I think I'm going to just go ahead and start posting the amusing things the kids say here ( Read more... )

Poor Ariel. She's at that awkward in between age for classes. Preschool (3-5) classes are too babyish for my 3rd child. EVerything else is 6+. She has been asking to take piano lessons for like YEARS. She was just too young before. I didn't really consider it. But she's 5.5 now and I am interested. She definitely seems ready. And there are ( Read more... )

Trevor was sitting on our bed the other day while I was getting dressed and he suddenly blurts out: "Mommy, when I get older I am going to get an apartment with Mutaz (his friend from school) and we are going to live together. But don't worry, I'll still visit home. And I don't want to play video games all the time- so I am going to play Club ( Read more... )

Well, and one from Trevor, too. I took the kids and their friends to the school playground today and Trevor felt bad because I kept having to talk to Trevor's little friend (he was just testing his boundaries). Trevor came up to me later and said "Mommy, I'm sorry you kept having to talk to us and we made a lot of work for you." It was so sweet ( Read more... )

Trevor and Marcos have this like on again off again competative relationship. Really, they are great friends and play almost everyday. They forgive eachother quickly. But they are forever getting in these little spats that end in someone going home pouting. So one of these happened today. Marcos had come over and they went out and played. ( Read more... )

Is is thundery and rainy and the sun is shining brightly while it pours. Steams is rising up from the street. It's very neat ( Read more... )

from Trevor as he is laying under the xmas tree and petting the cats:
"Mommy, I wish I could lick Shadow's nose. It looks so dry."

Wha?

from Ariel, as she is going upstairs for her bath while I do the dishes:
"Mommy, I didn't like you guys last night. I didn't like you and then, then I liked you again!"

Kids are so weird sometimes.

Raining! We decided to go camping tomorrow night, when it is going to be cooler and hopefully, NOT rain. I am not unhappy with the rain, though. Yay! I am hoping the drizzle turns into REAL rain and thunderstorms. Says 80% chance. I hope the weather men are correct for once ( Read more... )

We went out to see Ray's family this afternoon. To get there, we have to drive over the Dames Point bridge. As we're driving over it, the kids are oohing and ahhing because it's a high bridge and it overlooks the ports. Then Trevor, gazing up at the cables that suspend the bridge exclaims ( Read more... )