Welcome to Newmanville: Flower power

When you have small children, creativity is key.

The children were wearing us out and we needed a minute to sit and not spin, dance, do airplane, flip anyone, carry anyone on our backs, etc. So I pulled my hair out of my ponytail and gave the children free reign to "fix" it however they wanted.

This is what they did. Chad helped a bit with the braid.

Then Jackson and I did Caroline's.

What do you think?

Chad and I got a break and we had some laughs. Pretty great!

Words from the funniest man I know...

Chad's attempt at explaining to Jackson why Mommy has gray hair : "Remember Darth Vader looked like Anakin...then he had kids." 11/01/09

"You're vulcan brilliant." (said with an Irish accent)

"Let's go wake them up." - Chad says this when the babies are asleep and he thinks of something cute they did or sees a picture of them.

"On this day in 1836, inventor Samuel Colt patented his revolver beating out inventors Jerry Machinegun and D'Wayne Uzi." - 2/26/10

"That's what we call riff-raff." - said to Jackson as we passed a group of teenagers sitting outside the mall.

2/27/10

"Lacey, all you need to do to get some rest is lay your head on one of the children. It's even like a head massage as they squirm around."

3/29/10

Chad's reaction to seeing Jackson with a chocolate milk mustache - "Go wipe you're mouth. You look like Eric Estrada." 7/25/10

The things they say...

Mommy has poop, but she doesn't have a penis. We need to buy her one. - Jackson 9/23/09

Will you rug my back? - Jackson 9/24/09

Can I have some Fruity Pevles? - Jackson 9/30/09

We're going back to the zoo to see my animals. - Jackson 10/01/09

That pink fwamingo's name is Jackson. - Jackson 10/01/9

At the zoo I was verbally mapping out our route and said, "We can go that way then come back and hit the goats". Jackson said, "No. We're not going to hit the goats, Mom." 10/01/09

When we were potty training Jackson and would ask if he needed to poopoo, if he didn't he would tell us, "the poopoo is just asleep in my bottom."

Jackson eating french fries today picked up a long one and told me it was a Mommy french fry. Then he picked up a small one and said it was a Caroline french fry. I asked where the Daddy fry was and he said, "Oh. I fink I ate him". 10/03/09

When Jackson asks me a question and I tell him no he will often let me know that wasn't the response he was looking for and instruct me to answer with "Um. Yes."

As we sat listening to Brandi Carlile's newest album and played with Caroline's new phone, Jackson handed the phone to me and told me it was Brandi calling and she wanted to talk to me. We chatted for a little while and I told her how much we were enjoying her new CD. If only Jackson knew how much I would flip out if she actually called. - 10/06/09

Jackson talking about the upcoming weekend's events: "I am going to see Blue Buzz and Red Buzz (Toy Story 1 and 2) at the movie veater with the guy called Daddy. We're going to have paaawcorn (gotta stretch out the paw), candy and another sprite."

Lacey: "That is amazing."

Jackson: "Yeah. That IS amazing!" - 10/09/09

Chad and Lacey: "I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream."

Jackson: "We don't scream ice cream. We yick it with our tongues out. Like this. (He then proceeded to stick his tongue out.) 10/10/09

Jackson was in our room jumping on the bed and I told him to get down and left the room. I came back after a few minutes and found that he was still jumping. This is the exchange we had.

Lacey: "Didn't I tell you to get off of the bed?"

Jackson: "I'm not on the bed."

Lacey: "Where are you then?"

Jackson: "I'm on the piyows (pillows)."

He was, in fact, only jumping on the pillows. 10/12/09

Mommy, don't be fussadated. Just be happy. - Jackson 10/15/09

Jackson and I were talking about Jana's new baby and about how we were going to have a party for her and get her a present. Jackson said, "We need to get her a present from Office Depot." Ha! Nothing says "welcome to the world" like a nice stapler. 10/21/09

"Jedi's don't eat dinner." 10/23/09

Jackson had a friend over to play this morning and we were talking with her about Halloween. I asked what she was going to dress up as and she said , "A ballerina girl." Then Jackson said to her, " I think you should be Bear Grylls." 10/24/09

"I'm not Jackson. I'm Astroboy". 10/29/09

As we passed a water tower this afternoon Jackson said to me, "Mommy, when I'm big and older can I get on that?"

He can't wait until he's "big and older". Though, I did tell him that climbing on water towers isn't a good idea, big and older or not. 10/30/09

Random teenager at the halloween party (to Jackson): Hi Luke.

Jackson (without skipping a beat): Hey.

10/31/09

"My shadow's name is Astroboy." - Jackson 11/06/09

On the way to the park today we passed the turn we take to go to church. This is what Jackson said to me as we did, "We go to church when Mommy and Caroline are beautiful and Daddy and Jackson are handsome." 11/09/09

Lacey: If you don't obey, you'll get a spanking. Do you want a spanking?

Jackson: Probably not.

11/16/09

Jackson sat on my lap after dinner tonight and in the middle of our conversation he pooted on my leg.

Lacey: Whoa. Did you just poot on my leg?

Jackson: No. I didn't.

Lacey: Well, it smells like poop. Did you poop on my leg?

Jackson: No. You just smell like poop.

Fabulous. My son thinks I smell like poop. That's great.

11/17/09

"Fletcher is my cousin AND my friend. He loves me." 12/04/09

*This is more a 'The things he does' than 'The things he says'-

We had our Relief Society Christmas party and Jackson and Caroline got to hang out in the nursery because Chad had to go out of town. They were having cookies for a snack and when Jackson got the last one Jana's mom, who was nice enough to watch the kids for us, noticed that Caroline didn't get one. Jackson turned and gave her his cookie. That boy makes me so proud!

12/03/09

"I used to have a beard but I shaved it off." 12/21/09

As I rubbed Jackson's forehead tonight with my fingertips he stopped me and said, "Use your toenails." Through my laughter I asked if he meant to say "fingernails". That is what he meant to say. Then he licked me and I licked him back. 1/09/10

This morning Jackson joined Chad and I in our bed and was wearing different pj's than he had gone to sleep in. I asked why he changed and he replied, "I got peepee in my Buzz pajamas so I got dressed up."

1/19/10

Did you notice that I changed the title? I did so because our sweet Caroline is beginning to say a few things and they are priceless.

Caroline's version of "Here kitty kitty" sounds like "ducky, ducky, ducky".

1/17/10

Chad said to Jackson, "I don't like your tone."

Jackson replied, "Tone? I don't have a tone."

He doesn't know what a "tone" is.

1/20/10

Jackson's attempt at starting a conversation. "So, how is it?"

For dinner I would like chicken and mashapatoes. - Jackson 1/22/10

Chad to Jackson: Your hair smells like my hair.

Jackson to Chad: Your face looks like my face.

1/24/10

After Jackson had gone to bed I began to hear too much noise coming from his bedroom. I opened his door to find him emptying his toy chest because, "I just want to sleep in there." I don't think so, buddy. 2/02/10

If Caroline has trouble doing anything it's "stuck".

Watch out for Caroline. She'll grab your nose and "honk" it.

According to Caroline, all of Jackson's action figures are "Batman".

Lacey: Caroline, do you like surprises?

Caroline: No way.

(she has started saying "no" and "no way" to just about every question we ask her.) 2/05/10

Chad: Jackson, don't pour water on Caroline's head.

Jackson: But she's being so cute.

2/05/10

Jackson: Caroline, look at me. LOOK at me. You don't need to play with toilet paper. You're making a big mess.

2/08/10

When asked what he wanted for lunch Jackson replied: "Alright, here it goes. I want you to get me peanut butter and jelly, cheetos and grapes. That's going to be all."

2/08/10

Caroline is not allowed to play with any of our phones because she prank calls people. She knows she's not supposed to have the phone so today when she grabbed one off the nightstand she held it as far away from me as she could, waved, and in her sweetest voice said, "bye, bye" and ran away.

2/08/10

I want to show Jesus my toys and Heavenly Father can play with Caroline's toys, too. Joseph Smith can watch my Cars movie with me. - Jackson

2/14/10

When Caroline wants to be held she'll reach up to you and say, "Me, me".

2/15/10

"Jingle Bells. Jingle Bells. Jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to play with a toy that has a sleigh. Hey!" - Jackson

2/18/10

While putting some pants on one of Caroline's baby dolls, Jackson said, "I loved wearing these pants when I was a toy."

2/22/10

Chad: Are you going to school again tomorrow?

Jackson: I already went.

3/02/10

"Mommy, if someone took you I would go and look for you and find you." - Jackson 3/05/10

Jackson has been watching "101 Dalmations" and has picked up a British accent. We got to hear it for the first time this evening when he said, "No, she's not". Hilarious!!

3/12/10

Jackson put his hand over his heart and asked, "How are my feelings?" 3/22/10

"We're going to Devil Dave's for lunch today."

Jackson - 4/02/10

Jackson: "Did you just poot?"

Caroline: "Poopoo diaper"

Jackson: "Gross!"

4/02/10

Lacey: Somebody's tired.

Jackson: I think it's me.

4/11/10

Caroline was trying to pull me up off of the floor and wasn't having any luck. Jackson came up and said, "Let me try. I'm a bigger guy."

4/11/10

Jackson: Mommy, do you want to watch this movie with me?

Me: Well, I need to finish the laundry and clean the kitchen.

Jackson: That could be fun.

4/12/10

This morning I sent Jackson to his room to pick a pair of shorts and a shirt to wear. After just a minute or so he came back to the kitchen with clothes in hand and asked, "Mom, do these shorts match this shirt?" They did, in fact, match.

4/12/10

As I began to eat my spaghetti tonight at dinner Jackson informed me that I was eating "meat love". I think he was meaning to say "meat loaf". Meat love works, too.

4/19/10

Jackson: Mommy, are oranges fruit?

Me: Yes.

Jackson: Why are oranges fruit?

Me: Jackson, please don't ask me why all day. It'll drive me crazy.

Jackson: Why will it drive you crazy?

Me: Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

5/04/10

Caroline is just beginning to put sentences together. This is one of her firsts.

"I don't want to."

Great.

5/04/10

Jackson calls to me from the hallway (I was in the kitchen)

"Mommy, Caroline took her diaper off!!!!"

10 seconds later

"Mommy, Caroline's pooping on the floor!!!"

It was a really gross afternoon.

5/03/10

Jackson: Daddy, look at this. (he points to his toy car, Mater's, rear end.) He has a gas hole.

5/07/10

Jackson: Mom, what is this on my finger?

Me: Jackson, that's just skin.

Jackson: I don't like skin.

5/19/10

In the car yesterday Jackson, out of the blue, said, "Mom, when you make us dinners it's DELICIOUS!"

That really made my day - but doesn't mean he always eats everything I make. ;-)

5/27/10

What sound does an owl make?

Caroline: Hooah

(Imagine Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman")

5/27/10

On our way to Outback for Jackson's birthday dinner -

Chad: Jackson, do you want to eat some crab?

Jackson: No, I don't want to eat crap.

6/17/10

This morning as Jackson, who had joined us in our bed in the early morning hours, began to stir and wake he was met by Chad saying, "Good morning sleeping beauty." And Caroline repeating in her own way, "Stinky Booty."

7/05/10

"My cheek is killing me." - Jackson (7/12/10)

Caroline to Mommy: I want some water.

Daddy to Caroline: I'll get it.

Caroline to Daddy: I was talking to Mommy.

7/11/10

"I am Iron Man" - Caroline (7/12/10)

After bath time a naked Caroline closed herself in her closet as I said, "Don't pee pee in there." A few seconds later she came back out, beaming, and exclaimed, "I pee pee'd."

7/17/10

Jackson was watching Scooby Doo and trying to help the gang out by yelling at the TV, "There's one on the van, there's one on the van!!!"

7/18/10

Caroline: I have a booger.

Me: Do you need me to get it.

Caroline: No. I get it.

She then proceeded to jam her finger in her nose to "get it".

I suggested a kleenex and she agreed.

7/18/10

Today I painted Caroline's fingernails and toenails for the first time. Jackson now calls them her "pinkernails".

7/18/10

"Water is great stuff!" - Jackson

7/18/10

"I want to sleep in Jackson's bed." - Caroline

7/18/10

"I wanna be big like you someday and have that hair." - Jackson to Chad

7/19/10

In the bathtub Jackson was playing with Superdog and Robin. This is the conversation they had.

Superdog: Hi, Robin.

Robin: My name is NOT Robin anymore!

Superdog: Oh, what is it now?

Robin: Robert.

7/20/10

"Stop crying! You're making me nervous." - Jackson to Caroline

7/20/10

After spinning around and around Caroline stopped, lifted up her shirt and said, pointing to her stomach, "My tummy's dizzy."

7/23/10

"Good shower?" - Caroline has starting asking this when either Chad or I get out of the shower. And sometimes hours after the shower.

7/24/10

Jackson jumped onto Chad's back and hurt him. Caroline was very concerned and even gave Chad a back rub to make him feel better.

7/23/10

"Caroline, do you know how to spell your name?"

"Yes."

"Ok, spell it."

"One."

8/05/10

As Chad chased the kids around the house this evening he would occasionally hide and jump out to scare them as they came past him. Caroline would shriek and then announce, "I found him."

8/05/10

Anytime we sing anything, real or made up, Caroline asks, "What's that song?"

8/2010

This morning Caroline came up and grabbed Chad's toe. She then pulled her hand back, said, "yucky!" and looked at her hand in disgust.

She's a funny one!

8/7/10

At nap time today Jackson said, "I want something to rest with me. How about Francis?'

8/7/10

As Chad began to clip Jackson's toenails Jackson said, "Get the thumb one."

8/8/10

"That hurts my finger ankle."

Jackson said this about something that was hurting his knuckle.

8/9/10

Caroline talking to her baby doll-

"Eew, you're poopy. I'll change you."

8/18/10

Caroline was talking to me from across the room when Jackson got in her line of sight and started talking to me as well. Caroline then said, "Hey, I was talking to you!"

8/15/10

Last night at the dinner table Jackson was excused to use the bathroom and on his way he stopped and asked us if we would "keep an eye on Caroline."

8/28/10

Caroline has pretty great conversations on her play phone with various family members and friends. Sometimes they're serious and other times they're hilarious. One thing that is constant with all of the them is the pacing. Just like her mom and dad, she can't be still while on the phone. She's a pacer.

When Caroline wakes up in the morning, there is one thing on her mind.

"Good morning, Caroline."

"I want milk."

"Did you sleep well?'

"I want milk."

You won't get a different response from her until she gets her milk.

As I was putting Jackson to bed, we were talking about the day. Jackson stopped talking, sniffed the air and said, "It smells like my ipod's dead."

I didn't know you could smell a dead battery. Apparently, Jackson has some superhuman skills.

8/29/10

After swimming at a friend's house, Jackson recounted this to Chad: "I jumped off the really high part and it didn't get me killed."

9/02/10

Playing light saber fights with Chad tonight, Chad had fallen to the ground and Jackson put his light saber down to check on him. Upon examination, Jackson determined that he was, "kinda dead". He then backed away and Chad sprang to his feet. At that Jackson exclaimed, "He's not dead!" and quickly grabbed his light saber again.

9/05/10

"I very, very love you!" - Jackson

9/13/10

"The baby on a bus says, "Waah, waah, waah" all to a town."- Caroline 9/18/10

Jackson to Chad: Thank you for dinner.

Chad to Jackson: You're welcome, precious.

Caroline to Chad: He's not precious. I'm precious.

9/23/10

"Hey, you know what?"

Caroline 9/22/10

In their Sunday School class today, the children were asked where to find certain books within the Scriptures. "Where do we find Luke?" was the question. Jackson responded, "In Star Wars."

9/26/10

Lately when Caroline says something and I don't understand and ask her to repeat what she said she'll say, "I was just talking to myself."

9/27/10

After bath time tonight a naked Caroline came running up to me and this is the exchange that took place.

Me: Caroline, did you go pee pee on the floor?

Caroline: No. I pee pee'd on the couch.

Me: Why did you pee pee on the couch?

Caroline: I don't know what you're talking about.

9/29/10

Caroline, what does a kitty say?

Menow.

10/18/10

Caroline, is Jackson funny?

No. I funny.

Is mommy funny?

No. My funny.

10/18/10

As we put Caroline to bed tonight -

Chad: I love you, Caroline.

Caroline: I love you, Daddy.

Lacey: I love you, Caroline.

Caroline: Bye bye.

10/24/10

When Jackson has completed his duties in the bathroom he will call out, "Mommy, I'm finich."

According to Jackson we do our grocery shopping at "Rawlmart".

Caroline likes to eat, "Sfrench fries" and "Setchup"

Caroline loved all of the "Cumpins" around this fall.

Caroline has been speaking very well but every once in a while she'll head off on a gibberish spell that no one can understand.

Before bed each night we gather as a family to read scriptures together. Caroline gets the award for cutest pronunciation of the word scriptures. When she says "cippers" it always puts a smile on my face.

Nov. 2010

Last night Caroline brought me one of her unnamed baby dolls and proceeded to go through a list of possible, but complete gibberish names for her. Until she finally settled on Hobby Lobby. I think it works.

11/30/10

When Caroline wants some privacy in the bathroom she tells me to "get out and close da dir".

12/9/10

Caroline's new favorite princess is "Capunzel".

12/9/10

When Caroline goes potty she makes it a point to let me know each time that "my poopoo is not scary".

12/9/10

This morning Caroline was telling me how many red crunch berries she had in her cereal.

"There were fourteen and oneteen and moreteens."

12/14/10

"I'm the best princess."

-Caroline 12/31/10

Chad: Bring it on.

Jackson: No. You bring it out.

1/1/11

Chad: Let's fight.

Jackson: Let's hug and kiss.

1/11/2011

While looking for a movie to rent, Chad jokingly suggested "Macgruber" to Caroline. To which she replied, "You're a gruber!"

12/31/10

Jackson playing with his Star Wars figures -

Obi Wan to Count Dooku: "Don't kill me. It'll make me throw up."

1/10/11

Chad and Jackson were racing each other on Mario Kart and neither of them were doing very well. Chad said, "We shouldn't play this one - we're not very good." Jackson replied, "We should try to get good at it."

That's the spirit, son!!

Chad also said he "hated" that race at one point. Jackson scolded him for saying "hate" and told him he should say he doesn't like it very much.

I think that's 2 points for Jackson.

1/15/11

Jackson pretended to call the "police papartment" to take away a pillow that "we don't really use".

1/23/11

As the kiddos took they're turn finding me in a game of hide and seek and had no luck after a minute of searching Jackson exclaimed, "I think she just ran away." I almost gave myself away with laughter.

1/27/11

"These green beans are scaring my tongue."

2/2/11

I introduced the kids to 'The Princess Bride' this morning. They both sat watching it almost in it's entirety. The only break was a short 10 minute-ish one in the middle for some sword fighting. Now it's nap time and Caroline is in her bed saying (and sometimes yelling) "Princess Buttercup" over and over.

2/7/11

"Ready or not, here me come."

Caroline's way of letting you know she's finished counting in hide and seek.

2/13/11

While placing a to go order for chicken at the drive through Jackson called out his drink order. "I'll have a coke." To which I replied, "We're having water at home." With a great amount of disbelief in his voice he exclaimed, "WHAT?!"

While in the car with the kiddos Jackson said something silly and Caroline responded, "Are you serious?"

Jackson was playing with a toy, Caroline took said toy and when I made her give it back she clapped her hands to her face and in a fake crying voice said, "Oh my goodness!"

When Caroline needs something to wipe crumbs from her hands and face she asks for a "mapmin".

2/2011

I realized this morning that I never put the awesome way that Caroline pronounced grapes on this blog. It came to me as she ate them and said the word with the correct pronunciation. I was sad. I sure did love when she would ask for a "bape". She's growing up way too fast!

3/2/11

In the car yesterday as the song "Grenade" by Bruno Mars came to an end Jackson said, "Someday I'm gonna rock!" I asked him, "How are you going to rock?" "On the microphone.", was his reply.

3/1/11

"Do you know what's in my room? All kinds of stuff. Come on, Mama. Let's play". -Caroline

3/4/11

While combing Caroline's hair, I hit a tangled spot and she instructed me to comb it "slofler".

3/4/11

As we prepared for a picnic outside Jackson suggested we eat under a tent because the sun was going to "brighten us".

3/18/11

"That's the point, Mom."

-Caroline 3/25/11

"The joke's on you, Daddy."

-Caroline 3/26/11

"I'm a just a four year old that doesn't like ranch."

-Jackson 4/4/11

"Cowboy Mini Eggs" aka Cadbury Mini eggs.

-Jackson 4/5/11

"Yeah! We're having a scabetti night"

-Caroline 4/4/11

"Jackson's not so bad."

-Caroline 4/11/11

Caroline is grateful for her "flamly"

4/10/11

A couple weeks ago I was having a particularly hard time getting Caroline into the bathtub and with each of her screams my frustration leveled soared. Jackson, sensing my frustration, came to me, put his arm around me and said, "You're a great mom. I love you." What a sweetie I have.

Caroline likes to push her Estelle around in her "skoller"

5/5/11

When Caroline doesn't remember things she says, "I don't benember that."

6/1/11

"You look better than I thought, Mom."

(said to me as I came out of my bathroom having just gotten dressed for the day.)

-Jackson 6/3/11

"Mudder Gawful is not very nice"

(Mother Gothel from "Tangled")

Caroline 6/5/11

After bath time I picked up a pair of underwear off of the floor and asked Jackson if they were clean or dirty. He told me they were clean and that he'd only "put them on for decoration for our dessert" after playing in the sprinklers.

6/13/11

Caroline likes to watch "Aspical Me" and she's excited for the new "Lighting Aqueen" movie.

6/13/11

The other night as Caroline said her bedtime prayer she prayed that we'd be "inbited to LeeLee's pool." Nielie is our friend and we went swimming in her pool last week. Caroline has been asking everyday since if we can go back. I told her we needed to be invited. Guess she thought a prayer might help our chances.

6/11

As we pulled into SeaWorld on Jackson's birthday he asked, from the backseat, "Do the whales, sea lions and dolphins know it's my birthday?"

6/17/11

"Caroline, you can play for 10 more minutes and then it will be time to take a..."

"Sandwhich?"

Nap was the word I was looking for.

-Caroline 7/4/11

Caroline understands the importance of applying "scrunscream" before going outside.

7/4/11

This morning Jackson found a small, dead bug on the floor and called to me saying, "Mom! I found a dead body!!"

7/10/11

In the swimming pool this afternoon I introduced Jackson to the pure awesomeness of jumping off your mom's shoulders into the water. We'd done it a couple of times and he loved it. The third time as he climbed on my shoulders he said, "Let's do this thing." I was laughing so hard he almost fell off.

7/12/11

As I kissed Caroline goodnight, for what I thought was the final time tonight, she said, "Mom, I just need to tell you two more fings."

It turned out she just need to tell me two more "fings" several more times after that. By the time I left the room she'd told me about 8 more "fings".

7/12/11

Caroline likes to get "Snow Combs" after nap time.

7/20/11

Chad: What does your mommy do for work?

Jackson: She works on the computer.

Chad: Well, she's a stay-at-home mom. What does your daddy do for work?

Jackson: He's a stay-at-work dad.

8/15/11

At church on Sunday as the sacrament bread came to our family I reminded Jackson to take only one piece and, disregarding my instruction, he grabbed two justifying it by telling me, "I didn't have breakfast."

8/28/11

"If you want to do everything you have to do something"

Caroline

"I just want to be dead for a little bit."

Caroline playing in the front yard and wanting to lie down in the cool grass.

9/28/11

Caroline loves painting on her new "weasel" she got for her birthday.

9/28/11

The other night we had salad for dinner and Caroline asked for more "Prutons" to put on hers.

When we get in the car Caroline, lately, will ask to listen to "Tomorrow I love ya".

(I introduced the kids to "Annie" not too long ago.)

I tried talking to Caroline about how she had misbehaved for a babysitter and this was her response, "I don't want to talk about that right now."

10/2011

After many failed attempts at calling both children to the bath I went to retrieve them. When I expressed displeasure by saying " i'm tired of repeating myself over and over.", Caroline came back with, " I'm tired of you being my mommy.". She later admitted she did like me being her mommy.

10/2011

We took a man from church some pie on his birthday last week. As we left his house Jackson said to me, "That Brother Merrill is a good guy."

Caroline informed me she has 7 sisters and their names are: Dilla, Nina, Borko, Danka, Ninny, Ella and Trillakya.

11/28/11

At dinner tonight Caroline told me, "Some people are addicted to me."

11/29/11

In the car on the way home from school the children were being especially loud. I asked them to be quieter and told them they were giving me a headache. A few minutes later Caroline was getting loud again and Jackson said to her, "Please be quiet. You're giving me a cold."

12/7/11

As we were getting ready for dinner last night (Christmas Eve) Chad came around the corner and Caroline asked him, "Do you know what we're having with dinner?" Then in a very sing songy voice she exclaimed, "Soda!"

12/24/11

I ran through the the list of options for lunch with Caroline, "PBandJ, cheese with crackers and fruit, macaroni and cheese, ham sandwich, tuna sandwich." She piped in, "Yes! A tuna sandwich." I was a bit surprised by her enthusiasm. I didn't know she liked them even a little bit, but ok. I got a can of tuna from the pantry and placed it on the counter. When she saw it there she said, "But I wanted the brown kind." Very confused I said, "I don't know what you're talking about." She repeated, "I want the brown tuna." I asked her to show me what wanted and she did. She walked to the pantry and pointed up at the Nutella saying, "That. The brown tuna."

1/3/12

After reading stories and playing in Caroline's room before bed, I asked Jackson to go clean up his room. He said, "I already did it when you didn't ask me. I was choosing the right."

1/11/12

Jackson: Was this your iPod when you were little girl?

Me: No. There weren't iPods when I was a little girl.

Jackson: Oh. So did you just have to listen to the radio?

1/17/12

Caroline told us the other night, "I'm sweaty of sleeping in my bed." In other words, she wanted to sleep with us. Being "sweaty" of something is a phrase our children have created to let us know they are tired of something. It's my new favorite phrase.

3/39/12

"Mom, will you teach me the rules of the road?" - Jackson 4/9/12

As I finished running the garbage disposal in the sink Caroline said to me, "Mom, that scared my ears."

4/14/12

At the start of a Scooby Doo movie Chad had not seen he asked Caroline, "Is this a good Scooby Doo?" to which she replied, "It's a little monstery."

4/20/12

I told Caroline I would lay down with her for 2 minutes at bed time. After I got comfortable she counted out all of her fingers and held them up for me to see. "Look, Mommy. Look at all your minutes. There are a lot of minutes for you to stay with me." As it turned out, I did stay with her for a lot of minutes.

4/22/12

Me: Caroline, would you like to sweep the laundry room?

Caroline: Oh, no. That's ok. You can do it.

Like she was doing me a favor or something. She cracks me up!

5/7/12

When I found a pair of Tinkerbell panties on the bathroom floor I called to Caroline and asked," Caroline, do you have panties on?" Her response, "Well, of course." When I asked what happened to the other pair she said, "Oh, I just peed in those."

5/9/12

Jackson was going through his lego ship instruction booklet page by page and explaining to me exactly how he had put it together. He had to take a potty break and when he came back he sat down next to me, picked the booklet up and said, "Now, as I was saying..."

7/5/12

Caroline: Mom, is "no" a bad word?

Me: It isn't.

Caroline: Then why don't you want me to use it?

7/22/12

Caroline likes to try out phrases. Today it was, "That reminds me..." She never said what she was reminded of.

7/23/12

"Me and Evan are bros."

Jackson - 7/22/12

The other night in the bath Jackson had washed his hair with a 2-in-one shampoo and conditioner. He picked the bottle back up and started to put more in his hand. I asked, "Didn't you already do that?" He said, "But it's shampoo AND conditioner." Our son, the literalist.

Caroline loves to watch shows on "Neckflix".

2/5/13

Caroline has been talking a lot lately about how she will get to do whatever she wants too when she is a grown up.

January 2013

Caroline's pronunciation of her little brother's name: baby Williyum.

January 2013

Soda makes my eyes sweat.

-Caroline 6/15/13

1.16.2011

Flower power

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