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Biblical interpretation by three year old boys

Ryan likes the fact that Jesus said we should build our house on a rock.  Ryan would like to ask Jesus if he envisioned loaders, excavators and dump trucks participating in this work.  Ryan also wonders whether sand, though not as good for building houses upon, might not still be a good place to practice building houses.  It is difficult to hear our Lord talk so derisively about Ryan's beloved sand. 

Amy adds, "yes, a hard saying of Jesus."

This morning I taught Ryan about "firm" handshakes rather than limp
ones.  Squeeze an adult's hand firmly.  "Firm" says Ryan, "I heard
about building a house on a firm foundation at Sunday school."  That is
what got us on the subject.

Ryan also got a bike with training wheels from our neighbors.  I have been pushing him around on it in the house.  He puts on his Cubs hat.  Explanation: "I need a helmet so I won't fall off." 

Jacob is waving, dancing (swaying from side to side), looking sideways at you and talking to you: dadadadada, nananananana. 

We are enjoying the following books from the library – most recommended by The Read Aloud Handbook.

Frog and Toad and Good Dog Carl are my favorites.  I enjoy Katy and Mike Mulligan because I read them with Grandma Rowell. 

 

Title Out Due Date Times Renewed
Baby farm animals / illustrated by Garth Williams.
by Williams, Garth.
E WILLIAMS, G.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Barn dance! / by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
by Martin, Bill, 1916-
E MARTIN, B.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Can I help? / by Marilyn Janovitz.
by Janovitz, Marilyn.
E JANOVITZ, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs / written by Judi Barrett ; and drawn by Ron Barrett.
by Barrett, Judi.
E BARRETT, J.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
The colors of us / by Karen Katz.
by Katz, Karen.
E KATZ, K.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
D.W. all wet / Marc Brown.
by Brown, Marc Tolon.
E BROWN, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0

Days with Frog and Toad / by Arnold Lobel.
by Lobel, Arnold.
ER LOBEL, A.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
The field beyond the outfield / by Mark Teague.
by Teague, Mark.
E TEAGUE, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Good dog, Carl / by Alexandra Day.
by Day, Alexandra.
E
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
The grey lady and the strawberry snatcher / by Molly Bang.
by Bang, Molly.
E BANG, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Hardhats & high rises [videorecording] / Tree Fort Productions.
 
VIDEO J 625.7 H
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Heckedy Peg / by Audrey Wood ; illustrated by Don Wood.
by Wood, Audrey.
E WOOD, A.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Hogwood steps out : a good, good pig story / Howard Mansfield ; illustrated by Barry Moser.
by Mansfield, Howard.
E MANSFIELD, H.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
In the beginning… : the nearly complete history of almost everything / illustrated by Brian Delf ; written by Richard Platt.
by Platt, Richard.
J 909 PLATT
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Is it time? / by Marilyn Janovitz.
by Janovit
z, Marilyn.
E JANOVITZ, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Katy and the big snow; story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton.
by Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.
E BURTON, V.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Lyle, Lyle, crocodile / by Bernard Waber.
by Waber, Bernard.
E WABER, B.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Margret & H.A. Rey's Curious George and the dump truck / illustrated in the style of H.A. Rey by Vipah Interactive.
 
E REY, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel / story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton.
by Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968.
E BURTON, V.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Moog-Moog, space barber / by Mark Teague.
by Teague, Mark.
E TEAGUE, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Ocean babies / editors of NorthWord Books for Young Readers.
 
E OCEA
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Opposites with polar animals / Melanie Watt.
by Watt, Melanie, 1975-
E WATT, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Peek-a-boo! / by Janet & Allan Ahlberg.
by Ahlberg, Janet.
E AHLBERG, J.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Rubbadubbers.
Here come the Rubbadubbers! [videorecording] / a HOT Animation
production for Hit Entertainment ; series director & producer,
Jackie Cockle ; written by Polly Churchill, Jocelyn Stevenson, Ian
Carney, Andrew Viner, Jan Page ; directors, Brian Little, Nick Herbert,
Jackie Cockle.
 
VIDEO J 791.433 R
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Sector 7 / David Wiesner.
by Wiesner, David.
E WIESNER, D.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Shapes / [illustrations by David Brooks].
 
E SHAP
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
Simpkin / Quentin Blake.
by Blake, Quentin.
E BLAKE, Q.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
That's good! That's bad! / Margery Cuyler ; pictures by David Catrow.
by Cuyler, Margery.
E CUYLER, M.
07/21/2008 08/11/2008 0
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Library Books Parenting website

R . . . 3 . . . What’s the difference?

Ryan:  Can you write on these buses so that one is for me and one is for Jacob?

I put a piece of tape with a J on one and an R on the other. 

Me: Ryan, what does Jacob start with? 
Ryan: J
Me: What does Ryan start with? 
Ryan: R . . . 3.  I already turned three. 

The letters and numbers are not quite distinguished in his mind yet. 

Ryan likes The Body Song on Kids Praise! 3.  His favorite song used to be Sandy Land on Kids Praise! 2.   We have Kids Praise! 1-3 and a Christmas one.  I didn't know until now that there are 10 in the series. I listened to at least the first one as a kid.

Ryan's breakfast:
1/2 banana
Cup of Milk
Granola with milk
Dry cereal: Life, Fiber One, Shredded Oats, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cheerios

Amy took a walk with the two of them in the double stroller in the morning. 
Amy and I took a walk with them in the evening.  Ryan rode his big wheel.  We stopped and played soccer.  Ryan played some soccer but did a lot of picking up sticks. 

I also thought I would paste below the books I requested at the library. They are recommended in:
The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition (Read-Aloud Handbook)
by Jim Trelease
(Paperback – Jul 25, 2006)

No no Jo / by Kate and Jim McMullan.
E MCMULLAN, K.
by McMullan, Kate.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008
North Regional 06/07/2008
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Requested Title Position
The angel and the soldier boy / Peter Collington.
by Collington, Peter.
E COLLINGTON, P.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Angus and the ducks, told and pictured by Marjorie Flack.
by Flack, Marjorie, 1897-1958.
E FLACK, M.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Ben's dream / story and pictures by Chris Van Allsburg.
by Van Allsburg, Chris.
E VAN ALLSBURG, C.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Chewy Louie / by Howie Schneider.
by Schneider, Howie, 1930-
E SCHNEIDER, H.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Clown / Quentin Blake.
by Blake, Quentin.
E BLAKE, Q.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Curious George plays baseball / edited by Margret Rey and Alan J. Shalleck.
 
E REY, M.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Deep in the forest / by Brinton Turkle.
by Turkle, Brinton,
E TURKLE, B.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Dinosaur Bob and his adventures with the family Lazardo / William Joyce.
by Joyce, William.
E
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
The everything book / Denise Fleming.
by Fleming, Denise, 1950-
E FLEMING, D.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Frog and toad are friends.
by Lobel, Arnold.
ER LOBEL, A.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Froggy learns to swim / by Jonathan London ; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.
by London, Jonathan, 1947-
E LONDON, J.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Froggy plays soccer / by Jonathan London ; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.
by London, Jonathan, 1947-
E LONDON, J.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Froggy plays T-ball / by Jonathan London ; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.
by London, Jonathan, 1947-
E LONDON, J.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
The
happiest toddler on the block : the new way to stop the daily battle of
wills and raise a secure and well-behaved one- to four-year-old /
Harvey Karp with Paula Spencer.
by Karp, Harvey.
649.122 KARP
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
2
The house on East 88th Street / by Bernard Waber.
by Waber, Bernard.
E WABER, B.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
How do dinosaurs say goodnight? / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Mark Teague.
by Yolen, Jane.
E YOLEN, J.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Little Bear / by Else Holmelund Minarik ; pictures by Maurice Sendak.
by Minarik, Else Holmelund.
ER MINARIK, E.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
The Lucy Cousins book of nursery rhymes.
by Cousins, Lucy.
J 398.8 COUSINS
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Maisy drives the bus / Lucy Cousins.
by Cousins, Lucy.
E COUSINS, L.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
1
No dogs allowed / written and illustrated by Howie Schneider.
by Schneider, Howie, 1930-
E SCHNEIDER, H.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
No jumping on the bed! / Tedd Arnold.
by Arnold, Tedd.
E ARNOLD, T.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
Pigsty / by Mark Teague.
by Teague, Mark.
E TEAGUE, M.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: N
orth Regional
1
A pocket for Corduroy / story and pictures by Don Freeman.
by Freeman, Don, 1908-1978.
E FREEMAN, D.
Date Placed: 05/24/2008 Pickup Location: North Regional
1
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