Macy didn't want any help climbing to the top
and had a blast on the way down!
Did I mention this was a canyon stream and f r e e z i n g cold!!! 
We love you, Macy!
Seems that Macy had an abundance of sunscreen today....Yep I found it painted all over her bedroom wall and door. You know, the waterproof spray-mist 50 spf kind. Hmmm. Not the easiest thing to clean off - oh, and did I mention, with all that scrubbing it started dissolving the paint? Well, on the bright side, at least it's on the back side of her door! I suppose it could be worse!
And besides, she was pretty darn cute apologizing during my cleaning rant, "Me weel-wee (really) weel-wee, weel-wee sorry!" over and over again. Definitely a girl through and through. Can't you just hear the drama!?
Nolan started kindergarten in July, and although I'm a bit late getting these posted, I'm patting myself on the back that I actually posted them before he starts first grade! So, if you'll forgive me for a moment of self congratulatoriness - Good job, Karla! (BTW, if that word isn't in the dictionary, I think it certainly should be!)
To tell you the truth, I was quite sick to my stomach that first day!....Probably more than Nolan! But we all made it! And school has been a great adventure so far!
Life - in the eyes of a five-year-old:
Babies turn into kids.
Kids turn into teenagers.
Teenagers turn into adults.
Adults turn into old people.
And old people turn into dead people!
Nolan filled me in on all the shcoop about "revenge". You're gonna love this one.
Nolan:
Does anyone else have experience trying to keep an adventurous two-and-a-half year-old inside her room at bedtime????
Believe me, she's come up with every excuse in the book to escape from her room, and it's too bad that she's so cute at the delivery. Case in point, I'm trying to lay her back down in bed (for the third time in one night) and she's squeezing me in the biggest hug of the century,
"I wuv you SO MUCH!!!!"
What a time for affection. She pulled out all the stops.
A couple of nights ago, I'd had it and decided she was better off locked in her room than at the mercy of my growing temper. So, I admit, I took a cue from my friend Diana and used a chair to block the lever from releasing, essentially barricading her in her room until she was asleep. It was one of the biggest toddler fits I've ever witnessed! Even better, Nolan actually slept through it! Amazing.
Some might call this cruel and unusual punishment....I prefer to call it responsible parenting. :-)
Oh, and Diana, she hasn't yet figured out that if she pulls up on the handle, it will still open. We'll see just how long that lasts!
...by Nolan
-Mom, I know why Heavenly Father gave us ants! He didn't want the whole world to be covered with crumbs!
-Did you know fireman aren't allowed to go camping??? It's because they put out too many fires, so they'd put out the campfire!
-I asked Macy if she showed Nolan her painted fingernails. Before she could respond, Nolan said, disgusted,"Yeah...when I walk behind her all I smell is walking fingernail polish!"
Does anyone else have a mischievous fairy that wonders their house and steals things? That's the only way to explain the missing spoons that have disappeared silently over the last several months. I think we only have two, maybe three, left! We just can't figure out where they could have gone! So if we invite any of you over for dinner, I'm sorry, you'll have to BYOS!
Nolan has been having trouble going to sleep; he says he dreams about monsters. We've had several conversations about the fact that monsters aren't real, dreams aren't real, etc.
He usually listens to primary songs in his room at night, but one night he chose the Jack Johnson CD instead. Later he came in our room, practically crying! He told us he couldn't sleep because he was afraid of dreaming about monsters. Once again, we explained monsters aren't real - to which he replied emphatically,
"But Jack Johnson said, 'DREAMS are made out of REAL THINGS!' "
(from Jack Johnson's Better Together song)
And of course, Jack Johnson knows more than Mom and Dad!
Any ideas for dealing with monsters?
This is one of Macy's favorite lines (see title above), but I thought is was appropriate for today. I picked and ate the first strawberry and the first pod of peas today. I ate them all by myself and didn't even share them! And, my kids didn't even see me! Greedy, I know. What can I say?
To admit the truth, I'm afraid to let Macy see the fresh strawberries, because I don't think any of them will E V E R make it in the house after she discovers them.
