Audio

Had plenty of fun playing with Amani today, and this audio conversation from the late afternoon (click above to listen or download; note: quality is a little funky) captures some of the highlights. Among them:
* Amani talks about his goggles and other toys he’s playing with.
* Amani explains why he wasn’t happy when he woke [...]

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In a fun conversation with Amani from earlier this week (Monday, December 21), we kick around a number of topics. Among them:
* Jesus’ birthday
* His moment of hoops glory at the park
* His new favorite dinosaur shirt
* All his trucks
To listen to our talk, click the play button below. 

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Amani and Stella flew out to Orlando this afternoon to spend a few days with Faith. I can’t help but notice how quiet our house is in the little guy’s absence.
So I’m missing him, and reflecting on the joys and challenges of being a dad. These two audio clips that I recorded last night hammer [...]

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Amani and I don’t fly to Boston for another 10 days (I have LiveWorld-related work in town, and Amani will be hanging with the family), but we’ve been talking about the trip for a while to get him ready.
Running time: 3:12.
In the audio clip below, we talk about who Amani will be seeing on [...]

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Our first Fourth of July in Austin went just about according to plan. Of note to us: It was also the first Fourth since 2004 where we all more or less stayed home (though Stella worked the evening shift).
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On July 4, 2005, Viola departed Boston for her air trip to Nairboi (she went as an [...]

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I’ve started telling bedtime stories to Amani this week. And apart from one misstep that I describe in the audio file below, it’s going well!
Last night I also came up with a story called “Silly Shoes.” The story will continue to evolve each time I tell it, but for now, Amani knows that [...]

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One of the ways I try to help Amani remember stay connected to his family in Boston and Kenya is by by asking him where they are.
Click on the play button at the bottom of this post listen to us play the “Where Is … ?” game. I mostly use the Spanish equivalent, “¿Dónde está [...]

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I talk to Stella about the new bike she bought for Amani today. Click the play button above to listen.

Here Amani is testing out the bike for the first time:

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Amani’s always been very good at saying the names of animals, and shouting out the sounds they make. We read animal-type books to him regularly, and his grandmother did the same, too, when we were still in Boston.
In the audio file at the top of this post (click the play above  to listen, or [...]

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