The Dodge Family Blog

All in favor of Mike changing the look of the website say eye!
EYE!
Jo

It seems Glen won’t be outdone, and is determined to learn to walk just like his older cousin Simon! Here is the footage!

It has been a fun new stage! Enjoy.

Yesterday, we found a toy microphone while cleaning the house…and it led to a fun activity idea. I grabbed the camera, we set up a table and papers, and in no time we were filming “The Dodge Family News!” I doubt this will become a regular broadcast or anything, but the kids sure enjoyed it. A lot of fun. Here’s the low-quality version for online viewing pleasure.

This year, like last, the kids and I had a great time carving pumpkins for Halloween. I don’t really understand why Johanna doesn’t like making big messes with pumpkin innards – I mean heck, how can the idea of plunging a knife into an innocent gourd NOT excite the heck out of you?

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It has been a while since I have updated on the blog, I will try to do better:)
A few weeks ago My nephew Andrew was confronted by two men in a car. They asked him and his friend if they wanted some candy. Andrew said no and tried to walk away but one of the men grabbed him by the arm. His friend then told the man to let Andrew go and started to make a scene. The man let Andrew go and took off in his car. Andrew and his friend immediately went to get their parents, the police were called, and the whole neighborhood was out looking for the car. Luckily for our family this did not end a different way.
The next Family home evening we had we did role playing with the kids. Mike pretended he was a stranger and we let them practice what to do if a stranger ever tried to talk to or take one of them. This is the second time We have done this and Aiden is getting better at recognizing situations. I encourage everyone to role play with their kids. They will know better what to do if the situation ever happens to them.
Jo