Kids Say The Darndest Things...

At ballet the other morning one of the Mums said to me,

"Don't kids say they darndest things?"

Apart from thinking we were in an American sitcom and wanting to reply,

"Why, they sure do Little Missy!"

It got me thinking about some of the funny things my 2 have said over the years.

Luckily for me, I have an obssessed Granny who writes them down...here's a few.

Jack did this painting of me a kinder on Monday and told the teacher,

"This is my Mum in her bra, you can see her belly button and her penis."

At almost 3, a lady in the library asked him how old he was, Jack replied "22 past 6."

I heard snickers from behind the book shelves.

After getting my hair cut short I asked Jack if he liked it, he replied,

"I guess I'll have to."

Ben gave him a guitar when he was 3.

He said his band was called 'The Old Rockin' Bandio.'

He made up a song called 'The Old Green Guitar," and sang it in a country accent.

Pip at 2 1/2 called Magpies 'Piegam"

'Pol Pol' for icypoles.  

When given tonic water to drink, asked with a screwed up face

"What's dis Tony Walker?"

She wears 'short boards' instead of board shorts. 

Gets bitten by 'scooters' instead of mosquitoes.

For 'both of us' will say, 'two both-ers.'

One day she told me that she did not want to got to Grannys.

I asked her why and she said "Because Granny has a big stick."

"Does she hit you with it?" I replied.

"Yes and she pokes me in the eye with the stick and then she throws rabbit bunnies at me!"

Green Dog Blog

This is Green Dog. He is Jacks pride and joy.

Green Dog had a very eventful day for such a little dog.

First he went on a bus ride to Geelong.

 Ate a hearty meal in a food court.

Went to the National Wool Museum and enjoyed the exhibits.

He is testing the quality of the wool.

  

 Tried his paw at weaving (not very successful I'm afraid.)

Got lost in Box World. Wow.

He was very impressed with Box World.

Check out the pics.

And according to Jack -

"Last but least...

added his own building to the expedition."

"I do it myself Mumma"

Pip made her first wearable artwork today.

This orange silk dress with Moda fabric embellishments was designed and foot pedalled by Miss Pippa, whilst I hung on for dear life and prayed that

 "When I say stop. I mean STOP!"

Excuse the frayed bits, the bits that don't quite meet up,

the ill matching thread and the scrunched, jaggedety bits.

Apart from all that it's not a bad little dress.

New Fish and Fowls

We have had a few additions to the family this week.
Meet 'Mango.' Our friendly fighting fish.

'Barbie Dolly' our pretty orange chicken

 Black and white 'Daddy' and 'Roger' the black duck. (Both girls!)

 And finally, 'Rock' the guitar playing chicken



Elizabeth our Queen of the coop was very vocal about the new comers but quickly
and painlessly had them all in line and under her sovereignship.

Why Is Our World So Big Mum?

Someone we know has gone on a holiday.

For the purpose of this exercise, we will call her Shirley.

I am taking the opportunity to turn Shirley's trip into a bit of a Geography lesson.

See our Shirley doll there below, bluetacked to our very large map.

Shirley is in Rome. Rome is in Italy.

They speak Italian in Italy and they invented pizza and spaghetti.

Lesson one over.

 I am getting all sorts of unexpected questions though.

Why is our world so big?

Do they speak Spanish in England?

Can we go to China?

A very long time ago there were Chinese people.

(Yes, there still are Chinese people.)

Wow, really!