Month: December 2007
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Neil Family News, December 2007
Is It Dangerous? We went through a whole spring with Benjamin’s favorite question, “Is it dangerous to…?” I almost didn’t sleep during our winter holiday, wondering if Benjamin would test our assertion that it was indeed dangerous to fall off a ski lift. But he survived, and the question finally moved on to other things,…
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Leeping Tweens
Christopher’s favorite game right now is a card game called Sleeping Queens. He wants to play it at every possible opportunity, and runs around while I am making dinner asking “Play Leeping Tweens?” It is so hard to say no. While playing, he’s like a little broken record – “My turn? My turn?” – even…
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Disneyland!
For the fall break, we decided to spend a few days in Switzerland, and then a few at Disneyland in Paris. Lessons learned? I will NEVER again go to Disneyland without first checking the French holiday schedule. That said, we had a wonderful time. Highlights included: Annika saying, at the end of a long walk…