Bella's Song and Dance...Thanks PAPA!!!

Bella has a song and dance that she has been doing for a little while. It's called the Dupa (pronounced like doo pa) Dance and Song. The song has one word in it...and you probably already guessed it...DUPA!!!! For those of you that are Polish reading this, you might know the meaning of the word. For the rest of you just ask me privately and I'll let you know.

I do know that we can thank my dad (her Papa) for this one. He mentioned the word to her on several occasions.

One two three...THANKS DAD!!!!! THANKS PAPA!!!!

I'm crawling back into my hole now due to embarrassment...

~Jen

Conversations with Bella

Me: Are you a good girl today?
Bella: No
Me: Are you a bad girl today?
Bella: Yeah (then smiling and laughing from her)

Similar conversation 15 minutes later...

Me: Are you a good girl today?
Bella: No
Me: Are you a bad girl today?
Bella: No
Bella: (laughing over the puzzled look on my face)
Me: Okay Bella I'm not sure how to take that one
Bella: (still giggling)

Me: Bella please get off the computer
Bella: I workin (she is opening and closing the cd tray and "typing" furiously at the computer)
Me: You're working??
Bella: Yeah I workin

We'll chalk it up to a Wacky Wednesday...

~Jen

Annual Neighborhood Halloween Parade

One lady in our neighborhood each year organizes a fantastic Halloween parade for the little kids and some of the older kids in our neighborhood. Anybody who wants to dress up can.

At last year's parade, we were treated to 2 full sized R2D2 units (from Star Wars just in case you don't know) that danced to their own music. They were a huge hit with the kids.

This year's parade was no exception. We had adults dressed up as Darth Vader and 2 Stormtroopers and a teenager dressed up as Princess Leia (also from Star Wars).

We also had a real life State Police officer who was doing the parade route with his young son.

My parents came up to help out with the kids and take pictures of them trick or treating. We had the two oldest walking and Bella was in the stroller. By the half way mark, Katie was being carried, Ryan was dragging, and Bella was still in the stroller. About 2/3 of the way through the route, Katie was in the stroller, Ryan was being held and Bella was walking most of the rest of the parade route. By the 2/3rds mark, Bella knew the routine and how to do it. It took one hour from start to finish to do the parade.

When we got home they had to see their goodies. They each had a couple of pieces for snack and haven't asked for any more since.

Sorry I'm not showing any pictures just yet...I need to download them from my camera.

Now we just need to work on them saying "trick or treat" and then "thank you" (heck I'd take a Kamsahamnida as well).

~Jen

The Story of a Ladybug...

Today Ryan and I found a ladybug in the family room. Normally a bug in the house makes the kids upset that it is in their home and bugs live outside in their own homes however this was a different story today. Today the ladybug was more than welcomed into our home for a little while longer. We mourned the loss of the ladybug's life in our home for a little while.

The two oldest kids were sad to see the dead ladybug and Ryan didn't want it to go outside. He ended up giving me the dead little ladybug. So in the pouring rain with Ryan looking from inside the house, I said a prayer and buried the little ladybug in our front yard where he could see and right near some bushes that the ladybugs would frequent.

After the prayer and burial, I went back inside the house a little soaking wet and took off my shoes and coat. I gave my son a hug and after a small amount of time he went off to play with his cars a little sad that "his" ladybug was gone but better since Mommy took care of the ladybug by saying a little prayer over its grave.

We miss you little ladybug and hope that you are flying carefree in ladybug heaven.

~Jen