You lookin' at me?

Really? For dessert?

Karina: "Daddy, can I have dessert now?"

Daddy: "After you finish your milk."

Karina: "Actually, I'm saving my milk, because I'm going to have a hash brown and dip it in my milk."

Daddy: "Really? You want a hash brown?"

Karina: "Yes!"

Mommy: "Oh wait... do you mean a Snickerdoodle?"

Karina: "Yeah. That's it. I forgot the name."

Ever felt like your kid asks a lot of questions?

Karina is our question-asker. Julie thought it would be interesting to see just how many questions she asks in an average day. She couldn't get them all, but here's the list of many from just yesterday (and keep in mind I was at work all day/night, so she wrote these down with 3 kids, alone):

• Can babies play soccer?
• Can I see what that's doing?
• What is that a picture of?
• Can I try to make it work?
• What is a question?
• Can I write it down please?
• What do you mean, Bayder? (a made-up name)
• What do you think, Bayder?
• Can you wear yellow?
• Which batch do I put yellow in?
• Why did you say that?
• Can I have Green? (her elephant)
• Are you really holding her, Jadyn?
• Do you want to go camping?
• Is it all clean?
• Do you know dottie-loo?
• Did you know dottie-loo means catch up to me?
• Let's park the strollers... see the good parking spots on the left?
• Mom, look... I am swinging my elephants so carefully... aren't they cute?
• Is she going to sleep in her bed?
• Can you snap it?
• May you please make a waffle for me?
• Eight pieces?
• Do I have a shiny one? (hair clip)
• How does Wicket drink that?
• Did you eat your binky?
• Is it time to go?
• Can I have strawberry twist gum?
• Can I have gum even if I don't like it?
• Can you put it on 13? (the CD)
• Who can pick up a car?
• Are we on the freeway?
• Why are there no lights or stop signs?
• How do you spell SuperMall?
• Where are we going to?
• Do you remember one time we went with Daddy and Daddy didn't buy anything?
• Are you my Mommy? (to Makenzie, spoken as the toy)
• Can you turn the music up?
• Did you see me climb the tree?
• How old do I have to be to be a Russ elephant talker? (Russ is the elephant keeper at the zoo)
• Did you hear what I just said?
• Was it funny or punny?
• Can we go to the zoo everyday or every morning?
• Are we going to Red Robin?
• What are we driving by Red Robin?
• Where are we going?
• Can you put on Mary Poppins?
• Can you skip #1?
• Why do blinkers blink?
• Did you know that Chai had a baby? (Chai is an elephant at the zoo)
• Did Bamboo have a baby that died, too?) (Another elephant at the zoo)
• Guess what? I'm a mommy elephant that had a baby just now! How cute am I for doing that?
• Can we leave this song on until it ends?
• Can anybody reach the sky?
• How old is God?
• Is Grandpa or Grammy older than God? (sorry Grammy and Grandpa!)
• Why did you make that face? (to Jadyn)
• Where are you, Mom? (asked in the car)
• Can I try one more time?
• Can I please have it?
• Is she sucking on it? (about Makenzie)
• Why does Makenzie always want my elephant blanket to suck on?
• Can you tell I'm camping today because I have my blanket?
• Why did you say, "Molly, no!"?
• Why did God make Molly such a cute troubler sometimes?
• What kind of animal is this?
• What does a-ba-ba mean?
• What does it mean in cat? (language)
• Do slugs have tongues?
• Can you please come fast here?
• Can Makenzie throw me another hug and kiss?
• Did she catch them? Does she need more?
• Can you put Simon's cat song on? (actually the siamese cat song)
• Can I have a snack?
• Can I have juice or maybe a full glass of milk with the snack I want?
• What happens when cats get dogs in trouble?
• Do you remember when Roo's mom caught her in her pocket? (Winnie-the-Pooh)
• Can I be done and get to eat my milkshake so it doesn't go bad like Daddy said it would?
• Why did we get rid of the Mazda?
• How do ducks dance?
• Does Molly like to be locked in her fort? (as she is building a fort around her)
• Can I just sleep in my clothes I have on?
• Can I sleep in my soccer clothes so I don't have to get dressed in the morning?
• Are you tucking me in?
• How did you learn to tuck me in?
• Is Daddy getting tucked in at the fire station right now?
• Does God need 4 hugs a day, too?
• How does he get them?
• Can you give Makenzie this extra hug and kiss?

Karina's First Day of School

Karina started Pre-K today. It was very exciting. But if you tell her she's in pre-k, she'll correct you and tell you she's in pre-kindergarten, not pre-k. She had a great time, and is very excited about her class!

Not exactly right...

Jadyn: "Daddy, could you put the CD on that has the song, 'tastes like rain falls down on me'?"

(Reality - Grace Like Rain - by Todd Agnew)

Blueberry Farm picking

Flower Girls

Through the eyes of a girl...

Reading really opens up the world around you.

Jadyn was eating her yogurt the other day and looked down at the advertising on the packaging. It read, "Trick your wheels," with some sort of skate board logo on it.

So she asks, "Daddy, why does it say to trick your wheels?"

I reply with an explanation, "When they say 'trick' like that, they're really saying to make something fancy. In this case, they're saying to make your wheels fancy."

Through her eyes I can see the gears in her head turning as she contemplates this new concept. Then she replies excitedly, "You could put a dress on your wheels! And a crown! Then they would be fancy~"