Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This

Well, my mama didn't say there'd be days JUST like this, but somebody's mama must have...or where did the song come from? I don't know if anyone can predict days like these. Here are a few snapshots of what we've been doing today.

First, is it a bad sign when your eighteen month old thinks this is a perfectly acceptable breakfast? I think we've gotten just a little bit used to on-demand ice cream.

Here is a great activity Charlie and I learned at speech today. Get a block of styrofoam, a multi-colered pack of golf tees, and some toy hammers (or in Charlie's case, my meat tenderizer - we must have 10 toy hammers, but could I find them when I needed them, NO!). Print a template - star, heart, house, tree, etc... and let the kids hammer the tees in. Maggie and Charlie spent quite a bit of time today working on the pattern for their star. Easy, cheap, and fun....plus, you can just pull the template off and do another one!

Next, Harry has picked up a new hobby. Costume maker extradornaire! Of course, it makes perfect sense that he would do this...now he doesn't have to wait around for me to make them for him. Let's just hope my sewing machine survives! So, why, you ask, is Harry making a costume? Well, the ward talent show is tomorrow, and Harry will be performing a skit/song of the story of Nephi and the Brass Plates. He'll be singing "Nephi's Courage" from the Children's Songbook. And by singing, I mean mumbling into the microphone. Anyway, costumes are of course necessary for all the players...Nephi, Laban, Laban's Guard, and Laman and Lemual. So look forward to seeing more of that later!

And finally, just to add a touch of multi-culturalism to our afternoon, Charlie dressed up as the italian Mario Brother, Luigi...complete with mustache. He was pretty sad that no one wanted to be Mario today, but there's always tomorrow!