Tea Party

My mom and I took my cousins to a wonderful tea party when they were visiting Rockford last month. The girls had so much fun- they had been pumped up for days beforehand. We had lots of lovely food- who knew you could get so full at a tea party? The girls were especially thrilled to have a little bell at their table to ring if they needed anything. They "needed" something several times- more tea, more sugar........they used a lot of sugar! We had a such a great time- definitely not something we will forget!

Annika has more to say.........

Last night I was cooking dinner for the kids. Annika was in the kitchen with me. She had placed pillows on two of the chairs and was using them as a bed while she waited for her dinner. We were listening to Christmas music. At the end of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" she had a question.

"What is 'tidings of peppermint joy'?"

This led to a discussion of the word "comfort". I told her that comforting someone was cheering him up or trying to make him feel happier.

"Well, sometimes I try to make Marta happy when she is crying, but she just keeps crying."

I responded by saying that sometimes people are just grouchy, but we can still be nice to them.

"Well, I just get kinda.......disgusted if she's grouchy."

There you have it. Grouchy people must be disgusting to a 5 year old!
As for "tidings of peppermint joy".......that should be the name of a special holiday tea or hot chocolate, don't you think?

Another Bedtime Story

The girls were sitting on Annika's bed for a bedtime story- reading to them both at the same time is a good technique if you want bedtime to go a little faster. Anyway, after the story (Chicka Chicka Boom Boom- great book!) we turned out the light to say our prayers. And then it was song time.

Mel: "What song should we sing?"
Annika: "Twinkle, Twinkle"

I started singing, but Annika interrupted me.
"And I bet you know what we should sing after that."

Of course I knew. I always had to sing the "Tinkerbell Song" to end the bedtime routine. Well, Annika calls it the Tinkerbell Song, but it's really from Pinocchio- "When You Wish Upon A Star." She loves that song.

I named the song, and she smiled.
"You are a smart duck, " she said.
I laughed. Then Marta piped up with her own comment.
"Yeah, you are a little quack."
I laughed even harder!
"Did you call me a quack?"
"No." Then she repeated her comment. It definitely sounded like "quack". Either that or "crack". Who wants to be called a "crack"?

My Trip To California

Happy Halloween!

Here are some pictures from the Halloween party. We all had a good time walking around and asking people for candy!