Conversations with Jack...

While watching a scene in the new X-Men movie at the theater -

Jack - "Why are they getting naked?"
Me - "Um..."
Jack - "It's not like girls want to see boys naked."
I'm snorty laughing and trying to be quiet in the small theater.
Jack - "And it's not like boys want to see girls... Well, actually, I think some boys would like to see girls naked..."

Yep.
That's my kid.

Wow...

I don't always realize how much my WRITER LIFE takes over all the other parts of my life until I go to my family blog and realize that Jack was just STARTING KINDERGARTEN when I was last here...

This is absolutely unacceptable.

SO. I added Kid Side Up to my blogger list for my "author self" and now I hope to stay on top of this MUCHO better.

HOPEFULLY this won't be the last post for another year and a half...

And no post is complete without pictures...

~ Jolene

Just a Quickie

I know I've been totally sucking at keeping up this blog, but it might be something the kids and I try to do together...

Jack's LOVING Kindergarten.
He also got his first grown-up tooth...

Emma reads faster than we can keep up...
Thank goodness for used bookstores...

The playroom is a mess.
The downstairs is filled with Christmas decorations.

And I'm really, really hoping I'm not sick :-/

We'll be so happy if the wind ever stops blowing and if the snow every starts COMING...

More with pictures today or tomorrow...
Or with my track record... before next month...

~Jolene

With Gramma...

Knik River Bridge

I also took a MILLION photos of just the bridge, which I will spare you from...

Hatcher's Pass... Because we're there a LOT

 We got SO much snow last year, that there's STILL snow up in Hatcher's. My guess is that not all the  snow will disappear this summer...
We went up on this trip with James, his wife Grace, Julie and her new little girl, me, my friend Heather, and the five kids that come with us. Also - our photographer - my mom.

Way back around Christmas...

This is just going to be a ridiculous mess of pictures we took on our Christmas/New Year's Eve Trip to the cabin...

We got

A LOT of snow last year...

What We're Thankful For

~Jack

food

knowing how we talk

the drinks

yes, I'm thankful for my swing

I'm thankful for legos

movies

pajamas!!

Corn on the cob

~Emma

*Emma runs away and hides

Legos

comfy PJ's

My precious steak

American Girl Dolls

Water

(My kids took silly pills before we did this - we may try again later...)

What Emma's Been Up To

Me: Emma - What have you been up to?
Emma: Um... absolutely nothing.

Me: Emma. I know you're lying. What have you been up to?
Emma: I was just goofing around and I signed up for Pottermore and it is the most awesome website in the whole wide world.

Me: What else?
Emma: I've been doing this crazy math thingie that is super, super easy.

Me: What grade are you in?
Emma: 3rd grade, and it's almost the end of the school year, and I can't wait 'til summer.

Me: Who's your teacher?
Emma: Mom, you know who my teacher is. (exasperated sigh) Mrs. Warner

Me: What have you been reading?
Emma: Um... my Josefina books (American Doll books)

Me: Anything else?
Emma: I've been playing this awesome moniac (pronounced moon-yak, Emma came up with the spelling) game with Jack.

Me: Is Jack a good moniac?
Emma: It depends on what mood he's in.

Jack: I think it does, too

Me: What are you most looking forward to this summer?
Emma: I'm most looking forward to camping in the backyard and roasting marshmallows and hotdogs and playing my violin around the campfire.
Um... mom (as she's watching Mom type camp fire) campfire is a compound word.
Me: Oh.

Me: What do you want to do tonight?
Emma: read, read, read, read, read...

So - this was our family home evening.

Hope you enjoyed :-D

The Perry Family