Kids Say(&Do) the Darnedest Things!

I need to write these down before I forget. So here they are in all their bullet style glory!

• It's no secret that Ruby is an extreme klutz and accident prone. She is 2 years old, covered with bruises and scrapes, and has 3, yes 3, chipped teeth. She has gotten so used to it that whenever she bonks her head she tells us to go get the flashlight so we can check her pupils. Every time, in between small sobs, she yells, 'Get the fwashwight!'
• Ruby also has a slight obsession with diaper rash cream and baby powder. Every time we change her diaper she asks for 'diapy cweam and baby powdy'. She usually gets a peeved when we tell her no she doesn't need it. She took matters into her own hands and grabbed handfuls of her applesauce and smeared it all over her diaper. She then told me it's okay it's just diapy cwream.
• I was making pancit the other night and I left the bottle of adobo seasoning on the counter so I could add more along the way. She grabbed when I was looking and sprinkled it onto her hand and then licked it off. And then asked for more. Yuck!
• I went upstairs to grab a laundry basket and when I came back down she had an opened packet of jello mix and red staining all over her hands and mouth. She really doesn't doesn't have any boundaries. Everything is fair game with her.
• I asked Lilly to go up to my bedroom and get Ruby some pajamas out of the laundry basket. She went up, was up there for a long while, and then came back down without a shirt, just pants. She said she couldn't find it, even though I had just folded and put it in there. She went up again and came back down without the shirt, but with something in her mouth. I asked her what it was, she said nothing. I held out my hand because I wanted to know that it wasn't something that could hurt her. She then started to spit one jellybean after another into my hand, one by one. She wasn't up there for looking the shirt, she was up their eating the jellybeans Steven had on his night stand.
• Sadie is a character. She is so unique and knows what she likes and doesn't care what other people think. She was sitting with Sophie on the couch the other day when she started to sing Guns N Roses 'Sweet Child of Mine'. She was just sitting there petting the dog and singing to her.
• Sadie was eating her breakfast of dry cereal one morning. I noticed her voice, so I stopped what I was doing to listen. She was naming each Fruit Loop and different character from The Big Bang Theory.
• Since we're moving soon, we've been measuring furniture to see how much space we need for each room. It's something to do with our very over sized custom bedroom set that we had made. We didn't really think too much on how big everything would be until it was in our bedroom, whoops! Anyways, Ruby found a measuring tape and measured some bookcases for herself, declaring they were "80 lbs. long'.
• Yogurt is something everyone in our house likes, especially if it's the real Greek yogurt we get from the commissary. Steven woke up one afternoon and grabbed a yogurt for his breakfast and 3 little girls quickly made their way to him for a bite. Ruby took a bite, smiled, and said "My mouth is happy now!"
• Only our girls could take a whole Saturday to play "Moving to Nebraska". Take a lunch break from it to have a tea party. And then play "We're sick in the hotel room".
• I sent Lilly and Sadie upstairs one night to get their pajamas on. Lilly yelled down that she found a bug, so I asked what kind. To which she replied, "I didn't go to no insect school! I don't know what kind of bug it was!"
• I gave Sadie the rest of my water bottle. She drank it all and said, "That was some goooooood water. I drank it all!" While she was playing with the empty bottle she kept dropping it so I told her to quit. She said, "It's not me, it's the freakin' water bottle." My jaw dropped straight to the floor.

And to catch up on my P366, here's yesterday and today's photos.

Sadie teaching Ruby 'Ring Around A Rosie'.

At the doctor's office for their 2 and 4-year checkups. And that's my teddy bear from when I was little. Ruby has been carrying her around a lot lately.

And today we had another lovely power outage. I will sure miss all these blackouts we have here <---- Insert scarasm here! No power means more reading time for me :)

-K

Kids Say the Darnedest Things & iPod Dump

Whenever someone asks Lilly how old she is she first tells them that she is 5 and that she is in kindergarten. Miss Thang thinks she is seriously hot stuff being in kindergarten. Well, I guess Sadie got tired of just saying that she is 3 and she felt a little left out. So the other day at the commissary, they were asked again how old they are. Here's how it went:
L- I'm five. (puts a hand on her hip) And I'm in kindergarten.
S- Yeah. And I'm 3. And I'm in Story Time.
Got to the love the them! What spunk they have :)


I was on the phone talking to Cindy and Ruby started talking to her Minnie Mouse stuffed animal. She was telling Minnie that she was "cute cute". Then she looked at me and said "Roo Roo cute." I
Me - Ruby's cute?
R- Uh-huh. Momma cute cute.
Me- Mommy's cute too?
R- Uh-huh.
Me- What about Ninny? (That's how she says Cindy.)
R- Ninny cute cute.
Me- Aw! Ninny's cute cute too.
R- More.
Me- More cute?
R- Uh-huh.
Me- Ninny's more cute?
R- Uh-huh.

Sadie has really been into science fiction lately. Yes, I know she's almost 4 but the heart wants what the heart wants, ha! She was watching a show with me and it had a giant bug creature looking for it's babies and it attacked people if it thought it was a threat. Sadie watched it and when it was over, she turns and looks at me and says, "Dat was da scarweiest thing I eber saw in my life!" I tried so hard not to laugh, but I told her again that if it was too scary I would turn it off. She said no because she knew it was fake, it just scared her heart out of her, aka startled her.



Lilly and Sadie were talking to each other in the car and Sadie started telling Lilly to stop saying that because it freaks her out in the head. She often says that when she wants Lilly to stop talking. She then told her to stop saying those "freaking words because they freak me out." We asked her what she was talking about and she meant that they were words that freak her out. NOT trying to use the f-word, thank the Lord, that would have been a whole other story about where she heard and why she can't use the that word.

Since the day we got our cat, Milo, and our dog, Sophie, the girls have been asking for one more cat and one more dog. They want another boy cat and to name him Figueroa because Minnie Mouse has a cat named Figueroa. Sadie told us yesterday that she needed another cat and dog again, and what to name the cat. She took it one step further and told us the dog had to be named Pluto because Mickey Mouse has a dog named Pluto. And that Mickey and Minnie Mouse come together, so the animals came together like that too. Sometimes I think that girl is too smart for her own good.

Lilly may be in kindergarten, but her maturity level is way above that. She'll come home and tell us that someone called her ugly and that wasn't very nice. She's just letting us know what happened and that she knew it wasn't true, because she's beautiful. She just seemed annoyed that kids actually act like that and she has to hear instead of doing something productive. Poor kid has too many years ahead of her to have to listen to foolish things like that. We're just grateful she has such strong head on her shoulders.



Sadie keeps asking when we are going to live in a hotel again, aka moving. But she not only wants to live in a hotel, she wants to live in a hotel near Memaw and Papop. "You know where Memaw and Papop have to drive two cars?" I think she's missing Memaw and Papop!

I was clearing out my ipod pictures and realized I've never shared any of the photos on it. The camera on it is one of my favorite features. These photos are all within the past year. And the ones of Ruby and Steven are some of my all time favorite. These little girls really love their Daddy♥ And yes, those are Starbucks cups in Lilly and Sadie's hands. The best part about this base is that there is a real Starbucks. Not a coffee shop that 'proudly brews Starbucks coffee', but a real Starbucks. It's at the club complex which also happens to house the base barber as well. When Steven stopped shaving his head for a while, we would got and get treats while he got his hair cut :) Those two girls are Starbucks snobs. The are so proud walking around with those cups of warm hot chocolate!

-K

Kids Say the Darndest Things

We try to use kid friendly cleaners around the house because the kids and the pets put everything in their mouths. We usually make a vinegar/water spray and use it to clean tables and the counters. Sadie walked into the dining room and Sadie, "Hey! It smells like chips in here! I want some chips now." Can you tell one their favorite kind of chips are salt and vinegar? It must be because they're English ;)

One of the things we brought home from the states are some old American Girl dolls that we got when I was like 8. Steven and my dad searched high and low in the basement for them and all their accessories. And since the day they got them, they have played and dressed at least once a day. Sadie was sitting on the couch trying to dress her Felicity doll into a hospital gown, and asked me for help. Since I try not to get sucked into dressing their dolls because it's a never-ending cycle of taking one outfit off to put on another one, just to take that one off 2 minutes later. I told her, "I'll give you a hint. The arms go into the arm holes." And she perks up, "Oh! That's what you have to do! I think I can do that, put the arms in the arm holes."

When Steven arrived in the states in July, the girls had a plethora of things and stories to tell him. These things ranged from what we did without him to random crazies to how much they missed him. Well one night Lilly, out of nowhere, says "Dad, you know sometimes you screw yourself." And Steven who is learning patience with them and to ask what they are talking about before punishing her, looked at me half laughing/half mad and says, " What do you mean Lilly?" And she explains, "You know when you are hanging stuff on the wall and you put the screw in your finger instead of into the wall, you screw yourself in the finger." One word- PRICELESS.

We got rid of Ruby's binky as soon as she was over the croup. The only reason she kept it over the summer was that we wanted her to have it for the flight to and from the states. It was just easier on everyone involved that she keep for the long flights. We didn't have any problem getting rid of it at all, we just did the same as we did for the other two. We threw them all way and told her that little babies needed it because she's a big girl now. Now she doesn't stop talking. The worst part is that she parrots everyone, all the time. She follows movies and stories and understands what's going on. When she sees vehicles she shouts, "Drive, drive, drive!" But when she sees cats, she goes NUTS. She screams "kiddies!" at the top of her lungs and when the cat is bad she screams, "Kiddie! Bad kiddies. Kiddie bad!" over and over and over and over and over and over again. It drives me bonkers! I love that she's talking a lot more now but man I wish you could install a filter on her.

We went to the BX after school one day and noticed the Halloween costumes were out. For those of you who don't know, when there is something at the BX who want, need, or even think you may need you have to buy it right there on the spot. If you don't and you go back even just later in the day, it more than likely won't be there anymore.
Small base + Overseas = Not a lot of stuff. The girls picked out the princesses costumes obviously :) Lilly will be Ariel, Sadie will be Belle, and Ruby will be Cinderella. Ruby went to her new go to word of the day, cute. She just kept screaming, "Cute! Cute! Cute!" Lilly asked Daddy what he wanted to be and he said nothing the costumes were for them. Ruby says, "But cute!" meaning but Daddy you'll be cute. Her talking is getting better and better everyday.

We were looking around the toy section and we stopped at the puzzles. They have been pretty much obsessed with them since Yiayia got them some to do over the summer. They found some Disney ones that were 300 pieces and they were amazed by all the pieces. Lilly picks one up and says, "Oh Momma! What kind is this one?" I told her it was a Diary of a Wimpy Kid puzzle and she says, "Oh a Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid puzzle! Cool!"

Maybe Ruby is going through a growth spurt or I don't know what, but every time Steven or I go into or even near the kitchen Ruby starts screaming, "Eat! Eat! Eat!" and runs to her seat at the table. Sometimes she actually eats other times she just plays or tries to feed the dog.

We've been watching "Only in America with Larry the Cable" and the girls like Larry is just awesome. They figured out that he's the voice of Tow Mater and now they think he's hillarious. They had the DVD of the show at the BX and Sadie screams out, "Hey Mom! They have that Cable Guy here!!!"

The weekends here have been about sitting with/on Daddy. They love the days he's home with them!


-K

Gettysburg

Warning! This post has a LOT of photos!
Steven and I are both fascinated with history, and Steven has always loved learning about the Civil War. So when we decided to spend the summer in the states, we knew we should go to Gettysburg. The drive there was nice and the scenery was beautiful. Unfortunately we left later in the day we had planned so we didn't get to do everything or see everything that we wanted. We did notice that they are gearing up for the 150th anniversary of the 3 day battle so we decided we need to get back there for that. So here's to hoping that that actually happens!
One of the great things about Gettysburg is the auto tour of the battlefields. There's a map and signs pointing out the route and it was very easy to follow. There are monuments all along the way. We stopped at a lot of them but it was obvious that we couldn't stop at every single one, we just didn't have that much time left in the day. We did make sure we stopped at the Texas monument and the Robert E. Lee monument.

The photo in the bottom left corner is from the big observation tower. I got up maybe 2 flights of stairs and chickened out. Steven made sure to take lots of photos for me. This was a map that was up there and pointed out the directions of several important places in Gettysburg, like Little Round Top.

And I made sure I took lots of photos of the cannons for Papop!



Here's Ruby modeling one of the cannons for Papop!


The pointed monument is the Massachusetts monument. Oh and if your wondering if our kids think they're Texans or New Englanders, they're English! They'll tell you they're from England, ha!




The guy on a horse is Robert E. Lee and the next photos are from the Lee monument. One interesting tid bit- they actually had to put up a sign there that said do not deface the Lee monument. Steven was worried that the girls couldn't go near it, but I assured them that they were just going up to take a photo there.


This is all three girls on the rock wall of Seminary Ridge.


The cannon is also from Seminary Ridge and I didn't get what the other monument was. We just drove slow by it so that I could get a picture.


The one on the left is the Texas monument and the one on the right is the Louisiana monument.


Here's a closer picture of the Texas one.


And just because I love this one of Ruby!


One more funny tidbit- We were in my parent's basement looking for some dolls. My dad found a print of Abraham Lincoln and asked the girls if they knew who it was. Lilly says, "Ben Gates?", from National Treasure! So when we were walking around Gettysburg he kept asking the girls who all the photos of Lincoln were. Thanks to that day, the girls now know who Lincoln is and what he looks like.
We really had a good time and can't wait to go back. And hopefully with Memaw, Papop, and Shelby!

Our Trip to the Zoo

A couple of weeks ago we took a trip to the Lehigh Valley Zoo. It was the perfect size for toddlers especially ones that don't have a stroller to lounge in periodically. It was small, not too many animals, and in a beautiful location. It borders a nature preserve in the hills and the drive to the parking lot was just as nice as actually spending time in the zoo. It was no where near as impressive as our trip to the Waco Zoo with Memaw, but it was perfect for young kids who needed to walk on their own.


Oh and on the way there Lilly said, "Papou if there is a frog house you'll have to take us in there by yourself. Mommy really doesn't like frogs, but I do." Then Sadie chimes in, "Yea they freak her out! Daddy had to take one out of the car!" And when you read that dialogue make sure you add Sadie's Boston accent. It sounds more like this, "Yea they fweak hewr out! Daddy had to take one out of the cah!". We are still trying to figure out where she picked it up from.


We saw some penguins, prairie dogs, a small alligator, goats, geese, swans, a zebra, alpacas, an ostrich, and some birds of prey. There were peacocks roaming freely around the zoo and they were beautiful. Ruby wanted to run up to it and pet it- like she did with all the other animals. She feels the need to touch EVERYTHING now, or put it in her mout The girls were so excited to see an owl that looks just like Hedwig. Hedwig is Harry Potter's owl and the girls a obsessed with anything Harry Potter. We were able to go into a "bird house" that housed several macaws that we were actually able to feed, touch, and even hold the birds- if they were willing to let someone hold them.


I think I was most proud of Lilly. Lilly is so eager and excited to learn to read. That's all she really wants to do at school. That girl is so excited to be able to sit and read a book all by herself. I'm sure that she'll try and stay awake at night reading and fall asleep with her head in a book. One thing that Lilly has been good at is memorizing words. I have tried to get her to sound out words but it just hasn't clicked for her. She has memorized a lot of words. We went up to one of the zoo habitats and Lilly walked straight up to the plaque that describes the animals and without any help says, "Wolf. Oh wolves are in here, let's go! Did you know that my Daddy has wolves on his arm?" I was so shocked and proud of her. When she can read a full book by herself I think we are going to have to throw her a big ole party. I know how proud of herself she'll be.


Remember how I said it was a small zoo, well right about the time when Lilly and Sadie started to complain about being tired of walking we had seen all the animals. It worked out perfectly. Since the zoo is right on the nature preserve we got to see some deer, and protected elk and bison. We hadn't had lunch yet we decided to go thru a drive thru somewhere. Sadie chimed in quickly with McDonald's and wouldn't let up about it. I checked the navigation and found one not to far from where we were. We started following the directions and it started taking us further and further into farm country. I thought, "Man where is this place?" Just then we turned back onto the main road we started on, but this time in the opposite direction. So instead of just making a U-turn we went at least 10 minutes out of the way to do it! Crazy! And to top it off, when we got there Sadie was sound asleep. Typical Sadie-Mae, she just ate when we got back to the house.



We all had a fun day and I think we are going to make another trip there once Daddy gets here.The girls are just like him when it comes to animals. They love them all.

Sunset Walks

I apologize for the lack of updates but it just seems like one thing after another on this "vacation". So far Ruby has been sick twice- separate ailments, 3 ER visits, utter exhaustion, cranky, moody, tired children, things breaking, and just plain drama. I sure do love being able to spend time with my family, but I think I'm going to need a vacation after this!
In an effort to work off some energy before bedtime, my sister Gabbie and I took the kiddos on a photo walk. We walked over to an area of the neighborhood that is waiting to be built. You can buy a townhouse in the neighborhood and they'll customize the way you want when they build. The are made for some really beautiful photos and I know we'll be back over there many more times. We left the house after dinner so it was just before sunset and the lighting was beautiful. The kiddos were really good too.


Sadie was walking on the curb when I told her to get down before she fell. Now Sadie is a little clumsy so falling was inevitable. She looked at me and said she needed to practice walking on the curb because when I tell her to get down she gets really nervous. I couldn't help but smile at her because she can come up with the craziest things. I thought oh well she can be up there. No more than 10 seconds after that did she fall and cut her left knee. And by cut I mean a miniscule little dot. By no means was I going to tell her there was any sort of blood because she would panic and no longer be able to walk. I signed to Gabbie not to mention it when Lilly pointed it out to her. Thanks Lilly! Gabbie managed to convince her it was blood but that she fell onto a really small berry. Hallelujah! She believed and started walking again. She climbed back on to the curb and Gabbie told her to get down. She was nearly in tears about how nervous she gets when we tell her to get off the curb and then falls again. Lilly again points to the microscopic blood drop. Sadie then tells her no and that she must have fallen onto another berry. When we got back to the house I cleaned and bandaged them.



The next night at dinner we were telling Uncle Chris, Gabbie's fiance, about her falling into berries and she says, "I'm not so sure those were berries anymore." And I about choked on my food and was trying not to spit food out as I started laughing uncontrollably. Oh Sadie-Mae how we love you dearly. She truly is sunshine on a cloudy day!




-K

the weekly funnies

Steven and I truly believe we have the smartest, funniest, and beautiful kiddos in the world. We are now at a point where both Lilly and Sadie say “smart” things. They have no idea that they are sarcastic or too literal in their words.  So I am going to give you a few examples, in “short hand”.  L is Lilly, S is Sadie, D is Daddy and M is Mommy.

L- I know what metamorphosis is.

D- Oh yea? Can you tell me what it is?

L- Um. Um. I having a hard time remembering exactly what it is.

S- The answer is tricky.

Sadie has what we call “Old Lady Syndrome”. She is like the sarcastic old ladies you see in the movies. Like the female Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace or Ouiser from Steel Magnolias. She just says things without thinking about or explaining. Her saying “The answer is tricky.” just came out of left field and no one saw it coming. And that is typically what happens.

We went out to dinner for our anniversary and Steven ordered fajitas. His meal was so big he offered the girls some to try. He made Sadie one with french fries- she’s a weird child- and Lilly one with refried beans and guacamole. Lilly either couldn’t say guacamole or didn’t hear it properly, either way this is what came out:

D- Did you want just beans or would you like some guacamole too?

L- I said I would like some whack-a-mole too please.

Lilly is at the starting age in understand and enjoying jokes. Steven has a lot of these so he happily asked Lilly and Sadie:

D- Do you know why 6 was afraid of 7?

L & S- No, why?

D- Because 7 ate 9. (laughing)

L- Oh. (Not laughing.)

D- Did you get it?

L- Yes, it was a joke.

D- Did you like?

L- No, it wasn’t very funny.

M- (Laughing hysterically at Lilly.)

We’ve been trying to get the girls to clean up as they play so there isn’t a huge mess to clean or the girls complaining that it’s a disaster and they don’t want to have to clean up that much at once. I told Sadie to clean up and stop staring at the TV. After telling her a handful of times I turned off the TV. She turned and growled/groaned, “That was NOT necessary.”

Oh, Sadie-Mae. All that was missing from that comment was for her tell us her hip was hurting, again.

♥krissy

April Fools and Snippets

• I have never been a fan of practical jokes. Maybe because I can be very gullible and emotional,  or maybe because it  is  really hard to keep a secret from Steven? Or a combination? Anyways we don’t do anything for  April Fools Day. The only time  I really cared about April Fools Day was 5 years ago  when I was pregnant  with Lilly and I was terrified she would be born on that day. Thankfully she came 3 days later on April 4.  But the point is that I didn’t think Lilly would learn about this at school  today, especially since they don’t ‘recognize” holidays. When I picked Lilly up from school today she says, “Hey mom, look there’s  a dragon in the sky! Hahahaha! Happy fools day!” I was cute the first time, lol! She keeps telling to look at the dragon in the house, the commissary, and various other places! She’s killing me… in a good way and a bad way :) Sadie has started too, she told me to, “Look over there! It’s a talking horse!
 

• In other news, my brother proposed to his  girlfriend Kerry this week and she said  YES! We are so excited for them. The  girls love Kerry probably more than Nick, sorry Nick! I think it’s just because she’s  a girl :)  We  are so happy for them and can’t wait to see them this summer.
• Ruby loves horses, just like Lilly. She’ll pile all the horses she can find and then make them walk or line them up. She can even make horse noises like the horses are talking. She is a little confused when it comes to other animals. If the animal has 4 legs, it’s a horse and it makes horse noises. It’s pretty    cute :)       

• I was talking to my sister, Cindy, last night and Sadie asked if she could talk too. I told her not tonight but tomorrow she can call Cindy and push all the buttons on the phone. I didn’t want her to wake up Ruby because she hasn’t been sleeping well at all, which means I haven’t been sleeping well. She got a little upset and said,  “But I don’t even know my own phone number!” And pouted for all of 2 minutes.                    

                                             

• We found a propane tank at the BX yesterday and bought it. We have been wanting a grill for a while now but wanted to buy the tank first. Hopefully today we’ll get it filled and then buy the grill Steven wants. We were joking about how Steven doesn’t really know how to use a propane grill because he’s always used charcoal- which is why we haven’t grilled out much! I told him not to worry, I stand near him with the hose while he starts it! The girls took us literally, so now they keep asking when we are going outside so I can turn on the hose- ha! Say a little prayer nothing catches on fire, lol!

♥KRISSY

Grace, in Spanish?

Before we eat we always say a little prayer. We started when Lilly went to nursery school and she and her class would say a prayer before lunch. She would come home and want to say it before dinner too but we didn’t know all the words  to her school one so we started saying the one I grew up saying.
It goes:
Bless us oh Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

I have no idea where this came from, but Lilly was in the kitchen coloring one afternoon. She came into the living room and told me she knew how to say grace  in Spanish. I was really curios because it came out of no where and Steven and I don’t speak Spanish.  Sure enough she had something to share so I asked her to say it. Before I died laughing, I asked to say it on camera so we could share with Daddy and the grandparents.
ENJOY! The password is Spanish.

Bless Us Oh Lord from kristen todd on Vimeo.

♥krissy

Kids Say the Darnedest Things, take 2

Steve and I are always talking about how we wish we had a video camera turned on the girls 24/7. They come up with the craziest things randomly throughout the day and we don’t want to ever forget it.

• Ruby loves guys in uniform. She will just walk straight up to them and let them hold her and talk to her, and she just smiles away. She is the only one out of the 3 of them that likes the uniform. Lilly and Sadie associate it with Daddy leaving and at some points have just completely freaked out. I think because Steven was gone so much in England and Ruby has been through that yet.
• Sadie starts talking to me in jibberish. She was trying to tell me her belly button hurt. I asked her what it was and she said, “It’s like kinda of round and has bumps in it.” I look ate her and say, “No, what is hurting it?” And when I look at it she‘s poking herself repeatedly in the belly button with her finger. I told her to stop and she says, “Oh, that’s better.” Ha!
• Apparently when I talk and bob my head around with the words. Ruby has picked up on that so when she says, “Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm!”, she bobs her head all over the place. She already says “mm” and “yum” with every bite she eats so it’s just hilarious to watch her eat now.
• We have been telling the girls that this time next year we will be moving again. They will pick a place that they want to live and ask if Air Force can send us there. It always varies and is always followed by, “Is there a Disneyland there?” Well Sadie told me in the car today that she can’t wait to move to Texas and live in a hotel. She REALLY loved staying in San Antonio with Memaw, Papop, and Shelby.
• The big girls will always consider England home. We are going back to the states this summer to escape the heat of Turkey and we keep telling them we are going to Yiayia’s house in Pennsylvania. Sadie declared that she wants Yiayia to move to England so we can visit her there.
• And yes, Ruby is still calling Daddy, “Muhma!”

Ha!

♥krissy

Kids Say The Darnedest Things

• Lilly wrote a story at school with the help of her teacher. It was all about a picture she took at home of the princess table. It’s a table and two chairs with the Disney Princesses on it, and it was a birthday gift for Sadie’s 1st birthday. Her story goes like this:
• This was a gift from my grandma. It came in the mail and Mom and Dad put it together. It’s a table and chairs with princesses on it. Put some food on it. The end.
• Sadie came into our bedroom one morning needing help buttoning her shirt. Since I was trying to get dressed too, I asked her to go get her socks on first. She came huffing back to my room saying, “These socks are nauseating me!” I asked her to repeat and again says, “These socks are nauseating me because they’re not working!”
• Sadie found a jewel sticker stuck to a blanket. She pulled it off and stuck it to her nose and said, “Look! I have a nose ring!”

• Ruby is still calling Daddy, “Mama”, just to play a game with him. She thinks it’s hilarious!

• We got a new coffee table and end table at the BX the other day. They were on clearance and we got both for like $60. I put a couple of photos on the end table. One of them is a photo from Yiayia’s house and it has the girls and their cousin Fifi. Ruby has been carrying it around showing us Fifi.  She can’t wait to go back to the states this summer and play with her.

♥krissy

Lilly, Lilly, Lilly!

 Lilly is just getting so big and smart. She truly is one of the most clever kids I think you'll ever meet. She is strong willed, strongly opinionated, and beautiful. She wears her heart on her sleeve and defends the little guys. We couldn't be more proud of our first born. Lately she has just been blowing us away with what she says.
• When we were at the commissary the other day, Lilly had to go to the bathroom. Steven took and when she came running back to me and the girls, she was yelling how she did go potty and that she tried to wash her hands but there was a large spider so she turned around and ran out. She said she needed some hand sanitizer for her hands. When we were in the car she told us she is only scared of spiders and frogs. She got the frog thing from. And yes, they terrify me.
• I was making dinner the other night and the big girls usually sit at the counter with me. We'll turn on some music and they will color or practice writing letters. Lilly pulled out her activity book and asked me to read the instructions for. They said to look at the picture and write the first letter of the word down. Well Lilly is busting her butt trying to learn  how to read, so she decided to try and spell out the whole word. Normally,m if I wasn't making dinner, I would help her sound it out and write each letter down. But since I was cooking she kind of just said a bunch of letters and asked me if she was right. They weren't right but she kept trying. She got to the picture of a dog:
 L - "Dog starts with a D. Mom, I know how to spell dog."
M- "Oh yea. Did you learn it at school today?"
L- "No."
M- "Then how do you spell it?"
L- "D-A-M."
And this is where I almost fell over laughing.
• We were at the shoppette and Lilly unbuckled her seat belt thinking we were all going in. I told just Daddy is going in because he's going to go quickly. She said okay and we told her to try and buckle herself back in. She is in a booster seat now and the buckle is hidden behind Sadie's carseat. She can still be buckled properly, it's just that Sadie's seat obscures the view of it. She said she couldn't get it buckled so I told her Daddy would do it when he came back. Now go back to where I told you she is dying to learn how to read and spell.
L- "Mom, I know how to spell cat."
M - "Okay."
So I get ready to help her sound it out.
L - "C..."
I'm about to help her, but she surprises me!
L-"A-T. Cat."
I start telling  her how awesome she is and how proud I am of her.
L- "Great. I can spell cat, but I can't buckle myself."

We l♥ve this little girl.