The first day she was here I left her with Landon for an hour so I could go for a walk, and when I returned she was happily playing in the garage.
Landon had made her lunch (what a guy). I asked her what kind of sandwich she was eating and she said quite matter-of-factly "peanut butter and cheese". I asked Landon about this later and he said that she originally asked for a ham and cheese sandwich and when he told her we were out of ham but that we had peanut butter and jelly she said, "okay, I'll have peanut butter and cheese". Whatever, she ate it.
I showed her the two apple trees in our backyard and she decided to pick 3 of them so that she could give one to Austin and Olivia. I told her they weren't ripe and couldn't be eaten, but she seemed happy just to have them.
She also had a baggy of rocks she was collecting from our yard, apparently this is great fun when you're five.
When she asked me if I wanted to do sidewalk chalk with her I took awhile to answer. I really didn't want to do that, but she was so hopeful and made it sound like great fun so I decided to give it a whirl.
It ended up being rather fun (though not something I'll be doing on a regular basis). We drew flowers and a "robin bird".
At one point she said, "Jill did you know my feet are blue?"
I love how summery this box of chalk is.
She showed some artistic intensity.
Now this may be in poor taste, but it just so happened that I drew my "robin bird" next to a blob of existing "robin bird poop" on our driveway. I hadn't planned it that way, but I chose to draw on a shady spot next to lawn (so as not to hurt my knees) and that meant working around some poop. It was an accident (no pun intended) and I think it's rather funny.
**When was the last time you used sidewalk chalk?
Ever eaten a peanut butter and cheese sandwich?**
Comment Window Tidbit: Today was a cousin-a-rific kind of day so my floors are crunchy.
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Are your floors sticky as well?
I don't believe I've ever had a cheese, peanut butter sandwich. I don't believe I'd care to have one either.
Five year olds and three year olds are such good ages, I think.
That IS funny!
I got tired of crunchy floors so we put Luci on floor duty. She has to sweep and dry mop every night. They're still crunchy but hopefully her cleaning skills will improve soon.
Thanks so much for letting her stay with you, she had a good time. I don't know what to say about cheese and PB. We don't do that at our house and it sounds gross to me! Love the Fraggle Rock hair!
PB and cheese, eh? I don't know if that's something I could go for, but I think it's cute that Ashley was all for it!
I used to really love sidewalk chalk. I'm excited to play with sidewalk chalk when I have a five-year-old.
Love the chalk art! Last time "I" used chalk was last week...
The bird drawing and poop was funny!
PB&C? No thanks! :-(
she is absolutely darling!
That sandwich combo sounds horrifying.
Chalk (in all its varieties) gives me the willies. I have to use a chalk pen to hold it. I admire you for not only allowing but also participating in the chalk art! I totally get joy out of the accidental robin poop--but I'm juvenile.
PB & Cheese, well, there you go!
I love Summertime Jill. You do so many quintessential summer activities, it always makes me smile.
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