Jolly Jumper Fun!

More Jolly Jumper Fun!
Originally uploaded by Rosalind Tedford.

As you can see, Sean is really getting into his Jolly Jumper. But Pat and I have remembered why we never used it much for Erin. You need 6 arms and 3 legs just to get him into it. I'm sure there are better designed ones out there, but we aren't going to buy one at this late date. He'll be crawling soon (perhaps he already is - i haven't seen him in a few hours). On the one hand that's exciting. On the other O MY GOD HE'S GOING TO BE CRAWLING....WHAT THE HE** WILL WE DO THEN??? He's still a charmer and Erin is still a great sister. We are preparing for the trip to Disney -- she has a new backpack for the flight (Dora the Explorer) and we got her hair trimmed. Perhaps the next entry will be from Orlando itself.....

We're Going to Disneyworld!

Thanks to a conference Pat is going to, and the overwhelming generosity of Grandma B....Erin and her mom and dad are going to have a day in the Magic Kingdom. Erin and I will fly down on Wednesday June 6th to meet Pat who will have been there all week. We'll go to the DW on Thursday and back home Friday. It'll be a whirlwind, but perhaps that's all she can handle the first time out. We'll be staying at one of the Disney resorts so we'll have easy transportation to the park and back. We were going to keep it quiet, but any of you who know my husband know that was never going to happen. She's already a bit anxious about seeing the characters (like for her mother and aunt Vivi, people in big suits are a bit scary to her) so I don't want to get her too worked up before we go. It will be a good scouting mission for a longer visit when the kids are much older. Anyone with tips on Disney stuff -- feel free to comment!!

Dinosaurs Got Stinky....

Crazy Kids
Originally uploaded by Rosalind Tedford.

And died. That is what Erin said to me last night as we did one of her dinosaur sticker books. I was confused until I realized she meant that dinosaurs went EXTINCT and died, not got stinky. I thought that was hysterical. She's so into words and learning what they mean and how to spell them, it's great. The other day, she was walking with GrandJo who warned her to stay on the path because of the poison ivy that was around. Erin asked "why aren't there girls in ivy??" After which GrandJo had to explain that it was 'poison' with a P, not "boys in" with a B. As you can see in the picture, she's also into putting funny things on her brother's head. This morning she put a yellow headband on him but then decided to wear it herself. Sean started at St. Anne's this week - he's just going a couple of days a week in May and will start every morning in June. He seemed unphased by it. I'm sure he'll like it as much as Erin. Erin is getting anxious to start at her new school, however. Yesterday she said 'Mommy, when is August going to get here??" I'm trying to strike a balance between getting her prepared for the move and making her anxious about it. Sean is sitting up on his own and has learned (thanks GrandJo!) how to drink from a straw sippy-cup. Life goes forward apace......

Morning, Noon and Night

Yesterday, when she was helping me clean up by recycling Pat's Diet Coke bottles Erin said "Mommy, Daddy drinks this stuff morning, noon and night!" I had to laugh!!

Erin at lake Tillery March 2007

Erin at lake Tillery March 2007
Originally uploaded by Rosalind Tedford.

Saturday we returned to Lake Tillery with the kids and Vivian. It was a beautiful day. We played at the spruced up playground and took a long boat ride on the lake. A good time was had by all. Sean is now using the 'roll across the room' method of locomotion. It's working for him so far. He's still not sleeping through the night, however, and his mommy is getting pretty ready for that day to come. Viv's trip was a great success and Erin finds my makeup routine in the morning sorely lacking after the fun she had with Aunt Vivi!! She'll be a Mary Kay girl, I just know it!!! She has learned to cheer for Barack Obama, which I consider a first step toward political correctness, in the Tedford-Morton sense of the phrase. Now we are just thinking about the fun that the Easter Bunny will bring!

TacoMorton.com and other Erin Stories

Erin has been sick the last few days with a fever but she nevertheless seems to find ways to amuse us. Here are a few of her recent stories.

The other day her grandmother picked her up from daycare after her nap. When asked if she had a good nap she said "No. There was dirt under my cot and I just tossed and turned."

She has recently gotten fascinated with the veins in people's hands, especially GrandJo's. The other day she asked why they were so big, and GrandJo told her that when people got old, the veins got bigger. Erin reached over and said "I need to kiss them." Today she looked at them and when mom told her again about her hands, Erin said "Hands that love children."

And lastly, her nickname for her brother is currently Taco Head, Taco Baby or even TacoMorton.com. Not really sure where that comes from, but it sure is cute.

Oh, and she's also learning Shakespeare. She started with 'Double, Double, Toil and Trouble' which she says with PopPop as they mix up paint. She's also saying "Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore art thou Romeo." Can "All the World's a Stage" be far behind???

When The Levee Breaks, Dilly Dilly

Solid Food. Yummy!!!!
Originally uploaded by Rosalind Tedford.

So the other day I had one of those 'how the hell did I get here' moments. I was driving Erin to Grandma Bobbie's and she had a brand new Disney Princesses book from Costco (thanks Grandjo and PopPop!) It was one of those with the push buttons that play songs. On the radio came one of my favorite all-time songs 'When the Levee Breaks' by Led Zeppelin. Which would have been great, except the background noise of her Disney Princess book was playing 'Lavender's Blue Dilly Dilly....' and she was singing along with it. (Don't get me started on why that song was in a Disney Princess book -- it is neither Disney nor Princess related -- my bet is that is not under copyright so they saved on the royalty fee they would have had to pay had they used "Kiss the Girl" my favorite Disney Princess song). Suddenly I realized that I wasn't in Kansas anymore.....Zeppelin vs. Disney Princesses. That is what my life has become. But honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way. And tomorrow, I'm moving all my Zeppelin CDs to the car. You can't start too early on these things, you know.......