April's Little Family: childrens imaginations are awesome

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Monday, January 23, 2012

We Went to EPCOT. Had Dinner with the Cousins. And Casey Made a Salt Water Crocodile with Playdoh.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Ask and Ye Shall Receive.

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One year ago: The Tale of Tuesday Past.
Two years ago: Chew on This.

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So I had a moment of mommy self doubt the other day when my friend Erin posted her son's awesome drawings. Are my kids supposed to be doing this??? My kids make nonsense! Casey can (sort-of-kind-of) write a few letters, but people? No way!!!

I put it out of my head for a while, until this morning when they were sitting at the table with pencils and paper scribbling away. I asked them to explain their drawings to me and, as usual, was given very elaborate descriptions involving dragons and forests and magical do-da-dids. But still... it was really just a violent mess of chicken scratch.

So, I asked them to each draw me a picture of a person.

And, wouldn't you know?

They did.

Casey drew his best friend, Merrick. With a dragon, of course.

I have been assured the dragon is NOT violent.

Jonathan drew his Uncle Jeremy. Who, for the record, does not wear glasses.

(The beard is my favorite part.)

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Occasionally I Reach 'Cool Mom' Status. But Don't Worry, It Never Lasts Long.

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One year ago: Nom Nom Nom
Two years ago: Happy Birthday Hubs! (...again)

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Coloring the front door with our neighbors.
Who are moving across the country tomorrow.
Which is not helping my mood.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Reason Number Eighty Bajillion That Daddy Is SO Much Cooler Than Mommmy.

"Mommy, let's go play the ball game!"

"Sorry, the arcade is closed down. No more skee ball."

[...ten minutes later.]

"Daddy, let's go play the ball game!"

"Sure kiddo, let me grab some cardboard from the garage!"

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

TomAto, TomOto...

[SCENE: my parents' house in south Florida; family room]

Casey: Mommy, I need help with the touch computer.

Me: We don't have an iPad.

Casey: Yes, Mommy, come help.

Me: No, that was Uncle Casey's iPad, he took it home.

Casey: Yes, Mommy...

[Casey walks away into the bedroom hallway]

Casey: [yelling from the hallway] Mommy, come HELP! Mooooooommmmmy!!!

[I pry myself out of the lazy-boy and amble toward the hallway]

Casey: [dragging a flat screen monitor by the cord] See, Mommy! I found Grandpa's touch computer!

Me: Oy.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Where Do They Come Up With This Stuff? Surely Not From Me.

[Scene: Garage where Wesley is doing something manly with hammers and nails. Probably also crushing beer cans on his head.]

[Casey enters wearing only his tightey-whiteys]

Casey: "Daddy, I have a phone call for you!"

Wesley: "Oh, really?"

Casey: "Yes!"

[Casey reaches down the front of his underpants and pulls out an old cell phone]

Casey: "Here, Daddy! It's Uncle Casey! He wants kisses!"

[Wesley dies a little bit inside]

Wesley: "Um. No thanks, bud."