Today's Lessons

1.  Silly Putty can be removed from sheets, bears and pj's with a strong dose of rubbing alcohol and elbow grease.

2.  Don't let children sleep with Silly Putty.

3.  Make sure diapers are tightly secured.  Luckily today's incident did not take place at a friend's house, in the van or at the grocery store.  Rather it happened on the tile (the freshly mopped tile.).

(T minus his jeans.)

4.  Boys think Mustangs are cool.  And he hasn't even seen the car, yet.

5.   These are not real caterpillars.  But if you squiggle them in your hands, you can make them look real.

6.  That trick works only once.

7.  Going foot loose and fancy free and letting Beza eat the real deal with her hands appears to be the key to getting her to eat. 

8.  Food can be really messy.

9.  Especially when you play peek-a-boo.

10.  Sweet potatoes turn into stuck-on paste.

11.  A good bath can wash away all of your troubles. :)

"I saw a snake and ran for my life!"--

--M panted as she burst into the bedroom.

"No way!  Is it still there?"

"Yes!"

So we did the only sensible thing. ;)

We donned these--

And happed upon this--

Another view (in case you just can't get enough ;).

M had been getting a piece of scrap wood to decorate with markers (we've been doing a lot of wood art. :), when she crossed paths with this guy.  She ditched the wood and ran into the house--locking the door behind her. 

When we went back out he was still there and we got to watch him slither across the grass and then into the woods.  Kind of creepy to hear the leaves crackling under his body.  He finally disappeared under last year's Christmas tree.  Needless to say, we won't be traipsing around in the woods any time soon. :)

After that grand adventure, we had our new family tradition (going one month strong)--Tuesday Tea.  A fun time to break out (hopefully not literally) the china and to say things like, "Would you like a spot of cream?"  and "Lovely afternoon, isn't it?"

Today's Tea questions: What do you want to be when you grow up and where would you want to live if you could live anywhere in the world?

An astronaut.

I want to live in a pink house.  But I want to live with you because I really like you guys.  I'll just paint this house pink.

A skoovy-divey (translation: scuba-diver).

In a skoovy-divey house (translation: In an underwater house.  Should make visiting interesting.)

And when asked, Beza gave us this look.  We decided that she was saying something about one-eyed elephants? :)