Tis the Seaon

"Hey, Mom, listen!  I'm talking bird with my nose!"

Yep, that's my oldest, my pride and joy. 

This is going to be one interesting cold and flu season.

Thankfully no illnesses here beyond a stuffy nose... so far.

Good Eye

Ever notice how children pay more attention to detail than we adults do?  Case in point, breakfast at our house one day.

 

 

Jacob: 

"Look!  Its Aunt Becki's house!"

 

 

Well by golly that is a nice warm, cozy and yellow house just like Aunt Becki's.  Good eye Jake.

You got that right

Me: Jake you need to change your clothes.

 

Jake: But but but.... I don't want to.  These clothes make me awesome!

 

What are the clothes he was speaking of, you ask?

 

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He's got buckeye blood in his veins.

 

Or he thought he was wearing his Spiderman shirt.

 

That's a good possibility too. 

 

The Truth

"Both my grandmas are the best I've ever had.  Don't tell anybody."

Long road ahead of us

After giving birth to a baby the size of most one month olds, I've been doing a lot of sitting around and resting these days.  And what else are you supposed to do but watch episode after episode of the Pioneer Woman on food network?

During one episode in which Ree was making a mouth watering bacon wrapped meatloaf, Holly started crying.  Completely jokingly I said:

"Ssshhhhhh, Holly.  Mommy's trying to watch a show."

Bree who was sitting next to me in all seriousness and with a matter of fact attitude says:

"Mom.  She probably doesn't know what 'show' means."

Oh kiddo.   You're too funny.

Technology Problem

Bree and I were sitting on the couch reading our library books when she said

 

"Can you pause so I can go to the bathroom?"

 

Hmmm..... 

 

A bit too much screen time of any type lately? 

 

I think so.

Oh Jacob...

In reference to a cut on his finger.

 

"A monster shot me and I died."

 

A bit over dramatic me thinks. 

Storyteller

"I like the Princess Bride.  She's supposed to get married but Captain Hook (Vizzini) tries to get rid of her and the black man (Westley) saves her."


We're missing the fine details but her storytelling skills are getting there. 

Isn't she lovely?

It was a great morning.

School had been canceled which meant I could rest in (can't call it sleeping in when you have two little ones up and at 'em)...  Tried new recipe for breakfast...  Children watched TV while I enjoyed a hot cup of coffee...  Spent a few hours painting with the kids...  Then while making lunch it hit me.  The ingredients for the crock pot meal I planned out for today sat unprepared in the fridge.  After vocalizing my screw up, my darling, darling daughter says:

"Maybe if you wrote things down you wouldn't forget them."

Thanks, child, thanks. 

Treading

While I was (slowly) walking on the treadmill today, Bree asked me:

 

"Why aren't you going fast and getting all sweaty?"

 

Then after I finished treading and took a shower, I hopped onto Facebook to find this thought for the day:

 

 

 

We may smile and laugh at what our kids say and think, but deep down they are watching, memorizing and, all too soon, mimicking our every actions.

Suck up

We had barely made it through the door after a day at work/babysitters when Bree randomly says:

"Mom, you're a good cook."

Not sure what prompted that (other than trying to be overly nice so this tired Mama will take them to Los Mariachis for dinner) but I'll take it and remember it for those days when compliments are few and far between.