The joys of learning

Can I just tell you how much fun my kids are lately? They drive me crazy too, but they are both at ages where they are learning and discovering so many things! Blaise is speaking in full sentences all the time now and it's so fun to hear what phrases he picks up. Some of his favorites are: "I don't know" and "I can't, I'm busy", "what does this say?", and "what are you doing" or "where are we going". He is just so darn cute. And Rae is full of questions all the time and is never satisfied with an "I don't know" from me or Roy. She is really into rhyming and is constantly asking us if words rhyme (most of the time they don't!) She is really good at seeing familiar words and being able to identify them. Today she saw the Dominoes Pizza sign while we were driving around and she said "look mom, they sell pizza there". I usually ask her how she knew what the word was and the says "I just knew what sounds the letters made and I figured it out". I really need to start some kind of "learning to read" type program with her since she is showing so much interest. Any recommendations? I'm going to get "Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons" from the library and if I like it I'll probably buy a copy. (I know it worked well for my sister and her son)

Anyway, they keep me on my toes and I realize I need to be doing more interacting with them and that my job as a mom is not just about cleaning, cooking, changing and being a referee! I've been a slacker in the craft, game and imagination department! Actually, just writing this post made me realize how much their minds are developing right now and how much I need to help them along! My sister wrote this great post a while back called "Motherhood" It helps me remember that I can answer all of their questions with a yes,no,I don't know or a simple answer (which sometimes you have to do when you are busy) but most of the time I should be really helping them either discover the answer on their own or giving them my full attention and actually answering their question. Hmmm, maybe I better get off the computer and hang out with my kids! :)

Oh, and I'm declaring tomorrow to be NO COMPUTER DAY, so I won't be around and I'm sure everyone will miss me dearly. I'm finding myself a bit too addicted lately, so it's time to turn it off and take a break! :)

Here are a couple of random pics of the kids:

I picked this tent up at Target for about 6 bucks way back in Sept
and saved it for a cold winter day. It's a pain to set up, but the kids love it!


Blaise's favorite activity: making items into a hat!