Happy Thanksgiving

My 5 year old son, Will, drew this turkey picture and also wrote a little recipe of how to cook a Thanksgiving turkey.  Here is his recipe:

"I would get the turkey from the turkey farm.  Then kill it.  Then you cook it on the grill, I would put ham on the turkey before you cook it.  Cook for 55 seconds.  Then you eat it" 


Hmm.. not sure if that will work or not, but you have to admit its pretty funny!!  Hope all of you  have a wonderful holiday!  Happy Thanksgiving!

School's out for the summer!!

Wow!  It's Memorial Day weekend!!!  Summer-time is here again! 

My kids are out of school and its crazy how much they have changed  in the short 9 months of the school year, check out these pictures of them from the first day of school to the last.

My daughter has gone from little girl to full blown Tween

 

 

My son has grown out of his chubby cheeked baby face

 

 

 

I am looking forward to many things this summer--  vacation to California, lazy days by the pool, seeing out-door theater productions, and so much more.   Summer always seems to be prime memory making time!  What are some plans you are looking forward to this season?

Convos with the Kiddos: Will's Art

Will, my 4-year-old,  has the potential to be an artist some day, or maybe a professional baseball player, or maybe a samurai ninja.. LOL.   Seriously though, the kid loves to be artistic.  Drawing on his Magnadoodle, or coloring with crayons and markers are some of his favorite things to do. 

A few days ago he rushed into my bedroom while I was putting away laundry, very excited and proud to show me his latest piece of "art."  

"OH, wow!" I said, in that "I-have-no-clue-what-this-is-but-let-me-act-excited" mommy kind of way. "Tell me about it," I said.

Will tells me an unexpected and thoughtful explanation for his art:
   "Those are foot prints of animals.  Animals with holes in their feet.  Because, we need to think about the poor animals with holes in their feet."

Indeed Will, we do!

Convos with the Kiddos: A Smell that Will Likes

It is 7:30 in the morning. I am reading my daily blog list, and sipping coffee.  My 4-year-old little boy, Will, climbs on to my lap.  He cuddles into my shoulder, then takes a big deep breath in and says, "MMM, I love that smell!!" 

"What smell?"  I say.

"My fart's smell, did it touch your nose yet?"

Convos With the Kiddos-- Shaylee loves love.

 Here is the conversation Shaylee and I had in the car last night, driving to dance class, well mostly it was just her telling me stuff, I just listened.

Shaylee:  "I don't understand why some kids are all like "eeeww" when they see people kiss.  I think its great, its LOVE and I love, LOVE.   I mean  kids should be happy when people love each other, its kinda what made them.  Your parents start dating, then they kiss, then they fall in love, then the get married, then they do.... THAT, then they have a baby, then that baby is you, you know?"

Me:  "They do THAT???!!"

Shaylee:  (Laughs)