Have you seen my funny face?

Conversation on the ride home from school:

Pickle: “Momma, could we please get a blow up?”  
K: “Well, I think we have Santa and the reindeer instead.”
P: “Could we get a blow up too?”
K:  “Um I don’t think so, but it’s sort of up to your Dad.”
P: “Why?”
K: “Because he’s the boss of outside stuff and I’m the boss of kids and inside.”
P: “Oh, …..  The little man in me is the boss of…. CCCRRRRAAAASSSHHING cars!”
K: “Oh, that is totally true.  CCRRRAASSHING cars, matchbox cars, the parking garage, that sort of stuff.”
P:  “Yeah.”  ...

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K: “Hey; how big is that little man inside of you?”
P:  “Oh, not very big, he’s pretty little, little enough to fit inside of me.”

Getting dressed

I'm not really into getting myself dressed. But Chickadee sure likes to get herself dressed. Must be a girl thing.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving morning we all went to the Turkey trot. Dad to run and the rest of us did the 2 mile walk with our neighbors. It was pretty chilly and we got pretty impatient.

After the race we watched the Macy's day parade, and then hit the road to visit family. Here we are with the cousins on Dad's side.




Up at Grandma and Grandpa's we played a little Hungry Hungry Hippo. Grandma found this hat made for momma by her grandma. Chickadee likes to wear it.

Me and Grandpa

Grandpa or as Chickadee likes to call him "Papa" came down and spent some time looking through the art book with the Chickadee before the Michigan game.

Chickadee then spent the next three days asking "Ooo Papa?"

Indian Summer

We had a warm day so Chickadee and I made a bee line for the sandbox.

Curriculum night

I got to take Mom and Dad to school one evening and show them the work that I do at school.  

This first is one of my favorite things to work with.  It is about bodies of water and land.

I decorated a turkey. I like to paint the glue. My turkeys are usually sick because the have too many bandages.



Then I washed the pumpkin.

Off to do some alphabet work.



At this point I was the last kid left in the room. I told my teachers that I was just going to stay the night, but they didn't think that was a good idea. So I had to go home with Mom and Dad.

We went to the zoo. It was COLD!

Some days you just have to get out of the house no matter how cold it is.

We rode the train, Chickadee wasn't so into it.





We played on the playground.

Then it was time to head home.

Dark early

Now that it is dark so early we spend the time after dinner playing inside instead of roaming the neighborhood.

Chickadee isn't into stacking as much as I was, but sure likes to knock stuff down.










We also play "Jump on Daddy!"