Now that he's an official Older Brother, James has been very busy lately getting ready to teach Grace all of life's most important lessons. But because Grace spends most of her time doing this:
James found it better to compile a photo log for her to review once she's old enough to focus on an object more than 12 inches away from her.
Lesson #1: It's very important to have good manners. If offered a cup of Goldfish crackers, always say "da da!" (thank you), sit down wherever you're at, and say grace. Only then can you start to shovel a fistful of crackers into your mouth. It's okay to drop a cracker or two also - just remember to pick them off the floor and eat them sometime before someone steps on it.
Lesson #2: It's always good to help out the family. This is particularly true during tax season! As much as dad politely declines your help by telling you to go play somewhere else, he really wants your advice on adding up all those numbers. (After all, you will always end up with a refund, whereas when he does it, it's up in the air!). It's okay if he doesn't trust your numbers though...you can always supervise and cheer him on. The louder, the better.
Lesson #3: Toys always have more than one function. When the box says "Train Table", it really means it's a train table, a rock climbing wall, and a handy place to store your cups of water.
Lesson #4: Never poo-poo the classics. While those flashy light up toys, those chewy plastic toys, and those cool noisy toys are fun, classics like spoons and pots, crayons and paper, and good old cardboard boxes are still really really cool! Also, if you see a cardboard box, you
absolutely must sit in it first.
Lesson #5: Always take time to celebrate your accomplishments. It's hard work to sit up, roll over, and wave "bye bye"! When you finally figure out how to do it, smile and try your trick again and again and again! It's a great feeling to accomplish something new!
Lesson #6: Explore new things and places. Mom and Dad will bring you to neat places like the mall, restaurants, and parks. Don't be afraid to do things like tasting paper, throwing down those spoons, and crawling through those shiny logs! The world is an exciting place and life is too short to spend it hidden behind mom.
Lesson #7: Race Cars = Super Cool. "nuff said.
Lesson #8: Don't forget to recharge your batteries and get some sleep. Oh wait, I guess you've already got that covered.
Comments
I love the way you narrated for James. That was super cute! You should make a blurb book for Grace of it! ;-)