I'm tired of dealing with poop.

A recent conversation with Maeve:

Maeve - "We eat poop and drink pee. That was in my potty book."

Me - "No, what we eat and drink turns into pee and poop."

Maeve- "No, we eat poop and drink pee. That was in my potty book."

Me - "Do you eat poop or pee?"

Maeve- "No!"

Me- "I don't eat poop or pee."

Maeve - "Papa does."

Ode to a Love Bug

Ode to a Love Bug
He is little and cute and sweet as a mint.
He is colorfully made of our fingerprint.
He doesn't bite or creep or crawl.
He stands still, looks cute, that's all.
We sent him to you as your little mate,
To let you know we think you're great.

If you belonged to our homeschooling group you'd be receiving this tomorrow at our Valentine's Day party, rain or shine, because we have a back up plan. You knew Adelle was an artist but did you know I was a poet? :)

Motherhood

Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great. 

Doctrine and Covenants 64:33

This scripture was shared in our church meeting the other week and it has been running through my head. It has been my motherhood mantra throughout the day. Someday these beautiful girls we are raising could be mothers. Am I showing them what a joy motherhood is through my attitude and actions? 

(photos from the Community Christmas Celebration)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are my girls in their Valentine's Day gifts I made them with a little help from my friend, Chelsey. The pajama pants weren't too hard to make and the only thing hard about the freezer paper stencils is cutting out the unicorn. It was fun to make them some new pajamas. Joel said he didn't want pink unicorn pajama pants so I made him some roasted garbanzo beans. Very tasty. 

California Girls...

Look at Adelle trying to score a basket!!
We are definitely raising California girls. Adelle came home from school on Friday crying because it was raining again. So far this winter she has had a play date at the park canceled, our homeschool Valentine's Day party postponed twice, and 3 of her 5 basketball practices canceled all due to the rain (even basketball practice is outdoors in California). Joel and I, on the other hand, are just so excited for something other than sunny, clear blue days. Sorry, we like variety! 

Percussion class

This is a glockenspiel. Similar to a xylophone but a xylophone has wooden bars and a glockenspiel has metal bars. Adelle learned to play it this week in her percussion class. She loves this class. To me, an outsider watching the class, it looks like madness. Mr. Hallman, her instructor is amazingly patient. We love him. Every time he asks the students to stop playing so he can talk, one student will hit some instrument they just couldn't resist. This will happen two or three times before they all stop long enough for him to talk. But the best part is if they break for even a second, kids are running around trying everyone else's instruments. It is hylerious to watch only because I am not the one trying to keep order. And I wonder, because I am not a musical person, do you really have to swing with all your might to make that big drum heard? Can you believe that Jude can actually sleep through this class?

Update to blog

I think that I have included all the blogs that I like to read on my list now so I can keep track of your lives. If I missed your blog please leave a comment so I can add it and spy on your life occasionally. Thanks for checking into our world!

Queen Mary

Last week we went to tour the Queen Mary in Long Beach. It was free for California residents in January. So I asked what was the most interesting thing that we saw to Joel and Adelle. 

Joel: the engine room  (amazing to think that people knew how all of the things in that room worked, the communications room (you could call anywhere in the civilized world from the Queen Mary), and the little windshield wipers called spinners on the bridge. 

Adelle: the beds hanging from chains that the soldiers slept on, and that now there are restaurants and stores on the boat.

I liked the photo of the Queen Mary with 16,000 troops on deck in 1943 when it only had life boats for 8000. But after all, "this is war!" And it was interesting to visit the isolation ward. If you weren't sick before you went there you would be afterwards. It was stifling.