Pretend I ate my dinner!

You know, sometimes being a parent is really hard.  Here's one example:

Last night we had marinated grilled pork chops, green beans and brown rice for dinner.  We had to leave by a certain time so that I could read at church.  Everyone ate everything on their plates except E.  She wasn't hungry, she kept saying.  She would ask how many more bites.  We told all of them that if they ate their dinner and were good in church, we would get them ice cream sundaes at McDonalds.  THAT didn't even sway her!  She would NOT eat.  So, the time came that we HAD to leave.  E. ran away from the table and started to cry because she wanted ice cream.  I said, "You have to eat your dinner and then you can have ice cream."  She said, "Can't you pretend that I ate my dinner?"  OH it's so hard to say no!!!!!  Who thinks like that?!  She's only 3!!!!!  I guess I'm in a world of trouble if she already out-thinks me at 3 years old!

We did buy her ice cream, and it's currently in the freezer, waiting for her.  She did come home and eat SOME of her dinner, but then quickly fell asleep. 

Keeping busy

Today the big toy book arrived in the mail. My older two flew through it, circling their Christmas wish list items like experts. Then it just sat there. So, E. picked it up after dinner tonight and starts circling things as well. I asked her if she knew what she was doing and she said, "yes, i'm circling things.". I asked her if she knew why she was circling things, and she replied, "i need something to do."! Ok then! Circle away Ms. Know it all!

Art and Jesus are cool!

Tonight J. wanted to look up Leonardo da Vinci and his art. We viewed the Mona Lisa where the girls asked who that lady was. Then we looked at The Last Supper and I was explaining what it represented. I said that Jesus was in the middle and E. exclaimed, COOL!"
Yes, Jesus is very cool! :)

That's how we roll...

Tonight as I was tucking J. in, I arranged his buddies incorrectly.  He showed me exactly how the Blues go, along w/ his dinosaurs and little bear go.  All in a row on his pillow.  There's barely room for his head!
And then he said that the stripes in his comforter go by his pillow, because "that's how I rock this party"!
I started to laugh, so he started spinning some more cliches:
"That's how this skateboard rolls"
"That's how I put the book on the shelf"
"This is how the coin drops into my piggybank"

He lives to make me laugh!  Doesn't usually take much!  ;D

Classical Music

It's so refreshing and makes me smile when I hear my sweet E. who is 3, humming along to Peer Gynt - Morning by Edvard Grieg.

Here's a visual for you!  This is one of my favorite classical songs, and every time I listen to it, this YouTube video absolutely captures what visions I have in my head!  It is purely relaxing!

Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/gH1JMdWpJ54

Creepin' Me Out!

Today I picked up my little E. who was shopping w/ my mom after preschool today.  They were at the dollar store and near it was a Halloween store that was inhabiting an empty storefront.  On the sign, there was a pumpkin and maybe a ghost?  I can't even remember now!  Anyway, E. said, "That place is creepin' me out, Mommy!"  Then, she thought for a minute and said, "Hey!  I got a idea!  We can just get the monster and then it won't get us!  We'll hurt him and then he won't be creepin' me out!"
Intuitive thinking for a 3 year old!

Funny E. Sayings!

Tonight we are hanging out in our hotel room while K, J and O are swimming downstairs.  We were tired of being in our bathing suits, so we came upstairs to watch some tv and for me to catch up on emails.

Here are some things that E randomly said:

I asked her if she was hungry, and she said, "I am like totally completely full."

I put on my new Williamsburg sweatshirt that I picked up today, and she said, "I love that!  It's so beautiful!"

She turned to me and said, "Don't touch the bears at the zoo!  You could get your hand bit off!"
Guess we won't be petting any bears at the zoo!  ;D