Havi-isms.... they just keep coming!

So Havi recently blurted out "What the heck?" and then later "What the hell?". She got a little talking to about the second one, I was relieved it wasn't WTF and we kind of blew off the first one.

However - last week Peter and Havi were out and about and someone cut Peter off in traffic, he got a little annoyed but held his tongue... then Havi perked up with "It's OK Daddy, you can say what the hell!".

So nice of her to give him permission!

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While cleaning teeth a few days ago Havi was arguing about which toothbrush she should use (the child has four for some reason). The conversation went something like this...

Me: "Havi, don't argue, just clean your teeth."

Havi: "But it's my job to argue."

Me: "Oh really, well, we better get you signed up for law school then."

Havi: "What does that mean?"

Me: "Well, if it's your job to argue, then you'd make a good lawyer."

Havi: "Like Auntie Brooke?"

Me: "Yes."

Havi: "But Auntie Brooke is nice, she doesn't argue!"

Me: "Yes, she's a nice lawyer."

Havi: "Oh."

Not all lawyers are mean!

Snow day in Austin Texas!

It snowed! Wahoo! On Sunday we were outside all day in the 75 degree sunny weather, we even had a BBQ. Today... we woke up to snow and it continued all day. This is the most snow I've seen in Austin in ten years.

Havi was super excited as we always seem to miss the snow on our trips to England. I think we got one snowball's worth last time we visited Granddad Alan and Grandma Margaret in the Lake District!

So, once I got home from work we all put on our mixed match winter clothes (and realized how many winter clothes we don't have) and trudged out into the back to play chase, make a snowman (named Billy Santa) and make snow angels.

Lots of fun! I wonder if it will still be here tomorrow?

Havi and the dragons!

This Sunday Havi and I took a trip to the teeny Chinatown in Austin for the Chinese New Year Celebrations. We had so much fun and wished Peter could have come with us.

We arrived a little early to watch the dragon dance, which Havi had been really excited to see, and got a spot on the 'front row'. This was about 10 feet from a 20 foot long string of firecrackers that were set off before the dancing began.

Here's a picture before the firecrackers were set off... that red line down the middle of the path is the string of firecrackers!

And one after. We sat with our hands over our ears and our heads down as we got showered with bits of the firecrackers.

The actual dance was so much fun to watch. The tradition is to 'feed' the dragon's dollar bills. At first Havi was reluctant to do so, but once she saw the other kids doing it my purse was suddenly a little bit lighter!

She really loved this little orange dragon :-)

After the dance we went to queue up to have her face painted. Havi chose yellow flowers and the result was beautiful. She was quite upset after it smudged at nap time and she wasn't able to show it to Rebecca when she came over for dinner.

All in all it was a fun day doing something different. We'll have to make a point to go next year.