The adventures of little boy Finn
Mama has a blog & sometimes we cross-post it here. Of course I want my children to speak clearly and with accurate pronunciation and grammar and all … but part of me will always miss those hilarious mispronunciations and misuses and reversals and convolutions of which, with a four-year-old, there are fewer and fewer all […]
Posted on February 22nd, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Finny is playing with his collection of little plastic “aminals.” “Sshhhhh!” he just commanded Mama in a loud whisper. “They’ve spotted a rare bird!”
Posted on January 27th, 2013 by Scott Granneman
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Mama, closing up Jenny Goes to Sea: “Okay, that’s the end of that chapter. Now I’m gonna go turn out Gabe’s light.” Finn: “No, stay here. Gabe can turn out his own light.” Mama: “Sure, but I also have to give him a hug.” Finn: “Why?” Mama: “Because I love him!” Finn: “You only love […]
Posted on December 31st, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Finny: I’m playing with Gabe’s Lego car because he said it was OK for me to play with it. Mama: Really? Finny: Uh-huh. But don’t tell Gabe.
Posted on December 26th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Mama took Gabe & I to the Missouri Botanical Garden today! We had a great time!
Posted on December 15th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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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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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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Posted on November 26th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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Finny: I cleaned up my mess, Mama. Can we go outside and draw with chalk now? Mama: Sure. Finny: Can we make a cardinal bird? Can we make a lot of birds? Mama: Sure. You want to make a whole bunch of different colors of birds? Finny: Yeah! And a whole buncha colors of roads, […]
Posted on November 18th, 2012 by Scott Granneman
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