These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things............

Laurie Berkner music and You Tube are a few of my favorite things. Why is that? Thanks to a quick list of about 8-10 Laurie Berkner videos playing on the computer I am able to cook dinner, clean up after dinner, or just have fifteen minutes where I know Cari and Ellie will not be causing toddler mayhem. Abbey loved her as a toddler ( she still likes her) Cari & Ellie love her, and so do I. Here are a few pictures of Cari & Ellie dancing to Laurie Berkner videos while I cleaned up lunch dishes today.... Please note, NONE of these pics were staged by a mom with a camera. They all came from the hearts and minds of my Babes. If you know Laurie's work I hope you see the humor in this post. If you don't know Laurie's work, then I hope you know it soon.


WE STOP AND EAT OUR FOOD. WHEN WE'RE IN THE MOOD.

WE STOP AND TAKE A REST. WHEN WE'RE IN OUR NEST.

EVERYBODY PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.

PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

PUT YOUR TOE ON YOUR NOSE.

PUT YOUR NOSE ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S NOSE. AND YOU KEEP IT THERE ALL DAY.

CLAP YOUR HANDS CLAP CLAP YOUR HANDS. CLAP CLAP CLAP AWAY.

The Apple Orchard

It wouldn't be Autumn without a trip to an apple orchard for Macintosh apples. It was hard not coming home with the golden retriever who followed us around the apple orchard. He was such a good boy.

Taking A Walk

The other day the babes and I took a walk to feed the ducks by the pond near our house, but everytime we got close to the ducks, they swam away. However, Ellie enjoyed the bread that was ment for the ducks.

The Enchanted Tea Room

The Great Wolf Lodge

A Little Of This...A Little Of That....

I having been searching my brain for something creative to blog about. A touching post on life's challenges, maybe the beautiful colors of Autumn in Wisconsin, or how proud of my daughters I am at various points in time. No such luck. I have writer's block, and am not feeling very creative at the moment. I will tell you that things are good. One of the main reasons for that is sleep is good in our house. The days are always brighter with a good solid 8 hours sleep from the night before. We have been keeping busy with school, Chinese school, homework, cooking classes, gymnastics, play dates, an overnight family get away, walks, trips to the apple orchard, and family dinners. So there you have it. A little of this, a little of that and half of Autumn is over already while I'm still trying to figure out what happened to Summer.

A New Begining

My baby started Kindergarten on September 1st. She was very excited to get on the bus, and didn't even look back. She got off the bus at the end of the day smiling too. Each day I ask her what she has learned. So far, two things stand out. A new friend has taught her how to hula hoop. Abbey has gotten very good very quickly. The second thing she has learned is that sniffing markers kills "brain parts." She told me that she tries to remember not to sniff the markers, but sometimes she forgets. She will try harder next time.

There are many parents I speak to who are loving their five year olds being in school all day. They love their free time. I must admit that it is much easier to go places. Just going to the grocery store seems easy without Abbey around. However, easier is not better. I miss the chaos during the day of having all of them home. Today, I am going to pick her up from school rather than have her take the bus home, just so I can see her a half hour sooner. I miss my Abbey.