[blparent] Valentine's day

[Erin Rumer]

Yes, these times are truly precious.  My little Dawson at 2 years and 4
months old now continues to bring me the Valentine's Day crafts he made at
school and tell me "Happy Valentine's Day Mama!"  What a gift and blessing
to have a sweet pumpkin to turn every day into Valentine's Day for us.

I've been really busy lately so to update everyone, Dawson is doing great in
German immersion preschool and loving it.  He is learning so much already
and saying several phrases in German.  We are supplementing at home with a
program for toddlers which is also helping my husband and I learn the
language right along with Dawson.

We all went on a whale watching tour here in San Diego a week ago and had a
blast.  Dawson loved getting to see a huge pod of dolphins, several sea
lions and 19 Gray whales.  The captain for the ship we were on was awesome
in his description abilities to where I felt like I could see what everyone
else was seeing out on the water.  I took the time to personally shake his
hand at the end of the cruise and thank him for that.

Blessings to you and your munchkins.

Erin and Dawson

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Valentine's day

What a sweet boy Austin is!

Sarah came home amped up to the max on sugar.  There were a few healthy
snacks such as veggies and crackers with cheese, but there was enough sugar
that I had a dog of a time putting Sarah to bed last night, which made her a
grouch this morning.  Still, I had fun with the holiday.  It's amazing the
things you can enjoy with your little ones that never really meant much
before.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Ann Riccobono
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Valentine's day

Austin enjoyed exchanging Valentines with his class. They actually had a
"Heart Healthy" party, so requested no sugary snacks or juice for at the
party itself. He did get a small amount of candy to take home. I thought
this was kind of the best of both worlds approach, and did appreciate that
he didn't come home all hyper from too much sugar.
The neatest part of Valentines day for me was that Austin wrote a card for
his youngest sister, Elizabeth. She is only 8 months old, so obviously she
didn't appreciate it, but I tucked it away in her memory box and hope she'll
appreciate it later. Austin's class has been working on writing letters, so
he had to write a card to someone, and he chose Elizabeth. He wrote, "Dear
Elizabeth, I love you. I hope you have a good Valentines Day. Love, Austin."
I just thought it was very cool that he thought of Elizabeth and chose to
write her a card.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Valentine's day

It was my daughter's first V-Day in school.  Lots of cards and candy.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: Veronica Smith
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:52 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] Valentine's day

So did you all do anything fun with your kiddos today?  Gab says midschool's
no fun.  When they were in elementary, they always crated cool bags and
everyone exchanged cars!  Now, they do nothing.  She did, however, bought a
small box of chocolates and shared with her buddies!


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