Happy Valentine's Day!

Josie:

What food do you love? Everything. Anything and everything.

What show do you love? I don't watch shows…but Curious George okay.

Who do you love? Anyone who smiles at me and gives me food. 

What place do you love the most? The pantry and my bed.

 Jack:
What food do you love? cookies and chocolate
What show do you love? Power Rangers
Who do you love? my Mommy and Daddy
What place do you love the most? a choo choo train

 Kady:
What food do you love? Easy - OREOS.
What show do you love? New Girl
Who do you love? My family & friends
What place do you love the most? Scotland

Tyson:
What food do you love? Chicken Burritos
What show do you love? New Girl
Who do you love? Kady, Jack, Josie
What place do you love the most? Assembly Hall

Josie in the Morning

Josie LOVES to eat! And breakfast is one of her favorite meals. She's well rested, changed, and happy. And SOMETIMES she even shares some of her food with her buddy, Cooper. Sometimes.

Oh, and sometimes Cooper shares his food with Josie.

Disclaimer:
Our dogs have ZERO food aggression issues. Since day one (with both of them) I have given and taken food away…put my hand in their bowls, put my face by their bowls, etc. They wouldn't think twice if one of the kids took something from them. Jack has been giving them treats since he was a little guy. The only fear I have is that one of them could mistake a Josie finger for a piece of hotdog. It could happen.

Also - Josie isn't usually allowed to play/harass the dogs while they're eating…I just happened to catch her in the act. And YES - she most certainly tried to eat the dog food.

Grammys

We celebrated the Grammys with a Impromptu Dance Party before bed. Josie rocked out on the microphone and Jack busted some sweet dance moves on the couch.

It is safe to assume all of the dogs (Blade is visiting) were traumatized.

Mr. Independence

Jack has recently learned how to put his coat on by himself. A small step in toddler independence. As a teacher, I learned that if parents DO everything for their child (because I know it's just easier to do it yourself) then the child is completely dependent on the parent…even when he/she is 5, 6, 7…10.

It's always funny when I have a parent in my classroom and their child says, "Mom, can you zip my coat…" And mean Mrs. Becker says, "OH, no, no, no…you zip your own coat EVERY day. Don't make your mom do that for you."

Jack seems to like learning new things that make him more independent. I just wish he'd take an interest in using the potty.

Quick Trip to See Benjamin

Tyson is traveling (again) all weekend…so I ventured to Warsaw today to see Katie (Beehler) Maile and her little guy, Benjamin. Josie was smitten. Or maybe Benjamin was...

 It's so fun to see each other and catch up (in between discipling children and preventing injuries).

We tried to get a group shot from the coffee table…and it made our legs look huge. At least we're all looking at the camera!

Bath

 (Not sure why this is so dark. I'll blame my flash.) Regardless - Josie is showing how proud she was of herself for "spelling" words on the wall during bath time. It's her favorite thing to do.

 Didn't I just post about how nice Jack is to Josie?!?! Well, here he is caught red-handed pouring water over her head. She thought it was hilarious.

Happy Friday, everyone!

I'd like to talk about IU basketball, but I'll throw up…so let's move on and focus on those Buckeyes.

Little Sister

I used to worry about "poor little Josie" with a big brother as active as Jack. My worries have been put to rest lately for two reasons:

1. Jack is incredibly sweet and gentle with his baby sister! He really is! I'm surprised by his kindness toward her and also relieved. 

2. Josie can hold her own! She's not tiny…and she doesn't put up with being pushed around (at home or at school). I've seen her give a pretty intense stare down and I've seen the fight she puts up when someone (mainly Tucker) tries to steal food from her. If looks could kill…(we would be down to one dog…maybe zero)

And the other night she had Jack pinned to the ground. 

PS: Notice the sweet marker tattoos on Jack's hands…yet again.

Moooo Mooooo

Here is news you may not know…Jack & Josie each have their own cow! It's true. No, we don't have them in our backyard - they actually live down on my Aunt Debbie's farm in Madison, IN. 

This is Josie's cow - "Josie."  She was born close to Josie's birthday in November. It has been reported that she "likes to eat." Hmmmm - must come with the name! Josie (the child version) thinks this cow is the CUTEST! She kissed her picture tonight.

Meet Jack. Well, actually - Aunt Debbie THOUGHT this was Jack. Turns out it's actually "Jackie." I've never studied cow anatomy, but apparently this "mix up" can happen. Anyway - Jackie is reportedly "a little spitfire" (again, must come with the name).

Jack saw his cow in a picture and proclaimed "I WANT IT! I want it, mommy. Where is my cow?"

Hopefully Uncle Larry spares Josie (cow) and Jackie (cow) from the Doomsday Trailer that visits their farm every once in a while….

Note to Self:

IF you take your children into your classroom on a Saturday….you will spend 30 minutes actually working and an hour playing & cleaning up the mess. I will say - a trip to "Mommy's School" really wears my kids out! All three of us took naps when we got home!

 New toys to play with!

 Jack decided to make me some dinner. He set the table and everything!What did I eat?

Pizza and Peas, of course.

Bathtub Convos with Jack

A few conversations with Jack:

(FYI - Leticia is not a made up person, she cleans our house every other week. Josie loves her because she speaks Spanish to her, Jack loves her because she finds his "missing" toys, I love her for obvious reasons.)

And we can't be sure if he is talking about his Uncle Jonny or his friend Johnny…either way Jonny/Johnny has some explainin' to do….