Browsing Category

Family

Blog, Family, Kids Say

kids say


Today marks the “halfway point” in my pregnancy! Part of my day was spent in a chair at the dentist, having a temporary crown put on. So that was no fun. But you know what is fun? This post. Enjoy!



As Kai was praying–

“…and please help us find a new house before I turn bigger.”
 
While potty training Kingston, when he finally peed, he yelled “yay! It’s squirting!”
(Sorry if that’s TMI–but it was pretty funny)
He also, after every unsuccessful attempt, he would say “We’ll talk again later.”
 
Kai’s face was itchy so he asked “Am I starting to grow a beard?”
 
I told the boys I would be making peanut butter/chocolate bars for dessert (a layer of a peanut butter mixture and a layer of chocolate–amazing, like a homemade reeses!!) Liam got really excited and said “those are like lasagna! Only without the cheese…or the noodles….or the sauce…or meat.”
 
I asked the boys what they would tell a robot to do if they were able to control one. Liam said “I would tell it to go to Iceland.”
 
Me–“Boys just like gross stuff…and things like fighting and wrestling. Girls like to relax, get massages, and eat ice cream and chocolate.”
Liam–“And eat lots and lots of donuts.”
(Maybe I have a slight problem!)
 
Kai saw one of the hospital buildings with lots of windows and asked “Is that the Eiffel Tower?”
 
Liam was loving a section of his math book and was giggling after every problem. He kept telling me how much fun he was having and then, speaking directly to his book, said “Math, this part is just too much fun!” Then he asked me if I was going to write down this story.
 
Don was telling the boys about having to go to a night of training for work where he would have to listen to someone talk and watch videos about money. 
Kai said “Why would you watch movies about money? We already know what a money does.”

 

and because I don’t want to post without a picture….
this lovely photo…brought to you by the words “nap time”
large family funny
…because not every family photo can be perfect.
 
Blog, boys, Family

boys are crazy


The kids were gone over the past couple of days which makes for a very quiet house. I forgot that silence like that even existed. I missed them while they were gone, but that level of relaxation hasn’t happened for 6 1/2 years, so it was much appreciated!
 

I know I usually think that it can be hard to get anything done with children in the house. But the past couple of days have shown me how hard it is to get anything done when children are NOT in the house! When you can sit under a blanket and watch it snow without interruption, it is extremely hard to be motivated to do anything else.
 
 
The other day, I was trying to explain to someone why life with boys is a little crazier than life with girls. I get it..kids are going to be wild and full of energy either way. But I would say that boys are just built with more of an intensity to them. And when you have more than one boy, that intensity is…..intensified. 
 

These pictures from a few days ago are here to serve as an illustration. They put couch cushions at the bottom of the stairs and were jumping down (sometimes from halfway up the stairs.) I was going to stop them but decided I had to document it first. Surprisingly, no one got hurt…this time.

boy jumping down stairs

 

liam

 

young boy jumping down stairs

So check back with me in a couple of years and make sure I’m still sane. Because I’m pretty sure my sanity slips away on a daily basis!