Things Kids Say: March 2014

I can speak ner-shun.
You mean martian? 
Yea Marsha!
MARtian? 
Yes! Lerch-shun.
~Bug

Happy Cleo Patrick Day!
~Bug

*about her porcelain doll*
It's a look-it doll. Not a pay doll, a look-it.
~Bug

Is Daddy older than Grandma?
no honey.
I was thinking: Grandma is kind of old and Daddy is kind of old but Grandma is kin of skinny. Someday we're all going to be skinny
~Bug

I really want to see Frankenweener.
~Bear

I think that's a plane!!!! *sounding really bummed* No. It's not. It's a bird.
~Bug

(from October, oops)
When can I drive this car? I want to drive it!!!!!
~Bug

Things Kids Say: February 2014

Let's ask your daddy what semi stands for

"Semi means really big truck"
~Bug

"Do Santa's Elves die?"
~Bug

While helping her brother with the baby doll.

"Don't drop him like what happened to you."

~Bug

Sharks live in salt and water.

What's your brother doing?
"Riding a dragon"
~Bug

I told her earlier in the day I was running out of patience. 
"How many patience do you have left?"
~Bug

Things Kids Say: January 2014

while talking her down before a fit
Mom! I'm just trying to get my head together. 
~Bug

Can I eat my crummy crackers?
about a Nature Valley Granola Bar 

I see my girl hair. It's on my arm

~Bug

You can't marry your brother, or your sister. Or someone you just met.
~Bug

"We can see better in the dark because we have blue eyes"
~Bear

When asked to get dressed 

"My brains says don't do it, it's a trick!"

~Bug

Can you try to be a little more quiet please?

"I'm a kid. I can't do that"

~Bug

"(Moose) is so enchanted by his (favorite toy)."
~Bug

Things Kids Say: December 2013

"Why don't we have Netflix"
Because we don't pay for it anymore
"I can pay for it. I have money. I'm rich."
~Bug

"I can't wipe myself, it's too fluffy."
~Bug

"Those aren't really Christmas presents because they're from you not from Santa."
~Bear

"Razing off his hair"
~Bug

"When I grow up I'm going to be as normal as a mother "

~Bug

"I wonder what movie it is"

How do you know it's a movie 

"Because of its shape"
~Gator

"(Mom) got a new TV. It's an HD one!!"
Do you know what HD is?
"HD. Hot wired?"
~Bear

"Are we going to go eater hunting too?"
*at a Christmas party*
~Bug

Do you know what an octagon is?
"Yes. It's a crinkly circle."
~Bug

What's the first day of the month
"The second!"
~Bug

"My mom asked if you had grey hair. She says you should because you have a lot of kids."
~Gator

Things Kids Say: November.

Bug just asked her Daddy for help naming her mermaids. She had already turned down my name suggestions so as a joke he suggested Chlamydia and Sweet Sweet Syphilis. She loved it. Now my daughter is happy she has Chlamydia and Syphilis.

"Hmm. You're more good than I."
Ya, you're batshit crazy
(Fail for not editing this sooner. I don't remember this conversation but I'm sure it had something to do with Cliff)

Do you know where beans fall on the food pyramid?
"Yea. Fruit?"
~Bear

"Separated meat? Is that legal?!"
~Gator

"My eyes are sour"

~Bug

"I smell air pollution"
~Gator

"I had a bad dream. (Bear) stole my kitty blanket!"
~Bug

Talking about her little brother. 

"I'm a little bit the boss of him. Sorta."
~Bug 

"I've got my warm skin on"
~Bug

"What are we smoking?"
~Gator

"Don't change your name to earl. That's a girls name."
~Bug

Things Kids Say: October 2013

"Princesses try to look princess-y"
~Bug

*While looking at Disneyland pictures*
"Rapunzel when she smiles, kind of looks like (Gator and Bear's Mom)"
~Bug

"When I'm a mommy I'm not going to be mean. I'm just going to say you cant have that. I'm not going to be grumpy at all."
~Bug

how's dinner?
"It doesn't taste as good as I thought it was going to taste."
~Bug

"I like the texture but it doesn't taste very good. "

~Bug

"This is my hiking dress"
Bug

"I like his hair, it's kind of fuzzy and then bald on top"
~Bug

"What do I smell? It's like popcorn and poop mixed together."

"My sneeze is stuck."
 Why is it stuck.
"Because its hiding."

~Bug

"My nose hurts. My boogers are hard"
~Bug 

Things Kids Say: June 2013

Our "Swish (swedish) fish taste like my gummy bears!"
~Bug

Are you Chinese? 

"No I'm a bug."
~Bug

To her brothers:

"Let me be. I'm busy."

~Bug

*Gator to Bug*
Wanna play catch? (he then grabs the ball from her)
"That not catch, that's playing steal."
~Bug

I think I want to cut my mohawk off tonight. It's hard to wash. 
~Gator

"Mommy, Daddy, I'm in PAIN!!!!"
~Bug (after being told it was bed time)

Can you grab Moose's blanket for me please? That's his towel not his blanket.

"Well today it can be his blanket. A towel will work as like a blanket too"

~Bug

"I don't eat poop. Ewwww."

~Bug

"Do you know what it tastes like, Mom? Yummy!"
~Bug

Things Kids Say: April 2013

"That is baby scalp, isn't it!?!"
~Cliff

"Easter rabbit!"
~Bug

When staying behind the 'Easter Rabbit' because she thought he was scary
"There's a person in there!!! I can see their neck!"
~Bug

"I have a surprise for you"
what is it
"I can't tell you"
~Bug

The smoke alarms are for when my dad makes chicken
~Bug

I saw a(n) (*Bug*) path!
~Bug

(Driving by barns)
"We're in a barn city"
~Bug

"I need my nuts to stay up". (Bridge of sunglasses)
~Bug

Things Kids Say: March 2013

"When (my little brother) gets big I'm gonna marry him!"
~Bug

"Why are you looking at my brother."
Because he's awake and staring at me.
"I'm not staring at you. I promise."
~Bug

When her little brother is crying
"My baby is crying. Go get him"
~Bug

Reading a 'recipe' she wrote for what she wants for dinner:
"It says we need flour and chicken with rice and noodles and peas"
~Bug

While people are visiting our newborn
He's so cute. Can I take him home
"No. He's MY baby"
~Bug

After telling her what we named him in the hospital
(Bug) meet (Moose), you're baby brother.  
"No, his name is Baby Clifton"
~Bug

This went on for several days. She's sing songs to Baby Clifton and tell him how to spell her name. When we reminded her his name was (Moose) she'd tell us
"That's what YOU can call him, but I'm going to call him Baby Clifton".
She finally came around and decided she liked (Moose) but couldn't remember it for the first few days after that so she's ask us to remind her what his name was.

Things Kids Say: February 2013

"I have a heartburn. I need a tum."

~Bug

"I love my baby brother! He's so nice."
I'm glad you love him and think he's nice when you haven't even met him yet.
"Yes, I have! *points to my belly* He's right there!"
~Bug

"I just want to sit here and pout."
~Bug

"Happy Balentines Day!"
~Bug

"Stop making that noise"
~Bug

While shopping in Costco and wearing a princess crown another customer complimented Bug:
What a beautiful princess!
"I'm not real"
~Bug

Mommy has to use the potty real quick
"You can go in the bushes"
~Bug

"I drew your picture with your fat belly!"
~Bug

"I just got dumber talking to you"
~Cliff

"Not all tubes are hollow!"
~Gator

After trying to squeeze into a shirt she outgrew and explaining why it no longer fit
"I don't want to grow up!"
~Bug

In the morning after hearing someone mowing their lawn outside
"I hear a more-on!" (sounds like moron)
~Bug

"I have my feelings breaked! You breaked my feelings!"
~Bug

Things Kids Say: January 2013

*while I'm eating a tums*
"I have heartburn, too!"
~Bug

What's in there? *Pointing to my belly*
"A baby"
What's his name?
"I dunno. Baby Nothing"
~Bug

Why are you crying?
"Because Daddy said '3'!"
~Bug

Do you know what killed the dinosaurs?
"Elephants"
~Bear

You have such pretty blue eyes.
"My eyes are always blue!!"
~Bug

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Tonight was the one of our many Christmas parties with the family. Since the rain finally paused for us we chose to end the night looking at the houses on 'Christmas Street'. Bear ran up ahead with cousins (and Auntie Lissa) to see more houses than a pregnant lady and 3 year old could get to, but I got proof these two siblings had fun .

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We're making a lot of changes to our Christmas traditions. Making new ones, keeping old ones, changing expectations. Today is possibly my favorite one that we always plan and usually don't get to: Baking day!

Cliff made Pumpkin Rolls with Gator, Chocolate Chip Cookies with Bear, and Butterballs with Bug.

Best. Daddy. Ever!

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Naming this baby was supposed to be easy (we had boy and girl names picked after our last child) but somehow we have no name at the moment. The kids think it's funny that I'm calling him "Baby-no-name". Today I found this on our chalkboard care of Gator.  

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The kids spent the day with Auntie Lissa. Nobody wanted to come home, they had such a blast!

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To save money and time we did our own family pictures with a jimmy rigged backdrop and light, 2 grumpy kids, me with a headache, and a remote for the camera.
It was challenging, my pictures aren't incredible, but I'm happy enough with the results.

We were just killing time until the last kid could find a smile when we got this one snapped. I love this picture and how sweet it looks.

Happy Halloween!

This year was so much fun!

Again, we drove out to the Delta to hang out with our friends while we trick or treated. It was a school night so it wasn't as practical as staying home, but it's always worth the drive to see them. They fed us dinner (which the kids wolfed down in hopes to start getting candy sooner) and my boys were out of sight before I even got their pictures. I managed to get Bug to stand still for a nanosecond and Liv convinced her to stop once more so I could get them both. That was it. They were gone getting candy.

 Last year Bug went to a few doors but mostly only if she was holding Mommy or Daddy's hand. Not the same story this year! She went running up the driveways after he brothers and friend yelling "Waaaaiiiittt! Wait for meeeee!" and then when she made it to the door she'd scamper to the front of the group (or at least in front of tall Gator) and say 'trick or treat'. She even remembered her 'thank you's!

I refused to bring the stroller for her this year, she's getting too old for it. She's not good about walking which is frustrating to me (my fault, I know), yet she managed to do the entire loop (a little over an hour) walking on her own the whole time-no complaints!

When the night started off she didn't want anything to do with her hair, but after we bribed her to wear it for just a few houses with a package of smarties she decided she didn't want it taken off. As the night neared a close one of the kids accidently caught her hair while she was on a porch. She was so upset I had to go get her and put her hair back on. The lady handing out candy came down and waited patiently while we got her back in costume and then gave her two pieces of candy for her efforts. I didn't realize she hadn't gotten her candy yet but I thought it was awfully sweet of the lady to be so patient.

Last year our biggest giggle came from a very large black cat that goes over the walk way (you walk up between it's legs) and it tilts its head from side to side. I don't know why I keep forgetting to take a picture but it looks like this one only standing up and obviously bigger. Last year Bug wouldn't even let us go near the house. This year she charged on towards the door. Until she caught sight of the kitty and then she stopped dead in her tracks. She decided she didn't like it's face and didn't want to walk under it even if she held Daddy's hand and even after her brothers did it just fine.

 I noticed there was another smaller path away from the cat coming off the garage and asked her if she still wanted to get candy from that house. I walked with her up to the door (she liked not going under the kitty) and she got her candy but her groove was obviously thrown off  She noticed the kitty's butt on our way back towards the driveway and she just kept repeating "Scary face. Mean  Kitty. Bad Kitty. I don't like the scary face". Mommy guilt crept in. If she wakes up with nightmares over this I'm going to feel terrible. It took her almost a full year to get over the trains, what was this going to do? Daddy assured her it just made of plastic and not real. We spent another block listening to her carry on that she doesn't like plastic cats and that they are real and scary. Ooops.

Our mini cowboy of the group was not so interested in getting candy. He enjoyed eating it, but didn't care about getting it. He liked the trees, and the lights, and of course the rocks best. Often times he'd hang back with his Daddy while Daddy did some adult trick or treating. That is a good way to make the night enjoyable for all! It's good to know your neighbors so well!

The kids all ended up with full buckets. Gator kept me on my own sugar high of almond joys while Hyde spent the entire night practicing eating and walking at the same time. I'm genuinely surprised he didn't have the worst stomach ache this morning.

Of course I can't post my blurry pictures if I'm not going to post a picture of the handsome cowboy in his chaps! I'm hoping to catch the boys in their costumes later so I have evidence of Gator the Pirate and Hyde the *Inja* (what Bug calls it!).

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It may be the day before halloween but we finally were able to take the kids to the pumpkin patch. I was sad it wasn't the weekend so there wasn't as much to do and we couldn't stay as long but we had a great time all the same!

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Today was the day we opened our envelope and discovered that we're having a....

Gator was excited and even though Bear wanted another sister he was really happy too. Bug, however, was not so thrilled. She wants a sister. I'm confident she'll come around and I think it's all for the best. Now I'll have 1 boy and 1 girl. As much as I would have loved to even the numbers in our family I'm thrilled I get to raise a son of my own.  

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We can always count on Daddy to get some giggles. After trying on costumes he found out how he would look as Merida.