The Toilet Paper . . . Again

I just found Adrie and Andy in the bathroom. Adrie was going potty, Andy was standing next to her unrolling the entire (full) roll of toilet paper.

Me: "Adrie! Why did you let him do that? Why didn't stop him?"

Adrie: " . . . I don't know . . . "

So then I made the mistake of walking away. Next I hear,

Adrie: "Mom . . . the toilet is having trouble flushing . . . that toilet paper doesn't go down very well."

She had taken the entire roll that was on the floor, stuffed it into the toilet, and flushed! We're lucky we didn't have major over-flow.

All the Love

The New Tractor

Tonight's Prayers

Adrie at bedtime: "Mama, can I pray for Santa tonight?"

Me: " uh . . . sure."

Adrie: "Dear Santa, for Christmas I would like a candy maker, and a My Little Pony with a switch on the bottom that makes it walk and talk. And a new Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Little Mermaid dress. Thank you."

I thought she was going to pray "for" Santa, not "to" him. I guess we have to start somewhere.

Adrie saw Star Wars' Chewbacca on TV this morning. "Momma! Look at that big bear!" Andy said, "Doggy!"

How We Know Papa's a Boy

Adrie's thoughts this morning: "Papa, we know you're a boy because you have a mustache, and a big nose, and a big back."

Play Time

Adrie just came out of her bedroom and asked me to help her put on her gardening gloves. When she went back into her bedroom, I heard, (in a sing-song voice) "Andrew . . . time for your surgery."

Fall Day

Happy Birthday Uncle Miles

Pansy

Adrie, telling me about her pansy from Nana's yard: "Mom, this pansy has a happily purple face."

New Front Porch

Pirates on the Brain

Adrie has been asking a lot of questions about pirates lately. At the end of this week at school, this little note came home in her work folder:

Preschool Days

Adrie: "This is a picture of you, Mom."

Andy's Most Spoken Phrase

"Hi Papa. Hi Papa. Hi Papa."

I'll Take It

Andrew was banging his cereal bowl on the counter this morning, trying to tell me that he wanted more. I asked him, "what do you say?" He looked at me for a few seconds, and said " 'leeeease Papa."