Movie gets 2 Thumbs up...

Taking Jack to the movies was far better than I imagined. He was delightful -- and very eager to sit and eat a snack in a big theatre. He kept saying over and over again, "Mommy, that's a really BIG TV!"
The Earth movie was worth seeing as well -- it was great footage of the three animal families plus way more. And how can you go wrong when the narrator is James Earl Jones. Now that's a good voice.

Jack just sat on his little booster seat in the theatre, eating his Skittles and telling me every time a different animal came on the screen..."That's a big bird, my dad will shoot it." or "That's a big shark, my dad will shoot it." Whatever it was, it should have been living in fear of Nate. (Not that Nate has actually ever shot an animal -- for all the hunting gear in the basement.) The people sitting in front of us must think that our family hates wild creatures!

There was a few scenes of a predatory nature -- no surprise there but they never showed anything bloody. I thought Jack might be bothered by the little baby caribou being chased by the wolf, but he just loudly proclaimed, "Look, Mom, the wolf bite him!! My dad would shoot that wolf."

All in all, I was very pleased, both with the movie and Jack's behaviour...at least for now.

Earth Day

This afternoon I'm taking the kids to see a movie for Earth Day. I think it's just called "Earth" ~ it's the story of three animal families (whale, elephant and polar bear) and how they survive. My biggest concern about the whole thing is taking Jack. Not sure what he'll do and if I'll end up seeing much of the movie or not. I figure if I get a big enough popcorn bucket, he should sit still for a while.

I have to admit that he is a very funny child. Not just him, but his age as well. Three is very fun. I like three a lot. Much better than 2 and WAAAAAAY better than 18 months. The things that come out of his mouth are funny and at times, rather embarrassing.

My Grandma was down for Easter and he went up to her and said, "You have a big belly ~ you have a baby in there?" Thankfully dear Grandma is as easy-going as they come and she simply replied, "Nope, I just eat too much." That seemed to satisfy him.

He was in my room the other morning as I was getting dressed and he said, "Mom, you have a really big bum." What do you say to that?? I replied, "Yeah, I guess I do." He looks at me and says, "I like big bums. You have big bum, Daddy has a big bum, Ethan has a big bum." So if I'm in the big bum category with my skinny 10 year old son Ethan, I can handle that. Perspective is everything.

Happy Earth Day!

New Nephew!

Early this morning, my sister-in-law, Christine, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! We were just out for dinner with them last night and went home early because she was having regular contractions. I knew she was going into the hospital about 11 pm and so had many dreams through out the night of what/who she was giving birth to. ( The best one was that she did have a boy but they named him Trick, but wanted us to call him Twig. I tried to tell them that it was a bad name choice but she would hear nothing of it! )

Turns out at 4 am she actually gave birth to an 8 lb. 4 oz. baby boy, and they named him Hudson.

Mom and baby are doing great!!

Can't wait till it's my turn...

Nesting

Ah, spring! The desire to clean and organize comes to me with the good weather. However, this spring I'm doubly interested in spring cleaning. With each pregnancy, I've forced Nate into some small redecoration, renovation or the like. This time around is no different. Here are the symptoms I'm having --

You know you're nesting when:

1. You fantasize about cleaning behind the freezer. (I have a deep desire to pull everything out of the laundry room, paint the concrete floor with a high gloss paint and then organize the whole room.)

2. You can't believe it's taken you this long to notice that the caulking in the shower needs to be redone. (I asked Nate last night how hard it is to take off old caulking....he casually answered, "No problem, you just need a sharp knife." Then he paused and looked at me and said, "Wait....no. It's really really hard to do." But I was already looking for the knife...)

3. Everything in the house needs a good scrubbing. From the kids to the baseboards to the bed frames.

So project number one commences today. The boy's room is being repainted and reorganized. I can't tell you how thrilled I am. My dear sister-in-law who is a painter by trade is coming this morning to start on the walls....I told her I have enough work to keep her busy for a week. I can hardly wait to get started!!