Cheap Thrills...Kid Style

We swapped vehicles with a friend for a few days so that they could use the hubby's truck for their road trip. The boys went for a ride to the store with daddy and I asked if they felt funny riding in a car that was so low to the ground (we have a Tahoe and a Dodge Ram). They didn't say much about that, but they sure thought it was cool to roll the windows down with the crank!

Funny...I remember thinking how cool it was to finally have automatic windows!

Too much fun in the sun...

...makes you fall fast asleep mid-snack.

Oy.

Today, my little "princess" reminded me that she defnitely fits in this family.

I was standing in the kitchen and she came up behind me and smacked me right on my keester. I turned around and said "Sophia, it's not nice to hit."

Without skipping a beat she grinned at me and said "I not hit you, Mommy, I high-fived your butt!"

Heaven help me, my 2.5 year old is as smartassed as the rest of them.

Double take!

At first glance this just looks like an adorable picture of my princess. But look closer, and you'll see Jonah jumping out the door. Yep...full on action shot in mid-air. Awesome.

*I cropped it in for a better view of the levitating.*

Silly Songs with Sophia

Man I love my kids! They do the funniest things, without even meaning to. Sophia just came up and asked me for some "chocka moke" (that's chocolate milk for those who don't speak toddler-ese), and while I was getting her some, she proceeded to dance in front of the fridge and sing this little diddy:

Chocka moke! Chocka moke! Choka moke!
Chocka moke is nummy nummy nummy!
Chocka moke!!

This entire song was done in a grovelly voice-think Cookie Monster saying "Mee loooove cooookieeees".

Yeah, that was a pretty pointless blog entry, but it made me smile on a yucky, rainy day so I thought I'd try to bring a smile to someone else ;)

Dinnertime with a toddler

*Just so y'all know, this was COMPLETELY unprovoked. We were sitting at the table having a nice dinner, and all of a sudden my almost 2 year old decides it's time for some booty shakin'.*

Don't say panties!!

My little princess is starting to use the potty! Yesterday I only changed ONE diaper (after naptime) and the rest of the day she went on the toilet like a big girl!! I'm so thrilled- neither one of the boys was potty trained until they were 3. Sophia's not even 2 yet! I know we're just beginning, but I am still excited. So today while we were out running errands, I let her pick out some big girl panties. She picked these cute little things (obviously in a smaller size!).Hubby came home for lunch and I told him that I bought her some panties to wear around the house and he gave me the infamous "Bobby look" (one raised eyebrow) and said "Panties??" I nodded, and asked him what the big deal was. They were only $3.50, so it's not like a dropped a ton of money on them. He just kept looking at me with a quizzical expression. Clearly not following him, I asked again what he was talking about. He looked at me with both eyebrows raised and said "You can't call them panties. Panties are lingerie. My not-yet-two-year-old daughter does NOT wear lingerie. Call them undies or underwear. Don't say panties!!"

After hearing the explaination, I rolled my eyes, threw my hands in the air and walked away trying my hardest not to laugh. I was unsuccessful.

You know you need adult conversation when...

you are making lunch for your daughter and to get her to want to eat you sing make up this silly song on the spot!

(sung to the nursery rhyme tune "Where is Thumbkin")
Quesadillas! Quesadillas!
Here we come! Here we come!
We are going to eat you. We are going to eat you.
Yum! Yum! Yum!
Yum! Yum! Yum!

I apologize for my silliness. That's what happens when you're the daughter of a Pre-K teacher and you spend every waking minute with your toddler.

Alphabet Soup

This is what you get when your 20 month old gets ahold of your scrapbooking "teekers".

Rubber Ducky, you're the one!

It's nearly 4pm and neither the mailman nor the garbage truck have come through to fulfill their duties today (usually the trash is picked up before 9am, and the mailman comes after lunch). I checked on google to see if there was some holiday that I was unaware of, and found that today is the birthday of the rubber ducky.

If everything stops when it's Rubber Ducky's birthday, I DEMAND a bigger party for mine!!

Easily Entertained

How do you keep a 7-year-old and almost-5-year-old quiet while you're at your doctor's appointment? You give them each a latex glove and tell them to make balloons. Works every time.

Who needs blocks...

...when you've got perfectly good cans?

In-car Entertainment.

This is how my 15 month old entertains herself on a long car ride. Gotta love it.