I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham

Emily had a concert tonight at school. They performed Seussical the Musical.

She ran into her friend Nikki in the front hallway.

I walked Emily to her classroom where they gathered before the show. I saw her poem outside the class on the bulletin board.

Here she is getting ready for her performance.

And here she is wagging an angry finger in tune to how much she doesn't like green eggs and ham.


And for the grandparents, here are a few videos.


The kids are insisting on having green eggs and ham tomorrow for breakfast. But, we don't have ham and Ben doesn't like eggs or ham.

I think we'll stick with Eggos.

No Snow Day and Randomness

The kids have a 2 hour snow delay today. The phone call came at 5:20 this morning. We can't hear our phone at night, so it didn't wake up the whole house. But, we woke up to this winter wonderland....

...or not. I think someone called this one a little prematurely.

In other news...
Is biting your toenails a hereditary thing? I never did it, but David did when he was a kid. Ben does it. Noah does it.

I'd be grossed out, but I'm kind of thankful as I haven't had to trim their fingernails or toenails in years.

The kids were acting like a train last night.

They were so cute, but I think Ben was a little freaked out.


Emily is using her extra 2 hours this morning to play on the Wii, and yell at me for taking pictures.


The slow start is kind of nice, but honestly, it's messing with my whole morning. Our routine is off and it's throwing me for a loop. Emily is acting up and in her room until school starts. I keep looking at the clock thinking carpool will be here any minute and there is still over an hour to go.

I think this calls for a second (and maybe third) cup of coffee.

Friday Funny

Noah's new thing is not wanting to nap, but he needs his nap. I NEED his nap. He's not ready to give them up yet. When I try to put him down, he runs and yells, "no way". Then, he cries and screams in his crib for an hour and never falls asleep. But his body knows he needs more sleep. Yesterday, he feel asleep on the floor in front of the TV.

That has nothing to do with this Friday Funny post. I just thought he was cute.

There isn't a whole lot of modesty around our house. When the kids become uncomfortable with seeing their parents naked or being naked in front of us, then we will change clothes in private. Until then, I don't want them to feel ashamed or embarrassed by their body. Likewise, I've never been embarrassed by my body, ever. If my kids look at me for a moment or have a question, then I'll answer it. I imagine things will change for Emily in the next few years when her body starts to change and at some point Ben and Noah won't want to see their Mom naked.

Last night I was changing into my pajamas. Noah was with me. I took off my shirt and bra and he stared at me. At first I thought he was going to say "balloons" which he has a few times. Instead, he just grinned and nodded as if he just had an aha moment and said, "cool...horns!"

On second thought, maybe it's time to start locking the bedroom door.

Around Our House

I've come down with a horrible sinus infection. I've been down and out since Thursday, but just got to the doctor for an antibiotic yesterday. I've never been this fatigued by a sinus infection. Well between the infection and not sleeping at night, I've pretty much just wanted to sit on the sofa or sleep for the past 5 days.

Luckily, Aunt Pam came up to visit on Saturday. She brought Ben's birthday gift. He was excited.


She always picks the most perfect gifts. Ben was loving his new superheros and shirt.

She also brought Valentine's gifts for all the kids. Emily could barely contain her excitement.


Pam got them all Legos and Emily was stoked that she got her first set. She's been playing with Ben's superhero ones, so it was nice she had something girly.

On Monday, our friends went to the park. I would've been fine to lay on the sofa, but thought some fresh air would do me some good. Emily is a little monkey.

Noah liked the fresh air. Really, this is his happy face.

Ben liked the swings because he can do it now on his own.

David played hockey with the older kids. He won 15-0. Don't play hockey with a Canadian.

The kids played with a parachute in the field.

Noah went down to play with them and they all disappeared.

Feeling rejected, Noah decided to make a run for it. There is a road right there. Luckily David is quick.

Little did we know there was a ditch to prevent him from going in the road. But, it was sweet that Emily and then Ben ran after him to save him.

We got him back on the playground where he is a little safer.

Although, I'm not sure if this is very safe.

She's awesome.

That about sums up our house. I love 3 day weekends. I'm hoping this antibiotic continues to do it's job and I'm feeling better quickly.

Ben's Day

On Ben's birthday, it's all about him. Whatever he wants goes, well within reason.

I headed to school today to eat lunch with the kids. Emily's lunch starts 10 minutes before Ben's, so I sat with her first.

I don't think she wanted her picture taken. But, she's not embarrassed by me at all yet and ran out of her classroom to greet me. They were on indoor recess because it's freezing outside with the wind chill, so it was okay.

Then Ben's class came in, so I switched seats by Ben.

That lunchroom was so noisy and crazy. It's organized chaos and as soon as one table is told to leave, it is being filled by the next grade. I got asked 100 questions by the different kids around. "What color is your house?" "Do you like beans?" "How do you know my name?" "Do you like pickles?" "Where do you live?" "Can you open my milk?" "I take medication, do you?" "Are you Ben's Mom?" Oh my gosh, after 40 minutes, I was ready to run out of there. We don't pay our lunch staff enough. Seriously.

After school, I had Ben's requested dinner going. Spaghetti and meatballs.

But Ben prefers his meatballs with no sauce. As he wishes...

Emily was very excited to give Ben her gift.

She wrapped up two of his dinosaurs this morning.

Obviously he said, "Um, I already have these." And she was upset. He didn't mean to hurt her feelings, he was just confused as to why his dinosaurs were in a giftbag. Next time we'll put her name on one of the new gifts.
He got a Green Lantern guy.

And a Thor sword.

Some Jacksons from the Grandparents.

Grammie and Grampie sent him this cool shirt also that says "Benjamin, Spider Boy". Very cool.

What Ben really wanted for his birthday was a radioactive spider, so he could become Spiderman. I posted a comment on Spiderman Turn Off The Dark facebook wall. That's the Broadway show of Spiderman. I thought they might know where I could get a radioactive spider. They told me they were hard to come by, but they sent Ben a hat and keychain from the show. How cool is that?

Yeah, he thought it was very cool that Spiderman sent him a birthday gift.

Then, a duel broke out with the new Darth Vader mask, lightsaber and Thor sword.

Ben requested pumpkin cookies for his birthday dessert.

And he made a wish...

And do you know what he wished for? A radioactive spider.

Keep dreaming my sweet boy. I think he had a pretty great birthday.

Ben, 6

Today is Ben's sixth birthday. I can remember vividly where we were 6 years ago right now. Ben was about 30 minutes old and we were calling everyone to share the news of his speedy delivery. He came out quickly and has never stopped moving since.

I was telling Ben about his birth last night in bed. I told him that I can't even imagine my life without him. He makes every day better, and I don't know how I was ever happy, truly happy, without him in my life. He has a smile that makes me smile and when he laughs, really laughs, there isn't a better sound in the world. He is a special kid, and he's loved by everyone he knows.

Happy Birthday my sweet handsome boy. I hope you enjoy your special day!