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Kids Say The Darndest Things!

Kids are hilarious and I'm lucky enough to have them cracking me up every single day, so how can I not share them with you! These are just some of the funny things they say.

Izzy, referring to her doll who was apparently very fashionable. "She's very stashinal."

Connor had drooled on Izzy's doctor kit, daycare boy told her, "you should put your dr. kit in your room." Izzy replies very casually, "That's ok, I don't care if he throws up on it."

Izzy told me today, "I'm 4 now." me: "Oh really, when did you turn 4?" Izzy: "I don't know, I just learned my ABC's."

While cleaning up the Elefun game after deciding she didn't want to play anymore, and while Connor was starting to get into the butterflies, Izzy tells him, "Consadurations Connor but you can't play this anymore. I can teach you how to play baseball though!"

Conversation between Izzy and daycare boy. Izzy, "Your froggy umbrella has big eyes!" daycare boy, "I know that Izzy, that's because I love him!"

While visiting my sister-in-law's new house, Mikayla started screaming bloody murder. Nana asked, "Do you have a sliver?" Mikayla while still screaming and sobbing, "No, I have a stick under my skin!!"

We had wild rice casserole for dinner, and Izzy decided to play with it for some reason, making a huge mess and getting it all over her hands. This was her prayer at the end of dinner, "Dear God, thank you for my food, thank you for my family, thank you for my friends, and thank you for being messy! Amen"

Mikayla was writing a story on the computer, and we had just talked about semicolons, when she announced to me that, "I think if I have a boy when I grow up I'll name him Colon, that sounds like a good name." Upon further discussion she decided that perhaps Collin was a better name for a little boy.

Izzy, while playing with little Beauty and the Beast figures: "I can show you the ways of being a normal person. Pick berries, read, wash your hands a lot... " all said with a British accent.

I asked the kids what they like to dream about, Izzy answered, "Princesses.... Meat.... My family....."

Last night we were at my cousins' house and they had a very large family picture framed and hung on the wall. Mikayla looked at it and casually said, "They must have taken that picture with a really big camera."

Daycare Boy after ghost hunting: "I wish I had a pet dinosaur made out of mud!" Because clearly only mud dinosaurs would protect him.

Connor trying to say the word "helicopter": "Bobbicocker"

Izzy randomly asks, "Why did God give us a head?"

Connor heard the outer door getting blown open by the wind and, startled, asks "Who's coming?". Like the good mom I am I say very surprised like, "Monsters are coming" and continues to stare. So I say, "Robots are coming!" Very seriously Connor tells me, "How about Care bears are coming!"

On the way to gymnastics we played a game, here's an excerpt:

Me - "Something I want you to do, it starts with an F, ends with an S, and has a C in the middle"

Mikayla - "Frapaccinos!!!" (intended word was Focus)

Me - "Something I want you to have... I want you to have__"

Izzy - "Babies!!!!" (intended word was FUN!)

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Our Little Mary Lou Retton

Babydoll started gymnastics through community ed this week, and she loved it! She's been pretty nervous about it ever since I signed her up for it, but that's just how she is. She worries about the unknown, she's a little like me that way. She likes to know exactly what is going to happen before she gets there.

Despite us telling her that she won't have to do any fancy gymnastics moves that she's not ready for, she kept stressing about the bar. She thought she'd have to flip over it without help, turns out she rocked that bar like nobody's business! They didn't flip on it yet, but practiced casts, pizza hangs, and swinging on it with legs (and pointed toes) pointing forward.

Her right before class started. Can you tell she's excited!?

Skipping!

More skipping!

Standing up after a round of forward rolls. She came home and did summersaults over and over in the living room for about 10 minutes.

TA-DAH!!

She did a really good job and can't wait to go back next week!

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Mindee@ourfrontdoor · 705 weeks ago

Super, super cute. She looks thrilled!

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Abby · 705 weeks ago

She had a blast and kept saying, "that was easy! I'm doing everything!" She loves it!

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mom · 705 weeks ago

She looks terrific. What a thrill for her. Can't wait to go see her in progress.

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Abby 37p · 705 weeks ago

She has gymnastics for 4 more weeks (though we'll sign her up again), you should definitely come watch in a few weeks!

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doesanyoneelseknow 27p · 705 weeks ago

Yay! That's so awesome! Her smile says it all. ^.^

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Abby 37p · 705 weeks ago

I wish that first picture wasn't blurry because I LOVE her expression!

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daycaredaze 13p · 703 weeks ago

"Can you tell she's excited?" you ask... Oh, not so much, except for the ear-to-ear grin, the hands clutching the shorts, the bouncy knees, and the fact that, even in a picture, she appears to be VIBRATING with excitement.

Very cute!

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Abby 37p · 703 weeks ago

That excitement hasn't diminished at ALL yet either! She loves it and we can't wait to see how far she wants to go!

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Abby 37p · 703 weeks ago

And thanks for checking out my little ol' blog! Hope to see you around here again!

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