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kids say and July iphone photos


July. So crazy. So wonderful. I figured I didn’t have enough to do around here so I thought I would take the time to share my July iPhone pictures and another “kids say.” 



Liam–“hey guys! Do you want to play a funny game called ‘Destroy the World’?”

 
Liam–“That’s weird. My tummy is hurting.”
Me–“Is it because you’re hungry? Or do you think you’re going to throw up?”
Liam–“Nah. It’s just a plain ol’ tummy ache.”
 
Kai–“Did Bob Ross used to go to our church but now he doesn’t because he decided he wanted to be a painter?”
 
Kai–“I remember when Pastor Scott taught us about Noah’s Ark.”
Me–“You do?”
Kai–“Yeah….or maybe that was Kimmy….
…..or maybe Kimmy wasn’t at church that day so I was in Miss Becky’s class.”
 
Liam thought that the Lord’s Supper plates were the offering plates, so as the deacons were heading our way, he leaned over to me and whispered “Mommy, are you ready to pay your bill?”
 
Kingston–“I can’t wait for Desmond to be born. Then your tummy will be little. And I could sit on you.”
 
Liam–“Mommy, how come it smells like Doritos every time you come in here?”
**I feel like it should be noted that I really don’t ever eat Doritos so that question is a mystery haha
 
Liam–“Everyone has hair on their arms.”
Kai–“Except Jesus.”
 
Two days after having Desmond, Kai saw my stomach and said “Woah mommy! Your tummy is so small!” And he immediately became my favorite person in the world. 
 
Kai–“Did you know that speedboats are as fast as zebras?”
 
I overheard Liam trying to sing “He is Exalted.” His version went “He is exhausted, the King is exhausted on high, i will praise Him.” 
 
 
 
My last 2 maternity photos before Desmond’s arrival. It’s amazing to think of how miserable I was during that week yet I find myself being sad that it’s all over.
pregnancy picture
boy with sparklers

 

boy looking out window

 

homemade funnel cakes to take my mind off the fact that I was overdue
homemade funnel cake with sprinkles
and just like that, the sweetest little boy joined our family. All of us are totally in love with this little guy.
newborn baby boy

 

young girl with baby brother

 

young boy with baby brother
toddler with cute baby

 

big family
newborn child

 

when Desmond was one week old, we were able to make it to church for the first time as a family of 7. 
family and friends with cute baby boy

 

and National Ice Cream Day/Month was most definitely celebrated…thoroughly.
national ice cream day

 

All the cousins (minus Desmond)
cousins on slide
My new favorite hashtag project, #dresstherainbow. I’m on the lookout for colored walls around St. Louis. So if you know of any, let me know!
dress the rainbow

 

Yes, my hands are full. But I also have to say…my heart has never felt more full.
large family group shot

 

We are down to the last days before we move. I am so excited to start a new chapter in our lives as we finally will own our first home. But also feeling all the emotions of leaving the house that we’ve lived in for the past 8 years. Our first home together, the home that we have brought each of our 5 children home to. With the best landlords and neighbors you could ever imagine. It’s bittersweet. But I can’t wait to share our new house with you all very soon!
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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 😉 )