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“Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site” Read By A Toddler

08/09/2016 R.C. Liley 2 Comments

We’ve had the Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site book since May of this year. Since it entered our home via Amazon’s superfast shipping, Avery has latched onto it as one of her favorite books.

We’d read it for nap time, bed time, and several times during the day. It’s one of those books everyone knows by memory where Going Mom and I were reading it without really looking at the pages. Now Avery doesn’t even need us to read the book and she’s taken to doing it herself.

She’s been randomly picking up the book and reading, so I prepared myself with the video camera standing by. I happened to capture one of her reading sessions as a result and had to share.

With her latest infatuation of construction trucks, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site is sure to stick around as a favorite for a while.

What books have you memorized lately?

Any favorites that stick around longer than others?

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Family Selfie on the Playground: #MySundayPhoto

08/07/2016 R.C. Liley 7 Comments

Climbing the wall at our tiny neighborhood playground is the latest feat of our growing toddler. Earlier this week I asked if she wanted to try, and she surprisingly jumped right to it.

First successful wall climb. #ProudParent moment. She’s finding confidence in her @softstarshoes Merry Janes. #fatherhood #sahd #softstarshoes #activekids #climbing #minimal #shoes #daddysgirl #playground #getoutside

A video posted by RC Liley (@going_dad) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:05pm PDT

As with most things related to a growing tot, it’s bittersweet to see. I love seeing her accomplish new things, but that means she’s *gasp* getting older and *deeper gasp* more independent! Ahhhh, parenting is tough in so many ways.

But it’s also rewarding and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Especially when we can spend some family time together. Watching her climb the wall and smile as she reaches the top is nothing but satisfying. Then topping it off with a family selfie to end a wonderful day.

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Even in the Texas heat, we’re doing our best to keep active outside. Sometimes it can’t happen, but that’s why we have our living room construction site/play area.

As always, big thanks to Darren and his never dull #MySundayPhoto linkup. Check out his blog full of beautiful pics and join in on the #MySundayPhoto action!

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Post Nap Time Selfie for the Win: #MySundayPhoto

07/24/2016 R.C. Liley 8 Comments

Nap time is becoming less and less about napping, and more about playing in her room for an hour while Daddy gets a little bit of quiet time. Well, besides listening to her read books and sing the theme songs to Bob the Builder or Super Why as if she were trying to be heard over the noise at a live concert.

Lucky for her, she’s the cutest little girl I know and love. She usually tires enough to get a short nap on her big girl Naturepedic bed before it’s time to wake up. You never know what kind of mood she’ll be in, but I happened to catch her in a good one the other day which called for a daddy-daughter selfie.

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Sometimes you just have to try something new to get your kid to smile when they first wake up. Sticking a phone in their face to take a picture probably isn’t the best choice, but laying next to them to take a picture together makes all the difference. We’ll see how long that lasts…..

As always, big thanks to Darren and his never dull #MySundayPhoto linkup. Check out his blog full of beautiful pics and join in on the #MySundayPhoto action!