WHERE DO CLOUDS COME FROM?

Mom: Where do clouds come from? (We were learning about the water cycle; evaporation, condensation, precipitation, repeat, hence the name cycle).
And the other kids all start to tell me that clouds are tiny, invisible droplets of water vapor all collected together that begin to condense when they hit the cold upper atmosphere to form a cloud.

But Sharpay had a different take on things, "Jesus made the clouds. Well he did make everything, mom, so clouds count too."

And a little child shall lead them..

RUDOLPH & A SHOPPING MALL

We went to the mall yesterday to hear my niece sing. It was a cute Christmas concert. So here is Sharpay and Tippy's rendition of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer."

"You know Dasher and Dancer, Tupid and Cupid, Comic and Jupiter, Donald and Blitzen."

Our visit to the shopping mall was lots of fun. At least once in your lifetime you should try taking seven small children to a major shopping mall, by yourself, just to watch people watch you. We got the typical questions, "Is this a birthday party or something?" "You want HOW many kids meals?" And you know people are staring at us and wondering, "How come those kids aren't in school today?"

We had some free rides coupons to use at the indoor amusement park. They are usually worth 1 free ride. We had enough coupons to let every kid ride 2 rides after the concert. When the kids got off the log ride for the first time they were all talking loudly at once. But I heard every word, because I'm a good mom, right? I just kept nodding my head and chanting, "Oh really? Is that right? Oh my goodness!" But I got the message. The kids, with their slightly wet faces from the water ride and huge grins had just enjoyed a fantastic time. But Tippy hit the jackpot. We didn't know it, but he had a bonus 100 point ticket. So after their allotted 2 free rides we went on to spend up the 100 points. An afternoon of pure delight.