April Round-Up

Day trip: Headed to Chicago.

Spent the day at the Field Museum

(free admission with our Milwaukee Public Museum pass. Bonus!)

I'd like to say I did it because I am a really good mom.

Actually,

I bought a sofa table on Craig's List in Chicago.

I threw in the museum as an excuse

( so I didn't feel so lame hauling my kids out of state bargain hunting.)

We had a great time.

Love these little buddies.

The beach:

Down the street!

We have had a number of days warm enough to go to the lake.

And I fell in love with Whitefish Bay all over again.

This is Nate's go to pose right now.

I wonder where he gets it from......

Great Quote

I am preparing a talk and came across this. Too good to not share:

"Because love is the great commandment, it ought to be at the center of all and everything we do in our own family, in our Church callings, and in our livelihood. Love is the healing balm that repairs rifts in personal and family relationships. It is the bond that unites families, communities, and nations. Love is the power that initiates friendship, tolerance, civility, and respect. It is the source that overcomes divisiveness and hate. Love is the fire that warms our lives with unparalleled joy and divine hope. Love should be our walk and our talk."

-Elder Uchtdorf

http://lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/the-love-of-god?lang=eng&query=heavenly+father+loves+me

Conversations with a Four Year Old

Nate: Dad, you should get a Smart Car

Dad: What? A Smart Car? Why?

Nate: Because they only fit one person and you only drive one person to work so it's perfect!

Nate: Why does Dad want to learn Spanish?

Me: Because he wants to be able to communicate with more people in the world.

Nate: Well, why doesn't he learn Chinese then? Most people in the world speak that.

Me: ..... (how does he know this?!)

Jelly Belly Tour

There is a Jelly Belly Warehouse near by.

We visited Friday.

For the FIRST time.

Shocking, isn't it?

We rode on a train that wasn't really a train and,

to Andy's disappointment, did not drive on tracks or go fast.

But they did give us a free bag of jelly beans.

and they had a sample bar.

Barf? tried it

Baby wipes? yep

Tooth paste? sure, why not.

Nate would pick a flavor and then we both would pop it in at the same time

(it's so fun that he's getting old enough to do dares and double dares:)

When he picked the barf flavored one, (which to me, tasted more like bacon than barf)

the attendant gave us a toothpaste one and just said,

"you're going to want to follow with this one".

We tried almost every flavor, and some many, many times.

Nate was good about swallowing it even if he didn't like it.

Andy, not so much.

Nate's favorite: Birthday Cake

Andy's favorite: gummy worms

(they had non-jelly bean candies too)

My favorite: Berry Smoothie

By the end I was sick from the rapid sugar intake, as I at twice as much:

Andy would take one bite and if he didn't like it (such as, Sour Trout)

then he would give it to me.

What am I suppose to do?

Throw away candy?

Not likely.

Besides, I didn't see a garbage can (or look for one, for that matter as you can clearly see one in the picture above).

It was a great day.