Another Crisis Avoided

Earlier today, Ashby asked me about the fire down in that small, wooded valley.
well, with all the natural disaters occuring, a fire is possible.

What happened was:
Ashby -"Mommy sing the song about the fire in the dell"
Me -"You mean the farmer in the dell?"
Ashby -"umm yeah"

So I sang it.  You know
"The Farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell, Hi-ho the darry-O, the farmer in the Dell"
It goes on until the "mouse takes cheese" and then the "cheese stands alone."

We are eating breakfast during this conversation.  Now I try to talk with Ashby and London while we eat our meals.  Mostly just because I'm pretty sure that having the ability to converse easily with others helps them later in life.  Like helps them get into college.  Or at least helps them not feel left out at the lunch table years from now when they are in school.

But after I sang the song I was really hungry (and I sang all the verses - which I know is my fault) but the result was:      Me- really hungry and My cereal- getting soggy
I'm not the biggest fan of soggy KIX.  So I was just eating.  Not really being very aware for a few minutes.  Which is why the next part surprised me at first.

Ashby-  "Why did the cheese get left alone?"
Me-  "??" 
Ashby- "Why did the mouse leave the cheese?    Oh I know.  Maybe the mouse just left it in the kitchen or the front room and went somewhere.  Or maybe it's bedroom."
Me- "oh, Oh yeah.  I guess." 

As I'm pretty sure that song never made much sense to me, I didn't pursue to topic. I mean was the cheese left alone due to some illness that effected everyone else?  Sad.  But I guess there already is a fare amount of morbidity to children nursery rhymes(Humpty Dumpty), songs (ring-around-the rosie) and bedtime stories (hansel and gretel)
 But I came out of my temporairy state of absence and the morning went on rather smoothly  normally from there.

the Weather Continued

Last week I wrote about the weather.  That night it began snowing and didn't stop until sometime after noon the next day!  And then it didn't melt right away as had the last of the storms.  But it did yesterday!  It started with a little bit of rain and then the sun came out and it really seemed like it was pouring with all of the snow melting so quickly.
Today it was beautiful!! 

What did we do with it?  Picnic of course!
Daddy even was home and able to join us.

Girls Scouts are known for

Girls Scouts are known for ....

their cookies.

Ashby said, "I like this doughnut cookie a lot Mommy"

You mean the Samoa?

"Yes, the doughnut one, see!"

Yep, I see.

the Weather

So if we can stop getting so much of this

And start getting more days of this

 Then I'm sure these will come to help welcome

SPRING :)

Oh sweet Spring, come soon.  We long to play outside in your beauty and warmth

C. Bishop Photography

I've loved taking pictures for a long time now.  I've even had some really good opportunities to shot engagement and newborn photos before.  But I never really showed my work except to those for whom they were taken.  Sometime shortly after London was born I realized that an easy way to do so would be here through a blog.  So I've finally done it.  Click here if you'd like to see what I've done or would like me to capture some special moments for your family sometime. 

Blogger Issues

In the past I could upload the pictures I wanted to use in any order then move them around in the text before posting to the exact location I wanted. Now I can't. They stay put. What's up with that???

Does anyone out there in blogger-ville know?

Playdates

So before having kids the terms playdates had little meaning to me. Now 3 years 9 months and 2 kids later. WOW. Did you know that a playdate can: Bring smiles and tears. Provide freedom. Show creativity. Build social skills. Make messes. Provide an opportunity to Share and Fight. Laugh. Run. Rest. Clean a room.

I love them. Ashby Loves them. London one day will too.


Today Ashby got to play with the 1 boy out of like 8 three year olds in our ward/neighborhood. It went well. Thanks Z. for letting him come.

A Carrot to hold

Did I mention that London has two teeth. They came to be about 3 weeks ago. It was quite sudden. I didn't notice any extra moodiness. Just one day she had a little bump on the front of her bottom gum. 2 day's later - Teeth!

So now I let her use her little chompers (under strict supervision). She like carrots and cucumbers.

Well really she likes to eat her rice cereal okay. Not so sure about our homemade carrot babyfood. And really thinks that there is nothing better than nursing.