Does Minnie know where Micky is?

I was cleaning up the girls toys after they went to bed and just noticed something looked a little funny...

"Look at our plant!"

That's what Lucy says every morning when she comes in the kitchen. She is loving having a plant to take care of. Maybe it's a sign that she will be a good helper in the yard when she's older?!

Wisdom of Children

In the evening when Mike is getting ready for work Lucy asks him where he's going. Mike says, "I have to go to work." Lucy replies, "Ok. Go make me some money."

(2-11-10)

We were at the mall and walking through the food court. When we passed Mrs. Fields Lydia stopped and stared at the giant cookie in the display case. After a minute she reached in and grabbed an imaginary hand full and took an imaginary bite, then continued on her way.

(2-9-10)

Lucy was telling Mike how she loved to eat a certain treat and how she thinks it's ok for her to eat a lot of them. Then she said that it would be ok if Mike ate alot of them. Then Mike said he can't because he's older. Then instead of stopping at that, Mike started to get into how your metabolism decreases when you get older and you can't eat as many calories, etc. Then he caught himself and realised that he was talking to a 3 year old and laughed at himself.
(2-22-10)

This morning Lucy was being unusually friendly to Mike. I asked her if she was being Daddy's buddy today. She said "Uh hu, but I still love you."
(3-4-10)


I asked Lucy if she loved her sister and she replied, "I don't like her, but I love her." Isn't that the way it goes with sisters sometimes?! Such honesty.
(3-4-10)


We went to the park and Lucy saw a pink jacket on the ground. She picked it up and walked around asking all the kids if it was their jacket. Finally a little girl took it and said it was hers. Then Lucy gave her a look and said "Why did you leave it on the ground?"

(3-16-10)


Lydia's new talking skills: "No, I do it!", "Es buggen' me", "I spy wit me eye."(when we play the game in the car. She thinks that's all there is to it.) She's saying alot more sentences now. And surprisingly she says "please" and "thank you" alot, but she whispers them. It's pretty cute.
(3-17-10)

I think it's time for spring!

We are growing a plant in our kitchen window. Lucy has been wanting to grow something and I found these little ready to go planting kits at Michael's for a dollar. It's been about a week since we planted them. Lucy was so excited when their little heads started to pop out. We'll keep you updated on how they are coming (cuz I know you are in supense!) Try and guess what kind of plant it is!

We love winter! (well...the girls love the snow.)

We finally got to play in the snow! There were only a few days of snow that weren't too freezing cold and had enough snow to play in and we took advantage of them! The first time, we played at Grandma Collier's house with her puppy. Lucy made a snow angel and Lydia ate the snow.  The second time, we played in the snow at our apartments and made this goofey looking snowman. That day we had gotten a ton of snow that morning and we went out as soon as it stopped which was around 11:00. By 2:00 the snowman was completely melted! Lucy made me sing "Once there was a snowman" the rest of the day.

Wisdom of Children

I was trying to get Lucy to eat some of her dinner that she wasn't too interested in. I held up a bite for her and she cringed and said "The tongue doesn’t want it."
(12-25-09)

Every night before the girls will go to sleep I have to shut the door, then yell "nigh night" "Love ya" which they both shout back. If I forget, they will yell it to me until I yell it back.
(1-3-10)

Lucy to Lydia: "Can I have that?" Lydia: "NO" Then Lucy whispers in her ear "Say 'yes'."
(1-17-10)

I was folding laundry and found a pair of Mike's exercise underwear that had some major holes in them and when I threw them away Lucy suggested that we could get him some Dora undies to replace them. She thought that would be pretty funny. Then she started suggesting other princess and girly characters that would be good on dad's underwear.
(1-26-10)

We were out to eat and sitting in a corner booth. Lucy noticed the table was a funny shape. She asked me what shape it was and I said "It's kind of a square shape." She thought about that for a while, then said, "It's a rectagon." She was sure she had it right.
(2-3-10)

After meals I get out my trusty Dust Buster and suck up the never ending piles of crumbs under the table. I usually tease the girls that I'm going to suck them up with it and they run away. But last night Lucy holds up her hands and with her very serious face says, "Don't bust me, Mom."
(2-6-10)

Lydia is saying all sorts of things now. Some of her favorites are: don't, saw-we, I don't wanna, Mamma do it, but my favorite is, "Tank you mamma."
(2-7-10)

Lucy just finished swim lessons!

Yes, it's the middle of the winter, but it's the best time to take swim lessons. The class was small, her teacher was this cute grandma. She was so loving with the kids, but didn't let them get away with crying. (Lucy was the only kid in her class that didn't cry.) Lucy did awesome! She was the best kicker in her class and put her face in with no problem. At first she didn't like to get water in her ears, but she got over it pretty fast and was great! Lucy's favorite part was when they would make a train, whistle and all, and scoot along the wall. Down and back.

We LOVE swimming!

Grandma Collier's New Puppy "Blue"

So, after saying she wouldn't get another dog, grandma broke down and got another blue heeler puppy. She is so cute. The girls had so much fun playing with her! Here is one video of Lucy playing with the puppy and here is one of Lucy and Lydia playing with her.

Reuben is offically a missionary!

My lil bro just left on his mission! I can't believe it! He left for the MTC on the 30th and will be headed to the Roseville California mission. (northern CA) We had his farewell on Sunday and his "last supper" on Tuesday. He looked so official in his suit and black trench coat.  It's crazy how fast time goes by! When I said my last good buy he just said "See ya in 2 years", like he was just saying "see ya tomorrow" or something. What a goof.

We'll miss you Reuben, but way to go!

Lucy singing us all a song.

I don't know what inspired this song and dance or the lyrics either...

(Sorry it's sideways.)