Teaching Kids

I loved doing silly things with my nephews. They were young so I loved making them laugh. I mean who doesn't want to hear little kids giggle. This one may have backfired. Well I thought it was funny at least. I thought it would be funny for B to wear his Easter basket in his head. Well he didn't take it off for at least a month. But he looked so cute with it on!

Mackenzie

B As A Baby

In previous posts you have seen B. Well here is a glimpse into B as a baby. Well almost 2 year old. In his little chair, which S now uses, with Curious George, and his sippy, looking like a little old man. I used to babysit B every once in a while when he was little, mainly when I was on spring or summer breaks at college. I'm assuming this was winter break. Not much has changed except he talks more and is a little more sassy. But overall still a little man.

Mackenzie

A Case of the Monday

Ugh. It's Monday again. I don't normally mind Mondays but this one is strangely cold even for Mass. I can also feel the lack of sleep kicking in and clearly my head isn't on right.

Two things happened this morning and it's only 11am.

1. I put my jeans on backwards. The thing about jeans is there is distinctly a front and a back. So I'm not really sure how that happened.

2. I forgot my water on top of my car and drove off. Luckily it's a super sturdy water bottle and there was no damage except a few scrapes. I was also backing out of a driveway so I was going like 10mph tops.

My nanny kid B is clearly feeling the weight of this cold Monday too. We always go to the playground when B gets out of school. So off we head to the playground (despite the wind it's still 50 out). B complained the whole way. First it was that at recess when he went outside his hands turned to ice. Okay dude. Not convincing me. Then it was his tummy was rumbly. That's a legit one. But still lunch isn't for an hour. Finally, it was too sunny and we didn't bring his sunglasses. We never bring his sunglasses. Ever. And it's been a lot sunnier. Well we made it to the playground and he forgot all his woes.

Also the last who parked her car at the playground to walk to church locked her car about 17 times because me and my two and four year old charges definitely want to commit grand theft auto with your Subaru older than my parents.

Luckily S is in such a good mood and has no idea what's going on or that it's Monday.

Mackenzie

"Heart Attacks"

I love holidays! Most of all I love decorating and doing fun crafts to decorate with. My new favorite Valentine's Day tradition in decorating is "Heart Attacks". Last year I took heart doilies and wrote nice things on them and placed them around my house (I was still living with my parents). This year I decorated my own place and my Nanny Fam's place and gave everyone a heart attack!

This is my Nanny Fam's place. They added more but that was a lot of art projects for one day. We made hearts out of paper using our hands and using different length papers we made twirly hearts.

I didn't get a picture of my place but I had doilies and hand hearts and in the bathroom mirror I wrote Reason Why I Love Pat on sticky notes in a heart shape. Super cheesy.

B and I also made Valentines for his class and I'm very proud at how well he did. I just gave him the pieces and he did the rest.

Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day!
Mackenzie

Not Getting Married

As Valentine's Day nears B, my oldest Nanny kid, was learning about it in preschool. After school yesterday he says very seriously, "I'm not going to get married." Naturally I asked him why. He replied, "I don't want one of those angels to shoot me with their arrows." That too me is a totally acceptable answer. I wouldn't want to get shot by one of those arrows either. He then adds, "The only way I'll get married is if there is cake." Well lucky for you B there's cake at most weddings.

Mackenzie