Flying in the face of... {danger}

We can be rather {silly} in this place from time to time. Or all the time. Especially with the two brothers get together. The big brothers that is. Silly songs with Papa is a regular occurance that makes kids scream and later sing to one another to make some one else scream. You know how it is right?

I am thinking that my 5yr old might be a song writer (as well as a drummer, pianist and guitarist). He spends time just about every day CREATING new songs and changing words to other songs.

One song... "Amalia is a biiiirrd-plane" <--- that one is Papa's fault and makes all sorts of screams.

It ended up being the wise and mature parent (aka ME) to put a stop to squeals caused by teasing of siblings and parent. The children are no longer ALLOWED to sing INAPPROPRIATE songs!
End of story.

New words started sprouting. "MUMMY! HE/SHE IS BEING APROPRIT" or thereabouts.

So, I get this awesome Curriculum called "Answers for Preschoolers" which has a CD. One of these songs goes "I love [insert name], I love [insert name], I love [insert name], and I know he/she loves me too". I love it. You can use it for each child. BUT the CD uses the name MARIAH as an example of how the song goes. So if I sing "I love Isaiah, I love Isaiah, I love Isaiah and I know he loves me too" I get all sorts of squeals and screams about not doing that, that's not aproprit. etc etc etc

Except today. Whilst singing this lovely song to each of my children several times I was told that it was "DANGEROUS". Oh well...

Flying in the face of Danger I just kept on singing.

5 Things I am Thankful for: 
1. Funny things kids say & a blog to record it for my future memoirs
2. Such lovely, true, uplifting, loving songs to sing to each of my children
3. Silly songs with Papa
4. Musical talents of a FIVE yr old
5. Singing that occurs in this place DAILY

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Do you know what this is???

Z

S

Helicopter

2

Roof

Plane

"I don't know!"
"Yes you do"
"I have no idea"

*more random guesses*

It's thunder!

Oh, of course it is...

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Do you want to smell my feet?

We've all seen this poem thingy... right? 

@ 3 years "Mummy I love you"

@ 10yrs "Mum whatever"

@ 16 yrs "My mum is so annoying"

@ 18yrs "Im leaving this house" 

@ 25yrs "Mum you were right" 

@ 30yrs "I want to go to Mums house"

@ 50yrs "I dont want to lose my mum"

@ 70yrs "I would give up everything to have my mum here with me"

We often giggle about it and say 'how true is that'.

& you know how "uncool" it is for teens to be seen with their mums right?
But how even 'uncool-ER' for their mums to express their undying love for said teens...

Well, Since around birth I have been gearing my child up, playing these "I LOVE YOU" games so that around the age of 16 I can tell my teens that I love them... LOTS!!

I only tell my kids around 50-100 times per day that I love them, not including all the acts of service, quality time, physical touch, the occasional gift and constant words of affirmation. Getting them used to the whole idea.

So far they are playing my game.

I say "Can I have a kiss?" they will reply "No Thanks!" To which I'll say "Can I have TWO kisses" (just a bit of inflation) & he'll say "No Thanks!" then get the cheekiest grin and reply "What about TEN kisses" SCORE!!!!

I stick my thumb, pointer finger and little finger up to say I LOVE YOU (baby sign language). We can do that anywhere without saying a word. Just to remind each other. Saturday night he did it to me, no prompt, nothing.

While they are being QUIET (cos we all know that means something right?) & I go discover that they were doing the RIGHT thing (Yep! It DOES happen in this place) I just say "I love you".

I enjoy annoying my kids, just getting my own back really.

So this morning I called out to my happy 5yr old and I said "Mate, can I have a kiss?" He replies "No Thanks" We know the game right? So I say "what about TWO kisses?" & He says "No Thanks" On the right track here still... Then he says

"Want to smell my feet?" 

Well dear readers, how could one resist?

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Shoom Shoom

feck-a-nut

Grenet


Are words used to describe or name something that we don't know the name of...

atleast in *OUR* house... 

Isn't he clever? He came up with them all on his own.

5 Things I am Thankful for:
1. A name to name the things I don't know the name of
2. The iniative of this kid who creates words to describe something
3. The genius behind the name creating
4. The kid himself
5. The laugh that this child brings into my heart
5.

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What I heard the other day...

I saw the cat run past... 

... I saw my oldest run after... 

He was saying

"Kitty! I won't make you stuck! 

Kitty come here! I won't make you stuck!"

Happens at everyone's house right?

5 Things I am Thankful for:
1. The retardest kitty E V E R ! ! !
2. The giggle amongst the difficulties
3. The child's realisation that perhaps the kitty doesn't ACTUALLY like being tied up
4. Me knowing that he knows what is mean and what is kind
5. Flea collars

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I want...

Amalia says "I want much" when she wants lots

Isaiah says "I want lots"

Jarah says "More" with the desperate plea in his eyes whie frantically rubbing his chest (sign language for please)

Amalia says "I want 5 chips" never more never less

Isaiah says "I want a little bit"

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