New Word

Avery age 2 1/2

Dad: "Avery your shoes are on backwards"
Avery: "Oh! My shoes on backward... Holy Cow!"

(then the next day at dinner)

Avery: Holy Cow! My dinner all gone.

(and yet.. another conversation)

Avery: "Oh goss (gosh). My dolphin picture... Holy Cow!"

Typical moment at our house

Avery age 2 1/2

Mom: Where is the fish food? Is it all gone?
Avery: right der
Mom: Right where Aves
Avery: Avee did it. on the floor (point to fish food on her floor)

Training

Kaden 5

While I was watching the kids today while Turia was doing her bridal showI took them to Mcdonalds for lunch. Kaden and Avery were playing on the playland area. Avery had been a little intimidated by one of the bigger slides which Kaden wanted to go on. Kaden started to climb up the slide and Avery (having to be just like her big brother no matter what the cost) followed him. When they were half way up I saw Kaden turn to Avery and ask, "Avery, have you been training for this?" in the exact same tone as one of the characters on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that he had been watching that morning. I had no idea riding a slide took training...

A good eye for cake

Avery- Age 2 1/2

Avery goes in the kitchen and notices the pink and black cake I finished last night.

Avery: "You cake is pretty mommy".

How cute is that? How does she even know to say that about a cake? Kids are too smart.

A boy's feelings about a craft store

Kaden - Age 5

( After spending 10 minutes in the craft store, Kaden found an aisle with model rockets... this is what he said:)


Kaden: "Mom... I can't believe that there are rockets in the most BORING store!"

Corn

Garrett loves corn on the cob and the other day we were driving in the car and we passed a corn field and Garrett said:

"Mom, look corn!!"  

We proceeded to pass another corn field and Garrett said, 

"Mom, more corn, yum!  Mom we so need to grow corn"

I'm Tiny

Avery age 2 1/2

Avery: Mommy, you tiny. You need a baby bobble. (bottle)

Potty Helper

*** WARNING*** I apologize for the visual!

Avery age 2 1/2

I'm in the bathroom and as usual, I have an audience. Avery is with me while nature calls. Anyway, as I'm sitting there, Avery says:
"Mommy, you poopy?"
"I go get baby wipe and wipe your bum bum"

If that wasn't bad enough... she DOES go and get the wipes and tries to wipe my rear as I'm sitting on the pot.
(she'll love this story when she's about 14)

Funny Things

We were sitting in Stake Conference today and Madison was looking so cute and kicking her legs and had her fists up in the air....Garrett looked over at me and said, "Mom, Madison is learning karate"

Polite Little Gal

Avery- Age 2

Avery has become really polite lately. She used to say "tane too" (thank you) but the last week or so she's shortened it to just "thanksss". It' is so cute to hear this little doll/monster say adult things.

Watch out what you say

Kaden - Age 4

Kaden was telling me a story about a rocket (go figure) and how the rocket went up into a tree. As he was re-telling the mishaps of the launch he said, "and I was like.... Oh crap".

Ooops... I think he's heard that one before.

Go jump off a cliff

As driving in the car on the way home from our trip and the girls talking about wanting a new toy...

Madison: I'll do ANYTHING for a new toy Mom
Taylor: Even jump off of a cliff?
Madison: I'll jump off of a cliff in our backyard, so yes. (we back up against a hill, and have rocks that to Madison resemble cliffs I guess)

Going to prison...

The other day we were driving on the freeway, and passed the prison. The kids have joked before as we've driven past the prison that we'll stop and drop one of them off there if they don't behave. Taylor was having one of her drama moments with Madison. Here's how the conversastion went.

Taylor bickering with Madison about something....
Mom: Taylor, please behave or we'll just have to stop right here and drop you off
Maddie: Mom! Turn around and drop Taylor off because I want all her stuff!

I guess I better not use that one anymore :(

Our troubles are over!

After giving Madison some money (like about 75 cents) for doing a few little chores, she said "Mom, our troubles are over!"

New word

Riley age 5 1/2

Today we drove past the new Draper Temple, and I loved Riley's reaction to it.
He said, "Wow, it's Glorious!!"

Milk, it does a body good!

Riley, age 5 1/2

Jacob hit Riley in the stomach the other day, and he couldn't stop crying.

mom: Riley, what's wrong?

riley: "Jakey hit me in the stomach with a light saber, now my bones are broken and milk is going to come out everywhere!" 

Abby  age 4

Last night before bed, Abby was so tired she couldn't think straight. She was already thinking about breakfast. I asked her what she wanted to eat in the morning, and she said, 

 

"the yellow cereal that kinda looks like a snowflake"

 

(she meant Honeycombs)

Like Father Like Daughter

Avery age 2

(Avery brings in Brian's Fly Tying box to me)

Avery: "Wook mommy. Daddy's shishing pole"
Mom: "Ya, it's daddy's fishing stuff"
Avery: "Avee go shishing."
Mom: "you want to go fishing?"
Avery: (nodding her head) "A Shishing a Daddy!" (fishing with daddy)

Imaginations

Garrett age 4

Garrett had some black stuff on his arm and a little on his shirt and I asked him about it and this is how it went:

Mom:  Garrett, what is that black stuff on your arm?

Garrett: It's black, maybe I'm turning into the black spiderman!!

Car Talk

Garrett age 4

This was a conversation in the car the other day between Eric and Garrett:

Eric:  Garrett, is mom HOT?

Garrett: No, the sun is.

I guess Eric should've chosen the word cute instead of HOT:)