What is Baptism?

Garrett 4 1/2
Camri 2 1/2

Garrett asked if he could play with his friend courtney this morning and this is how the conversation went:

Mom: Courtney isn't home.
Garrett: Where is she?
Mom: Her cousin is getting baptized today
Camri: Why? That hurts.
Mom: Camri do you know what baptized is?
Garrett: It's when your body goes under the water and your head and then you come right back up?
Mom: Then what happens after that?
Garrett: You can play football.


Garrett loves sports and he has come to understand that when you are 8 you can play football.

Oh.. Maybe I spent too much time in stores

Kaden and Avery 5 and 2 1/2

Kaden and Avery playing together.

Kaden: Give me a card. It doesn't matter what one. A costco card will work.
Avery: OK... here it is (she pretends to give him a card) then she holds out her hand and says.. "Wheres my cash?"

All I want for Christmas

Eric was driving in the car the other day with the kids and had the following conversation with the kids:

Dad: What do you want for Christmas Camri?

Camri:  A football.

Garrett:  No, Camri you don't want a football.  Do you want a barbie or a princess?

Madison: da da da da da (she is just jambering away)

Dad: Madison what are you saying?  What do you want Madison?

Garrett: Madison wants, da da da da!

Just Being Honest

Camri Age 2 1/2

Mom:  Camri did you poop?

Camri: No, I just toot.

At least she's listening

We have been trying to get Avery potty trained.  We are always telling her to tell us when she has to go to the bathroom.  Maybe one day it will sink in... 

I went up to the playroom to a "smell" if you know what I mean.  I said, "Avery... why didn't you tell me you had to go poop?"

Avery said,  "Mommy.. I tell you.. I need to go poo poo"  (she said this in a high pitched voice as if she was imitating how I would say it).  

Maybe someday.. she'll tell me BEFORE she actually does it in her diaper!  

Tomatoes?

Kaden age 5

Kaden has had a huge issue with tomatoes for a while. Anything that even looks like tomatoes he usually gags. So tonight, we had him try some spaghetti sauce (without revealing that it's mostly tomatoes).

After he tried it, (and he liked it). We told him that he just ate tomatoes. He said.... "Wow! I need to call Garrett and see if he's ever tasted tomatoes"

So he called his cousin and this is what he said...

Kaden on the phone with Garrett..

"Hey Garrett.. Guess what? I just had dinner and my mom had me try some tomatoes. And guess what? It was really good! I liked them! Have you ever tried tomatoes? You need to try them."

Boys and their Toys

Kaden age 5

Mom: Avery, what do you want for Christmas?

Avery: A princess

Kaden: Avery, do you want a remote control princess?

Married?

I went into Garrett's bathroom and notice that the toilet wasn't flushed. I asked him when he went to the bathroom and the conversation went as follows:

Mom: When did you go to the bathroom?
Garrett: When that boy was here.
Mom: What boy?
Garrett: The boy who's mom is married?
Mom: What do you mean by is married?
Garrett: She's going to have a baby.

She is pregnant.

Repetitious Prayers

Kaden age 5

Kaden was saying his prayer tonight with me right by his side and he got into a little bit of a routine. He said...

"Please bless mommy that she'll be feel..... uh... that she'll get home..... uhh.. bless mom."

I think he was trying to say "bless mom that she will get feeling better or bless mom that she will get home safe... then he realized I was right next to him so he said, bless mom".

Hugs

Garrett Age 4 1/2

Mom:  Garrett I need hugs...I love you so much

Garrett: (while giving a hug)  You SO love me because I'm making you a rainbow picture.

The countdown..

Avee do it

Avery age 2 1/2


Pretty much everything ends in "No... Avee do it. Mom you no help"
I just thought I better share this glorious stage so I don't forget. It's not frustrating at all :)

Today at breakfast she was drinking her smoothie and she put it on the cupboard. I picked it up to give it to her and she pointed her finger at me and said... "I just getting a napkin. No move it!"

Bargaining

Avery age 2 1/2

Avery: I watch a movie.
Mom: No Avery, it's bedtime now.
Avery: (Pointing her finger up) But Jus One!

It's that word again

Kaden age 5

"Dad... we've got a little problem.... my hands are friekin cold!"

Swimming

Camri Age 2 1/2

We took the kids swimming the other night and were getting ready to leave and Camri said:

Camri:  Mom, my tummy hurts.

Mom:  How come Camri?

Camri: I swam too far.

Daddy's Little Helper

Kaden age 5

(Kaden was helping Brian set up his new bunk bed and Brian kept misplacing the alan wrench)

Brian: "Kaden, can you find the alen wrench for me?"
Kaden: (hand Brian the wrench) "Now dad, I want you to put this somewhere you won't lose it because I'm sick and tired of having to find it for you!"

Where do germs come from?

Kaden age 5

Kaden: "Mom, I think I know how germs work."
Turia: "what do you mean Kade"
Kaden: "The germs are in your body asleep and when you get a tummy ache it's because the germs wake up and start wigging around inside you"
Turia: "Wow. Kade, You are probably right"
Kaden: "Aren't you glad I'm so much smarter than you guys?"

Sounding like a teenager

Kaden age 5

Kaden was eating some chicken and he said,
"Wow.. thats so freakin good!"

While Avery should be napping

Avery age 2 1/2

Mom: Avery, what are you doing?
Avery: Just playin with my toys.

Loser

Kaden age 5

"Dad, you are a loser, you know why?
Because you keep losing stuff!'