Letter of the Day | L l

L O V E

And other things...

Letter of the Day | K k

Here You Go!

Audrey and I snuggled in bed this morning. She brought along her lovey, the corner of which is soggy from her sucking and chewing. She pulled it out of her mouth as offered it to me, "here you go!"

"Uh, no thanks."

"It's 'licious!"

"I'm sure it is."

Peekaboo!

Letter of the Day | J j

Today's letter is J.

J is for:

Jet 

Jenny

Jump

Juggle

Jumping Jack

Jam

Jeep

Garrett got distracted while keeping score of the J words (he writes a J for each word and whoever has the most Js at the end wins). He decided to make a Jet by folding his score card - which is made of stiff and difficult to fold card stock. Apparently I asked him to come back and eat breakfast at a critical point in the folding. 

"Garrett, please come back to the table and finish breakfast."

"UGH! (fumbles his folding) You distracted me from my jet!"

"I'm sorry, please come back to the table."

"Mom! You keep messing me up with your voice!"

Sleeping Giant

Ordering George Around

LAX to the MAX

Daddy's Girl

Friday's Feet

Hiding

Bed Head

Bed Buddy

Though he hogs more than his share...

Lunch Pause

JCPenny photoshoot.

Neck Accessory

From last week's sick day; a growth on my neck.

Garrett Post-Wreck Synopsis

On why he had a wreck while riding his bike:
"I was going as fast as a peregrine falcon and I wasn't paying attention"

On the pain and suffering of a scraped elbow:
"I think I shouldn't go to school for a week"

Family Jewels

If you know me, you know that I don't believe in teaching kids euphemisms for their body parts; it's anatomy, not some mysterious who-ha, tee-tee, wee-wee or pee-pee.

Lately Audrey has been exploring while sitting on the potty and asking, "what's that called?" 

I respond, "vagina" in the same plain-spoken way I talk to her brother about his body.

She's been repeating it back to me but for some reason it comes out as "my diamond." 

I've continued to say it correctly but I think she's adopted this title; it's been a few weeks.

Oddly, I'm ok with that.

Letter of the day | M m

Ring Master

Studying her Valentine

Bittersweet

The only reason she's sleeping on me is because she doesn't feel well.

She fell asleep while I was vacuuming.

Singing Guacamole!

This from a boy who wouldn't put his face in the water in November.

Ransom Note

A ransom note will be coming to you shortly; I'm being held hostage in the bathroom. 

After lying down for 45 minutes Audrey announced that she needed to poop, so here we are. The thing is, she's not pooping and she refuses to get off the pot.

Postage Required

Garrett said he was going to draw a letter. I asked which one, then he drew an envelope...

Audrey's Ballet Toes

Audrey makes some phone calls.

"Hello, Sophie. Want to go swimming with goggles?"

L O V E

Garrett sharing his tiny scoop of ice cream; generously and without being prompted.

JACKET! ON!

Audrey was screaming at her jacket while she struggled to put it on in the car seat.