A boy to the core

I Want to Marry You

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:51:54 -0800

I suppose most children at some point want to marry their parents; at least I often hear of little girls wanting to marry their daddies. It was so sweet to hear Carsten say, “I want to marry you, Mommy.” He’s been saying it very often, actually, and it just melts your heart. I had to explain to Carsten that he must find someone else to marry when he’s older, and that I hope he chooses someone kind, intelligent, and thoughtful. But not for a long, long time. Until then, I’ll gladly take all the love.

Snow Cub

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:15:11 -0800

Now that Carsten is three years old, we were able to send him to Squaw Kid’s Snow Cubs, where he was able to get on skis for the very first time. The whole experience was quite new for him; it was a preschool-like setting, so he was away from us for a morning (or the full day, on the last day of our trip), but he had a blast! He was so enthusiastic about making pizza wedges and french fries with his skis, and riding the Magic Carpet up the hill. Carsten also had fun ice skating. Each morning, on our way out, he would see Santa in the lobby and tell him about all his adventures!

I Love the Train

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:04:16 -0800

Carsten is in love. With trains. He loves Thomas, James, and all his pals from the Island of Sodor. But when Tom set up the Christmas train around the Christmas tree, he was entranced. From the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to bed, he is parked under the Christmas tree, running the train around and around its track. We can barely get him to eat or go outside!

To Infinity and Beyond

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:03:16 -0700

Our little Buzz Lightyear had such an awesome Halloween. He enjoyed way too much candy, well earned by a long walk around the neighborhood, running to catch up with his big sister and friends, while carrying his heavy load of precious candy, and remembering his “Happy Halloween’s!” and “Thank you’s!” His little costume was so much fun, and even his head lamp really worked (great for keeping track of him in the dark). Now the challenge will be deciding what to do with all the loot.

Politics

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:52:58 -0700

There aren’t many three year olds who can discuss politics, but Carsten has strong opinions about who should be the next President of the United States. When we were changing him one morning, Carsten started talking about “Bawack Obama and John M’Cain.” We responded, “oh yes, Barack Obama should be President, right Carsten?” and he replied quite emphatically, “NO! John McCain!” Thinking it was a fluke, we tried again: “Carsten, say Barack Obama. We want Barack Obama to win.” Carsten was firm. “No Obama. John McCain!”
Thank goodness he is not yet old enough to vote.