Why God Made Moms!

I saw this on my friend Melody's blog and thought it was hilarious!
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2 She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

It's Getting Warmer...

I just hope it stays that way. I have heard rumors about another "cool" front coming through, but it's almost March it HAS to be getting warmer. The other day seemed like a warm day, so I thought it was time to break out the double jogger, it has been neglected for 4 LONG months. However, once I got the kids in it and ready to go I realized the warmth was deceiving, their was quite a wind chill. Undeterred I grabbed Ethan's "cold blanket" (ie his down comforter), and tucked it around them and we went about 1 1/2 miles! Oh, it felt so good. I don't know if I can be patient much longer! I love jogging outdoors, I LOVE my double jogger, I LOVE warm weather! I LOVE that the kids are "trapped", they only complain when the sun is in their eyes, time to invest in sunglasses!

FHE

Monday for FHE I decided to make a dessert that the kids have never seen before. It was a big hit. We don't have dessert all the time, and usually it's just chocolate chip cookies ( I always have dough in the freezer). The kids had so much fun! Cupcakes baked in ice cream cone cups!

The Joys!

These are the joys of having a BIG BRUBBER! She watches everything he does and tries to do exactly the same. Here I caught her trying to use the "poppy" just like her "brubber"!

In NO particular order!

My kids are so weird sometimes. The other day I couldn't get them to eat spaghetti. What kid doesn't like spaghetti? So, I thought it was about time we had a spaghetti slurping lesson. They both ate a whole bowl full. Avery definitely needed a bath afterwards, Ethan spotless, no surpise there, he has a "thing" about being clean. He eats with a napkin on his lap most of the time!

Ethan built a tower with Mega sized legos. He was so proud of it!

Avery's new nickname is "the pricess and the poop". The other day she was having a complete meltdown because she had a "poopy butt". Jesse being the great dad and husband that he is got straight to changing her only to discover the reason for the meltdown was because of a "pea-sized" poop.

After being cooped up in the house for like a week straight during the Ice Storm (for emphasis). They were finally let loose when the sun came back out. They had a blast stomping on the crunchy snow. (notice Avery's giraffe rain boots, she will seldom be seen without them. They are actually Ethan's).

The whole ensemble!

Lots of time indoors meant lots of time watching movies. I am so glad that Ethan has become such a great big brother. (Don't worry Jessica, Chase will love his baby sibling. Maybe not right away, but eventually. It took Ethan about a year!!!) This is Ethan holding "sister" on his lap to watch a movie. He did initiate it, and she is surprisingly not fighting it.

We also played dress up a lot. On this particular day, Avery didn't want to be a "princess". She chose to be a giraffe-rainboot wearing police girl! She is sooooooooo adorable!

And here we are making valentine cards for our friends! We had a lot of fun, and I am still finding glitter!

Ethan Says!

Ethan started to go to Sunbeams this year!!! Yeah!!! I was very excited for this new change for him...he was not! When I took him aside the Saturday before his first Sunday as a Sunbeam and told him about primary and what to expect, and that he would no longer go to nursery and play with toys, he looked at me and said "Mom, I am NOT a big boy, I am little still. I will go to nursery OK?"

After 3 weeks of Sunbeams I think he is adjusting nicely. This week after I dropped him off, I remembered that I needed to take him to the bathroom. When I went back in to get him, he was turned around to the older kids behind him, making faces, and making them laugh. I said "Ethan, we need to go potty, then we will come back". Ethan says (to the kids behind him) "Don't worry guys, I will be right back!" He's a little "class clown" in the making! (That's NOT something I like!)