Hearts

Recently, Bode clearly articulated what we all struggle with as fallen humans.
"Mom, I know I should be nice, but my heart doesn't want to!"

Talk about a teachable moment.

Well, today he applied this knowledge to our cat who was trying to play with a sticky toy that Bode got at AWANA.

"Mom, Toby's has a sinful heart because he hit me!"

Questions About Mom

This post has been going around Facebook lately.  I decided to try it and post it here on the blog, so I can look back at their answers.  

Without ANY prompting, ask your kid (s) these questions. It's a great way to see what they think. Copy and re-post this with your kids ages.
Maggie, age 6
Bode, age 4

1. What is something I always say to you? 
"Be kind." (M)
"Be kind to the little ones." (B)

2. What makes me happy?
"When I'm kind." (M)
"When I obey the first time." (B)

3. What makes me sad?
 "When Brooks poops in the tub." (M)
"Puke." (B)

4. How do I make you laugh? 
"You tickle me." (M)
"Make silly faces." (B)

5. What was I like as a child? 
"You brought a salamander on the bus, and you were embarrassed because you can't bring animals on the bus." (M)
"Maggie." (B)

6. How old am I?
 "32" (M)
"I don't remember." (B)  "It's 32." (M) "No, it's not." (B)

7. How tall am I?
 "As tall as a baby giraffe.  Or like, the age of a Mommy giraffe, but the size of a medium one."  "Wait - change that cuz I actually know now...when I stand on a chair on my tippy toes." (M)
"Um...that tall?" (B, as he points to my head)

8. What is my favorite thing to do?
"Drink coffee at Caribou."  (M)
"Clean up the kitchen?" (B)

9. What do I do when you're not home?
"Watch babies."  (M)
"Um, I don't know." (B)

10. What am I really good at?
"Drinking coffee."  (M)
"Um, I don't know." (B) "Can you think of something?" (me) "My brain is going around and around and around" (B)

11. What am I not very good at? 
"Are you good at skating?  I don't know." (M)
"My brain is going around and around now." (B)

12. What do I do for a living? 
"You're a daycare lady." (M)
"You clean up the kitchen?" (B)

13. What is my favorite food? 
"Salad." (M)
"Everything?" (B)

14. What do you enjoy doing with me? 
"Coloring." (M)
"Building legos?" (B)

Back to ECFE

Now that the babies can occasionally skip a morning nap, we decided to get back into a parent child ECFE class.  Although Brooks attended with us when he was a newborn, this week was his first time experiencing the separate child play time, and he did great!  Bode, of course, is a pro.

2015 Christmases

Christmas Report Card 2015

A Science Experiment, Mom!

Maggie was playing into my love of learning and science this morning.

Maggie:  "Mom!  We're going to do a science experiment!"

Me:  "Oh, really?  What are you going to do?"

Maggie:  "We're going to take Bode's cars and paint them, and see if they change color!"

Nice try, Mags.  Nice try.

Here's Four!

Our guy is 4 years old today!  If you've been following our new Twitter feed, you've seen what we've been up to lately.  Bode has the advantage of having his birthday fall around the annual teacher's state conference, which means three days with no school and lots of time to do fun activities.

Today we opted for a McDonald's birthday party.  Less for me to worry about - they take care of food, activities, and cake!  I did make Bode a Baymax cake to have later at home since, as you can see from his answers to the year birthday questions below, that is quite his favorite thing at the moment.

We love our Bode boy and all his smiles and cuddles and compliments, as well as his habit of turning any sort of long stick-like objects into weapons.  

Birthday Questions:
I am... 4.
The best show on TV is... Mickey Mouse.
My favorite thing about school is... playing.
The thing I'm best at is... wrestling.
If I could change my name, it would be... Big Hero 6.
My favorite color is... blue.
My favorite toy is...Baymax.
When I grow up, I want to work... with Dad.
I like to take these things to bed with me at night: my bear.
My favorite book is...Baymax.
My favorite movie is... Big Hero 6.
My favorite season of the year is... winter.
A food I really like is... pepperoni pizza.
My favorite animals are... giraffes.
My favorite sport is... Vikings.
My best friends are... Krosby.
My favorite holiday is...Halloween.
My favorite thing I did while I was 3 was... go swimming.