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Kids Say


Like I’ve said a million times before (and will keep reminding you,) the Kids Say posts are some of my favorites. This one will probably be a little more special to me down the road because I questioned Liam and Kai on some things about me. 
 
I had seen some people posting a questionnaire that kids had answered about their Moms. But when my friend, Rose, posted her daughter’s answers on Facebook, I knew I had to join in. It was so sweet to me that the answers reveal in a childlike way how much they love and are being loved.  I asked Liam (age 6) and Kai (age 5) the questions separately so they wouldn’t base their answers off what the other said. So if you’re interested in reading, those are posted at the end of this regularly scheduled Kids Say post 😉
 
(plus a few extra iphone shots that didn’t make the cut in the last post—because I take too many pictures and I don’t like to blog without pictures!!)
kids walking in a line

 

a boy and his little sister

 

large family at creek

 

Kai was trying to determine the source of a bad smell…

Me–“well, what does it smell like?”
Kai–“kind of like…..a bad duck.”
 
Me–“Kingston, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Kingston–“A firefighter….with brown skin.”
(Sorry buddy, just like your parents, you will probably never exceed “extremely pale.”) 
 
After asking Kingston if he was excited about Chris and Rachel’s wedding..
“Yes! I love hotdogs!”
 
Because she has older brothers who always run to the window to watch the ice cream truck drive by and yell out which characters they see on the side of the truck (Sonic and Batman), every time Evangeline hears the ice cream truck coming, she shouts “BATMAN!” and runs to the window to watch it drive by.
 
As he was slurping out the last bit of gogurt from the tube, Kingston heard all the (obnoxious) sounds he was making and said, very seriously, “This is a beautiful song.”
 
Kai–“No, I didn’t say that out loud. I said it out quiet. 
 
Me–“Evangeline, were you testing your limits?”‘
Liam–“She was making her own limits.”
 
Liam–“It smells like Doritos in here. I guess it’s just Kingston’s feet.”
 
dad and son grilling hot dogs
artistic boy
1. What is something mom always says to you?
L-“I love you.”
K-“I love you.”
2. What makes mom happy?
L-“Me kissing you.”

K-“When I give you hugs.”

3. What makes mom sad? 
L-“When I do bad things.”
K-“Not getting your baby out.”
4. How does your mom make you laugh? 
L-“By saying funny things.”
K-“Saying funny things.”
5. What was your mom like as a child?
L-“lovable”
K-“a little girl”
6. How old is your mom?
L-“25”
K-“40”
7. How tall is your mom? 
L-“About like 30 inches tall.”
K-“really tall”
8. What is her favorite thing to do?
L-“cuddle”
K-“go to sleep”
9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
L-“Watch ’24′”
K-“talk to daddy”
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? 
L-“That you had so many babies” (<—-probably the answer that made me laugh the most)
K-“because you’re famous”
11. What is your mom really good at? 
L-“Sewing”
K-“sitting”
12. What is your mom not very good at?
L-“exercising while there’s a baby in your tummy” (he’s right!!)
K-“sleeping” (also right!)
13. What does your mom do for a job?
L-“take care of us”
K-“take care of us”
14.What is your mom’s favorite food?
L-“chocolate”
K-“tacos”
15.What makes you proud of your mom?
L-“When you make lunch quick.”
K-“When you hug and kiss me.”
16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?
L-“Kate from LOST when you wear your hair in a bun”
K-“Princess Leia”
17. What do you and your mom do together? 
L-“Make crafts and paint”
K-“cuddle”
18. How are you and your mom the same?
L-“We both have brown hair.”
K-“We love each other.”
19. How are you and your mom different? 
L-“You have green eyes and I have blue eyes.”
K-“Mommy is a girl and I am a boy.”
20. How do you know your mom loves you? 
L-“Because you said it so many times.”
K-“You make brownies for us.”
21. What does your mom like most about your dad? 
L-“You like to hang out with him while we’re sleeping.”
K-“You like to see him.”
22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?
L-“Ruby Tuesday”
K-“To the place that has really yummy burgers”
23. How old was your Mom when you were born?
L-“This one’s a math question….19”
K-“41”
24. What is your favorite thing about your Mom?
L-“That the baby is about to come out.”
K-“That you love me.”
25. What is one thing you wish you could change about your Mom?
L-“That you would wash the dishes faster.”
K-“That you could go to sleep better.” (This kid knows about my sleeping issues!)
26. How much do you love your Mom?
L-“To the sun and back, 30 times.”
K-“So much….to the Death Star and back, a billion times.”
**I added questions 24 and 25 and Liam added 26.
If you have young children, ask them the same questions to see what they say. It was a fun little questionnaire that I’ll have to do for Father’s Day (and my husband will just have to pretend he didn’t just read that 😉 )
Blog, Family, iphone

May iphone photos


I have quite a few pictures for the month of May so I’ll just get straight to it…

**also, I’m vowing to figure out how to better align everything so you won’t have to do so much scrolling to look through pictures. I’ve just been a little busy lately 🙂 

 

always ice cream, all the time
ice cream with sprinkles
even with cupcake smeared on her face, this little birthday girl was super gorgeous
birthday girl
st louis art

 

sunglasses for kids–a super cute invention
kids wearing sunglasses

 

mom and girl wearing sunglasses

 

Rachel was the loveliest bride and had a gorgeous wedding!
the bride
but seriously–gorgeous reception!!
girl at wedding reception

 

pretty table settings at wedding reception

 

soda drinkers
kids activities
and this is why we don’t have family pictures :/
large family at wedding

 

we celebrated my 11 year cancer-free anniversary with some of my favorite things–burgers and ice cream!
cancer survivor celebration meal
cancer survivor dessert
young girl eating ice cream
bible study music

 

On rare occasions, I take my kids to the park by myself spontaneously, they are all perfectly behaved, and I feel like I am finally getting the hang of this whole mom thing. Unfortunately, that only makes up a small percentage of our reality. 
suson park

 

kingston and evangeline 2

 

another ice cream outing–because, why not??
dreamsicle ice cream
ice cream with the kids
mom with baby girl
fun at the creek

 

10 second timer victory!!
large family outing

 

may iphone pictures

 

Evangeline and I were invited to a girly tea party to celebrate Penelope’s 5th birthday–including makeovers for the little girls.
Isn’t this the sweetest??
tea party for girls
and I’m pretty sure she loved it more than this picture portrays haha
mommy kissing girl

 

Memorial Day called for all the red, white, and blue details
red white blue

 

and National Burger Day was this past week–so of course I was the dork that made my husband grill burgers so we could celebrate!
grilled burger

 

kai and evangeline

 

in just over a month, Maggi is getting married!! 
maternity shot
After years of declaring he would be an artist when he grows up, he told me that he’s going to be a computer programmer. His hobbies will include painting and creating video games.
black and white portrait of kids
June is filling up with lots of graduations, showers, parties, and birthdays to celebrate! Very tiring– but exactly what I need to help pass the time because we’re hopefully going to be meeting the newest Roberts baby in just over a month!!
Happy June!!