Belated Post

So this is a little late, but at least I got a page done. Here's my layout from K's Kidz Praise Christmas program last week. The kids did a great job! K was funny. As much as he loves his stage at home and as much as he loves music, he seemed very uncomfortable singing on stage. He kept making fish lips between songs to keep from smiling (like I was trying to sign for him to do - you know us moms, "smile big on the stage, honey!" - ugh!). He must be like me. I'm most comfortable hiding behind the camera, and he's happy hiding behind his drum set.

Kisses

Someone brought these to orchestra rehearsal last night, and they were so yummy that A and I had to make some this afternoon. Then we delivered them to the neighbors so I wouldn't eat them all tomorrow. Note - if you decide to use the cherry cordial kisses, they will taste heavenly and make a very sticky mess when they melt down. But oh so worth the sticky fingers!

I Totally Bit!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

New Phrase

Yesterday she started using a new phrase:

"Ma-Ma? Ma-Ma? A-Wa-DAT!"
(translates - I want THAT!)
I suppose 'tis the season... ;)

Tearing Down the House

Today we had drama in the van on the way home from kindergarten. The story began with, "Mom? I found this tiny little tag inside my coat, so I bit it and pulled as hard as I could with my teeth." Me: "Were you trying to rip the tag out?" K: "No, I was hoping to pull some teeth out." Good grief! Poor guy wants so badly to lose a tooth and one of his classmates had the nerve to actually lose a tooth at school today!!! So we rode the rest of the way home with K bawling in the backseat, saying he would be as big as Daddy and still have baby teeth and that it was "NO FAIR!" (ah - gotta love kindergarten when we all learn NO FAIR!).
We had been promising all week that the kids could eat their gingerbread house tonight. I had no expectations for the event, other than a disappointing mess when they realized how hard the cookies and icing were after sitting on the counter for a week. But, I have to give them credit for diligently eating away at what I thought was a pretty questionable dessert. Oh well. They thought it was fun! The cookies and icing WERE hard as rocks, and I would bet that if K did have any loose teeth in there, one would have fallen out tonight after all that hard crunching. How to explain to your 5 year old that it's ok not to grow up too fast...

Duh

This is an edit to the previous post.  EB is not saying "noo, baby" when I ask if she needs help with something.  She's saying, "noo, EB."  Now that makes much more sense!  We call her that all the time, and had I been listening well and thinking the first few times I think I would have figured it out. :)

So Says EB

Another post to help me remember the cute stuff.  EB is becoming very independent (wait, really? Isn't she the one who still screams if I leave her sight? OK, she's independent if I'm with her...).  She likes to try to do things for herself: pouring her cereal, walking down the stairs, putting on her socks and shoes, putting on her coat.  Is she successful?  Not really, with the exception of walking down the stairs, but it's funny to watch her try.  She has also learned the word "no."  She says it very quietly and shakes her head while she says it.  So, when she's trying to do something on her own and I ask her if she'd like help, she usually shakes her head and says, "nooooo, baby," meaning baby (ie EB) will do it.  Funny to me that she refers to herself as baby.  When I ask her to point to EB she looks at me like I'm nuts.  I must baby her enough that she thinks that's her name. Guess that's how it is with #3!