Micah and I crack up over this girl. From the time she was little, she has always rhymed things. Now, as an inside joke, Micah and I are rhyming things too. But an interesting thing, is that whenever she rhymes, she always adds the word “little” in front of the rhyme.
Such as:
If I say to Scout, “you’re acting crazy!”
Navy will come in from the background with, “you little Fazy!”
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I I tell Dash to “go potty”
She’ll say, “you little blotty.”
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She isn’t saying it to be funny, or silly….she just always rhymes.
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And the best part was the day we were playing a game to make up raps.
You will never guess who dominated!
Even over the adults.
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So recently at her parent/teacher conference, her school teacher told me the next unit they will be working on is rhyming.
She’s going to nail it.
Dash does the most classic stuff lately. One of our very favorites, is wherever we are, Dash announces that there is a ghost there, and then he tries to spook us out by Oooooooohing.
For example, while we were recently camping, we turned off the lantern, and were calling it a night, when out of the silent dark, Dash said, “Ghost in the tent! Ooooooohhhh Oooooooooohhhh Oooooooohhhhh!”
We all crack up.
Which obviously gives him the go ahead to do it again and again and again.
This is literally the second time Navy has ever tried a two wheeler.
The first was moments before, and I didn’t have my camera.
And check out Dash on the push bike.
He was kind of getting the hang of it, and loved it.
So clearly, it was time for a race between the two newbies.
But this near crash stopped them from more races.
Meanwhile, Scout was just making an insane obstacle course that spanned 2 houses!
The kids are trying to earn cash to buy their siblings Christmas presents.
So I made a book with jobs attached to dollar amounts.
One being — $2 for a cleaned out drawer I assign.
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Scout lives for making money, and he was immediately asking which drawer would work for the deal.
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The Community Pajama Drawer
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It has been a while, and there have been a lot of things that have congregated in that drawer. And there are a lot of things that have been outgrown. That being said, I can’t bear to get rid of my kid’s personalized long johns. We have WAY too many great times and good memories in those. So after the whole drawer was cleaned out, and everything had been grouped into piles, Scout asked me the fate of the long johns.
I told him to bring them to me, and a pair of sharp scissors…
cause I was determined to get some more use out of those babies.
Voila!
Not bad!
3 yr for Navy, 5 yr for Scout, and a 0-3 months for Dash.
I wasn’t quite sure why he had a tear rolling down his face.
I guess his were a little tight.
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But not to worry….they were headed to a babysitter, and after I stretched Dash’s out a bit, he was good to go.
The oldest and youngest in this house really dig each other.
Long ago, I came up with a great method.
I change a diaper, and then toss it over on the stairs for someone to pick up when they are heading downstairs towards the trash.
It has worked famously.
Until this nosy little thing ruined it all.
Let’s just say…
Don’t get too grossed out! You know this is just two fads away from being the latest and greatest on keeping skin young and firm.
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Anyone want any? I have plenty to go around…and you will be ahead of your time!
I counted eight steps today.
She passed her last benchmark of 6 steps from just a few days before.
My guess is that she will be an official walker very soon.
But at 13 1/2 months, I would call her an official stepper.
I would like to give credit to the helping hands in the back, who was bribing her with Fritos.
Apparently, Scout isn’t the only kid in town who is going to love Fritos.
Just gearing up for something exciting.
And it’s probably not what you think.
What do you do for a boy, who always “does his homework” at school, so he can slop through it and turn it in without my watchful and critical eye?
Said boy also forgets to bring it home at times, and then says, “It is fine….the teacher will just make me stay in at recess to get it done.”
You make a contract:
After I explained that his signature binds him to the terms of the contract, he told me, “Then I will just say that it is not my signature.”
Then I explained what a “witness” is, and had Navy come “witness” the contract.
Boo Yeah!
I was excited to attend Navy’s Thanksgiving show. So excited, I got there extra early to snag good seats. Only to find out she was on the opposite side of the room, on the very end. So, to the floor below her, I went.
I’d love to report that it was magnificent. But then I would be lying. It was fine, but could have been so much better!
But then again, I am a product of one of the best show-putter-oners there ever was.
Maybe my expectations are just too high.
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