Rebecca's Riddles

Q: Why did little Tom put his brother's guitar in the refrigerator?
A: Because he wanted some cool music.

Q: Why do dogs don't like sun bathe?
A: Because they don't want to be hot dogs.

Q: What word starts with t and ends with t and has t in it?
A: Teapot.

Q: How many feet are there in a yard?
A: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.

Q: What food is always hot even if you put it in the refrigerator?
A: Red pepper.

Q: A man and his horse went out for vacation on Friday. He stayed there for three days and came back on Friday. How did he do it?
A: He rode on his horse whose name was Friday.

Q: A man was locked in a room with a bed, a calendar and a piano. How did he eat, drink and get out?
A: The man drank from the springs of the bed, ate the dates of the calendar, and played the piano until he got the right key which he used to unlocked the door.

Q: A man was locked in a room with a table and a mirror. How did he get out?
A: First he looked at mirror to see what he saw and took the saw out of the mirror. He used the saw to cut the table in half and put the halves together to make a whole. Then he crawled out of the hole.

Q: A man was locked in an empty room. How did he get out?
A: He broke out with missiles (measles).

The Little Bicycle Warrior

Every time when Rebecca and Gabby put on their bicycle helmets and pads, Mommy felt like her princesses changed into warriors. Yesterday after watching how Gabby rode her bicycle, Mommy thought she was really a warrior – a bicycle warrior.

Yesterday after dinner Daddy and Mommy took Rebecca and Gabby to ride bicycles in their community. Rebecca wanted to go down the slopes at the playground area. She wanted Daddy to run after her because Supper Daddy could protect her at the slopes. So Mommy was with Gabby. To Mommy’s surprise, Gabby pedaled so fast that she had to run to keep up. “I am fast!” she was happy and talkative all the way.

They needed to cross a street to get to the playground area. When they came to the crossing point before Mommy told her to go from the sidewalk curb ramp, Gabby turned her bicycle right to the street. “Boom!” Her bicycle dropped down from the sidewalk, hit the ground and made a big sound. Her bicycle stumbled. Mommy gripped Gabby with one hand and her bicycle with another hand. While she was wondering if Gabby was alright she heard Gabby laughing.

Then they came to the slopes. Mommy thought Gabby might be scared, but she was wrong again. Gabby was very happy while she was going down the slopes. “Whee!” She laughed all the way down. Mommy ran by her side, but didn’t give any help. “I like sliding down.” She told Mommy.

This was not the end of the excitement yet. After the slopes, Gabby began to pedal very fast and left Mommy far behind. She didn’t slow down at a corner and her bicycle went off the sidewalk and right to the grass. She thought it was fun, though. “I am off to the grass!” She laughed cheerfully.

They played on the playground for a little while. On the way back home, Daddy challenged Rebecca and Gabby to make a turn right after a slope. Rebecca did a perfect turn. Gabby fell off to the grass, but she was still laughing.

Gabby is a little bicycle warrior – a happy and brave warrior.

(p.s. Rebecca is a warrior, too. Daddy and Mommy have observed her doing many difficult things with a lot of courage, such as piano competitions, skiing, monkey bars, rolling backwards on a gymnastic bar, just to name a few.)

Baby Jaguar at the Waterfall

After "A Jaguar Family" was posted, the family made up a new play on Baby Jaguar.

Baby Jaguar was about to fall off from a waterfall.

Diego: Hold on, Baby Jaguar! I'm coming!

Baby Jaguar could not hold any longer. He fell off the waterfall.

Diego: Baby Jaguar, are you ok?

Diego threw a rope to Baby Jaguar.

Diego: Hold on the rope. I'll pull you up.

Baby Jaguar held on the rope. Diego pulled her up.

This play was made up by Rebecca and Gabby. They used Daddy and Mommy's bed as the waterfall. First Gabby was Baby Jaguar and Rebecca was Diego, and then they switched the parts. They played this for a few times until Diego fell off the waterfall as well. Then Dora came to their rescue. She came to the waterfall and threw a rope to Baby Jaguar and Diego. Baby Jaguar and Diego held on the rope. Dora pulled them up. Dora was acted by Mommy. She was always around to help "Baby Jaguar" and "Diego".

Gabby's Poster

Gabby's school wanted each student to turn in a family poster. Mommy made this one for Gabby. The scrapbooking paper was provided by the school. The seashells were picked by Gabby (with Rebecca and Mommy) at the Rocky Point beach.

The Story of Kites

In the park of Tumbleweed,

Daddy saw some kites

flying high in the blue sky.
He wanted to buy a big kite
that would also fly high.
He would like to play the kite
with his two little sweet hearts.

Daddy bought a Tinker Bell kite
that was big and would fly high.
He couldn’t wait to see it fly.
He believed it would fly up in the blue sky.

The kite didn’t fly high, but why?
It was because the wind died.
The kite flew
when the wind blew.
The kite dropped
when the wind stopped.

Daddy believed his kite could fly
as long as the wind wouldn’t die.
He didn’t give up,

but tried and tried.

On a very windy day,
the kite flew high in the sky.
Everyone rejoiced

to see the kite flying high.

When he was a little child,
Daddy longed for a kite

that could fly high.
He made one by himself,
but it was too small to fly that high.
Now he had his first kite

that could fly high.

He was glad to share the excitement

with his two little sweet hearts.

Go Bicycling

Summer is here,
Days are longer,
It is still bright after supper.

“Go bicycling! Go bicycling!” Yells Rebecca.
“Go bicycling! Go bicycling!” Agrees Gabriella.
“Let’s go!” Says Daddy.
“Helmets and pads, please.” Reminds Mommy.

Rebecca’s helmet is Barbie,
And Gabriella’s Sponge Bob.
With helmets and pads on
They are now ready to go.

“I am scared!” Gabriella steps back.
“You're ok.” Daddy gently puts her on her bike.
“Look! There are three wheels at the back.

Super Daddy is with you,

and you will certainly be alright.”

Gabriella starts to pedal with Daddy’s help.
Soon she knows how to pedal by herself.

She pedals away on her own.
“Way to go!” Daddy and Mommy clap.

Rebecca rides a bicycle without training wheels.
She knew how to ride her bicycle one year ago.
Mommy runs after her,

leaving Daddy and Gabriella alone.

Along the big loop, then the small one,
Rebecca pedals and Mommy runs.
They meet Daddy and Gabriella again

in front of their house.

It’s the time to go home,
But Gabriella wants to ride more.
“Two more minutes, that’s all!”

Bicycling is fun,
They can’t wait to do it again.

The U in Jesus

This poem is cited from Rebecca's Keys for Kid. Rebecca thought it was a good one, so did Mommy.

Before U were thought of or time had begun,
God put U in the name of his son.
When U write his name,U will see it is true-
U cannot spell JesUs and not include U.

YoU're a big part of His Wonderful name!
For U he was born ; that's why he came.
His great love for U is the reason he died.
It even takes U to spell "crUcified."

Isn't if thrilling and splendidly grand
That He rose from the dead with U in His plan?
The stone rolled away; He arose - it is true,
And the word "resUrrection" is spelled with a U.

When JesUs left earth at His upward ascension,
He felt there as one thing He just had to mention.
"Go into the world. Tell them I love them, too.
Yes, I love them all - just like I love U."

So many names are spelled with a U,
Don't all have a right to know JesUs, too?
He'd like them to know, but it all starts with U -
It all depends now on what U will do.
- Author Unknown