bedtime series, pt.2

today brings the second installment of tennyson's nighttime stories.

we present to you

"moo, baa, la la la"

by sandra boynton.

enjoy.

bedtime series, pt.1

folks,

bedtime is the best.

once we get past all the fighting and kicking and screaming.

lately tennyson has been reading his books to us every night,

and he gets really animated when he does.

usually, he jumps on the bed for the entire thing.

this is why i am starting this series.

mostly, this is going out to all the grandparents out there,

but i figure the general public might enjoy this, too.

he has five books he reads to us at night,

and i intend to capture each one in all it's glory.

i'm starting with my favorite book he reads:

"no, david".

somewhere along the line, he picked up shaking his finger when he says no.

it's super cute,

and besides the fact that he's jumping up and down,

he's taking it all very seriously.

actually, i don't have to explain it.

because you can just see for yourself.

in the next few nights,

you'll get to see more of his bedtime theatrics.

be excited, people.

be very, very excited.

kids

i can't imagine a better picture to sum my kids up than this.

mike said,

"it might be better if maggie was also holding a cheese stick."

to which i replied,

"if that were the case, she'd be happy."

he quickly admitted i was right.

i can't look at this picture without giggling.

because it's so perfectly them.

and i really, really adore them.

ten months

at ten months, maggie is

playing pat-a-cake,

eating everything in sight,

pulling up and starting to cruise,

taking two naps a day,

only waking up once a night (usually),
and causing all sorts of mayhem.

maggie now has 6 teeth.

three on bottom,

three on top.

she seriously has the strangest pattern of teeth coming in.

her favorite foods are string cheese, pirate's booty, and hot dogs.

she loves mickey mouse clubhouse (but doesn't get to watch it often, since someone else is usually monopolizing the tv).

her favorite toy is every ball. every shape, size, color, if it's a ball, she wants it.

her favorite person is mom.

she loves bath time, especially when big brother is around.

and at ten months,
maggie still can't stop wiggling,
still has the most kissable rosy cheeks,
and still can't manage to keep that tongue in her mouth.
c'est la vie.

suess

today was dr. suess's birthday.

we're big suess fans around here.

we've read "hop on pop" a lot.

we've seen "the lorax" a billion times.

well, maybe i'm over exaggerating that one.

but we have seen it a lot.

but nothing beats out "mr. brown can moo".

in fact, i estimate i have read "mr. brown can moo" well over one hundred times in the past three months.

bonkers.

it's because mister has a routine before bed that includes reading the same five books

night after night after night.

"mr. brown can moo" is number one.

followed by "it looked like spilt milk".

after which, we read "no, david".

and then "moo, baa, la la la".

then, we end the night on a sleepy note

with the classic "goodnight, moon."

and tonight, to celebrate suess, i let tennyson read the stories to me, instead of me trying to get through them as fast as possible, so i could get downstairs and spend quality time with a mr. ben and his friend mr. jerry.

i love when he reads to me because honestly, i have no clue what he is saying.

except that i do know that he is reciting word for word the book. just in his own tennyson language.

and so,

in case you haven't had your fill of dr. suess yet today,

(or your fill of adorable babbling toddlers)

i present tennyson's rendition of our two suess favorites.

mr. brown can moo:

hop on pop: