The four year old just shared this bit of logical gymnastics:
Sharks are fish. So you could call all fish sharks.
I’m going to pass on doing that. I’m also not going to bother her with the explanation of why that is not logically consistent.
Category Archives: Evie
Four Year Old On Management
At breakfast Grandma said, “When we’re done eating we’re all going to work together to clean up the house.” About 45 minutes later the 4 year old asks, “Why is grandpa on his computer instead of cleaning? Is he the manager?” I totally wish I could make this stuff up.
For the record grandpa did help with the cleaning.
Funny Evie Quote
My sister-in-law Kelsey took Evie on an Auntie – Niece date and asked Evie, “How did you get so big?”
Evie’s response was classic: “You tell me.”
Yup, she’s four!
She’s getting so big its blowing my mind. Don’t get me started on Abby, who is also just turning into a big girl and has all but lost everything that made her a little girl. Being a dad is awesome, but this growing up bit is mind boggling.
My Bride Now Homeschools the Now 4 Year Old
Jessica is presently in the other room schooling the 4 year old. How did the girl turn 4?! Blows my mind. Anyway, she’s being schooled on greater than and less than and I think she’s got the concept down. It tends to really register once you put the lessons in candy form. Fortunately its autumn and the season calls for candy.
Next month I hope we can teach her pie charts with real pecan pie.
Evie Rocks the Casbah
Evie cracks me up
Bright
“Daddy, two light bulbs in the bathroom are not light bulbing.”-Evie
Evie puts on Sunglasses and says, “This way the sun can’t see my eyes.”
I Have a Family
I’m pretty sure that some of you will be wondering about now if I have forgotten that there is a wife and two daughters and a sister-in-law that are part of my life. I love them dearly, but basically since the beginning of the year we’ve been either sick or traveling or both. I need to force us all into the same room and force us all to make ridiculous faces so that we can have a picture to post so that those who are more distant will see more closely how crazy we are in digital form.
I love my family and to my knowledge we’re all healthy, Abby’s school is going well as is her dance class and Jessica is starting Evie in gymnastics on Monday next week. I’m not sleeping tonight (I’ve been up since about 3) for no apparent reason, but I figured I’d take a stab at putting information on this blog that folks might also read.
While I haven’t blogged a lot lately I am posting weird bits on Twitter and you can follow some stuff (and repeats of what’s on Twitter) on Facebook. Just for fun here are some updates from Twitter that I posted last week on a business trip:
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: listening to some hip hop bit at the airport. White & nerdy indeed [weird al reference].
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: customs had *4* sitting employees not open. they were chatting whilst we stood by.
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: Toronto International better deliver on some cheese after this rat maze.
Canada, you get an “eh” for effort.
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: applebutter BBQ sauce for the gigantic win. [seek this out]
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: “These are our dog’s and ponies.”
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: dog & pony show went well. They want to use a few one trick ponies in another movie.
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: if we catch the rabbit down this trail I’m totally cutting its foot off for luck.
Kevin & Randy’s excellent adventure: note to self disable EVERYTHING but PowerPoint. Kills bings, bongs, & popups.
All of those “Tweets” [and more!] were done while on a trip with a great guy, marketing director, and handy travel companion, Kevin. I’d tell you more but I’d have to grill you.
The Three Year Old Contains More Food than Physics Has Previously Allowed For
Last night our little baby girl puked up everything that could possibly have been contained in her gut and probably her left leg. Jessica and I both got to help clean up puke on beds, floors, pillows, blankets and surfaces that I didn’t know could get puke on them. Evie was volatile and while I’d love to make jokes so that we could all laugh, it broke my daddy heart.
Jessica was an amazing wife and let me stay in bed on multiple ocassions. She soloed some of the cleanup herself. Then, this morning Abby got up with a cold and cough. Hopefully this morning small doses of various things will help them both. I love my family and this was not the return from a short trip to TX that I had hoped for 🙂
Another
Evie said to me, “Daddy, I’m getting another sick.”
Sadly it is true. She’s got another runny nose.
Look, There’s a Blog Here!
Sorry to not have posted in some time. I am alive and we’re all better from the sickness. I’ve been working long hours for the last couple weeks to help several clients get things done. Still have lots more hours to put things into play like they need to. Right now here’s what’s going with the family immediate and extended:
Jessica: well and working hard as usual on all of the fun stuff
Abby: doing pretty well at school and we’re working on Bible verses and such in the mornings. She’s precious and I love her dearly.
Evie: continuing to blow us away with how she’s growing and learning. She amazes me and I love her. Her cuteness makes me wonder how I will ever get away with not owning several guns and a surveillance system when they get older. Also looking into splice wire.
Kelsey: Working. Many, many hours of working. Also, rocking the auntie position.
Dad (Vern): in Uganda on a missions trip. Keep up with his doings (a few days left) here: nancypeterman.wordpress.com.
Nancy (and Becky & Nadia): in California with various relatives and friends.
Also: you rock for sticking around.