Tater Talk

Friday night, Livy was helping me cook supper, and as we were cutting up the potatoes, this was our conversation...

"Do you think this potato is a fruit or a vegetable?"

"Fruit."

"No, it's a vegetable."

"Oh. Well, ask me that again."

"Do you think this potato is a fruit or a vegetable?"

"A vegetable!"

"That's right! Potatoes grow out of the ground, like from a garden, and then you can pick them. Uncle Glenn might have some in his garden."

"Remember when we just picked these from the garden?"

"These potatoes?"

"Yea!"

"Oh we didn't pick these, sweetie. We got these from Walmart. But somebody picked them."

"Jesus did?"

"No, baby, not Jesus. Probably a farmer."

"What's a farmer do?"

"You know... He grows lots of food in his garden and he probably has some animals like cows and chickens."

"And unicorns!!!"

Never a dull moment!

Chef Livy

 

Last night when Drew got home from work, Chef Livy had his supper ready and waiting on him at the kitchen table. I didn't even realize she had done it until Drew got home. It was so thoughtful of her.

My Friend, Mom

Livy has been saying this a lot and it melts my heart every single time...

My friend, Mom.

One night Livy helped me cook supper. We made country fried pork chops, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and biscuits. She really did help me a lot. It's fun, and extremely helpful, having some extra help in the kitchen! When Drew got home, he said,

"Livy Lou, did you cook me supper?"
"Yea! ...with my friend, Mom."

I don't know if there are any sweeter words to hear from your daughter. I hope she always thinks of me as her friend, Mom.

Little Susie Homemakers

This morning Livy crawled in bed with me about 7:30, I covered her up, kissed her, and she went right back to sleep. I checked my Facebook and saw all of the "back-to-school" pictures. I wanted to cry! I kept glancing over at my sleeping beauty, who I get to spend every single day with, and the thought of her leaving me to go to school was so overwhelming!

Drew and I have pros and cons for both public school and homeschooling. We haven't made up our minds about where Livy will go to school, but I'm so glad we still have a few years to figure all of that out. But the thought of not getting to spend all day with her really makes me want to lean towards homeschooling! 

All of this made me realize I need to make the most of my time that I do have with her... Especially before the baby arrives. And since I've been feeling so much better lately, Livy and I decided to be Little Susie Homemakers today. I was planning out tonight's supper (yes, I'm actually going to cook!) and decided to try out a homemade biscuit recipe. I asked her if she wanted to come help me make them and she replied,

"Umm, not yet..."

"Ok, well, I'll be in the kitchen."

A couple minutes later, she came running in the kitchen and announced,

"I'm ready to make biscuits now!"

Duh!? Silly me... I should've known one can't make biscuits without one's tutu on! 

We made the dough, rolled them out, and put them in the freezer until tonight. Livy had so much fun helping!
 

We had country fried pork chops, bacon green beans, roasted garlic potatoes, and the biscuits. I had all intentions of taking a picture of dinner to prove that I can cook, but we gobbled it all up as soon as it hit our plates. Even Drew was impressed... and that takes a lot!
 

A Day in Our Life

Here's some pictures from the last couple of days...

Livy dressed herself for church Wednesday night. She is really into "getting ready" and getting all dolled up!

Livy and I took advantage of the really awesome but weird cooler weather this morning and got the whole yard mowed for Drew. 

Of course, her day wouldn't be complete without a little dress-up. 

For some strange reason she loves this rug?!

She wanted a manicure just like Mom's...

...and she got a pedicure too!

I think I might've found something (finally) that tastes good... grapes and cool whip!

We cooked fried rice tonight, and Livy learned the life lesson of how onions "make our eyes cry!"

 

Then after supper we made a loop around the block which is almost a mile. 

And this little booger even got some lovin' too... Because she's attention deprived, obviously.