Wordless Wednesday--Dirty Fun

The Zoo

Last week, I went to the zoo with my sister and cousin and kids (3 adults and 10 kids). As we were getting ready Briella and I were talking about what animals we might see at the zoo. She was hoping for lions and then began wishing for birds and squirrels . . . she got all three! She could usually find the animals as opposed to last year when she missed several.She also enjoyed the "moooookeys."




This was the day that Gideon realized that the great outdoors are preferred over anything indoors . . . he now spends several minutes each morning banging on the back slider, grunting and whining (beware: kids pick up some bad habits at the zoo).

Before we left I took a few pictures of Briella, here is one of my favorites.

You might be a mom

You might be a mom to little ones IF. . .
. . . hearing a little splashing makes you run for the bathroom.
. . . you know that adjustable waist pants/shorts are not just convenient, but necessary to avoid seeing crack all day!
. . . you pat yourself on the back after getting groceries with the kids
. . . during meals you say things like "take a bite" "don't throw that" "no spitting" "all gone?" "say please"
. . . after you finish eating, you still sit at the table waiting for others(see below) to finish, for a very.long.time.

WW-Post-bank sucker time :)

Briella's Vocabulary

My dear Briella has been cracking me up recently . . .

• She loves to know if Gideon has a dirty diaper or if it is just wet. If it is dirty, I often say "Yucky." She seems to have a hard time with "yucky" so she says "Lucky" and I have to say, changing dirty diapers does not make me feel lucky!

• Evidently I occasionally ask Briella "Do you have to go potty honey?" She has started to tell me, "I go potty honey."

• We have been trying to get Briella to listen better while we read the Bible after dinner. For awhile she would say the last words and then she started saying "last words" or "bible." So Stephan has started stopping more often throughout the reading and she does quite well. Tonight, we were reading Isaiah 23 and at the end of verse 13 there was a slight break and Briella repeated the last few words. Not words you want to hear your two year old repeat. I'll let you look it up, but one word begins with a P, has three syllables, and rhymes with fruit. (upon further checking different versions use a different word here, the KJV has harlot, but our ESV has prostitute, so dear Brie said "song prostitute")
  

spring break ?!?!?

Since I'm no longer teaching and I don't have kids in school, yet, there is no spring break at our house. Except from the blog . . . evidently I took an unplanned break. I have been on my computer plenty and the kids have been doing plenty of cute and exciting stuff . . .

Gideon has started taking a few steps. only when coached . . .
Briella has been singing. she has a better voice than I do . . .
Gideon likes to throw things. lots of things . . .
Briella likes to be a mommy. to lots of things . . .

Here are a few websites that I've been looking at:
Photography tips for newbies : Pioneer Woman
Great deals, lots of freebies: Hip2Save and Sarah's Deals
Super recipes like Texas sheet brownies, tater skins, and cookie bars: ShortStop
Funny cake mistakes: CakeWrecks

Wordless Wednesday--laundry day