The Poop Holder

The kids were out collecting rollie pollies in the backyard before school this morning. I opened the door to tell them it was time to leave, and here is the conversation I was met with:

Levi: "Mommy, I'm the poop holder."
Me: "What?" Praying I misunderstood him.
Levi: "Eden's the rollie pollie catcher and I'm the poop holder."
Me: "What?" Still trying to process what I'm hearing.
Eden: "Rollie pollie's eat poop." (A little tidbit my husband had shared with them earlier in the morning.)
Me: "Levi, where did you get the poop?" (A little background: our sweet dog went up to doggie heaven a couple months ago and we have been poop free for a while now.)
Eden: "From the old hole Zen used to dig in." (Scott would put poop in the hole to get her to stop digging...it didn't really stop the digging, but apparently the hole did aid in the poop preservation.)
Me: "Levi, please tell me you didn't pick up the poop with your hands."
Levi: No response, but his eyes said it all.
Me: "Both of you, go wash your hands."

Never thought I would post a tiny treasure with a poop theme, but it was too good not to share. I love my little poop holder and his rollie pollie catching sister!

My Levi

My sweet Levi is 4! I know it's cliche, but it truly seems like just yesterday I had him wrapped up in a sling back in California. Where does the time go - and why does it go so quickly? Here are a few tiny treasures from the past few days of celebrating his special day:

We had his party at Little Gym and at several points in the party, the instructors would ask everyone to say the "magic words", HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEVI! The grin on his face and his little side ways glance stole my heart every. single. time.

On his birthday it took some convincing that he was actually 4. He thought that 4 year olds loose their teeth. And, since he didn't "loose tooth" he couldn't possibly be 4. Finally, big sister was able to get through and he proudly announced he was in fact 4. This morning as he walked into preschool, he quickly explained that he hasn't lost a tooth, but he still is 4.

His first order of business as a 4 year old, "I'm not going to suck my thumb anymore. 4 years olds (he actually adds the extra s), don't suck their thumbs." Two hours later he was sitting on the bed, holding dot, sucking his thumb. He explained, "Well, sometimes 4 years olds suck their thumbs."

His second order of business, moving to a booster seat. Really, both of my kids are out of car seats? How did that happen?

Family party recap coming up...

Today's Tiny Treasures

Dancing in the aisle to the sample CD's at Target, breaking out the Slip 'N Slide for an afternoon of fun and reading Christmas stories for bedtime in April. I live a charmed life.

It's Raining, It's Pouring.

Big plans to go camping this weekend. Mother Nature had other plans. So we had to improvise! Our new camping spot, a little place we like to call "the living room."

Today's Tiny Treasure: The discovery of indoor s'mores. Just as yummy, gooey and sticky as the original with the added bonus of watching a marshmallow puff up in the microwave. To a 5 and 3 year old, this is an extremely exciting process! If it were up to them, we'd still be in there blowing up marshmallows!

Sunshine Girl and Jet Boy

Just got back from a loooong walk with Sunshine Girl and Jet Boy. In case your curious, their super powers are as follows:

Sunshine Girl can reach all the way up to the sun and around the Universe. She can also touch God.

Jet Boy can fly on anything.

It's a little chilly and rainy this morning, so my tiny super heroes are warming up in the kitchen with a cup of cocoa. I'm sure they will tell you that today's tiny treasure is the giant marshmallows they got to put in their hot chocolate!

By the way, Eden isn't mad in the picture below. That's "just the face that Super Heroes make."

Yesterday

Yesterday's Tiny Treasure: I love finding little treasures like this around the house. I'm not sure why all these little vehicles were lined up, but it just makes my heart happy. I can only imagine the storyline that was playing in my little boy's head. Sweet innocence with sound effects thrown in, I'm sure...

Feet Push

Today's Tiny Treasure: The "Feet Push". In my opinion it is the best way to push your kids on the swing. When you push them from the front, you can see their smiles! My kids kick their feet up to me and yell, "Feet Push". With the occasional "underdog" thrown in - I am the World's Best Mom. Well, at least for about 20 minutes. Pure joy and giggles all around!