Thing 4 channels Elton John on her way to dance class
Author: suburbandaddy
Terrific Two
Thing 4 turns two years old tomorrow! We had a little preview party at preschool today, complete with pink cupcakes.
Human Alarm Clock
Kids don’t like to wake up especially for school. Luckily, we have Thing 4 the human alarm clock. If her racket starting at 5:30am doesn’t do the trick, she will climb all over your bed and sit on you. I take her from room to room to get the boys up for school.
If you visit the Suburban Household, consider yourself warned. You may get one of these wakeup calls. Right, SuburbanUncles?
It’s No Fluke
Just in case you thought the other day’s rambling was a fluke, I present these which were all asked, one after another, within one minute.
What happens when you eat a flower?
What is salad made out of?
One time I ate a shark and it was really good. It was a fire shark.
What do you make so the power doesn’t go out?
How do you make a mistake?
Winning
When you have two older brothers, winning is not something you experience often. So when given the chance you take it.
Thing 3 almost never, ever finishes dinner. He likes grilled cheese, milk, and fruit and not much else, literally. He doesn’t eat any meat because, he claims, he is allergic (not true, he is allergic to peanuts).
Except hot dogs which he says aren’t meat. He has a point. For years we have been putting meat on his plate. For years he hasn’t eaten it.
Tonight, he tried a meatball. Then, when he saw his brothers did not finish their dinners and would not get dessert, Thing 3 saw a chance to win at something.
He stuck it out at the table alone and forced himself to eat the meatballs. Now he gets dessert. That’s winning.
Not Every Day
Here’s something you don’t see every day. Things 1,2,and 3 all sitting down, quietly, and reading at the library.
And now you see why. The promise of a visit to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream!
Followed by a stop at the toy store.
All of this was done by SuburbanMommy with the hope that there would be some peace and quiet tonight to watch the red carpet on Oscar night.
A better plan may have been to send SuburbanDaddy to the golf course this afternoon.
Admit It, You Love These Too
There are two types of parents: those who give their kids bad stuff to make their own lives easier, and those who say they don’t.
Here are some of the things I know may not be the greatest for kids, but I am very thankful for them.
Wii
Car DVD players
Oreos
Ice cream
Oreo ice cream
Nintendo DS
Fruit Loops, Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies
Wii
Angry Birds
Chuck E Cheese
Chicken Nuggets
Microwavable Mac N Cheese
Fruit snacks
McDonalds Happy Meals
Looney Tunes
French fries
And did I mention Wii?
Try Anything
Thing 4 is a great sleeper. At two years old she actually asks to go to bed when she’s tired, usually just before 8pm, and the bedtime routine is literally 30 seconds. It’s a nice contrast with Thing 3 whose bedtime routine can take 30 minutes.
There is one slight problem, though, with Thing 4’s otherwise good sleeping habits. She wakes up at 5am. Every day. And she isn’t the type to snuggle in bed, watch a show, and wake up slowly. No, at 5 o’clock she is ready to go go go. And she is loud, which wakes her brothers up.
As I write this, it’s 8:30am on a Saturday and we’ve been up for three and a half hours. I’m all out of play ideas for the day.
And so, I’m ready for what could turn out to be a major mistake. I just brought up the big girl bed from the basement.
With the boys, we waited as long as possible before letting them out of their cage crib. And then it was a long adjustment to get them to stay put at bedtime.
So this could turn out to be a huge mistake with Thing 4. But at this point I’m willing to try anything. What’s the worst that can happen?