I Wuv Oo

There's nothing as sweet as waking up to your little two-year-old quietly padding to your bedside, putting his head beside yours, and whispering, "Mommy, I Wuv Ooo." And then giving you a big kiss. And because he's two, doing it all over again a couple more times.

It's good to have these moments, because they fortify a person so that later when this same sweet boy is screaming about having to leave his new Spiderman swim shorts at home, well, you have a layer of sweetness to bolster your patience.

Josephine, meanwhile, is challenging my somewhat cursory knowledge of science: In the past weeks, I've been asked to explain - in factual detail - condensation ("Why do grapes turn into raisins? How? How does the sun dry things up? Why don't WE dry up in the sun?"), mold ("Why does it grow? What is it?"), the lifecycle of dandelions, how bladders work, germ theory, the difference between motor scooters, motorcycles, and motorized scooters, why wind happens, why rain happens, what causes thunder and lightning, when and why people will die, the ins and outs of poison ivy reactions, etc. Her mind is constantly curious about the workings and reasons behind EVERYTHING. Which is great, except I find myself struggling to recall middle school Earth science...

I've been delighted that in the past few weeks, babysitters and strangers alike have commented alike on how well-behaved Jo and Sam are, and how well they get along. I feel proud to have such sweethearts who play well together - even if it's only when they're being watched by others...

Spring and Easter 2010

These kind of go in reverse order... as you can see, I got Jo in a pair of overalls by offering the treat of being Sam's twin... Sam's friends dressed in a dress-up dress... Jo in her adorable handmade bunny ears examining eggs...

Ballerina

Some ballerina pics - our friend visiting to babysit - and Jo right when she was starting to get ill... she's got a high fever... but she sure did love dancing!

He's MY Baby

- The latest great thing is that Josephine says about Sam, "He's MY baby!" and she hugs and cuddles him and he LOVES it - they are so cute together - she still envisions him going to live in Australia, as she told me the other day - but she adores him. So sweet...

-Jo's "imagination friend"'s name is Rocky Rocky!

- Mommy, why do you have to keep eating?
- What do you mean?
- Are you going to get bigger?
(Pretty good question, since I'm always telling her to eat so she can grow!)

- Mommy, are coffee and tea the same thing?
- Well, no, good question, but coffee comes from coffee beans, and tea comes from tea leaves, but they do both get made with hot water.
- Oh. So the beans and leaves are their parents?

- Mommy, how do you die?

Happy Birthday Sam

I made Sam a heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie cake. The only problem was, when he first tried to blow out his two candles, it didn't work. So he gave up in a total funk. He was so mad! We helped. His favorite gift had to be two helium balloons.

Later, our friends stayed over and we practiced cheerleading!

Jo's recent questions have included:
Who made the earth?
Why?
Why is there more than one sun?
Some stars are planets.
But what is the universe?

But where did Jesus live when he grewed up?

How did Fairy WinterSnow get Santa Claus in her tummy? how did he get there?

SIGH.

Playing in Birthday Snow

Just in time for the snow, Sam got a bucket for his birthday from Grandma Helen! So he finally had something to do in the snow - he got very busy with it... He finally also slept through the night two nights in a row... yay! Jo is, of course, resplendent in pink.

The snow is crazy, and we're getting more...

Salt Dough Redux

Jo made this salt dough tree - but now what the heck do I do with it??