Vignettes of the week

Amélie has had some ups and downs with helping us these past few weeks. So we have had a number of conversations about how we are a problem-solving family, how we have to help each other, and how when we want something we need to ask politely or make a deal... She has been quite responsive (not sure whether it is the threat of more time outs, or the caring lectures)...

Her favorite video these days is 'Ode To Joy':


And she is learning new and surprising things at her pre-school:
a: Daddy, I am going to punch you in the face!
D: What? Why would you do that?
a: We played this at school!
D: Oh my gosh, what are you learning at school??
a: Scary stuff!!!
Her tongue-and-cheek way just left her dad speechless (hard to achieve)!