greetings to all kin, and kindred spirits! ah, dreaming of the day when all the snow is gone and the grass is fresh under bare toes again! are we there yet? have to keep the coffee coming to stay warm these days! but with plenty of cocoa, it is pretty good! who needs starbucks, anyway? well, uh...actually, I DO! but at least my concoction is too hot for the little monkeys! they wait till it has cooled considerably, and by that time, i'm not too interested anymore; it is afterall meant to keep me warm!
speaking of little monkeys, there are several on the loose here! pretty cute ones! the oldest has started writing his letters and numbers; all together at times then asking me what it says! try this on for size: UANSV . that is the name he gave to the dolphin he drew yesterday. i was instructed to 'say it' for him. he is totally fasinated with sharks, dolphins, whales... and the glorious DINOSAURS!! he can tell you all 'bout them too! i learned yest that the 'long-necked' dino's neck is 'this long (arms outstretched) when he lays down'. wonder how long it is when he's standing up? he just turned five and oh my, how we've grown!
the second little monkey is currently sacked out in my recliner! she is wearing her favorite outfit; a pink dress and her birthday tiara (which she refers to as her 'ring') with the pink 'jewel' and pink fuzz on it! thumb is still tucked in her mouth, but just barely. she is holding her beloved pink bunny and is partly wrapped in her pink princess blanket! oh, and she loves pink! she calls me 'momma patch', why, i don't know! she is very dramatic, and loves to tell stories! she even reads, at least one story. and when i read Dr. Seuss' 'Oh Say Can You Say Dinosaur' book, she repeats every last name back to me! very entertaining! she has the biggest eyes and silliest grin ever! ah, what a princess! yes, refers to herself (in 3rd person of course) as the Princess! she got a big horse (about the size of a half-grown lab pup) for her 3rd birthday, and is finally sharing it!
the last 2 monkeys came as a package deal. but they are nothing alike! the first is all energy and ramblings! blond as can be, blue eyed. sweet smile that just oozes mischief! ah, naughty little monkey! no more monkeys jumping on the bed! but still she bounces! grinning wickedly and giggling hysterically. this one likes noise! she and her partners had a chorus in the tub last night! and this morning they embarked on an adventure of twirling round and round as they screamed 'lets go fly a kite' at the very tip top of their voices! she's very much the instigator of many a devious plot to destroy someone else's stack of blocks (wonder where she gets that?), or neatly laid pencils and crayons; she doesn't want them for play, rather to prevent someone else's idea of play. THAT'S her idea of play! it's all fun and games till someone takes HER pink bunny or special plaything, whatever that happens to be! oh, and be sure that she and the last little monkey have their OWN blankie when they are FINALLY ready to go to sleep!
and that brings us to monkey number 4! she shares a room with the 3rd monkey- they can reach each other over the tops of and thru their cribs. she is all emotions- happy and sunshiny one moment, and oops, SOMEONE took off with her blue bear and so waling and tears the next! this little monkey loves all things healthy: fruit fruit and more fruit! and also the delicious things: chocolate! a monkey after my own heart indeed! very sweet, her smiles. very naughty her 'NO MOMMA' 's and her little chubby fingers as she grunts her disapproval and points at you when she doesn't like the verdict! but so very sweet are her smiles! what is a person to do? ah, when the bouncing in the cribs stops, and quiet comences then you assume the 2 littlest of the monkeys might be sleeping, so very quietly and bravely (or maybe just plain stupidly?) you open the creaky door to take a quick peek and even quicker then the peek you zip back and close the creaky door and heart beating you lean against the wall... wait... were you seen?...chatter chatter chatter... well, even if you weren't seen, they're NOT sleeping! or maybe they are, and when you peek in at them, they are peaceful in their sugarplum slumber, both on their tummys, the littlest with her hair all over as if she'd been dropped and it just 'settled'- maybe she did just drop from being plum tuckered out from all the jumping and bouncing! and then you make sure they have their pink bunny ad blue bear close to their hands, and are warm and tucked in...ah... sweet! then you can leave at a normal pace, close the creaky door and smile a well deserved smile!
tis the life of a parent of four little monkeys!
speaking of little monkeys, there are several on the loose here! pretty cute ones! the oldest has started writing his letters and numbers; all together at times then asking me what it says! try this on for size: UANSV . that is the name he gave to the dolphin he drew yesterday. i was instructed to 'say it' for him. he is totally fasinated with sharks, dolphins, whales... and the glorious DINOSAURS!! he can tell you all 'bout them too! i learned yest that the 'long-necked' dino's neck is 'this long (arms outstretched) when he lays down'. wonder how long it is when he's standing up? he just turned five and oh my, how we've grown!
the second little monkey is currently sacked out in my recliner! she is wearing her favorite outfit; a pink dress and her birthday tiara (which she refers to as her 'ring') with the pink 'jewel' and pink fuzz on it! thumb is still tucked in her mouth, but just barely. she is holding her beloved pink bunny and is partly wrapped in her pink princess blanket! oh, and she loves pink! she calls me 'momma patch', why, i don't know! she is very dramatic, and loves to tell stories! she even reads, at least one story. and when i read Dr. Seuss' 'Oh Say Can You Say Dinosaur' book, she repeats every last name back to me! very entertaining! she has the biggest eyes and silliest grin ever! ah, what a princess! yes, refers to herself (in 3rd person of course) as the Princess! she got a big horse (about the size of a half-grown lab pup) for her 3rd birthday, and is finally sharing it!
the last 2 monkeys came as a package deal. but they are nothing alike! the first is all energy and ramblings! blond as can be, blue eyed. sweet smile that just oozes mischief! ah, naughty little monkey! no more monkeys jumping on the bed! but still she bounces! grinning wickedly and giggling hysterically. this one likes noise! she and her partners had a chorus in the tub last night! and this morning they embarked on an adventure of twirling round and round as they screamed 'lets go fly a kite' at the very tip top of their voices! she's very much the instigator of many a devious plot to destroy someone else's stack of blocks (wonder where she gets that?), or neatly laid pencils and crayons; she doesn't want them for play, rather to prevent someone else's idea of play. THAT'S her idea of play! it's all fun and games till someone takes HER pink bunny or special plaything, whatever that happens to be! oh, and be sure that she and the last little monkey have their OWN blankie when they are FINALLY ready to go to sleep!
and that brings us to monkey number 4! she shares a room with the 3rd monkey- they can reach each other over the tops of and thru their cribs. she is all emotions- happy and sunshiny one moment, and oops, SOMEONE took off with her blue bear and so waling and tears the next! this little monkey loves all things healthy: fruit fruit and more fruit! and also the delicious things: chocolate! a monkey after my own heart indeed! very sweet, her smiles. very naughty her 'NO MOMMA' 's and her little chubby fingers as she grunts her disapproval and points at you when she doesn't like the verdict! but so very sweet are her smiles! what is a person to do? ah, when the bouncing in the cribs stops, and quiet comences then you assume the 2 littlest of the monkeys might be sleeping, so very quietly and bravely (or maybe just plain stupidly?) you open the creaky door to take a quick peek and even quicker then the peek you zip back and close the creaky door and heart beating you lean against the wall... wait... were you seen?...chatter chatter chatter... well, even if you weren't seen, they're NOT sleeping! or maybe they are, and when you peek in at them, they are peaceful in their sugarplum slumber, both on their tummys, the littlest with her hair all over as if she'd been dropped and it just 'settled'- maybe she did just drop from being plum tuckered out from all the jumping and bouncing! and then you make sure they have their pink bunny ad blue bear close to their hands, and are warm and tucked in...ah... sweet! then you can leave at a normal pace, close the creaky door and smile a well deserved smile!
tis the life of a parent of four little monkeys!
2 comments:
Very cute!! Some spelling and grammer mistacks, but other wise very fun and adorable. I can picture them. I can not believe how big the twins are. I would never have recognized them. They are going to be heart breakers. I will be sure to add this to my favorites and check it out often. Thanks!
Love,
Heather
oh one more... why not. See you need some WD40 on that door...for as to stop the squeaks you know... so's you can peek! xo
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