My six-year-old son wanted to start a blog to write book reviews, so I’m turning my blog over to him for today’s post. Below is his review of Shark Attack! (Scholastic, 2013), including a bit of Q and A between me and him. Enjoy. I like this book. Because it tells me about … Continue reading My Six-Year-Old’s Review of Shark Attack! (Scholastic)
A couple of months ago my three-year-old told me she had a dream that three angels came to her door and opened it. (My heart started to melt a little–I love this kind of stuff.) Then she told me that her two older brothers had a dream that three monsters came to their door and … Continue reading Angels or Monsters at Your Door? (Via the 3-Year-Old)
Our daughter is in the Terrific/Terrible Twos stage. The terrible: she does things like write on the new kitchen floor in permanent marker. She leaves tons of tiny fingerprints on the MacBook and almost pushes the TV off its stand because she thinks they are both touch screens. She changes her own diaper and *tries* … Continue reading That Time My 2-Year-Old Daughter Gave Me a Writing Tip in Scrivener
Grandma and Grandpa, this post is mostly for you. (Others: feel free to keep reading if you want.) My seven-year-old son received a LEGO Store gift card from his grandparents. So we went on a Saturday morning to the LEGO Store to pick out a couple of sets. I’ve always been an indecisive shopper, and … Continue reading The Joys of a 7-Year-Old with a LEGO Store Gift Card
Here is a recent recording of my four-year-old son praying the Lord’s Prayer. Gets me every time.
My two-year-old gave me an unexpected opportunity yesterday to practice what I just preached Sunday. I noted in my sermon that I had been understanding Psalm 23 as a “counter-circumstantial prayer of defiance,” a “subversive prayer when you compare it to what you see around you.” I mentioned some potential circumstances which make us feel … Continue reading How My 2-Year-Old Helped Me Practice What I Preach (or, Saying Psalm 23 Through Gritted Teeth)
Having seen and thoroughly enjoyed The LEGO Movie, my six-year-old son has been reading a couple of related books: The LEGO Movie: The Official Movie Handbook and The Lego Movie: Junior Novel. The Movie Handbook packs a lot in, both text and full-color illustrations, especially for the price. In the words of my six-year-old, “It’s really good. If someone … Continue reading A Six-Year-Old’s Review of The LEGO Movie Official Handbook and Junior Novel
Apologies in advance for the scatalogical nature of this post. But I’m trying to get back to Family Fridays on this here blog, and nothing says family (at least our family) like this actual conversation that took place in the kitchen yesterday: 3-year-old son: Daddy, can you help me? Me: Hold on… I’m getting your sister some … Continue reading What My 3-Year-Old Thought I Was Going to Feed My 1-Year-Old
My now six-year-old has been asking again to learn more Hebrew. We started last spring (see here and especially here), but the Hebrew learning has been largely on hold. We have some materials from Sarah and David’s Read Hebrew, an interactive program to help children (and others) learn Hebrew. The other day, as you can see … Continue reading A 6-Year-Old (re)Learns Some Hebrew
My six-year-old suggested over the weekend that we make a birthday cake for Martin Luther King, Jr. So today, while our 1.5-year-old slept, my wife and I and two sons all went into the kitchen together. We made a carrot cake. (The part of the cake that is not frosted is because of the lactose … Continue reading A six-year-old and three-year-old bake a cake for Martin Luther King
Words on the Word 