14 May, 2007
Posted by andrea tomkins in: Easy ways to make kids happy|Multimedia experiments
I talked to her about it before she went to bed earlier tonight. And this is what she had to say:
Tomorrow we’re getting up early to fix her the traditional “Birthday Breakfast in Bed,” which everyone receives on their special day.
Her request: sausage and pancakes.
2 | Porter
Happy birthday Emma!
Andrea,
Did you use a tape recorder (or am I ancient for saying ‘tape recorder’??)? We record our girls with our camcorder but I love the idea of just listening to their voices…..
Oh, and my baby turns two today…they share the same birthday. May 15th is a wonderful day.
3 | andrea
Porter – I know. I have to stop myself from saying “taped” all the time. “Did you tape my show?” “Can you get me a tape of that?” “I have that on tape!”
Gah. We’re old. :)
We have a video camera too, but there’s something extra special about having just the audio.
For this recording (see? I didn’t say tape)I used a Sony digital audio recorder I bought for my freelance writing interviews awhile back. It’s really easy to make the recordings web-compatible too. I can even edit!
4 | megan
Emma can make her own sandwich AND brush her own hair!!!! I am totally spoiling my kids!
Happy birthday! I think 8 is a young big girl as well.
6 | Hillary
What a great perspective on the old/young issue! That’s soooo cute!
“I can’t MARRY!!!” Ah… I love it! Oh, I’m giggling away here. SOOOO cute!
AH hahahaaa, I jsut heard the last sentence. hehehe! Thanks for sharing!
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