Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Chicken What?

The week before last was our first offical field trip..ever...in the Michael Family. Isabelle's preschool class went to the Pumpkin Patch in town. It was frigid, but Grandma Margie and Grace went with us and everybody was a trooper and simply happy that it wasn't raining!

We had fun with her little class, riding the slide in the hay barn, picking out pumpkings, going on a hay ride, and eating fresh donuts and cider, and seeing the animals. Consequently, an interesting conversation followed the chicken sighting.

Mommy: Isabelle see those chicken's there?
Isabelle: (Standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CHICKENS...REALLY...16 INCHES FROM HER FACE) What? What chickens?
M: Right there.
I: Blank stare
M: Right there, baby. Those birds. Those are chickens.
I: Blank stare
M: You know how much you love chicken nuggets? Those are chicken nuggets!
I: Blank stare
M: Chicken, Isabelle! Chickens..do you see them?
I: Where?

We just weren't making a connection. I started worrying about her eyes then. But, I thought I'd better take it down a notch before I started traumatizing some poor three year old and their beloved Happy Meal.




5 comments:

drowninginblessing said...

So funny. What different worlds. one of Abe's first words was chicken (he said "ko ko ko" for the sound he hears every morning). And to see your little girls in parkas already...

Unknown said...

Too funny, you have to love kids!

Anonymous said...

That is absolutely hysterical!!! Luke will do that blank stare thing and when he finally gets tired of us telling him what we want him to look at he just says..See it momma. You can tell by the continued blank look that he did not see what you wanted him to see!

mirrorman said...

Just thought I'd stop by and say hi! Great to see the pics and get a little update. :)

Anonymous said...

those pictures are so cute ,they were both little troupers,it was so cold but lots of fun any way love to all geam