supervising from the couch: She just makes me happy.

Monday, May 23, 2011

She just makes me happy.

This photo is definitely going into my "favorites" folder. Ainsley wishes she had glasses, so has been wearing this pair of sunglasses with the lenses removed everywhere the past couple of days, including to church and school. She says they make her look smart. Darn cute too.

She's also taken to carrying around a magnifying glass and notebook, for her "investigations." I love this girl.

2 comments:

The Simmons Story said...: she reminds me of Sally in encyclopedia brown. :) maybe we should make a new version with our kids. Want to do the editing?; May 29, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Julie said...: I love Ainsley!! What a sweet picture - It's been fun to get caught up on your blog . . . hope you survived ear aches, no sleep, and snow in May - really, no fun - bleah. Tomorrow the sun will be here in full force!!; May 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM

here's the story:

I was interviewed for a newpaper article about kids and sleep, and quoted as saying something like "when I'm tired, I feel like supervising from the couch." Ever since, it's been our catch phrase for slacker parenting. Ironically, I only had one child at the time and we were practically attached at the hip. Now that I have four older kids, they spend chunks of time playing without even the benefit of me watching from the couch. However, I do try to come running if it sounds like there might be blood. Somehow they have all thrived in spite of me.