Around our house, life stops for The Berenstain Bears. We watch it on PBS Kids, we rent DVDs from the library for our trips to Utah, we play with mom's awesome metal Berenstain Bears lunchbox (circa 1984), and we read Berenstain Bears books every day day before nap and/or bedtime. We are obsessed. When we're not reading or watching them, we can often be found having lengthy discussions about the whys of Berenstain Bears. Why did Brother and Sister get the Gimmies? Why do Brother and Sister live in a treehouse? Why do they eat honeycakes and salmon all the time? What's a honeycake anyways?It would only make sense that our latest and greatest insult would be straight out of The Berenstain Bears. If someone (Issy) is being a little too bossy (Issy) or treating their sibling like their employee (Issy) then the other person can now be heard shouting "LIZZY BRUIN YOU ARE BEING TOO BRAGGY AND BOSSY!!!!". For those who aren't familiar with The BB, that little insult is courtesy of The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends. (Sister Bear's friend, Lizzy Bruin, helps them learn the perils of being too braggy and bossy.)
Isabel is currently perplexed by joints. Example, "Dad, why does my elbow keep disappearing every time I straighten my arm?!" (Said with much alarm.) Once she felt like she had mastered the reasoning for that one, she moved on to "Mom, what is up with my knees? Why do they keep disappearing too?" (Said while she's lying on her back in her underwear straightening and bending her knees over and over again.)
This funny picture is from a day of rock climbing with Dad. When Spencer goes climbing (outside or inside) he often takes the kids with him. They play on the rocks around him or the mats around him (inside) and cheer him on while he climbs (alone or with their best bud, Rob).
Recently, when they were at the climbing gym, there was a little boy climbing in a harness with a Spiderman costume on. Needless to say, the kids were mesmerized. Since that blessed occasion, they (mostly Milo) have been asking for harnesses so they can climb too. For whatever reason, Milo popped out of bed this morning, and ran right out to our climbing wall and asked Spencer if they could puh-leeeaase go to Walmart today and buy a harness. He promptly burst into tears when Spencer tried to explain that a.) Walmart doesn't sell harnesses and b.) Milo's not quite big enough for a harness yet. Took us a good 30 minutes to get over that heartbreaking news. So cute that he wants to climb with his Daddy. :)
8 comments:
Ok, I love those kids! They absolutely crack me up. How wonderful to see the world (and elbows....and rock climbing) through their eyes.
Why haven't you been doing this along, huh?!
Seriously? Seriously, could these 2 get any cuter, funnier, or smarter? Honestly, what other 3 1/2 year old do you know wonders about their disappearing joints? None.
Oh, also, I will gladly take Milo and Issy(after dressing up in costumes of their choice)climbing, to fulfill Milo's one and only dream right now (besides being a Zoo person)to climb. I did just get a new harness. Maybe they could strap in together to fit snug?
One more thing...Erin, how much for your Bernstein Bears lunch box? I will bid top dollar.
Also, why don't they have names? Their friends do. They can't possibly be named Brother and Sister! This drives my kids insane. And, the bears are especially close to my heart since Sam has feet that look EXACTLY like theirs.
I am so glad you are doing this! Now I get to crack up when I read your blog, not just your comments!:)
Hey Erin! It's Tiffany Hawke! I'm so glad to see that you are blogging! Welcome! Your kiddos have grown up soooo much! I can't even believe it! I am a blogger too. Hawkefam.blogspot.com. Go on and check us out! You can only put us on as a link if I can put you on as a link!
Uh-oh, it's been 4 days. You arent going to let that much time go by every time, right? We might have to have a talk if that is the case.
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