Friday, October 10, 2008

New things the kids like, or, where the **** do they get this stuff?

1. Helen likes Sleeping Beauty. Really, really likes her. "Watch Sleeping Beauty?" Here's the thing--she doesn't watch the movie. The plot is too complicated and the songs aren't that terrific (no Bippity Boppity, for example.) Are Flora, Fauna and Merriweather cool? Sure. Who wouldn't want a sparkly wand to clean the house? But I fear that Helen is treading down the dreaded Princess path, and I cannot have that.

2. Harold and the Purple Crayon. Well, who wouldn't.


3. The word "pie." See #2.


4. Harry Belafonte and Liberace. My kids are like 90 year old women.


5. Wearing backpacks. This is a new thing. They don't put anything in their backpacks. They don't even take them out of the house. Ellie just likes to stand in her mirror and look at herself wearing her backpack. The twins just like to have them on when they're playing.


6. Other people's babies. Margaret had a baby last week and when I explained to the twins that a new baby was going to live at their house, Emma said, "We need a new baby." Helen chimed in, "We'll get her at Target." I've heard them plotting this new addition since, especially after they wake up from nap.


7. M & M's.


8. Brushing their teeth with Sleeping Beauty toothpaste. See #1.


9. Swimming.


10. Rummaging through my closet to put on my shoes. Gender roles, here we come.

1 comment:

Ammieloris said...

:D So cute! I love your 90 year old daughters who wear your shoes and plan to buy a new baby at Target. (You definitely need a new baby, don't you?)