Let it snow!!!

Our 1st snow storm this winter
We got almost 3 feet!

So much rain

Playing rice table in the kitchen......... DISCLAIMER:only do this if you don't mind sweeping.
Getting ready for the swine flu pandemic.......... only fun if you happen to have a gas mask

Pretending Annie is a lion............... fun if you have a VERY patient dog
Living art.............fun if you have cooperating little brother

Playing in the play room................ fun if your Mom doesn't care that it looks like this

NOT FUN........................ CLEANING IT UP

My little singer

If you know me or my family you know we all love to sing and have pretty decent voices(at least I think so). I thought for sure Anya would be a singer and love music. I was WRONG! She only likes rock, her favorite band is The Beastie Boys. I have found Kevin is my singer and loves music, all kinds. Choo Choo soul, with Genvieve is his favorite right now and he is always singing. The song I hear the most right now is:

The spiderman built his house upon the rock.
The spiderman built his house upon the rock.
The spiderman built his house upon the rock..........

I can't help it, I think it is too cute to correct. I'll let his nursery teachers worry about it.

Farm Fair

Last night we decided to get out of the house and enjoy the County's farm fair. It is held about 15 min. away from our house in a big park. Of course we forgot the camera!
Best part for me: The Prime rib sandwich, no really it was worth the $7.00. Also the library brought in a ventriloquist act. We didn't catch much but what we saw was great!

Best part for Ed: I don't know I liked it all ( typical answer from him)

Best part for Anya: The pony ride. She used her allowance to ride a horse, it is something she has been dying to do for about a year now. I also liked watching the bigger kids race the horses. Oh and cotton candy Mom, that was great it was pink and strawberry and on a stick!

Best part for Kevin: He won't really tell me, he just keeps saying best part. So I will put what I think he enjoyed the most. He really liked watching the hotdog pig races. If you ever get a chance to see them they are so cute. I know I have seen them in CT before. Also the tractors and he used some of his birthday money to ride a pony too. He was also a huge fan of the cotton candy! I also think he loved the farmer for a day kid section. He loved to drive the tractors through the corn and wheat.

I love farm fairs. They are so cute and fun! The animals and the atmosphere is so wonderful. It was a great night out. Bridgewater is still better, way less people but this was pretty comparable.

Sorry for the no pictures. In the rush to get Kevin up from his nap, snacks, diapers, etc. I didn't even think to grab the camera. Fun evening over all!

Warm weather means yard sales

I love to tag sale, I have since I was little with my Mom. Now that it is warm, we are out in full force. We found a hammock, hand made in Mexico got it for $9.00. It has been well worth it.
The other day I couldn't find Anya, well I found her..........
asleep in the hammock! So far she has used it more than anyone, she also pretends to be a sloth and hangs from it!

Happy Summer, oh I mean Spring

Heat wave...... We enjoyed every minute!Anya and Kevin in the pool
Annie realized we have fish in there.... recently she has tried to fish them out from inside

Me according to my kids

Here is how well my kids know me
My commentary is in green

1. What is something your mom always says to you?
Anya: Secrets
Kevin: Time out
K - Ouch

2. What makes you mom happy?
Anya: Cooking
Kevin: Smiles
He didn't say smile he just did, pretty accurate I say

3. What makes your mom sad?
Anya: That I don't clean up my toys
Kevin:Crying
so true

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Anya: Tickles
Kevin: Tickle Tickle
We do a lot of tickling

5. What was your mom like as a child?
Anya: Your baby toys
Kevin: little
My 20 mo old is more accurate than my 4.5 yr old!

6. How old is your mom?
Anya: 38 Are you 38? I don't know how old you are?!
Kevin: 9


7. How tall is your mom?
Anya: 38 lbs
Kevin: 10
I think we need to work on numbers

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Anya: Cook
Kevin: Eating
This is what I do with them!

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Anya: Cook something else
Kevin: here
What Kevin meant, is I am always here!

10. I your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Anya: Making cookies
Kevin: Papers
????

11. What is your mom really good at?
Anya: Cooking
Kevin: Crap
From the mouth of babes!

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Anya: Making yucky meals
Kevin: No

13. What does your mom do for a job?
Anya: Wash the dishes, that's my job to
Kevin: Stop

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Anya: Chinese
Kevin: Food
Both perfectly accurate!

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Anya: Cooking great great great food
Kevin: Diapers
Are you seeing a trend in Anya's answers?

16. If your mom was a cartoon character, who would she be?
Anya:Cars
Kevin: You

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Anya: Cook
Kevin: Do together
I don't think he quite understood the question


18. How are you and your mom the same.
Anya: We wear Hannah Montana slippers Me: I don't have Hannah Montana slippers Anya: Then buy a bigger size!
Kevin: Same

19. How are you and your mom different?
Anya: We have different slippers
Kevin: Steps
A- see 18 K-???

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Anya: You put me to bed
Kevin: Love you
Sweet!

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Anya: Get married
Kevin : Papa

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Anya: Chinese or a restaurant called P. F. Chang's.
Kevin: Nice
I don't think she realizes they are the same thing

What I have learned: I need to get out of the kitchen and stop sending Kevin to time out 2x a week!

Fantastic Friday

Life has been really stressful for me lately. Friday night the kids and I are home and what do I do?
Totally forget I am a grown up for a few hours. Can you hear the kidz only bubble gum pop music in the background? It makes it way more fun to image it.
This is the mermaid cave. Anya is only wearing tights, both legs in one leg hole pretending to be a mermaid.
Kevin in his"scuba diving costume". All the bathing suits are packed a leotard would have to suffice.
And no night is complete without jumping on the couch. On a side note, this living room set is the best investment I have ever made, it is really the BEST toy ever.

The moral: If you are about to have a nervous break down, go get a really huge cherry coke and dance to bubble gum pop music and play with your kids. Don't forget to clean up after they have gone to bed, or you can just leave it for the morning!