what do 4 yr olds do for fun?

funny you should ask.

at our house today, while i was upstairs with alex, ben decided that a fun activity would be to slide around the kitchen on banana peels.

makes perfect sense, right?!

i'm hoping that his definition of fun changes when he hits 5.

the latest excuse

drew sometimes has a hard time falling asleep.

why? you might ask.

well ... tonight it was because his eyes ran out of blood. there is none left in them. they are dried up. so he cannot shut them.

yes, it seems to be quite serious.

but instead of praying for him, and his eyes ... pray for me :)

can you do it??

we were reading a magazine and came across a mind trick/game.
we all tried it - stacey and i tried it over and over and over
and continue to fail :)
so ... give it a try ...

with your foot make circles that go to the right - or clockwise.

ok now draw a 6 with your finger - from the top down

can you keep your foot going the right direction??

high-class dining

you might remember back to my goal for each of my kids to have their own special day of the month ...
well, we've been doing that. and that means that today was ben's day!
so the rules were that he could choose anywhere to go ... ANYWHERE (movie, restaurant, etc) ... and who to go with.
so guess where he chose ...

he chose for he and i to go eat lunch at target. YUP .. target.

and what did he order? a hot dog and an icee.

we obviously need to get out more - to places OTHER than supertarget.

and apparently i also need to teach my kids that when someone offers to take you out on the town, it's quite ok to not choose the $2 hot dog meal at supertarget :)

all i have to say today is...

thank God that the days are getting longer.

MY naked cowboy

back in the fall when we went to NYC i got my picture taken with the naked cowboy in times square - just for fun.

WELL ... little did i know that just a few months later i would have my very own naked cowboy.

he decorated his own guitar.
he performs for us daily.
and most importantly ... he does it all in his whitey tightys :)

now if we can just keep the girls away ;)

havin some fun!

well.. it's only the 4th day of 2008 and so far i'm doing quite well at making sure that alex has a little bit of fun in 2008 ;) for the past 2 days his naps have been nearly nonexistant ... but he's done REALLY well! we made a last minute trip to the museum yesterday ... and then met up with some friends for some indoor play fun today :) he had so much fun that his lack of naptime sleep didn't slow him down a bit. he followed ben up into the climbing tunnels and came right down the big slides all by himself!

he is catching on to this having fun stuff pretty quickly.

i, on the other hand, don't want him to catch on TOO MUCH to the fun that can be had when one does not nap ... so i think we'll take a few days off:)

i scream ... you scream ...

i'm finally now getting around to the ice cream instructions :)

keep in mind .. this will make a mess. i guarantee it.

think of what salt looks like when it dries on your car. that is what your table .. and the front of your shirt will most likely look like :) ha ha :)

in a quart size freezer bag (i actually recommend double bagging it - so 2 qt size bags) mix:
1 cup milk (thick milk .. not skim)
1 T sugar
1/2 teaspon vanilla

seal the bag.

fill a gallon size freezer bag (also double this bag AT LEAST .. i might even triple. ALSO .. i HIGHLY recommend not using generic bags ... they will take a beating and WILL leak ... so the stronger you can find the better) half full of ice and 6 tablespoons of salt (ice cream or kosher salt).

Put small sealed bag in larger bag and seal large bag.

shake the bag for about 5 minutes or until the inside bag is a thick consistency.

***(you may need to add more ice if you find it has all melted and it is still not the consistency that you want).

ENJOY YOUR ICE CREAM!!

your other option. go to REI and buy an ice cream ball :) ha ha :) it's a lot less messy :) ha ha :)

what brothers are for

 

things that got me through 2007

danyelle posted about her favorite things from 2007 and challenged me to do the same ...
so ...although i did a post a while back about my favorite things ...
i figured i'd do a list of the things that got me through 2007 ...
aside from my obvious loves ... God, my family, starbucks, etc :)
here are a few that i came up with ... (and, i reserve the right to add more later, because, i'm positive i've forgotten some!)

*my overland donner diaper bag/purse (i knew you'd love it danyelle)

*latin hip hop at the Y

*gap long n lean jeans

*my teva olawahus (i know i've mentioned these before .. but they deserve the repeat)

*arby's roast TRB sandwich (minus the B of course)

*heated seats in our car

*alex's noise machine (i realize that's his .. but when he sleeps .. i'm happy)

*my lands end vests .. actually lands end overall makes the list

*our trampoline (not only for me - but the entainment it provides my kids)

*CSI:NY

*the outdoor kids pool at the Y

*the free kids cookies at the target bakery

*bakers square - fajita pitas (to go after the kids are in bed)

*high school musical 1&2 (also provided endless hours of entertainment at our house)

and of course ...

*blogging :)

NOW ... create a list of your own ... it'll be fun to look back next year and see how it's changed!