Finny: “Mama, I call my daddy ‘Daddy,’ but Gabe calls him ‘Scott.’” Mama: “Right, because that’s his real name.” Gabe: “Finn, do you know my dad’s real name?” Finn: “Ken!” Mama: “Right! Do you know Mama’s real name?” Finn: “Uh-huh. Carrie Newborns!”
Posted on December 10th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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“Lion”, by Finny, aged 4 & 2 days:
Posted on December 8th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Finny, holding stuffed shark who is supposedly holding pencil: “Look, Mama, I’m showing Sharky how to make letters. See? He made a F for me.” Mama: “Wow, yeah, that’s a good F. You taught him really well.” Finny: “Yeah. Hey, hold onto the pencil, Sharky! (Then in low Sharky voice) NO! Haha. Sharky’s funny, isn’t […]
Posted on December 7th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Mama said this: “Happy 4th Birthday to my sweet, sparkly-eyed, silly Finn. He surprises me and makes me laugh every day, and I am proud to be his mama.” Daddy said this: “Finny’a mama took this fabulous picture of our boy Finny, who will be 4 in just a few more hours!”
Posted on December 5th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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I was on on the floor at Mama’s yelling at my trains: “Thomas! Don’t be uhdickalous! Percy, what do you have to say for yourself?”
Posted on December 2nd, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Finny, on the floor yelling at his trains: “Thomas! Don’t be uhdickalous! Percy, what do you have to say for yourself?”
Posted on December 2nd, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Mama said: This morning Finn sang for us, sweetly and merrily, “Frosty the snowman… was a jolly, happy soul… with a corn cup on his head! Frosty the snowman… was a jolly, happy soul… with a corn cup on his head!” (He repeated this many, many times.) His intonation was perfect. (Note that Daddy thinks […]
Posted on November 27th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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This morning Finny sang for Mama & Gabe, sweetly and merrily, “Frosty the snowman…was a jolly, happy soul…with a corn cup on his head! Frosty the snowman…was a jolly, happy soul…with a corn cup on his head!” (He repeated this many, many times.) His intonation was perfect.
Posted on November 27th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Posted on November 26th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Mama posted this on Facebook: Finny just picked up my work phone and said, “Carrie Newborns… yes… yes… diapers? NO!” And then he hung up. I really need to sub-contract this boy.
Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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