A day like today

So after a day like yesterday Charlie and I needed today. I am not feeling well so we took the day off. We played all day. And what do you ask: Don't spill the beans, The ladybug game ( a great game developed by a 1st grader), Ants in your pants, Uno, and Go fish. Charlie has never played Go Fish before. We used her Where the wild things are Uno cards. They were great. I made Charlie describe the wild things since she doesn't recognize her numbers yet. What a great way to get her making observations!

And I have to say that was great fun...
And for all those out there that love Charlieisms here's a good one for you. This is Charlie's solution to Mommy's rule of no food in the bedroom.

I really need to quit asking "Charlie what are you doing?"

"You said I couldn't eat in my bed."

Crazy Mom

My poor kids have one crazy mom. We have been cleaning house all day. I can't seem to get Charlie to pick up anything. So, I did it. I flew off the handle. I am just one crazy mom. I took everything out of her room and locked it in my not finished scrapbook room. And what did Charlie think about that...she helped me pack everything up. "Here mom, you forgot this one." So after I finished being crazy mom. I had to apologize for loosing my cool and yelling at her. She still loses her toys for a couple of days but thanks to this great bookwe were able to make up. The button game is our favorite. We call it stuck on you though. It always ends with us just laughing. That always makes me feel better after I go crazy. I really hope Charlie feels the same way.

The Knight and the Dragon

I just can't get good pictures of Charlie right now. This one is beautiful but Brantley is pouting.
And then there is this one... It looks like the dragon is eating the Knight.

This is pretty much the best one that I got. You can see both of their faces. Oh, well at least years from now I will look back and smile over how frustrated Daddy got when we couldn't get a "good" picture of both kids.
I didn't make Charlie's costume. I borrowed it from my dressup box at school. Thank you Mrs. Burrell for giving it to the school last year. We love it. Brantley's costume on the other hand...It took me about twenty minutes to wipstitch the cross on the knights cloak. Not too bad for twenty minutes.

Pretend

Charlie has been watching the latest Super Why. I just love that show. It is called The Ghost that was Afraid of Halloween. It deals with fears about Halloween. It is a great show that deals with not being afraid because it is all pretend. Now what just amazes me is a conversation Charlie had with the "Mayor" from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Here is how the conversation went:

Charlie: "Are you real?"

Mayor: "Yes."

Charlie: "No, you are pretend."

Mayor: "I am real. I am breathing."

Charlie: "You are scary and I am not going to be scared of you, so you are pretend."

Mayor: "How old are you?"

Charlie: "Three."

Now I would love to know what went through that man's head but Charlie was off and running. Once again Charlie just amazes me. She was afraid of the Mayor. She used what she had learned from Super Why to take away her fears. She is way more logical than I am. So Mr. Mayor, You are indeed Pretend.

Haunt the Zoo

Here is my wonderfully bright child. She is being Randy from A Christmas Story. This costume was incredibly easy to make.

I really do go with the family I just don't get my picture taken very often. Brantley is under the blanket but it was a little cold that night for an actual picture of him.

We had to see the clowns before we left and Charlie remembered seeing them some time before.

We went to Storybook Forest in Edmond on Monday. We had so much fun. We got candy, played games and went on a hay ride.

We also roasted hotdogs and made smores. We had some great friends that went with us that also brought hot chocolate and chips. We had a great time. Seven families from my school (4 from my class) went with us. We had a great time! Thanks friends.

Only Charlie would be able to break Sleeping Beauty's bed.

Thanks friends for going with us!

ODD

I am defiantly being convicted. Charlie seems to ask me often if she is odd. I am convinced she is. But that is not a bad thing. I think she is odd b/c...

She is the most thankful child I have ever known...She thanks me every time I put clean panties in her drawer "Oh, thank you for my clean panties mommy." Is that a normal thing a 3-year-old child does? No, She is just odd.

She asks for green peppers and hominy for dinner. How many 3-year-olds eat green peppers like they were apple slices? That is just odd.

She calls everyone, even kids her age, Mam and Sir. I don't know a single person besides her that does that. It's just odd.

She says stuff like "Mom, don't get my shoes... that's my responsibility." or what about "That's the consequences of me hitting him." when a kid hits her back. Or, when she got a new toy and wanted to know the fairies name she handed Dusty the box and said "Read the instructions it will tell you." She's just odd.

Oh, and she stops to pray in the middle of playing.

Now, I want everyone (Charlie included) to know that all of that said, I do not think odd is bad. I am so proud of her. I am blown away by what an amazing little kid she is. I pray every day that she never loses her oddity.