Entries from February 2013 ↓

Ezri made a kitty headband.

She says, “Meow!”

The making of this craft was when we had this conversation:
ezri: The nose needs pupils. I’ll draw them.
me: Oh, the nose pupils are called nostrils.

Here are a couple photos of Ezri and her friends who are off to spend over a year in New Zealand later this month. We’re gonna miss these girls. Ezri and C are making their heads into a balloon and a toy picnic basket respectively in the one photo.

Another collection of quotes from Ezri:

“You parents are waitresses. You bring us our food every night.”
By this sort of logic, we are also chefs, valets, chauffeurs, teachers, and personal shoppers. Parents are a lot of things.

“I can set the table like a grand master.”
She is increasingly helpful in getting ready for meals, but realistically more of a yellow belt.

“Kitty is witty. Witty kitty. I am making poetry.”

“Manchi is the goodest cat. . .and Ellie and Sushi too.” I love that we still get grammatical errors by overusing the rule. Also, she may not yet understand superlatives.

“It’s no problem.” Ezri has started using this phrase when asked to do things like pick up or get something for her brother. It is accompanied by a little hand wave that makes it truly adorable. Also, it is said brightly when she is in a helpful mood and that makes it attractive.

Ezri and her friend, Sean, disappeared into a mini corn maze and repeatedly ran through emerging on the other side. Until that one time they did not emerge. Sean’s father and I finally went in each from one end to look for the kids. When I caught up to her this was the explanation.
Me: Why didn’t you come out?
Ezri: I was a power ranger.

“I am making a pink disaster.” Said while using her bath paints to wildly pink the wall. Pink Disaster would make a good band name in future.

“No grown-ups and no dinosaurs and no bad guys allowed in Kidland.” She declared her room to be Kidland.

Ezri interview shortly after turning 3

Ezri interview shortly after turning 4
She’s goofy here and the sunlight is bright.

Better late than never, here’s a round-up of our favorite holiday reads of the past year.

Santa Duck by David Milgrim
with the refrain “Jingle quack Jingle quack Jingle all the quack” this was a winner about a duck who while wearing a Santa hat is mistaken for the man himself and collects other animals’ Christmas wishes taking them to Santa. He forgets to tell Santa what he wants himself, but discovers helping Santa was a great gift in itself. He’s still pretty pleased with a ride-around jeep that appears for him on Christmas morning.

Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty destroys an alphabet of Christmas decor and preparations. Bad Kitty runs away and meets an old woman who tells Bad Kitty about an alphabet of family. Bad Kitty reunites with his family and brings a guest to share the Christmas joy.

Christmas Daddy and Hanukkah Mama by Selina Alko
Sadie describes two holiday traditions one from each side of her family. I think it is obvious why Ezri responded to this one.

Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O’Connell
A treasured holiday decorations is destroyed in an accident and a homemade one takes it place. Fancy Nancy and her Fancy words continue to enthrall Ezri.

We enjoyed both
How do Dinosaurs say Happy Chanukah? and How do Dinosaurs say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen

And lastly my favorite that was appreciated by Ezri:
Dinosaur versus Santa by Bob Shea
Roar! Roar! Dinosaur tackles Christmas prep in style always coming out on top. He also wears some great holiday sweaters.

Book Angels –
Again this year we picked book presents to be given to less book-gifted people than us.

Ezri’s pick was Max and Ruby’s Treasure Hunt which she picked for a 3 year-old girl.

Ivan pointed and said, “BEE-bo!” which I took to mean he had selected a large edition of The Belly Button Book for a 1 year-old boy.

I selected two paperbacks for a 15 year-old girl being Papertowns by John Green and Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I could not pick just one without knowing her genre preference.

Here is Ezri on her 4th birthday on her new pink&purple quilt with monkey monkey for scale.
If you ask your Grandma Liz for a pink&purple quilt a couple weeks before your 4th birthday and you are as lucky as my girl, you get one.
Ezri said, “I do not have any pink and purple quilts maybe Grandma Liz will make one for me for my birthday.”

Grandma Tam sent a PINK handknit unicorn with a sparkley yarn mane. Upon opening this present Ezri proclaimed that she loved the unicorn very much. Ezri has had all her plastic My Little Ponies ride on Pink Unicorn (she has creatively named her Pink Unicorn – can I call her P.U.?). Ezri insisted we take P.U. on her first car ride out to dinner on Ezri’s birthday. Ezri announced at bedtime that it would be Pink Unicorn’s first night sleeping in a bed. Yesterday we had Pink Unicorn’s first dance party. We played Classic Queen for the event.

We spent all weekend partying.

Here is Ezri while her friends all sing happy birthday. I think this is her favorite part of the birthday celebration.

Here she is after eating a cupcake while thinking about eating her red dragon cookie. Dragon cookies were a special request. I don’t know where she got the idea, but I am glad Aunt Amy sent the cookie cutter.

Quotes and conversations with Ezri:

e: Can you peel your eye?
A: Keeping your eyes peeled means keeping them open like this.
e: You should always keep your eyes peeled. . . except at bedtime.

In talking about the plot of the book Extra Yarn which has an evil Archduke, Ezri repeatedly referred to the Archduke as Count Dooku.

These quotes from a happy playing together moment for Ezri and her little brother,
“I tried to pull the monster’s head off, but he wouldn’t let me. It’s just stuck on.
It’s a baby monster. The baby monster is Ivan. Ahhhhhhhh!”

Ezri filled a large box with blankets and stuffed animals then declared it to be her “snuggery because it is snug. I love my snuggery.”
This prompted Eric to say, “Get thee to a snuggery!”

“I always use my vagina when I pee.”

“Bad pictures in my eyes,” is the way Ezri describes nightmares and when they happen she wants Eric. He is her go-to for comfort after the bad pictures have been in her eyes.

We do a lot of talking about whether we want company or privacy when we go to the bathroom, but even I found this question a little forward,
“Do you want a hug while you are pooping?”

Things Ezri prompted her parents to say:

“Making a Foofa sandwich is not the same as putting your shoes on,” explained Eric.
“Do not put your bunny snack in the galaxy putty. The galaxy putty is not that bunny’s ocean,” explained Amanda.
“Do not play footsie with your brother at the dinner table.” This has happened often enough that both parents have uttered it.

Photos of happy hour at The Snuggery follow: