your wish is my command

Since this is one of my very favorite pictures of A. It is still framed on our wall.  People always comment on and those same people asked if we were going to do the same thing with K.  Here is the difference between my children:

A. at 6 weeks.  Very unhappy in her pumpkin

K. at 7 months.  He is one with his pumpkin.  He probably sat in there for 15 minutes smiling and looking around.

Now, the fun begins:

 A. decided she also wanted in the pumpkin that is also on top of the art table.  I'm sure you see where this is going... She had her picture taken and then promptly fell off the back of the table.  I think this is the order of the next chain of events...
1. I plopped K. on the floor and ran to her. 
2. K. immediately started screaming because he was scared from A.'s screaming. 
3. B. dropped the camera to run over. 
4. Since I had A. and could tell she was going to be fine, I was trying to direct him to pick up the pumpkin so it didn't get ruined all the while yelling because he dropped the camera. 
5. B. couldn't hear me over the crying so was saying, "what, what, what." 
6. That then made me talk louder so I think our neighbors were thinking they should call the cops because someone was dying or that we were putting on a haunted house. 
7. A. stopped crying and asked us if we were alright and if she could please have some ice.

All for the sake of a picture!

Here are some beauties of the pumpkin carving adventure...
 

yell "fish"

I have a confession... I am cheap.  I LOVE yard sales and consignment sales.  My kids have mostly used toys and clothes, and they don't know any different.  So, when my friend Emily found A. this puppet show stage for A. at a yard sale, I was really excited.  It will foster creativity, its recycling, and it was cheap.  To boot, this particular puppet stage also came with some puppets. Now, here comes the problem with used toys.  The finger puppets are a knight, a dinosaur, a dog, a shrek like monster, 2 long haired girls, and then a dog hand puppet.  Interesting...  We got out this stage today to put on a show outside.  I challenged A. to put on a show with all of the puppets.  I was really interested to see what she could come up with.  Here is her show












Let me set the scene:  a lizard finger puppet and dog hand puppet are held up on the stage.  A.'s head is fully visable as well.

A. When you see a fish, yell "fish."

long pause....
Me as I realize she is waiting for me to yell:  I don't see a fish.
A. When you see a fish, yell "fish"
Me:  you have a lot of puppets and none are a fish.  I won't see a fish
A. Just yell fish
Me: fish
A. (no puppets have moved) when you see a cow, yell "cow"

yelling "cow"  I still don't see one!!

Me (laughing yet looking at her like she's crazy): Again, you don't have a cow.  I won't see one
A:(yelling at the top of her lungs) "cow", "horse", "boy"
Me: Is this the puppet show because no puppet is moving?

Well, that was the end of the performance because she then decided she wanted to be a puppet and climb into the stage.  So, she still has some time for her acting and play writing to develop before I send her to Hollywood.  See now, I am thankful that it was a used toy.