Holmes Sweet Home: our little whittler

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

our little whittler

Christian got on a whittling kick toward the end of the summer.

He'd listen to Adventures in Odyssey on his MP3 player and whittle away a morning.

He loves doing creative little things like this - it's so fun to see the ideas he comes up with!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: YAY! The TEXAS towel! Keeping Mimi and Poppy close - if only through textiles!; February 02, 2010 8:16 AM

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Ever wonder why I'm speaking French to Isaac?

I started taking French in the third grade in Louisiana, and the French language and culture is definitely one of my passions.
When I was pregnant with Isaac, I read two books on bilingual babies, and Jacob and I decided that I should try to speak only French to Isaac. It wasn't a decision that we took lightly. I struggled with questions like, "Since Jacob and Christian don't speak French, will this put a divide in our family?" and "Will this make Isaac struggle with English?" These questions still come to mind occasionally, but overall, we decided we'd probably regret it if I didn't at least give it a try.
So, I speak French to Isaac as much as possible. It's definitely good for me because it keeps me learning... you just don't learn things like "drool" and "baby bib" in a textbook!
So, I'm learning a lot, but it's still left to be determined what Isaac thinks of it all... we'll have to see what he says first, "Mommy" or "Maman."