Thankful

We decorated the house for thanksgiving/ fall a few weeks ago and found this turkey craft William made several years ago. We were all admiring it, when William dashed out of the room. Moments later, he came sprinting back with a black marker in his hands*.

Marker in hand, he climbed up in a stool and added an "s" to the last feather. When he made the turkey, he only had one sister. Now that he has two sisters, he had to change the turkey to reflect his thankfulness.


*Gemma has developed a fondness for markers. She love to uncap them, suck on them and leave a colorful trail behind her. We have taken to hiding the markers up high AND in another room to prevent her from getting into them. She still manages, somehow.

Piggy tails

The cute. It is killing me. So far she is leaving them alone. The big kids' reactions were adorable. They both shrieked and told me Gemma was cute like a fairy (William) and a princess (Amelia).

The hard questions

Amelia: mom? Is that the town square?

Mom: huh? What? (In my defense, I'm also making a left turn)

Amelia: that place over there, is it a town square?

Mom: oh. No. It is a memorial. A log time ago there was a war. A lot of people died and that is a memorial where people can go to remember what happened.

Amelia: why do people fight?

Mom: that is a good question Amelia. Why do you fight with William?

Amelia: I do NOT fight with William. He fights with me.

Mom: well, why does that happen? Remember this morning? You both couldn't agree on how to share a blanket or who got to use the bathroom first for tooth brushing or who got to sit by Gemma at breakfast or what library books to return to the library.

Amelia: does God make war?

Mom: hmm...that is a hard question.

Amelia: oh! Is it a daddy question. He will know the answer to that question*.

Mom: no. I don't think daddy even has a good reason for that one. I'm not sure, but I think war makes God sad. He wants us to love everyone and get along.

I think it makes him sad when we fight- even with your brother. We need to find a way to talk about the problems without fighting. Maybe you can think about the next time you are fighting with your brother?

Amelia: mooooom! I told you! I don't fight with my brother! He fights with me!

*there are some subjects that John is the clear family expert on (ie: how things work, airplanes, cars, trains, wars, etc). Conversely, there are other areas that I am the expert (what happened on the days the kids were born, every occasion I was right, random kids facts, and family history).

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Amelia

Supercauliflowerexpealodocipus!

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Amelia for President

I'd like to take this opportunity to ask you to vote for Amelia for president. She clearly has a lot to offer including a desire to improve our society starting with your bad driving habits. That's right, as president, she will work to make sure everyone stops behind the stop sign.

"If I were president I would make sure people stop behind the stop sign."

Note: As president she will be able to spot the rule breakers with her superhuman eyes with giant EYELASHES.

Science Center

The Science Center is awsome! When you enter you are in the planatureyum. If you want to get to the Science Center you will have to go thru a skyway. There are bnokelers (binoculars) and speed theroters (thermometers, more commonly known as spedometers). When you reach the Science Center you will go down a hallway. At the end of the hall there is a miny exsevator (mini excavator) and it scoops out beads. And my favrite part is the Robotic dinosurs! Next to that is a tunnal and you have to find stuff. When you come out you are in a volcano room. And when you eat lunch there you can watch a ball mashen (machine) and kids oprate (operate) it! The Science Center is the best placein the unavars.

Blue Humpback

I find things. I don't know where they come from always. But, here is an interpretation of a blue humpback whale. Maybe someday I will write an ABC book of all the pictures I find....