Heard around the House {October Edition}

• "What is that smell? Did an Amish girl use to take ballet?" -Eden; the wonderful aromas of farm country were filling the air outside the ballet studio.
• "Sick and tired." -Jada; her response when Eden asked her how her butterfly picture looked. 
• "Mommy, in Sunday school we are learning about Honor. That was not showing honor." -Eden; her response to the 'sick and tired' comment.

{Heard Around the House} September Edition

• "I saved the day!" -Eden; she stopped Kate from crawling off the couch.
• "There are too many great shoes to choose from!" -Eden; sitting in her closet in a puddle of tears, trying to figure out which shoes to wear. And, it starts....
• "2 plus 3 is 5!" -Jada; not quite sure where she learned this, but it made her mama proud! 
• "I want a new house. I'm tired of this one." -Jada; yes, she was talking about our real house... the one we live in.
• "Holla!!" -Kate
• "One time, when I was home with daddy, I pooped and it made a crack in my butt." -Jada; not sure if she came up with this on her own or if it's an idea that Daddy gave her...

{Heard around the House} August Edition

• "Miss Wanda used to be Amish, but she's human now." -Eden
• "But you definitely don't need to tell me about the starving children!" - Eden; she was whining because she was hungry, I told her she would make it the next couple minutes until dinner was served, she came back with this. sounds like i've gotten my point across...
• "he's got skillz..." -Jada; referring to Naaman, when she was telling me what they learned in Sunday School. Thanks, Tiff! ;-)
• "Ladies and gentlemen! I'm proud to introduce... ME!!" -Jada; maybe someday she won't be so modest.

{heard around the house} July Edition

• "Maybe Cinderella 'hey, mommy'd' too much." -Eden; when I told her I was going to put her to work if she continued to 'hey, mommy' me.
• "Neat!" -Jada; I know, it's just a word, but it sounded hilarious
• "Why does your belly look like that?" " Like what?" "Fat." -Eden; ugh. Brutal honesty. 
• "God is the boss of his plans" -Jada; yes, dear, and he is also the boss of ours!
• "Now that there is a true story!" -Eden; what??!
• "Here's my number, so call me matey." -Jada; Call Me Maybe: Pirate Edition
• "I'm really a struggling child today." -Eden; truly, nothing was going her way.

{heard around the house) June Edition

• "I'm just not fast. God just made some people that way." -Jada; she seriously is sooooo sloooowww.....
• "Can I spend the night? Because today is tomorrow." -Jada; I've heard these comments a lot recently, as she tries to figure out time relationships 
• "This is NOT making my day." -Eden; super pouty, because she didn't get the princess cup
• "Mommy, I almost called God 'Daddy'!!" -Jada; she laughed about it, she had no idea how much that 'mis-speak' swelled my heart
• "mmmmm....." -Kate; as she pulled her thumb out of her mouth and admired it. Must be tasty!
• "This IS the crazy house!" -Eden; when her daddy told her he was going to send her to the crazy house

{heard around the house} May Edition

• "Knock, knock, knock. Penny! Knock, knock, knock. Penny!" -Jada; ahhhh BBT
• "Mommy! We're helping Kate do somersaults!!" -Eden; note to self... the big girls are NOT ready to babysit. (no worries, Kate survived. And i removed her from the dangerous situation.)
• "This is the best lice treatment ever. Because we get to do it together!" -Jada; yeah, it's been a long 6 weeks around here. I'm about to burn down the house...i think that's the only way to  kill those bugs!
• "I'll huff and i'll puff and i'll blow your butt down!" -Jada; unprompted, in the middle of dinner.
• "No more monkeys humping in the bed." -Eden; I don't know what to say... She's her father's daughter??
• "I got skillz...." -Jada; because she used her hair tie to shut the light off. Serious skills.
• "Mommy, when will I be old enough to go to Haiti?" -Eden; I really can't wait to take her!
• "Thank you." -Kate; after I told her how beautiful she is.
• "Mommy, I need to go pee - I have a headache." -Jada

Baa, baa, black sheep

Baa baa black sheep,  happy any wool.
Yes, sir, yes, sir, 3 bags full.
One for my mister, one for my day, one for my little one who lives down the lane.
-Eden, 5 years old

{heard around the house} April Edition

• "Eden, can you please pause this story?" - Jada; Eden was reading to her... Jada needed to step away, but didn't want to miss anything.
• "Mommy, you can't tickle me. Only daddy can tickle me. Daddy is the best tickler in the whole wide world." -Jada 
• "No one can help us except God." -Eden; making her mama proud! 
• "You broke my heart when you made me stand in that corner." -Eden; well, sweet child, you broke my heart when you pushed your sister.
• "Oh, crap! We need money to fit in this party!!" -Jada; i really wish i had a good explanation for this one.....

{heard around the house} March Edition

Welcome to the first post in what I plan to be a monthly update.... things my children say that stop me in my tracks.

• "Why do I have to do EVERYTHING" (spoken with a 13-year-old attitude) -Jada
• "Hey!" -Kate (i promise... she raised her hand to wave and said 'hey'. well, that's sure what it sounded like, anyway.)
• "Train hard! Never give up!!" -Eden
• "Go, daddy, go!!!" -Eden (as Nate floored it to pass another vehicle)
• "My ear batteries stopped working" -Jada (which explains why she's not listening)
• "I have something suitable to wear." -Jada (thank you, Cinderella, for teaching my daughter how to use 'suitable' correctly)
• "Is it Friday yet?" -Eden, sounding completely defeated (no, dear. I know it's exhausting being 5, but today is only Monday)
•  "love you!" -Kate (I'm telling you, this kid is a genius!)
• "I'm the boss of this ship" -Eden
• "lets rock and roll, sister!" -Jada

Royalty.

"mommy, I AM A PRINCESS. Just thought I'd let ya know!" -Jada

those three little words...

well, it's official... i'm pretty sure there is nothing better for a mother than to hear an unsolicited 'i love you' from your children.
twice this week, jada has looked at me so sweetly and simply said, "i love you, mommy." 
ahh... just what i needed!

Where do you read YOUR magazines??

Nate was sitting on the couch this morning, reading a magazine, waiting to leave for church. Eden walks in, looks at him, and asks, "why are you reading a magazine? Are you pooping?"

Oh, those brains....

Eden needed to use the restroom this morning (we were at home). She walked down the hall right past the door. I asked where she was going and she just laughed and turned around. I asked if she remembered to put her head on this morning. She said yes. Then i asked if she had a brain in her head. Her response could not have been predicted.....
"Apparently not, because i always forget where the bathroom is!!"

time for a party...

this is a nearly word-for-word  recounting of an actual conversation i had with the oldest this morning.... 
(please read this with as much drama as you can muster up... and don't forget to throw in the extra dramatic hand motions to really get the point across)

ee: i can't find my surprise eyes ANYWHERE!!  i keep looking, but i can't find them!
mom: here they are.... aren't these your surprise eyes??
ee: NO! those are my PARTY eyes.
mom: oh, sorry, i didn't notice the difference.
ee: i don't know what i'm going to do!  ugh... i guess i will just have to go to a party!
mom: i think that sounds like a great idea! that would be fun!
ee: but no one is having a party! there is no party to go to!!
mom: well, why don't you have your own party? you could invite all your friends and have the party at your house.
ee: no, i CAN'T.
mom: why??
ee: because.... i don't have a cake!!!!!
mom: you can make a cake.
ee: I DON'T HAVE TIME!
mom: well, when you call your friends to invite them to the party, maybe you could just have one of them bring a cake for you. i'm sure they would be happy to help.
ee: no, i can't do that.
mom: why?
ee: i need to BUY a cake. but i DON'T HAVE TIME!!  i guess these will just have to be my surprise eyes and not my party eyes.

and that's it.  definitely disappointed about the lack of 'real' surprise eyes and no time for a party, but i think she has come to terms with it all, as she is currently climbing a mountain (probably just working off some steam and frustrations......)

tinkerbell or minnie mouse?

so, I just asked eden the following question:
"if you could be tinkerbell or minnie mouse, who would you rather be?"
her answer warmed my heart. "umm, neither one. i just want to be eden."
i hope she never loses that feeling!
then, there's jada... from the other room:
"i wanna be tinkerbell!!!!"
"why do you want to be tinkerbell??
"because i want to wear the minnie mouse dress."

hmmm... we can't all hit a home run everyday. :)

out of the mouths....

just adding this to the list of things i never want to forget...  my 4-year-old is really figuring out the way the world works.
mama says, "what should we have for lunch today?"
ee says, "ummm.... you're just gonna have to figure that out."

yep. i guess i will.

i think the Buddhists call it Karma...

You know how parents often tell their children, "I hope you have a kid just like you..."  As much as we would like to pretend that our parents are wishing us nothing but well-behaved children, I think we all know what they are actually referring to is the exact opposite. So, here you go, Mom.... MY kid following in MY footsteps:
This is how the story has been told to me. It has been told to me for as long as I can remember. And every time it is told, my parents drive home that fact that it was such an embarrassing moment and I think it is just a cute story...you know, so funny, the way kids can act in public sometimes... -- Approximately 30 years-ish ago, my cousin was going into Voluntary Service and my parents and I attended her "sending-off" service. Apparently this was at a church. A church filled with people we didn't know. And apparently no one else was talking. It was quiet. Very quiet. And then a little girl piped up "But don't you wanna go home??!"  Apparently the little girls parents were embarrassed. Very embarrassed.
Fast forward. February 3, 2012. My little family attended the Northridge basketball game to participate in the fundraiser for Sammy. It was right before the Varsity game, we were surrounded by a room full of people we did not know, and the gym had quieted enough to hear a pin drop as the choir prepared to sing the National Anthem. Enter my normally quiet 3-year-old who has a new obsession with cheerleaders. She looked to her left where the cheerleaders had been and, with a look of panic, exclaimed (at a volume I have certainly never heard her speak before), "Where da cheerleaders??!?!"  I. Was. Mortified.  So, I quickly covered her mouth and whispered into her ear, "Right there, EE. They are right in front of us."
"Oh! I just couldn't see their faces!"

.... so funny, they way kids act in public sometimes....