2011_06_26 Sunday

Jonathan and I are working on a world map with drawings in each continent...

J: "mommy, I spy an igloo."

M: "what do you know about igloos?"

J: "nothing"

M: "well, what do you do in an igloo?"

J: "hide from creditors." [meaning: predators]

M: "This is the Sears Tower. that's where Aunt Shannon and Cousin Shawn live."

J: "Oh, in which window?"

OMG, I soooo love Freecycle! I just got a train table with drawers, in great condition!!! It's huge, so it's still in my truck. But, it's going to be awesome once we get it up and going!

2011_06_20 Monday

Today was Jonathan's first day of summer camp/school. For June/July, he'll go four days/week for the mornings. There were new kids today and some of his old classmates weren't there, so it was a little bit of an adjustment. But, they apparently went in "the pool" (I'm guessing a kiddy pool), which made his day. It was pretty exciting. Right after camp, we stopped by Target because he needed a water bottle to leave at school and an undershirt for tie-dying next week. I bumped into a classmate's mom there, and we chatted for a bit.

I'm going to try to visit the Farmer's Market every Monday this summer with $20. Today, Jonathan picked out local and fresh pickles, olives, carrots, bread, lettuce, and an M&M cookie. And, we sampled some gelato. It was fun, albeit a short visit with only $20!! ;o( He cut (with his scissors) the greens off the carrots and started to wash them. Attention spans are still pretty short at nearly-four, so he didn't get through washing them all...or the lettuce at all.

Elise saw the two Brittanys down the street and yelled "dawwwg" after them and blew kisses. She thinks she just spent the week with those two! ha.

2011_05_29 Sunday

Ugh, Jonathan got his first splinter tonight. I'm not sure exactly how it happened. But, as we were getting ready to brush teeth, he fell off the counter and slid past the toilet, coming to rest splat on his back on the tile floor. He was scared and hurt. When I scooped him up, I saw two black lines on his foot along with a little scrape. I'm fairly sure that's where it happened, although he apparently was outside without his flipflops on earlier tonight. Who knows. I carried him into our bathroom, sat him down on our sink, and tried to 'entertain' him -- which failed miserably, and he wailed -- while Dave dug both out. Jonathan thought it was a good idea to put medicine on it, so I dabbed some Neosporin on and flipped his sock over it; should be all set. Today marks our first 'serious' injury.

Prior to that, though, we had a lovely day. Breakfast at the bagel shop. The Js saw Kungfu Panda 2 in 3D; the glasses would not stay on my nose, naturally. A little outside time. Dave installed the a/c units, so the house is quite cool now. Take-out Mexican for dinner. Happy Memorial Day to all!

2011_05_26 Thursday

I finally got around to taking Elise's one-year old photos (and a few others). Now I just have to print, frame, and hang them...

2011_05_21 Saturday

Today was Jonathan's graduation from Deutscheschule, and Oma was on hand to see it too. What an experience! We had to sit through all the older kids' performances, most of which were very hard to understand, and their award ceremonies before we got to the little guys (bad planning on their part!). They did a show about "Ein Vogel wollte Hochzeit machen." After that song, I understood very little! :o) But, Jonathan was adorable on stage. He found us right away and waved and winked and sang his little heart out...as much as he could. The lighting was a bit off, so photos are a little dark.

Afterward, we raced home so that we could go to Ali's wedding on the shore. Oma stayed with the babes.

2011_05_19 Thursday

Happy Birthday, Opa!!

I am brilliant. I gave Elise a spoonful of peanut butter at dinner, and she went to town, smacking her lips and trying to lick it all off. So, I put a sausage bite on the remaining PB on her spoon and she's feeding herself. So long as there's some sticky PB, she can get food in her mouth!

From Jonathan: "Mommy, I have a suggestion for you."

Mom: "oh, yes? what is it?"

J: "A sweatshirt would be beautiful on you."

Mom: tear.

Here are some other recent photos of the kiddies goofing around (Elise really loves headbands, although to eat more than to wear):

2011_05_13 Friday

Dinner is too funny. Elise smashes peas and black beans with her fingers/thumb. She searches her tray for every last one to smash. She thinks it's pretty funny. Sometimes they shoot away from here a la Pretty Woman. And, I sure have a hard time not breaking a smile.

The other thing that is hilarious is that she tries to hide in her high chair:

She's also taken to hiding in the Tupperware cabinet: