Establishing Authority

Mommy: Thea, I just said no more TV so please don't turn the TV on. 

Thea turns the TV and DVD player on. 

Mommy: Thea, we're not watching a movie right now. 

Thea presses play and the film begins. 

Kids Quotes! XVIII

Mommy (while driving): Look at all those geese!

Matthew: We can't go on the grass. We can't smash them. They are dangerous!!

Kids Quotes! XVII

Matthew: We're eating sghetti at Grandma's house!

Papa: Grandma's house?!?! What about Papa's house?

Matthew: Paaappaaa, we have to share, okaaaayyyy???

Kids Quotes! XVI

Thea was reaching for my water. 

Me: No, Thea, drink your milk. 

Matthew: Daaadddy, that's not NICE! Bean, loves water. 

Because I Couldn't Resist

Reason for tears: I told her she couldn't suck on a shovel that was covered in sand. 

Kids Quotes! XV

While playing with quarters and pennies:

Matthew: Bean, don't eat money. It's grody. Mommy, talk a Bean about dat. 

Kids Quotes! XIV

Titus: Can we sit together and be best buddies?

Matthew: Yes!

And they climbed into a chair and put their arms around each other. 

Matthew's First Week of Two Year Old Preschool

This last week was Matthew's first week back at school. There are 5 boys and 3 girls in his class this year and one of the staff members of the school has already declared this is her favorite class! The kids have taken quite well to sharing and playing with one another, so much so that his teacher said Thursday felt like a day in May. It's been a blast picking up Matthew and hearing about his day. Last year was wonderful too, but most days it felt like we were playing charades. This year, he remembers what he has done and is able to articulate what his favorite toy was to play with that day and what he made during art.

Everyone in our family wore orange on Tuesday because it is Matthew's favorite color and it's what we do for fun.  Thea is not pictured because she was a mess of tears.

The color of the month is blue.  Here he and his new friends are painting blue boats.

Micah, Caden, Matthew, Sophia, Mari, Alex, Charlie, Klaudia at story/song time

Just Like Papa John

Not a bad spot for a 2 year old. 

Pictured in the background, Thea's new chair.