Thursday, March 25, 2010

what makes cate angry

yesterday for "communication" at preschool, the topic was anger. they were discussing how to handle angry feelings. the teacher was going around the room asking the children what makes them angry. the responses were all in the ballpark of "when my sister hits me" and "when my brother takes my toy."

when it came to cate, she said, "when I don't get my way." the teachers loved it. and, we all must admit, it's pretty right on for cate. the girl knows what she wants!

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

morning comments from the girls

this morning nate said to cate, "I like the trains going by." cate responded, "do you like the trains because they make your daughters happy?"

anna, said something equally as cute, but not quite so "awwwwww" inspiring. she received this purple striped sweater for christmas from someone in the family (any takers?).


I think it's adorable and try to dress her in it frequently. since Day 1 she gets mad whenever I put it on. I wasn't entirely sure why. but apparently she now has the words to express herself. today when I pulled it out of the drawer she told me, "sweater not pretty!" I wrestled it on her anyway. what does she know about pretty? she's two.

(post addendum - 5 minutes after I hit publish, guess who came and put a purple striped sweater on my desk?)