the dot and the red balloon

Here is a new favorite children's book of mine.

the dot by Peter H. Reynolds

It's a great little book for building confidence,

and a little story about art for kids.

Check it out at your library, you won't be disappointed.

Did you watch this movie as a kid?

The Red Balloon

I just found it on netflix.

It's also on youtube.

It's the cutest little movie about a little boy and a red balloon.

I watched it several times as a child in school.

I remember it quite vividly.

I just watched and enjoyed it with my kids.

Even my older ones got a kick out of it.

Should I Share my Ice Cream?

This is another favorite children's book of mine.
My kids like them and it makes putting them to bed more fun, when we read these books.

It's actually a series.
They are filled with simple humor and good things to think about.

I love them.  'Should I Share My Ice Cream?' is a particular favorite of mine.

My New Therapy

Junie B. Jones

Tate, my son who's 6, just discovered the Junie B. Jones chapter book series.

We read them tonight together.
Oh My. I start laughing so hard, and then crying.

For some reason, they are totally hitting me just right. I love them.
Normally, I rush through reading a story to my kids at night,
or try to ignore it altogether and make Chris do it.

When I read Junie B. with Tate, I just want to keep reading.
I feel so much better, after a long day of I don't even know what.
Just a long day of being a housewife and mother.
Junie B. makes me feel much, much better.

Lindy read a couple of the books when she was younger, but we never got into it.
Kyle, to my knowledge, never discovered them either.
Maybe it took having 5 kids and being Tate's mom to appreciate them.

I think Tate and Junie B. would be great, great friends.

Good Bedtime Stories

I love great children's books. The ones that make me laugh out loud.

This scene from Despicable Me makes me laugh. It's Fantastic!
I can totally relate to the bedtime scene and Gru's feelings about a bad written story.

If I have a good story to read to my kids, it makes the end of the day/bedtime so much better for me.
This one made me laugh recently. I loved it.

This one is good too. But, the best story from this book is called "Snowsuits" on pg. 45.
It's Hysterical. I LOVE IT, LOVE IT! After a very long, long ordeal of the mother, in this story, trying to get her kids dressed to play in the snow. The mother goes to get herself ready. When she comes back, after asking her kids to sit very still, all of the kids' snow clothes are strewn all over the floor.

The mother in this story says, "What happened?"
The kids reply, "We got too hot".

The rest of the story is so great that I included the exact text for you:

"Mother sat very still on the couch.
'What are you doing?' asked Oliver.
'I am crying', said Mother.
'You can't cry,' said Oliver. 'Mothers don't cry'
'Well, I am', said Mother.
Oliver climbed into Mother's lap. 'Don't cry, sweet potato,' he said. 'We will be nice'.
Amanda gave Mother a kiss.
Mother dried her eyes. 'I am finished crying,' she said."

My kids and I get the giggles every time we read this.  I laugh about the mother crying and my kids laugh when Oliver calls his mom a sweet potato and says we will be nice.

Another great story to read:

This story is so great, really love it!

P.S. I wish I had more time to blog.

I have lots of posts on my mind.

It has to wait for now.