Sarah and Adam: The Next Generation

A box of excitement

Today is the day we're having Sarah's birthday party with the kids. It's also April 1, so it's the month in which Gus' birthday falls. Gus explains:

This [holding up left hand] is Mom's birthday. And this [holding up right hand] is April. And here in the middle is a box of excitement. And there are lines shooting out of each side into the box of excitement!

The Worst Kind of Animal Rescuer

I was trying to describe our environmental career in forest protection to the kids as being a sort of animal rescuer, a concept they're very familiar with.

I explained that we used computers to be animal rescuers, when we were persuading the president to protect ancient forests.

Jasper said, "That's the worst way to be an animal rescuer. Because computers use electricity And if you're in the rain forest, a monkey might drop a mango on your computer and it would zap electricity into the ground, and electrocute all the other animals.

"DON'T bring your computer into the rainforest."

Santa Claus + Kid Logic

Jasper: Santa is not real

Gus: He is too! Santa is real! He just doesn’t come to our house because we’re not Christians.

J: Santa is not real, he is FAKE. Because Santa is magic and magic is not real.

G: Is magic real?

A: I think it is but no one really knows and everyone has to decide for themselves if they think magic is real.

G: The only way I’ll know for sure if magic is real is if we’re Christian. Then if I hear a loud noise and I look out my window and I see Santa and his reindeer and his sleigh flying then I’ll know magic is real. But if I look out your and mom’s windows and I see Santa and his reindeer and his sleigh driving on the ground, then I’ll know magic is not real.

Things we're thankful for, Thanksgiving 2011

G: All the baby chihuahuas
J: I'm pretty much just thankful for you, Mom.
G: The color green. Because the best food is the color green, like spinach that makes you the strongest
G: Bees, for making honey. Especially bees in Greece, because they make the *best* honey.
J: Kittyman & Sophie

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Summer photos

Just put up tons of pictures on Flickr from our summer vacation.  One set of vacation pix, mostly of kids, and one set of photographs of delicious things we ate while on vacation. 

My favorite of each:

 

Laying a baby (a conversation with Gus)

Gus: Mom, I want to lay a baby. And then I will tell him to lay a baby.

And that baby will lay a baby, and that baby will lay a baby, and that baby will lay a baby.

And people have to stay on the earth and keep going and going and never stop going.

(Pause)

Ooooohhhh. Blagh.

Oooooohhhh. Blagh.

Oooooohhhh. Blagh.

Phlewie...And the earth will blow up.

Gus: Mom, will the earth ever blow up?

Mom: I don't think so. No, the earth will never blow up.

(Pause)

Gus: Mom, how do you make a baby? Why can't men make a baby?

Mom: Ask dad. He understands how the boy parts work.

Gus: Why can't you tell me? How do the girl parts work?

Mom: Excuse me, I've got to go and do a project!