{Wordless Wednesday} an autumn photowalk through my lens - part 2

Julia told me my eyes are no longer sad :)

My favourites are the weird faces of the kids - they were scared of those danger signs.

Which is your favourite?

{Wordless Wednesday} an autumn photowalk through my lens - part 1

Do you have a favourite?

(mine are the clouds and trees at sunset)

{Friendship Friday } different strokes for different folks

My kids are at an age where they're questioning things a lot.

When they were little, they didn't have the verbal skills to do so but those eyes said it all.

I remember when we'd be out and see other kids who were walking around with dummies. They'd give me The Look as if to say, "how come they're allowed to have their dummies during the day but we can't?"

Now they outright ask me why other kids are allowed lots of sweets, etc.

My ex-boss once told me her son said the same thing to her (but loud in front of other people - fortunately random people, not friends), "Mommy (they say Mommy, not Mummy), why do those mothers allow their kids to have so many sweets?"

She said she about died of embarrassment but she's quick with responses so was able to recover in time.


My standard response is... "in our family, we ______". For the sweets, "in our family, we only allow sweets as a treat now and again" and I refer them to the food triangle with the verrrrry tippy top of the triangle for "non-nutritional food".

Connor's said to me in Clicks before, "when we're big, can we have as many sweets as we like?" and I've replied, "you CAN but Daddy and I hope you'll make better choices than that" :)

and the ladies in the queue smile to themselves.

 

I get the same questions at church about why other kids are walking on chairs and so on (confession - this is one of my pet peeves and I absolutely don't allow it)...

I've seen when we're around my friends' kids how those kids' eyes get big when they hear me remind my two of our family rules. I have lots of rules about eating and how they eat.

And actually, that paid off a few weeks back because an elderly couple in the restaurant leaned over and told me how well-mannered and pleasant my kids are!

My tip - as we're driving wherever, I say, "now babies, when we get to the restaurant, what kind of behaviour do we expect?"

And they tell me everything - bums on chairs, eating nicely, no tantrums, listen nicely.

What are some of your rules that your friends don't have?
How have you explained them to your kids?

PS I have nothing planned for the weekend except a date with D. I do want to drive past a tree I've been drooling over.... to get some pics of the leaves, and of my feet in the leaves.

Here's how I know I'm crazy: last week I actually considered pulling over, tossing the bag of leaves in my car and driving away so I could toss the leaves in my garden and take MILLIONS of gorgeous autumn pics!

What are your weekend plans?

Wordless Wednesday - Autumn photo walk with Connor







setting off down our street



gorgeous burst of colour

don't you like this angle?

my cute little companion

leaves, leaves, leaves

I love the colour of these branches against that blue sky

showing me something

sweetness!

ooh, and yes to the yellow leaves too

little foot

tree hugger?

lovely blur

I love his determination!

looking down the street

with my famous shoes :) I do love them unashamedly!

I love these shadows!

neighbours' flowers

I really LOVED taking a walk with Connor. Next time we need to do it as a family although I'm sure a little girl will talk too much :)

Our neighbourhood still looks very autumny even though we're officially in winter. Do you count the seasons from the 1st or the 21st/ whatever? I do from the 1st. So on 1st June, it's winter :)

What's your neighbourhood looking like at the moment?