Strong bodies, strong minds!

This weekend we were all a little under the weather, and the kids insisted I sit with them on the couch the majority of Saturday and Sunday. Needless to say, we enjoyed our fair share of "PBS Kids", as Cooper calls it. As the kids were feeling better Sunday afternoon, they actually did get up during "commercials" to dance & exercise with the IPTV crew! (Boy, do I wish I had a video camera on the forehead sometimes!!)

Dan Wardell is always encouraging strong bodies & strong minds, teaching the kids about healthy food choices, healthy movements, and how to keep your mind strong. Cooper obviously listened a lot for two days, because ever since, every time I turn around, he's questioning whether or not something "gives you muscles" or is "good for you". Sunday night, he even asked if we had an broccoli he could try. We didn't, but I will be thanking Dan Wardell someday if Cooper actually tries it and likes it!

I made some biscuits Sunday and after they had eaten them, Cooper said, "Mom, do biscuits make you strong?" I didn't really want to go into details about the nutrition facts at the time, so I said answered a quick, "Yeah." Carver chimed in...."Jelly does!" (Apparently, the boy likes my homemade raspberry/rhubarb jelly!)

Sweet Corn!

Thanks John & MaryLee for the AWESOME sweet corn!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

You know "The Song That Never Ends..."?! Carver has turned the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" into just that!

He sings:

"The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout! Down came the sun and dried up all the rain! And The Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the water spout! Down came the sun...."

He's missing a few lines, but he sings it loud and proud!

A NEW Brother

Cooper: Mommy, I want a NEW brother!
Me: Why?
Cooper: Because. I just don't like Carver. I want a NEW brother. One that's cool. And looks like me.
Me: Carver DOES look like you. And don't say that!
Cooper: Well, we can give him to someone else!
Me: We are NOT giving Carver to someone else!!
Cooper: Well, mom. Then I wanted ANOTHER brother.

We're going to "the farm"....

Saturday, we went to Hudson, to the Hansen Dairy Farm. They were having an open house to show off their new touring facility. What a neat family and farm! We weren't there long but we got tattoos, tasted some of their homemade goodies, and got a trolley ride around their farm. The boys would have preferred a much more "hands on" farm day, but that's what Gpa & Gma's house is for! We still had a good time!

The boys got to milk a (wooden) cow!

Cheeeeze! 

They wore their "chore boots" which was handy when it came to their pond!

Dead?!

Cooper: "Mom, what IS that black thing up there?"

Me: "I don't know, buddy. (As we get closer...) It's a little raccoon."

C: "Is it DEAD?!"

M: "Uh...I think so. It must've got hit by a car."

C: (Long silence) "No....I don't think it did. It's probably just sleeping."