If I only had a brain

While getting ready for church on Sunday Nya asked me if she could have some brains. I quickly realized that she was asking for braids in her hair! She has been requesting this style everyday since. And when, not 10 minutes later I see that she has undone my work I will ask her where her brains are, and she will say, "I took them out!"

taking out the trash

We had a very strange discussion at the dinner table tonight. My oldest child just asked when she could have a turn to take the garbage out. To which I responded, "uh, now?" The other 2 older children then began to ask if they could take the garbage out, 1 of then actually saying that it was there job! And that they, "have been doing it for years!"
Who knew that taking out the trash was so much fun!

brown eyed boys

This is Tate. Tate has brown eyes - the only 1 in our family. I love these eyes. I tell him all the time. As I was hugging him today I told him that I was so very grateful that Heavenly Father sent him to me. Then I asked him if he knew why he was sent to me, and he said, "because I have brown eyes......and kissing pillows (which is what I call his soft chubby cheeks). I laughed and told him, "YES!!, and you are the only one with brown eyes. That is pretty special." He then said, "Kevin is the only kid in his family with brown eyes. He is my best buddy." Kevin, we love you and miss you! Have the BEST experience you can, and we will see you and your brown eyes in 2!

the trouble with tate

During family home evening, while playing hide-and-go-seek:

Older kids: "Tate keeps telling everyone where we are!"

Dad: "Why don't you have him come down and count"

Tate: "I can't do it!! I can only count to 3!!!!"

So not true, but oh so cute!

forget-me-not

As I was leaving to go out for the evening, Tate brought me my camera and showed me this picture he had taken of himself. He told me to take the camera so I could look at the picture whenever I wanted too and remember him.
How could I EVER forget!

Belly Dancing?

No, no....... NO! - this is not my next adventurous undertaking.
Last night for Family Night we played Charades. During 1 of Noelle's turns, she picked a card and then got a funny look on her face and said, "Belly dancing, what is belly dancing?" To which Bergen said, "I know. It is when you go like this." He then proceeded to belly slam into her. At this point we all... well, belly laughed. 

Kid Quotes

During family home evening:

Me: Tate, Will you please sit still!

Tate: In one place!?

Some Conversations With The Kids

Me: Tate why do you love me so much?

Tate: Because Jesus made me!

Emma: It's like heaven is our home and this world is our school and we come here to learn and then we go back home.

Me: Your right Emma. Did you learn that in primary?

Emma: No, I just figured it out!

Where Daddy Buy It?

The other day Tate was admiring his new sister as she slept in the carrier. He turned to me and said," Where daddy buy it?" I asked him, "You mean the carseat?" "No, where daddy but it?", he asked again. Still thinking he meant her carrier but since she has been sleeping in there more than she has been driving I thought that maybe he thought it was her bed. So I asked, "You mean her bed?" Again he answered , "No where daddy but it?" I really didn't clue in as we had watched my tummy grow and talked about her being inside me for a very long time. "You mean the baby?", I asked. "Yah, where daddy buy it?" he said. Darren is the one who does the grocery shopping in our house and I love him for it as I do not like doing it at all. Shopping yes, grocery shopping no. So naturally he assumed that daddy went to the store and bought our new baby, as she wasn't here one day and the next she was. You have to love the incredible innocence of kids and the funny things they say.

Emma

Emma never stops making us laugh. She has a friend named Erin. She has a little sister named Emma as well. Whenever my Emma goes over to her friend Erin's house, Erin's mom will call her Emma, Emma Blanche, which is her middle name, so as not too confuse my Emma. Most in particularly when Emma Blanche is getting into trouble. Jenn does not want my Emma to think that she is getting upset with her. Emma has noticed this and has taken up addressing Emma as Emma Blanche. The other night as we were finishing up with dinner, I went to the kitchen to start on the dishes. Emma can into the kitchen soon after and announced with an annoyed look on her face, Tatey Blanche just ate my bun. We have come to the conclusion that she must think that Blanche is a name added if someone is being naughty. I am so grateful for the comic relief that she provides for our family, as life can get too serious sometimes. Emma reminds us to stop and smell the flowers, after she pees on them!