Happy Fourth!!

I win!

My personal best today... Exhausted 7 kids!

Geo sez:

"Nu nu! NOT DO DAT!!"

Geo sez:

"Ahm tah'win!" (Stomps around house looking for me) "Maaaaaahm!"

A. "Daddy sed no a me!" (Daddy said no to me)

B.  "Nu nu lie a me!" (Newt lied to me)

C.  "Busee rabbet me!" (Buzzy grabbed it from me)

D.  All of the above 

...aaaannnd someone refused

Tender moment with the seedlings

Buzzy has been playing music for the seedlings. Yesterday, viola; today, accordion.

Washington DC

Happy Memorial Day

Opening day of soccer!

Rule #615 from the Raising Boys Manual:

 When it seems that your car is leaking fluid, before sticking you finger in it and sniffing it to identify it, be sure that your sons are not on the other side of the car whizzing on the tire.

You've been warned

Protip: If a 5 year old offers you one of the duck eggs that he found, politely refuse or dispose of it. It was abandoned over 2 years ago and everyone at your Memorial Day BBQ will go home when it heats up in the sun and explodes on your deck. Also, pressure washers do not remove the stench of rotted duck yolk. I owe Ramma and Papa's neighbors an apology for my kid ruining their shindig.

May the 4th be with you!

Newty sez:

On why his ear had a giant empty pore.

"I picked out a seed with a booger attached to it with my fingernail."

Yeah, I barfed in my mouth a little.

Buzzy's Homework

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!!

We had Green (kale) Eggs and Ham and Who Pudding (blue Cream of Wheat).

Finally!! Happy Birthday Newty!!

After catastrophic picture loss, I present Captain Newt's 5th Birthday Parrrrrrty!

Treasure Cakes

Pinatarrrrr

Pirate Parrrrty Etc.

Newty's book report

Omg! I love this so much! Newt had to read a book about meerkats over break. Here is some of his report:

Winter break

Homework and viola rocked.  Exhausted the kids with a 70' sled luge track and igloo in the yard, water park nearly every day, ice skating, roller skating, pretzel making, cookie baking, apple turnovers...

Movies... Sleeping in...

Now, if only they didn't look so damn feral.

Seriously!?

Buzz: "Mom, how did Obi-wan Kenobi die?"

Newt: "He died on the toilet!"

Buzz:  "No! That was Elvis, silly!"

Night sledding

Boy, do I hope tomorrow is a snow day also!

Buzz sez:

(Bath time)  "If we ever have to write an expository paragraph about our favorite bath toy, I'm gonna write about this duck." 

I'm pretty sure that wasn't on the curriculum back in my days in 2nd grade.

Gong Hay Fat Choy!!

Inside the take out boxes were hard boiled eggs, banana nut muffins in red wrappers and clementines. In the white cups is the closest thing to congee in my pantry- cream of wheat, of course... 

The crepe giftie-bombs filled with good fortune:

Aaaaaannnndd, after:

Here's to Happy New Year filled with happiness and good fortune!!