More Baby Talk...Already!

I've been trying not to think about how far behind I am in blogging, but when I see how fast these have accumulated and how my last post was transferring these over...it is pretty obvious that it has been awhile.  I'd wager to guess, though, that these posts are the most favored, so I doubt I will get many complaints! Enjoy...I did!

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• (showing the boys a picture of Oliver's broken leg) M: "Look boys...Ollie is in the hospital with a broken leg. That was a bad choice to jump on each other wasn't it?" T: "Does he get a cast?" M: "Yep. His leg is broken." T: "(complaining grunt) why couldn't Kimberley jump on my leg? I want a cast." M: "No you don't. You can't play soccer, or run, or even walk very good with a cast." T: "Yeah, but I bet he gets a blue one and people will write on it. My legs are so boring!"
• E: "Mom, what is this?" M: "It's a penny...for your bank." E: "Look mom...Jesus is on my penny." M: "It looks like Jesus, doesn't it?" E: "Yes mom. (turning it over)...And look! My crib!"
• (Getting off the Dino Drop ride at Lagoon) T: "Mom...that ride made my private shake."
• (Trying on boxer briefs for the first time) G: "Mom, are you sure this is underwear, because it feels like shorts only a liiiitle tighter!"
• E: "Mom, when I am a fairy like Tinkerbell, the other fairies will hate me." M: "No they wouldn't...no one hates you baby." E: "But, they will talk mean to me like Tinkerbell." M: "If anyone talks mean to you, you just tell me okay?" E: "Are you going to be a fairy too mom?"
• (Sunday dinner conversation) E: "When I get small like a baby, then I will sit in the highchair like Scarlett." A: "You will not get smaller princess. You will get bigger, like mommy. And maybe one day you will have a baby who will sit in a highchair." E: "Yeah, dad. When I get bigger." A: "When you get married. Who do you think you are going to marry princess?" E: "You dad, when I get big enough." T: "You can't marry dad! He is, like, WAY TALLER." E: "I said I when I have a BIG DRESS! ...or maybe I'll just get small like a baby."
• (Driving to Back to School Night) M: "Kay guys. You are going to meet your new teachers...you need to not be shy alright? When they ask you questions, answer." T: "I know mom. I am not shy any more. I can answer questions." G: "I am never shy! Well...let's just say...if shyness was blood, I am like ONE DROP shy."
• T: "Can I have some water Mom?" M: "Sure buddy...get one out of the pantry." G: "Can I have one too Mom?" M: "Sure. Tristan, will you get Gavin one too?" T: "Yep...first I have to use the Priesthood Mom." M: "The priesthood? What are you talking about?" T: "I have to say a prayer mom...to make the water like the water in Heaven." G: "He means the Sacrament Mom." M: "Yeah, that's not how that works buddy. You have to be twelve to get the Priesthood and you have to learn a little bit more about the Sacrament (apparently a lot more :) )"
• (After a super short bath from the boys...) M: "Gavin, how come you guys are done with your bath already?" G: "I made sure to clean mom." M: "'kay, but I thought you like to chill in the bath." E: "I want to! I want to take a bath with Aunt Chill (Aunt 'chelle)!"
• E: (helping me make chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast) "Mom...I love chocolates." M: "I know you do baby." E: "Yes. I love pancakes mom. And chickens. And kah-chup. Not blood...kah-chup."
• T: (listening to music in the car) "Mom...I feel like I am dancing inside my body."

Baby Talk Update

Its been awhile since I've updated my sidebar, so I thought I'd start with these.  Plus, transferring them over reminds me to listen a little better for more!  Check out the new ones...or just enjoy these.  Or both.

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• (giving Scarlett a bath-washing her hair) T: "Mom, why are you making Scarlett's hair down?" (meaning not sticking up as it is when it's dry) M: "Because I have to was it buddy...she needs to be clean just like you." T: "But, she looks like a human mom." M: "A human? She is a human. What do you mean?" T: "No...a hu-MAN, mom."
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• Gavin: "Mom how come you dyed your hair a little bit brown?" Me: "You mean these streaks? Just for fun. They're kind of cool aren't they?" Gavin: "Yeah, but adults aren't cool mom."
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• E: (concerned) "Mom! Noise is coming out my mouth!!...hiccup."
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• E: "Look mom...there's grandma's temple (church)!"
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• (driving to grandma house at sunset) E: "MOM!!!! The mountains...they're PEENT (pink)!! Grandma has peent mountains. Peent and orange. I yuv peent mom. And you...do you yuv orange mom?"
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• T: "Mom, we had a girl baby right?" M: "Yeah, buddy. We did." T: "Then why does she have hair like mine?"
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• G: "Mom, it's too early for me to fall asleep." M: "Buddy, it's 8:30. It's already a half hour past bedtime." G: "Yeah, but I usually don't fall asleep until like 9:30." M: "Yes you do. Just close your eyes and think of Ninjago or whatever else you want to dream about." T: "Mom! I know who gives us the dreams. Martin Luther King!"

Model Child

Yes, it is true.  Scarlett is a model child.  (All of my babies have been, really.  I have been blessed.  Good sleepers, good eaters, happy babies, smart, sweet, adorable...I could go on.)  But, in this post, I mean model literally.  What is the deal with my girls?  Pose for the camera...love to.  I was trying to get pictures of her almost rolling over- which I did- but I also got this...

 So. Stinking. Cute.
Here we go from start to finish...

(She actually gets further onto her stomach...but still that arm just stays in the way)

And then back to her back.  She has actually done it a couple of times by accident, but nothing to count as officially rolling over.

And she rests.  Maybe next time. :)

Sock Monkey

I have a confession...I love sock monkeys and have a secret desire for at least one of my kids to take a liking to them as well.  Seeing as I am three for four in the negative, I am starting early with Scarlett.  So far, so good!  Come on...can you blame me?  Look how cute.

Our 'Hood

Meaning, our neighborhood.  There are a few things we hate about this neighborhood (namely the awful smelling mink nearby), and a few things we love.  One...good people/friends.  And two...the PONDS!  Within walking distance we have a small park, walking trails, and a couple of good sized ponds-with ducks!

Since Gavin practices soccer at the park every Wednesday, we spend a good amount of time enjoying these benefits.  And occasionally dad gets the urge to take a run, and what a perfect place to run to!  The ducks weren't out this particular day, but that didn't stop us from throwing rocks!  A little taste of the mountains close to home.

Seven???

There is no way we have a seven year old!  And yet there he is.  Seven whole years old and wise.

And totally obsessed with Ninjago.
Back to back to back parties, and every one of them having something to do with Ninjago.  Must have been his lucky seventh birthday!

First doughnuts at school...(didn't exactly get pictures of that one, sorry).  And then immediately after school, his friends showed up for this...

 Ninja outfitting (headbands and throwing stars), training (games), gifts, and dessert (ice-cream and fortune cookies)- even a Ninjago movie!  Ten seven year old boys, so crazy...so fun.

And right after that party, the family came over for another one.  No ninja theme for this one,  but the presents said it all.  Ninja costume/toys and more.  He couldn't have asked for more! (Well, he probably could have, but good thing he didn't.)

I guess it is pretty obvious...our baby boy has turned seven.  If it is possible, I think we love him even more than last year. Happy Birthday Gavin!

Tahoe

Meet the newest member of our family...

Looks like the year of red in our family...first Scarlett, and now this big beauty.  Our Pilot was getting up there in miles and we decided it was time to sell.  Sold in the first week.  We drove this baby home the next.  Haven't looked back since.  Here is to 50,000 miles we didn't have and now do.  Hmmm...where to go with it?! :)