Funny comments

We went to the zoo on Saturday. We were are the monkeys and these two monkeys were fighting over a tree branch. They were basically playing tug-a-war, but it was really ticking the other monkey off. Josh must have felt the Howler's hostility as he yells, "ET GO! ET GO!" which in English is "let go." I was laughing.

Today Holden was telling me about his new friend named Joey. Ashley came in and assumed that he was talking about his Uncle Joe that they call, "Jobee One" after the famous "Obee One" from Star Wars. :) Then Holden replies in an iritated voice, "No, Ashley not Jobee his name is Joey." Then Ashley began to sing, "Joey, I'm so sorry." It's a country song.

I can't get enough of the funny conversations around here. It's what makes my job or staying home so worth it!

I am 30

I just thought I better give a call out to Russ and my kiddos for surprising me with streamers all over the ceiling and a chocolate birthday cake! I had gone to the temple for the early session and came home to yelling children, but the yells were sweet. It was Ashley yelling, "Happy birthday, Mom!" and Emily saying, "DAD she's here, she's here!" It was very thoughtful and I felt like a princess. They even gave me a heart necklace that blinked and said, "Birthday girl." It was for a little girl. Russ let the kids pick all the 30 things out at the party store while I was at the temple. It was very sweet.
Then in the evening I went out with my friends to a Mama Mia sing along. I love Mama Mia, and I thought I was going to be the superstar, but this man behind me knew every single word to the entire movie! :) After the movie was over we went to visit Russ and Ben Taub hospital. He took me and a few friends on a "behind the scenes" tour so that was fun. It was the first time I've seen him in the hospital working. It was so fun to see him there.
Thanks for a wonderful Birthday everyone!

First day of school

On Monday I had 3 of my kiddos go to school. Russ gave us all our back to school blessings the night before, and I bald my eyes out. My shirt was wet. Holden kept on saying, "Mom why are you crying?" I am so thankful for the priesthood. What a blessing to have that in my home and live. It always amazes me how everything Russ says in the blessings are exactly what I needed to hear, and I didn't tell him my feelings or thought on any of the stuff before to prep him. It came straight from Heavenly Father. Without these blessings I would be a nervous wreck the entire year while they were at school. When I put the kids to bed I couldn't even sing them their songs because I was a cry baby still.

The kids looked great in their school uniforms and were so excited to go to school. I took Holden in to his class and was waiting in the doorway and I thought he was next to me so I grabbed his arm, but I came to realize that was this scared little girl that was clinging to her Dad with all her might. I scared the snot out of her I'm sure grabbing her like that. The Dad didn't look to pleased when I said, "Sorry I thought that was my son." I looked up to find Holden and he was making himself comfortable walking around trying to find his spot. I found it with him and gave him a kiss and said goodbye.

Emily got sick of waiting for me out of Holden's door and found her class herself and was getting situated when I got there, AND SHE WAS TALKING TO HER TEACHER! Let's fast forward to 2 years before where for 2 weeks I was prying her off my legs to go to kindergarten. I went in a kissed her too, and she went on with what the rest of the class was doing and didn't flinch once.

Loren was sitting in his class by the door and I waved and blew him kisses. As I was doing this I realized that he was giving me that kind of embarrassed, but too nice to say anything look that his father gives me when I kiss him in public or say "I love you." Like father like son. Sweethearts think alike. I'm a little sad that he grew up that fast, but I guess it had to happen sometime.

All in all this week went great for them. After waiting for a few days in the insane parent pick up line for a hour we decided to bus the kids from school to home. They love it, and it drops off in front of our house. It's a sweet deal.

Josh walked around saying all week, "Loren go ba bye?" "Loren go ride da bus?" can you tell who he loves the most? Really he calls all 3 of them the same name because its easier, but he does truly idolize Loren.

Ashley has had an adjustment with learning to play on her own. She is so use to having Emmy lead their play that she kind of followed me around the first few days, but now she loves leading the play for Josh. They play cute for the most part. There is the occasional, "maniac" reply from Josh, poor misled child. Who is his mother anyway? We're getting there....I hope.

pros and cons to talking babies

So a few months ago I posted that Josh was talking, and how cute it is. Well it is cute, except for when he learns words he shouldn't be saying. For instance, when Ashley gets upset she'll call one of her siblings, never me or Russ, "maniaces" or maniacs. Unfortunaley she learned that from the older siblings that trickled down to Ashley as well. Well I thought that was not okay. Today I caught Josh playing in my make-up and when I took it from him and said, "NO!" He looked at me and said, "maniac." I turned and started laughing, and he proceded to keep calling me a maniac. I'm working on changing this behavior, but getting a 16 month old to stop saying a bad word is kind of like teaching a dog to poo in a toilet. Now if that is possible then soon Josh will have a cleaner mouth. :)