Elsie Quote - from Thanksgiving

Elsie's Grandma RJ had a nice sweater on one day over the holiday, Elsie had a very interesting comment:

That looks like a cozy sweater, can I have it when you die?

And this was completely out of nowhere, we had not discussed death/inheritance etc.

Fun Sylvie Quote

I shaved this morning and  Sylvie was interested in the buzzing shaver, when I was done she touched my face and said:

"Wow, I have never seen a daddy without spikes on his face before!"

She has also been a hoot this Fall, when we are out walking or driving she will see a tree and say:

"Hey I just saw a naked tree!  Lots of naked trees"*

*Kristen - naked tree means a tree without leaves.  Sylvie thinks the leaves are clothes for the tree.

A journey to far-away Fitchburg

I took the girls to a park  this last weekend.  As E is 6 and S is 3.5, I usually run with S in the stroller while E bikes a bit ahead, lots of parks to go to within 2-3 miles but this was a new route.  At one point when we crossed the line from Madison into Fitchburg, the sidewalk ended so switched to the street.

E asked why the sidewalk ended, and I replied it was because we crossed the invisible line into a different city, that we had left Madison and were not in Fitchburg.  She considered this for a few seconds and then we got to have the following exchange:

E- "Daddy, do they speak a different language in Fitchburg?"
A- "No, they speak English just like we do in Madison"
E- "Ok good, then I can talk to any kids we play with"

Ten Years!

Andy and I celebrated out tenth anniversary together in style...hiking around Epic with the girls, feeding the Epic animals at the farm, trying out a new local pizzaria, and each taking a nap.

My favorite Billy!

Ten years!

Playing with mud in the stream.

Wandering, wandering...

It wasn't all happy, all the time...

The girls' favorite part!

There was lots of confusion about anniversaries and marriage from the girls, so we had some great conversations today.  Elsie insisted at one point that I shouldn't be married to Andy because she is going to marry me.  When Andy explained that wouldn't work, Elsie decided she was going to marry Cousin Campbell.  Oh, my.

My favorite, though, was this gem from Sylvie, as I tucked her into bed tonight:

Sylvie: "Mama!  I can't feel your Marry!"
Mama:  "Feel my Marry?  What does that mean?  Do you mean my ring?"
Sylvie:  "I am touching you, and I can't feel your Marry!  When you get Married, you get a kiss and your kiss goes out of your mouth and falls on your shirt, and then you have a Marry, but I can't find yours!"
Mama:  "Ummm..."
Sylvie:  "And I can't find Daddy's!  Maybe you can make each of you a new Marry and then you can kiss again and sew them onto your shirts so you will both be so pretty and Married."

I can't wait to see what the girls think of the wedding we are attending tomorrow, given the expectations of marriage they have!

Fostering again!

Got home from work a few days ago to learn we have new foster kittens to bottle feed and & take care of until they are ready to adopt.   The girls were very excited to tell me about them, my attempt at a transcript:

S: This one is all clean.

E: His mother got hit by a car.

S: This one didn't get hit by a car, cause its safe, and now it (muffled voice as he hugs kitty)

E: Both of the babies didn't get hit by the car but their mother did.

S: ...yeah.  Their mother got a BIG, BIG, big owie.

E: We just got these newborn ktities today.

Biking

Just a quick quote, from Elsie on the way home from the park:

"My bike is so tired that it is making *me* do all the work" - Elsie

10 am.

It's 10 in the morning, and Sylvie has already painted three watercolors, completed an entire sticker book, colored two pictures with markers, built a castle with Magnatiles, read two stories, had a very involved dance party, eaten a snack (twice), and cured me of numerous horrible illnesses while playing doctor.  Is it nap time yet???

#almost3 #whirlwindpreschoollife

Sylvie grows up

 

Almost three and full of spunk, this toddler is turning into a big kid right before our eyes!
I offer the following four items as evidence of her readiness to take on the world:


Sylvie the Dictator:

Sylvie the Imaginative:

 
"Mama?  What are these?  Are these Daddy's Crab Claws?"

5 minutes later:  "Awww.  Daddy's crab claws don't work!  I can't grab anything with these claws!"

(they were cedar shoe inserts- Andy was wearing his fancy shoes at work)


Sylvie the Naked Cowgirl:

Sylvie the Brave:
Going down the big snow hill like a pro!