Andrew's new skill

Andrew really likes to ask: "Can you sand on one foot and shake your hands?" (It's something he can do)

Other things he asks:
"Can you jump up very high?"
"Can you twist from side to side?"

Alison has such a memory

Ali and I went for an overnight surprise vacation trip to Washington D.C. She probably had more fun in the hotel (we had a horrid little room, but the place did have a pool, shuffleboard, and a very small golf putting green, plus fresh waffles for breakfast) than she did visiting the sights in D.C., but one thing that really was amazing to me: we had a brief visit to the National Art Gallery and they had a handout about "if you only have an hour, see these paintings" so I told Ali it was a treasure hunt. Before we even started to look, she decided she was too tired, so we sat down on a couch for a rest. Then she said, "oh, but I saw that one already." I didn't believe her but she showed me. Sure enough, in the next room was one of the paintings that had a mini-picture with some detail on our "treasure hunt" sheet.

Andrew Blue's Clues

In the "Blue's Clues" song, Steve sings:

"With me and you, and my dog blue, we can do anything that we want to do!"

The other day Andrew sang,

"With me and mommy and daddy and Ali, we can do anything that we want to do!"

Andrew says "I love you"

Yesterday I was talking to Andrew and I told him I loved him. Then I told him I loved Daddy and Ali too. He said "I love you too."

Today he was carrying his Elmo out to see Ali off at the bus and he said "I love you" spontaneously to Elmo.

Andrew's long sentence

Today when we were playing with Becky, Andrew's speech therapist, he said a really long sentence. Since she actually wrote it down, I can tell you what it said:

"Mommy, you like cereal too, just like me?"

He also said "We both did." (both is supposed to be a good word!)

Alison's Autobiography

Well, here it is, Ali's autobiography, from school:

Alison's Food Quiz

In school the kids had to make up a riddle about a food, and give 3 hints. Here's her riddle and answer. Here's her quiz.