Maxfield Joys: Quick Trip to Island Park

Things That Make Me Smile

11-29-12 We bought some apple cider awhile back. I guess it reminded Hyrum of herbal tea. He's been asking for "Gerbil Tea" so now the whole family refers to apple cider as gerbil tea! Sounds appetizing, doesn't it?
11-19-12 The family was discussing where we could put our Christmas Tree this year and I suggested in the kitchen...so we could have a 20 foot tall tree. Matt didn't like that idea and said, "I do know people that do that, but they're French." I guess that means we can't do that.
11-10-12 Hyrum told me yesterday that I should have named him "Bill". He said that all "Bills" are nice and that would have been a good name. I asked him who he knew named Bill and he said, "no one". Man, Layne and I really screwed up!
11-8-12 Hyrum says in his best vampire voice, "I want to suck your blood. That is in French and it means 'hello'."
10-2-12 As we were running errands I said to Hyrum, "I sure love you." He replied, "Why do you love me? I'm not THAT sweet?"
8-26-12 Hyrum hid behind the couch and then popped out and asked if he scared the "wickens" out of me. I'm guessing he is combining "wits" and "dickens"??

Fun Picture Books for Kids

Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
Bunny School by Rick Walton
Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
Farmboy's Year by David McPhail
Fox in Socks by Dr. Suess
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth by Lucy Bate
Lunch with Milly by Jeanne Modesitt
Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie H. Harris
Mrs. McTats and her Houseful of Cats by Alyssa Capucilli
Seven for a Secret by Laurence Anholt
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
The Great Seal of the United States by Norman Pearl
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
There's a Dolphin in the Grand Canyon by John Bemelmans Marciano
Tortuga in Trouble by Ann Whitford Paul
Violet the Piolet by Steve Breen