Entries from October 2012 ↓

Ezri wandered about at the beginning of the storytime before the show telling people “Human cyborg relations.” Occasionally she would point at Ivan and say, “That’s my counterpart.” Grandma Liz made her gold suit and we printed her mask from the internet. Her R2 counterpart’s outfit is courtesy of an etsy shop called “The Wishing Elephant.”

We met some friends who were Powerpuff girls (aka Blossom and Bubbles) for a bit of a dance party and some early trick-or-treating.

First I set up the tent and Ezri took Ivan on a tour showing him the door and the window and telling him to call it an igloo.

Ezri then began adding “materials” she needed to the tent.

And she just kept adding materials. “Mama, we need lots of materials.”

“Ezri, can you even fit in the tent with all that in there?”
“YES!”

Ezri loves playing with her friend, C.
Together they managed a pet store with river rocks playing the role of pets and the mamas being the customers.
I got a pet hamster and C’s little sister sold me shoes for him to wear.

T-storms moved in and we had to find shelter, but it was a good if damp morning.

This chalkboard drawing at the local Caribou Coffee is a representation of Eric and Amanda in space.
Amanda is the one on the left.

I am enjoying that Ezri now draws representational art and I am flattered to be one of her muses.

Ezri would love to share a sprinkle donut.

She will eat the top half with the chocolate and the sprinkles. You get the entire bottom half with no sprinkles.

Ezri talking about one of Ivan’s noise making toys:
“Turn it off. It is destroying me.”
Ezri is confused and uses the word destroy instead of disturb it’s cute.
“Amanda, Ivan is destroying me. Make him stop!”
“Stop saying that. You’re destroying me.”

“This is the rule of underwear party. If you’re not wearing underwear, you can’t come to the party.”

Thanks to Pinky Dinky Doo, a cartoon program, Ezri will now sometimes use the phrase “Yeserooni positooni!” to answer questions in the affirmative.
Me: Do you want to go to the park?
Ezri:Yeserooni Positooni!

Ezri falls into a classic little kid mistake when telling me about her preschool teachers.
Ezri: Mrs. Hall and Mrs.Paul have last names that rhyme AND they have the same first name.
me: Really?
Ezri: Yes, Mrs. and Mrs.! Paul and Hall!
(explanation of titles followed)

Ezri: Breaking the rules is FUN! (said while jumping off the couch)
Me: No, breaking the rules is time out.

Oh, for the love of the iPad (a collection of quotes)
Me: It’s time to put away the iPad. Do you want to play a game? Do you want to paint?
Ezri: I WANT iPad. I WANT iPad.
Me: Does asking like that ever get you what you’d like?
Ezri: May I please have the iPad?
Me: Nice asking, but it isn’t time for the iPad. Do you want to do a puzzle or paint?
Ezri: I want to paint a picture of the iPad. I want to paint a picture of watching Spider-man on the iPad.
Me: sigh.
We ended up painting a picture of Grover for her little brother.

“Grandma, grandma, let me show you MY iPad.” (You mean the i Pad Eric bought Amanda for her birthday, don’t you Ezri?)

“My Little iPad. .. ” sung to the tune of the My Little Pony themesong (Again, whose iPad are we talking about here?)

“Tomorrow I am the Star of the Day. That means I get to ring the bell when it’s clean-up time.” This is just an accurate description of what goes on at preschool, but I enjoy how excited Ezri is about “Star of the Day” status.

“Look, Amanda, it’s you!”
“Are those my eyes?”
“No, your glasses.”

Also, these photos because they amuse me. Everyone was snuggling on the couch in contentment until I picked up the camera.

Last night we were visiting with some friends, and one of the girls entered the room to make a grand royal introduction, proclaiming “Here is princess Celestia of Equestria.”

Ezri is using a lion chomper to chomp some leaves in the yard.
ROAR! CHOMP!