I'm always amazed at what Téa learns from watching TV, listening to music, etc. Two days ago she was singing a church hymn "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" and she paused in the middle and asked me "what does Redeemer mean?" She learned the song last year for a Primary Program and she's now realizing that there are a lot of words in the song she doesn't understand. I should get her a dictionary when she gets older. Yesterday she asked me what a posse was. At lunch today she asked me what "stick in the mud" means. Now she goes around asking Calista to tell her she's a stick-in-the-mud. Hmmm. I don't think she understood the correct meaning...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Conversation with Calista
Two weeks ago Mark injured his big toes while playing in a basketball tourny. The toenails sperated from the skin and bled like crazy. Mark told the girls to be careful when around his feet. Here was a conversation I overheard between Mark and Calista two nights ago...
Calista: "Daddy, do your feet hurt anymore?"
Daddy: "No, they are getting much better."
Calista: "Good, now I can step on them!"
Calista: "Daddy, do your feet hurt anymore?"
Daddy: "No, they are getting much better."
Calista: "Good, now I can step on them!"
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Party at Chuck E. Cheese
So I broke down and said yes to Téa when she asked about having another party. I swore after last years gala that I would do something small and maybe not a party at all. But who can say no? She first wanted to have her party at Kangaroo Zoo but after finding out it would be over $200 to get a special room I said forget it. You're only turning 5! So we both agreed on Chuck E. Cheese. I knew it would be crowded on a Saturday afternoon but I had no idea it would be completely packed! There were at least 9 other parties going on at the same time. We're lucky we got a table to ourselves.
Téa invited 5 kids which turned out to be a good number. The kids had a blast using the tokens to ride on the rides and then Dax (Téa's future husband) found out you can get tickets from the games and all the kids set off to win as many tickets as they could so they could get prizes. I had a blast watching the kids and Téa was pretty good about playing with everyone. I always worry that with a lot of friends around she'll pick one and leave the rest out. But she did great. She had a hard time trying to decide who to play with at first. She had her best friend, Dax there and her favorite cousin, Nicolas and her friend Morgan who she hadn't seen in months. Too many choices for a 5 year old.
Mark was a trooper and came to help. He went around taking pictures of the kids playing so I could sit and eat. And he was good about refilling the kids' cups with tokens when they ran out. Two of my friends stuck around to hang out as well and it was nice to have other adults to talk to. After the hour and a half of being there my ears started ringing with the screams and yells of a hundred kids and by the time I got home I was in need of a nap. The kids had a great time but I think they really enjoyed their quiet time when we got home. So did Mark. All in all it was a great party that Téa still talks about. I think I'm going to let her have parties in the future, but only every other year. I feel so wiped out afterwards! Doesn't help that I'm 7 months pregnant right now, though.
Téa invited 5 kids which turned out to be a good number. The kids had a blast using the tokens to ride on the rides and then Dax (Téa's future husband) found out you can get tickets from the games and all the kids set off to win as many tickets as they could so they could get prizes. I had a blast watching the kids and Téa was pretty good about playing with everyone. I always worry that with a lot of friends around she'll pick one and leave the rest out. But she did great. She had a hard time trying to decide who to play with at first. She had her best friend, Dax there and her favorite cousin, Nicolas and her friend Morgan who she hadn't seen in months. Too many choices for a 5 year old.
Mark was a trooper and came to help. He went around taking pictures of the kids playing so I could sit and eat. And he was good about refilling the kids' cups with tokens when they ran out. Two of my friends stuck around to hang out as well and it was nice to have other adults to talk to. After the hour and a half of being there my ears started ringing with the screams and yells of a hundred kids and by the time I got home I was in need of a nap. The kids had a great time but I think they really enjoyed their quiet time when we got home. So did Mark. All in all it was a great party that Téa still talks about. I think I'm going to let her have parties in the future, but only every other year. I feel so wiped out afterwards! Doesn't help that I'm 7 months pregnant right now, though.
Happy Birthday Téa!
I can't believe it, but my oldest is now five years old. Téa had her birthday yesterday and we had a great day. We started out the morning as soon as we all woke up. We came downstairs and Mark had made a "birthday chair" for her by tying a bunch of balloons to it. I caught her first expression when she saw it but the photo turned out blurry. She loved it.
We opened presents and Téa was very excited for her gifts. She got a Little Einsteins DVD and pretty much watched it all day. I let her do whatever she wanted and she chose to watch her new movie most of the day. I asked Téa what she wanted for breakfast and she, of course, asked for Dutch Babies. We all had breakfast together which is rare, especially during the 
week. Mark doesn't eat breakfast so it was a nice treat for Téa to eat breakfast with Daddy. Mark went in late to work so he could spend the morning doing the birthday thing with Téa and he came home just after 2 pm. The girls were so excited to have him home and we decided since it was a beautiful day out we'd go to Discovery Park. This is by far the coolest park for kids to play at in Pleasant Grove, but a nightmare to keep track of your kids. I can't just let the girls run around and do what they want just yet. But with two of us we had a great time and I was more tired than the girls I think. I'm to the point I can't bend over very well and there are a lot of small spaces where adults have to duck to get through. By the end I pretty much watched Daddy and the girls run around.
week. Mark doesn't eat breakfast so it was a nice treat for Téa to eat breakfast with Daddy. Mark went in late to work so he could spend the morning doing the birthday thing with Téa and he came home just after 2 pm. The girls were so excited to have him home and we decided since it was a beautiful day out we'd go to Discovery Park. This is by far the coolest park for kids to play at in Pleasant Grove, but a nightmare to keep track of your kids. I can't just let the girls run around and do what they want just yet. But with two of us we had a great time and I was more tired than the girls I think. I'm to the point I can't bend over very well and there are a lot of small spaces where adults have to duck to get through. By the end I pretty much watched Daddy and the girls run around. Téa chose pizza for dinner and we all thanked her as Papa John's is THE best pizza ever! After devouring pizza we had a bath and then sang Happy Birthday. Téa loves strawberries so for dessert we had strawberry shortcake. Mmm.
Right after singing and after the camera was turned off Téa burst into tears because she thought when I said "ready, go" she was supposed to blow out the candle, when I meant to start singing. I could tell she was exhausted by then when she was crying over something so little. But we managed to bring back her happy mood for a little while longer to enjoy dessert. Then it was books then off to bed.
It turned out to be a great birthday and I think the birthday girl had a great time. It's hard to believe she's only 5 sometimes. She still acts older in some ways and I feel so very proud of her when she actually acts like a big kid and takes responsibility for things she does and the rare times she's a great big sister to Calista. Thankfully those times are a little more frequent these days and it's no wonder Calista wants to be just like her big sister. I know Téa will be a great sister to her new baby sister come July. She already talks about feeding her and getting her diapers and toys. I'm looking forward to it as well!
Friday, May 2, 2008
The weather is confused
Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this picture? It's May people! My kids are tired of being inside and so am I. When is it going to stop snowing and stay warm? I've got tomato plants I need to plant.
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