Saturday, April 7, 2012
"I need something on my butt."
Dim Sum
"I want to weed too!"
"Play train with me, Mama..."
Friday, April 6, 2012
Conversations of the Day
"I want to use the chopsticks, please"
"Look, the flowers I pick!"
I put all the flowers he picked into some water in a jar.
"Let me cut the flower..."
"Mama, for you!"
"And this one too."
"For you, Ah-ma (grandma)!"
"One more for me!"
"See?"
He did everything to delay going home...Thursday, April 5, 2012
Lunch Date
"I want bear cookie!"
I turn my head for a second and instantly my bowl is empty and his has a lot more!
M-"Hey, did you take my cookies?"
NJ-"Noooo."
M-"Why did you take them? Can I have them back?"
NJ-"No."
M-"That's not nice! You can't just take food from other people. You have to ask!"
NJ-"I ask nicely, can I have your food and then take it?"
M-"Yes. Well, no. You ask nicely and then if they say yes, then you can."
M-"Please can I have my bears back?"
NJ-"One."
M-"One?!"
NJ-"But I'm sharing!"
M-"No, you stole them!"
And then, they're gone... He looks right at me through the bowl as he eats the rest of "his" cookies!
NJ wants me to sit with him to eat mini bear cookies (mini teddy grahams) with him. I pour some in his bowl and a few in mine. I didn't really want any, I was just humoring him... but then I did end up wanting some, just on principle alone! What a little cookie thief! I felt like I wasn't much older than he was begging him for my stolen cookies!Me and Dot Dot
Easter goody bag raid
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
"I want to watch it go rrrrr-rrrrr-rrrrrr..."
(which means, he likes watching the mixer run)
"Can I lick the spoon?"
He got to lick the spoon of peanut butter and the spoon of honey too. I've given him the pb before, but not the honey. He really liked that one saying, "Mmm, that's sweet!"
I used my finger to scrape some off the spoon before giving it him and I look up to see him coming at me, mouth open. Eeew, no the spoon is for you! I can lick my own finger, thank you!
Such a good helper, he liked helping me add measured ingredients.
I asked him several times not to put his face over the bowl. Earlier he had already drooled on the counter from eating his apple slices. No one wants any extra flavoring.
I decided in the morning to make a quick half batch of pb&j cookies. I had the fruit salad ready to go along with a bag of clementines, and juice boxes for the class today. I'm glad I made the cookies, but I only ate one and didn't have any to take home. I thought I did- as I covered up all the food, there was half left. Then as I was leaving, I grabbed my plate and it was all gone! Oh well, time for some more baking. NJ will love it too, he was so excited about helping me today and did a great job. :)Class Easter Party
An Easter party feast of spaghetti, sushi, fresh fruit, salad, cookies, and juice! What a treat.
Getting ready for the egg hunt... He let me put on the cute little visor he made, but it didn't last long.
Having fun finding eggs?
You only have five eggs?
There were no more eggs to "find". Just as I thought: someone's hogging an extra egg! One of the mother's dropped one in his bag.
Yay, six eggs!
He asked repeatedly the rest of the day to open his eggs, but I saved them for a treat tomorrow. NJ had so much fun today, there were lots of kids double the usual amount- everyone shows up when there's a party!