The Strawberry Farm

These are Kennedy's horses.  Yesterday I sat with her for about an hour and played with her and her animals.

Kennedy pretends to tend her animals...feeding them, watering them, grooming them, milking the goat, sheering the sheep...

We made a watering trough out of some popsicle sticks...

Kennedy has named most of her animals along the way.  Yesterday we named most of them.  I wrote their names in ridiculously small letters on the bottoms of their feet or along the inside of their legs.

She named some of them herself:

Myron - a mare - She was sure that Myron was a girl's name.  ;0)

Lollipop - a mare - She originally wanted to name this horse Sunscreen.  Ha!  Mother suggested that she think some more.

Dottie - a filly - Started as Spotty but she changed it.

Shadow - a stallion

Caramel - a filly

Chocolate - a filly

Mother rattled off many, many male and female names of which she selected for some of her other animals:

Henry - a rooster

Thunder - a stallion

Mother named the momma pig...Pauline.  :0)

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We still have a few animals left to name.  She enjoys her little farm.  Mother enjoys watching her imagination and helping her learn as she plays.

:0)

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Oh yes...and it is not Old MacDonald's farm.  It is The Strawberry Farm.  Some time back as the girls were playing, they were addressing one another politely and a "problem" came about.  They were all calling the other Miss Klause.  Collectively they determined that they should not be "Miss" because they were pretending to be grown, married and with children. 

Kennedy (age 3) asked if Daddy would be her husband.  I told her 'no' that he was Mommy's husband.  She asked what her husband's name would be.  I told her that God already knew her husband and was preparing him to be her husband.  I told Kennedy that only God knows his name and at this point she should pray for him and then we will wait patiently for many years before the Lord shows us who he will be.

The girls then inquired of what they should call themselves while playing.  I suggested that maybe they select a name that would not likely be a real man's name AND use something that was created by God's hand.  Maybe tree names like Mrs. Oak or Mrs. Maple or flower names like Mrs. Marigold or fruit names like Mrs. Blueberry or Mrs. Blackberry.  Well...since then Kennedy has been known as Mrs. Strawberry.  Addison named herself Mrs. Apple-orange.  Bailey is Mrs. Blueberry.

:0)

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posted by Mrs. Klause

July 8, 2008

Music:  Old MacDonald Had A Farm

Comments

[Miss Jocelyn]

Wow, looks like she's havin' a fine ole time playing on her farm! That was a recent sight when the kids got some Christmas money. :)

Blessings!
Miss Jocelyn

[April B.]

I think that is a wonderful story. Over a year ago my son, now 7, wanted to know his wife's name. I gave the same answer that you gave but he wanted more. So, I just gave in & told him Heather. Now, in all make believe games his wife is Heather. We have told him that he may not marry a Heather if God has another woman for him. He said that was ok, he just wanted his wife to have a name for his games. My 2 girls are married to General Skywalker & Mr. Peg-leg. My dh asked if Mr. Peg-leg had one & she told us no, that's just his name. I won't even go into the made up children's names, but am thankful that most are down to earth. Have a great day!