All About Mommy!

Mommy Quiz - answered by J and S

1. What is something mom always says to you?

J: Pick up toys

S: I'm going to make dinner

2. What makes mom happy?

J: A kiss from me

S: Picking up toys

3. What makes mom sad?

J: Not doing something that she asks me to

S: no

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

J: Tickle me

S: Tickle me

5. What was your mom like as a child?

J: Just like S

S: she crawled because babies crawl

6. How old is your mom?

J: 28

S: 2

7. How tall is your mom?

J: That tall (holding his hands as far apart as he can)

S: This big (putting her hands on mom's head)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

J: Tickle me and relax

S: her job

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?

J: Rest and feed L

S: go to sleep

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

J: Making something and writing her name on it.

S: for presents

11. What is your mom really good at?

J: cleaning

S: coloring

12. What is your mom not very good at?

J: painting

S: I don't know

13. What does your mom do for a job?

J: feed the birdies and fishes

S: pick up toys

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

J: potatoes

S: dinner

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

J: when she gives me surprises

S:making cake

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?

J: Mickey Mouse

S: Donald Duck

17. What do you and your mom do together?

J: dust and play

S: stand

18. How are you and your mom the same?

J: She has to cut some of her hair off first and then it will be short like mine

S: white

19. How are you and your mom different?

J: She has long hair and I have short hair

S: (nothing)

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

J: She kisses me

S: kisses

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

J: That he gives me food, not candy

S: candy

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

J: the beach

S: parties

Aren't they the cutest?!?!

Memorial Day Picnic

We had a nice sunny Memorial Day yesterday. Unfortunately M had to work (too bad cows don't know how to feed and milk themselves), but we managed to get out to Birch Bay for a couple hours for a picnic. The tide was way out, so the kids had a lot of fun finding shells and small crabs. There were a lot of other people there for the day, too. I think it must have been a really good time to dig clams because that is what people were doing all up and down the beach. The worst part about the beach is trying to get all the sand out of your shoes before you go!

Our Garden

I finally got my garden all planted last week. We didn't have quite enough room last year for everything, so we increased the size of it this year. I planted cucumber, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, corn, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, radishes, and peppers! Along with our blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, and pears, this will make for a VERY busy summer of picking and canning or freezing! It is all worth it though to see a full pantry and freezer in the fall. I love being able to preserve our food for my family. Maybe not so much the actual work of it (weeding, picking, preparing, canning, etc) but being able to provide food that I know where it came from and what did or didn't get put on it is very satisfying! I also love using all that fresh food for my favorite recipes and for trying some new ones! If I find any really good ones I will be sure to share them with you all!

FOOD!

This week I decided to try and give L his first taste of solid food. I picked rice cereal for his first meal and it went pretty well. He wasn't overly hungry so he didn't eat too much, but he didn't spit it all right back out at me. After eagerly eating his first couple bites, he lost interest in eating and just wanted to play with the spoon. After a few more meals, he is starting to get the hang of it and is eating a little more each time. Hopefully he is as good of an eater as his sister and doesn't decide to take after his brother!

Jumping Around

On Monday M decided to take an afternoon off work to spend some family time doing something fun. We decided to go check out the Jump Around Fun Zone. The munchkins had a great time burning off a lot of energy. It is amazing how quickly kids make friends! There was another girl there who attached herself to S and they were together the whole time. There are 4 large air-filled jump toys that each featured a different slide, obstacle course, or something else fun to bounce on. There was also a play area more for toddlers with smaller toys to climb on (not bouncy though). There were a few couches and lots of chairs for the parents to just sit and watch, read, use their free wireless internet, etc. The kids had a lot of fun, but since adults weren't allowed to play on the toys, it didn't really make for that great of a family activity. If I ever need to get the kids out to burn energy on a rainy day though, that would be a great place to take them to again.

After the kids were done, we had a nice dinner out and even swung through Dairy Queen for ice cream on the way home. It was a nice relaxing afternoon.