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A chicken and some eggs
Here is the chicken…
Dylan: Where does broccoli come from?
Me: Um… on the ground. Yeah, it grows from the earth. We could probably find a picture of it on the computer so you can see how it grows. (And I can actually confirm my broccoli facts. You never realize how much you don’t know until your toddler hits 3 and starts asking a lot of questions).
Dylan: Where do oranges come from?
Me: They grow on trees.
Dylan: Where does chicken come from?
Me: Chicken? (Very long pause) Honey, are you excited about Easter? The bunny is going to bring you chocolate.
Dylan: But where does chicken come from?
Me: Umm… well.. chickens are animals.
Dylan: Not THOSE kind of chickens. The ones we eat. Where does THAT chicken come from?
Me: (long silence) A farm.
D: Chicken grows on a farm?
Me: Yes. A farm. Now eat some more chicken so you can have some dessert.
And here are the eggs (and other creative head wear from New York City’s 5th Avenue Easter day parade)…
Turns out if you really want to be a celeb (or at least be treated like one), all you have to is don some wild Easter get-up and you will be crushed by photographers at the Easter parade. I had to muscle paparazzi out of the way to get those shots. Of course, once the parade is over, you transform back into a regular ol’ crazy person people try to avoid.
Best part of Easter: After 7 days of a stomach virus, teething, sleeplessness and continual crying, a little bit of my Summer finally reemerged. We really have missed that girl.
I’m feeling a bit nauseous myself now. Not a virus thing. An excessive jelly bean thing.
mama bird notes
I’m now writing for New York City Moms Blog. If you like, click here to read my first piece. It’s about a fun little trip to the market with my girls.
Jennifer H. won the star swaddler from Baby Star! Cheers to Jennifer!!
This week, leave a comment on the mama bird diaries and you are entered to win Escada Moon Sparkle Eau De Toilette. A fruity floral fragrance, with sparkling strawberry and red apple notes. You will smell delish. $70 value.
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We rented a community garden plot when my oldest 2 were little ones, and Anna (3 at the time) was very excited when I explained to her that we were going to plant seeds and up would grow lettuce and carrots and green beans. "Oh, oh," she cried, "let's plant potato chips!"
We didn't try to plant chickens, though.
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OK, Captcha is killing me (fourth time I am entering this – so if you get duplicates I'm sorry)
Those shots are fantab! And the chicken? OH the chicken!
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I did? That's wonderful! Thank you!
I have excessive M&M nausea. Those pictures are great. I would think some of those people will need a neck adjustment tomorrow. Yay for you pushing through the paparazzi for our benefit.
Thanks again!
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That looks like tons of fun!! Don't you just love the questions kids can ask? The other day Emma asked me: why do we have hands?
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Forget all of your journalism training–with kids, you have to answer a question with a question. "Where do YOU think they come from?" Just pretend they're Mike Wallace & you're a shady politician.
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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Since chicken nuggets are the only thing Ella eats, I am REALLY dreading the day she figures that one out.
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Damn, can't believe I missed the Easter Parade – I love a good parade – glad Summer is back on her game!
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Them's some easter bonnets like I've never seen. You city folk sure know how to party
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Enjoyed your NYC Mom's post!
Attending a big NYC parade is on my list of things to do! Love those pics!
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Love the Easter Bonnets! The is by far one of the best New York City traditions. Glad Summer is getting better! I would also like to smell great!
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The Easter Parade looks fun, but I love me some gay pride!!
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Chickens grow on farms. You cheater. Hee.
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I hear you…guilty of to many chocolate eggs here!
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I always try to tell my kids where their food comes from, but I don't think they really get it. However, they do think it's fun to bite the heads off of their dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets, so why do I feel the need to shelter them?
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Kelcey, I just love all the pictures you have been including lately. I am so glad to hear and see that Summer is doing better. She is precious!
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Oh I love floral and fruity fragrances–I just can't pull off a musk. Great giveaway.
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LOVED, LOVED your nyc moms post…. is Dylan starting to associate supermarkets with pooping??? Good luck mama!!!
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We've had the same conversations in our house about hamburgers and cows, my son's favorite farm animal. The look on his face when he realized the connection was really sad.
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People seriously do that hat thing?!
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Loved it. Wish I could envision even having a conversation with my kid like this. Mine was born a vegan. Sometimes he goes into Fakir mode. At those times he only eats air.
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When I tried to be honest with Mike…he asked about hamburgers. I told him it is cow meat. He said, "Oh, the kind of meat that cows eat?" I couodn't go any further and said "yes Dear"
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