Finian&Teo Weblog

The Donnelley Brothers

lauramans — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:11:15 +0000

The boys have been watching these to videos of tap dancing before going to bed, and they like to say that it’s Fin and Teo dancing (the Nicolas brothers) and Fin, Teo and Owen (The Berry brothers).

So here you go, “Ladies and gentelmen, the Donnelley brothers!”

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Problem solving

lauramans — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:22:00 +0000

Today they were fighting over a glove. They both wanted it. Teo was in the potty and Fin took it because Teo wasn’t using it. The book “How to talk so your kids will listen” has a section where they suggest writing a list of solutions to solve a problem, given by the kid. In this case, two kids. Here is the list they came up with:

Teo:

when Teo is done with potty, Fin gives glove and Santa (a little figure) to Teo- rejected by Fin

Me:

forget about the glove and let’s all go to make a puzzle together- rejected by Fin and Teo

Fin:

Teo plays with Santa- Rejected by Teo
Teo plays with cars and bikes- rejected by Teo
When Teo is done with the potty, Fin will use it, and after that, Teo can have the glove- rejected by Teo
Teo dances on the table and tries to pull out the glove from Fin’s hand- APPROVED by Fin and Teo

Definitively a solution I would not have come up all by myself… they ended up just talking how much fun would be doing this, how could they do it, all excited… and in the end they just played with something else together. How nice.

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Kauai

lauramans — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:39:59 +0000

Yes, we just came back from Kauai, and a side from Teo having an ear infection and the two of them having conjuctivitis… it as a great trip, what a place….! We’ll definitively come back, tons of hikes to do… without sick kids. Kauai, we’ll be back!

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Filed under: 42-48 months, outings/sortides

Daidie’s bday Day

lauramans — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:15:02 +0000

We had a lunch at home to celebrate Daidie’s birthday just with the family. Afterwards we went for a hike in Marin Headlands. Happy birthday Noni!

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When I am four…

lauramans — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:54:39 +0000

For the boys, being 4 years old is the best age one could ever be. If there is anything they can’t do right now, it is for sure that when they are four, they will be able to (in about 4 months…): touching the ceiling, jumping on one foot, drive a car, all these when they are 4. And all those foods they never eat or try right now? They’ll eat it when they are 4 too… I can’t wait.

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Castle

lauramans — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:34:07 +0000

Yesterday we passed by the City Hall, and Fin said: “Look, there is a castle! It has golden things, just like in Linda’s books (teacher in school)!”

Filed under: 42-48 months, Dia a dia

Thanksgiving cards

lauramans — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:59:22 +0000

At school, all kids made cards for their families and a parent asked them what were they thankful for and wrote down what they said. Here are our kids cards.

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Postals

lauramans — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:55:08 +0000

Marta! gracies per enviar-los les postals, quina il.lusio que els va fer! les engaxines van ser un exitas. Les tenim per tota la casa

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mes val tard que mai-Panellets

lauramans — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:53:10 +0000

Vam anar molt atavalats durant el dia de tots Sants, hi havia el Halloween, acabavem de tornar de Wisconsin… pero aquest any volia fer panellets, aixi que en vaig fer, pero unes setmanes mes tard. Tinc molts bons records de fer panellets amb la mare a la cuina, i volia que el Teo i el Fin en fessin tambe… Pero resulta que tinc uns fills molt netets, i no es volen embrutar les manetes, aixi que em van deixar tota sola fent els panellets. Ara, menjar-se’ls, si que ho van fer!

Apa, aqui van les fotos, i que bons que van quedar!

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Picture of the 4 of us!

lauramans — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:47:08 +0000

Thanks Susi for sending this pic, it’s hard to get the 4 of us in a picture. This was taken in Wisconsin, a couple of weeks ago.

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