty entertaining, but also has this… Continue reading Against Pointless Racism in Children’s Stories
Fairy Tale Book Recommendations?
One of the books in SteelyKid’s regular rotation of books to read at naptime and bedtime is this book about a girl visiting characters from fairy tales to ask them what makes somebody happy ever after. It’s not the greatest, but she enjoys it. It occurs to me, though, that while the book references a… Continue reading Fairy Tale Book Recommendations?
Thursday Tee-Time Blogging 020311
Given that the snow banks on the sides of the driveway are taller than SteelyKid, it might not seem like time for golf. If she’s going to reach her goal of being the first toddler to win an event on the PGA Tour, though, she can’t afford to take time off from practicing: Swing coach… Continue reading Thursday Tee-Time Blogging 020311
Thursday Toddler Blogging 012711
Since we had a Mommy-for-scale picture last week, I thought it was high time we had another Daddy-for-scale picture. So, here’s SteelyKid before going off to day care this morning: (Photo credit: Kate) She’s been more than 0.5 Kate in height for a good long while, but now she’s coming up on half a me.… Continue reading Thursday Toddler Blogging 012711