Saturday, February 14
The Adventures of Grandfather and Nana
Hello it is Grandfather Hemrick, guest blogger this week. James, Angela, Katherine and Owen arrived last night and this morning I took James and Angela to the RDU the airport here. James has a conference the first part of the week in San Francesco then they are going to relax a couple of day. Grandfather and Nana’s task is to fulfill our right and spoil our grandchildren. When James and Angela return they can “re-program” their children. In the mean time I will be make entries during the week on this unique experience for us. We have never had two young children in our home at the same time for a week, even with their parents. So stay tuned as the “Adventures of Grandfather and Nana” plays out. Right now Katherine (yes it is grandfather’s right to call her Katherine) is working on a puzzle and Owen and Nana are playing together.
Sunday, February 8
25 Random Things About Kate
If you've been on Facebook lately, then you've most likely read at least one list of 25 random things about someone. I've actually enjoyed reading these lists and other people must enjoy them too, since they're everywhere! So, I thought I'd do a series of posts here and make a list for each of the kids. I think I'll post James' list and my list also in case you're not on Facebook (in which case, you should try it out!). Some of you might not care and you're welcome to skip this series, but I thought at least a few of you might enjoy reading them. I'll post them one at a time starting with Kate. Enjoy!
25 Random Things About Kate
1. The girl has some hair! But it wasn’t always like that. She was born with hair, but not lots and it took a long time to grow. And it’s shiny, thick dark hair that you would not expect to see on a three-year-old. One day it will be gorgeous, but right now it tends to look like a mop that she will neither let me put up nor cut (as she wants it to be long like Ariel’s…) - daddy wants it to be long also, but does not have to deal with it on a daily basis.
2. She loves to sing. She sings while she’s doing puzzles and things that require concentration. Her favorite music right now, of course, is the Disney princess sing-along CD.
3. She doesn’t like to be in social situations. Especially birthday parties. She does ok, but it takes her a while to warm up (if she ever does).
4. She bites her fingernails. I’ve never known a three-year-old to bite their fingernails, but she does.
5. Her favorite color was orange for the longest time. Now it’s purple, or blue, depending on her mood.
6. She loves to swing.
7. She HATES bounce houses. She was so nervous after a birthday party at Pump-it-Up last year that she threw up as soon as she got home.
8. She has two imaginary friends named Beya and Bechet. They often get buckled in the seatbelts of the car and have to be hushed at bedtime for keeping Kate awake (this is usually Beya, the troublemaker). I think Bechet is a boy.
9. She runs to her room to wave to us as we leave the house and she gets upset if we don’t wave back.
10. She has a memory like nothing I’ve ever seen.
11. She always knows what she’s talking about. We’ve learned not to doubt anything she says.
12. She will argue about things that are blatantly wrong, like what letter something starts with.
13. She can direct you to most places in Knoxville that we visit on a regular basis.
14. She is very afraid of people dressed up in mascot costumes or other costumes where the person is completely covered up.
15. She is the best big sister we could have hoped for Owen. She loves to play with him, sing to him when he’s going to sleep, keep him out of trouble, bring me his hearing aids/glasses after he pulls them off, and sign to him (sometimes she even makes up her own signs).
16. She thinks her best friends are the older girls she adores but never even hangs out with.
17. She has very good grammar and diction for a three-year-old, though not perfect. She replaces ‘v’ with ‘b’ and ‘th’ with ‘f’. She is getting better about ‘l’ but sometimes it sounds like ‘w’. This is confusing her as she tries to sound out the beginning letters of words.
18. Besides when she was sick, she hasn’t taken an afternoon nap for a few weeks now.
19. When she was a baby, she was very textbook and did everything like clockwork. I could tell you within two minutes when she would go down for a nap or wake up. If you weren’t home at those times for her to nap – well, let’s just say after a few times of trying to do something else at naptime, I always made it a point to be home.
20. I thought she was going to be the world’s biggest tomboy until this year. Now, she has fun with the boys in her MDO class, but enjoys opportunities to play with the girls in the other classes (especially the four-year-olds). She probably will never be a girly girl, but she enjoys being a girl.
21. When she was born, she looked exactly, scarily, like James. My mom called her “Mini Me”.
22. She almost never gets sick and when she does it’s not for long (except that as I write this she’s been sick for four days…).
23. She lets he grandfather call her Katherine, though she’s told me she prefers Kate. We also call her KitKat, Kato, Kato Potato, and Katie Mae. James calls here Silicate (silly Kate).
24. Her middle name is Mae after my great aunt Mae Coley Wren, one of the sweetest and sharpest southern ladies you’d ever meet.
25. She is Daddy’s girl, but prefers Mommy to read bedtime stories and say good night prayers.
25 Random Things About Kate
1. The girl has some hair! But it wasn’t always like that. She was born with hair, but not lots and it took a long time to grow. And it’s shiny, thick dark hair that you would not expect to see on a three-year-old. One day it will be gorgeous, but right now it tends to look like a mop that she will neither let me put up nor cut (as she wants it to be long like Ariel’s…) - daddy wants it to be long also, but does not have to deal with it on a daily basis.
2. She loves to sing. She sings while she’s doing puzzles and things that require concentration. Her favorite music right now, of course, is the Disney princess sing-along CD.
3. She doesn’t like to be in social situations. Especially birthday parties. She does ok, but it takes her a while to warm up (if she ever does).
4. She bites her fingernails. I’ve never known a three-year-old to bite their fingernails, but she does.
5. Her favorite color was orange for the longest time. Now it’s purple, or blue, depending on her mood.
6. She loves to swing.
7. She HATES bounce houses. She was so nervous after a birthday party at Pump-it-Up last year that she threw up as soon as she got home.
8. She has two imaginary friends named Beya and Bechet. They often get buckled in the seatbelts of the car and have to be hushed at bedtime for keeping Kate awake (this is usually Beya, the troublemaker). I think Bechet is a boy.
9. She runs to her room to wave to us as we leave the house and she gets upset if we don’t wave back.
10. She has a memory like nothing I’ve ever seen.
11. She always knows what she’s talking about. We’ve learned not to doubt anything she says.
12. She will argue about things that are blatantly wrong, like what letter something starts with.
13. She can direct you to most places in Knoxville that we visit on a regular basis.
14. She is very afraid of people dressed up in mascot costumes or other costumes where the person is completely covered up.
15. She is the best big sister we could have hoped for Owen. She loves to play with him, sing to him when he’s going to sleep, keep him out of trouble, bring me his hearing aids/glasses after he pulls them off, and sign to him (sometimes she even makes up her own signs).
16. She thinks her best friends are the older girls she adores but never even hangs out with.
17. She has very good grammar and diction for a three-year-old, though not perfect. She replaces ‘v’ with ‘b’ and ‘th’ with ‘f’. She is getting better about ‘l’ but sometimes it sounds like ‘w’. This is confusing her as she tries to sound out the beginning letters of words.
18. Besides when she was sick, she hasn’t taken an afternoon nap for a few weeks now.
19. When she was a baby, she was very textbook and did everything like clockwork. I could tell you within two minutes when she would go down for a nap or wake up. If you weren’t home at those times for her to nap – well, let’s just say after a few times of trying to do something else at naptime, I always made it a point to be home.
20. I thought she was going to be the world’s biggest tomboy until this year. Now, she has fun with the boys in her MDO class, but enjoys opportunities to play with the girls in the other classes (especially the four-year-olds). She probably will never be a girly girl, but she enjoys being a girl.
21. When she was born, she looked exactly, scarily, like James. My mom called her “Mini Me”.
22. She almost never gets sick and when she does it’s not for long (except that as I write this she’s been sick for four days…).
23. She lets he grandfather call her Katherine, though she’s told me she prefers Kate. We also call her KitKat, Kato, Kato Potato, and Katie Mae. James calls here Silicate (silly Kate).
24. Her middle name is Mae after my great aunt Mae Coley Wren, one of the sweetest and sharpest southern ladies you’d ever meet.
25. She is Daddy’s girl, but prefers Mommy to read bedtime stories and say good night prayers.
Friday, February 6
Owen's first haircut
I finally decided Owen's hair was too shaggy and needed a trim. It was hanging over his collar and ears and I called it "old man hair". He looks 100 times better and I did a decent job. I've cut hair, but I had only either cut James's hair with clippers or trimmed girls' hair with scissors. I had never cut a boy's hair with scissors close to the head. I don't think I did too bad a job and I only butchered one side behind the ears. Oh well. You get what you pay for! It definitely improved his look. He's so cute! I know I'm partial, but I think he's so handsome and I must confess I didn't want to cover up his cute face with glasses, but now I think the glasses make him even more handsome! Take a look.
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