It's Cold Outside

The other day the kids and I came home from the grocery store and Mark was in the driveway shoveling. It was absolutely FREEZING outside but the kids wanted to help Daddy anyway. So I unloaded the groceries and then went out to see what everyone was doing. Both kids looked SO cold, so I said, "Guys, it's time to go inside." As we were taking our coats off once we were inside, Maggie said, "Mommy my mouth is moving all by itself." Hee hee, she was shivering! :) I love it when she says stuff like that!

Chicken Anyone?

So...Nicholas just went to the bathroom and came running out saying, "Mom, you HAVE to go in there. The WHOLE ROOM is STINKY! It smells just like CHICKEN." Dear Lord child, you are just like your father. (Maybe a little like mommy too...)

Little Teachers

Today Nicholas decided he wanted to play school. I, of course, said YEAH! Let's play school! (I'm a teacher, what can I say?) So we did all these things to prepare for the school...we had to get pens, pencils, and markers. We had to get paper of all kinds and we had to put everything into a basket. He was also very specific about making some sequencing cards (he must have them in his classroom) about brushing your teeth and getting dressed. When all of this preparation was done, we had some leftover paper. Maggie thought it would be a good idea to make some "classroom rules signs." So I asked them what they should say. Right away Maggie said, "NO HITTING!" So I write it on the paper and on to the next one. Nicholas says, "NO BITING!" I thought, "Hmm...okay, I guess you really shouldn't bite at school. So I made the sign. We had two more pieces of paper left. Maggie says, "NO PICKING YOUR NOSE!" This made me laugh really hard...I guess she has heard me tell her not to pick her nose before. The final sign came from Nicholas..."NO ELBOWING." :) He said, "Just like in football!" I love that my kids wanted to play school today and I love that their classroom rules were only four simple things to remember:
1. No hitting.
2. No biting.
3. No picking your nose.
4. No elbowing.

If only it were all that simple. :)

A Sweet Moment

Yesterday I was talking to Mark about our plans for the week. I said,

"Oh! Heather told me she could come over and do my hair Saturday morning for my birthday! Isn't that nice?"

Nicholas looked up at me with his big eyes and said, "Mommy, I think your hair looks just fine. It's REALLY pretty. I think you could be a bride or something."

I ran over to him and said, "Oh honey that was so sweet! Thank you so much!"

Then I got a big hug and a smootch! That's my sweet and sensitive little boy.

Yuk!

Maggie just fed Wrigley a booger. Nasty!

Mom...

I am sitting at the kitchen table trying to pay some bills. Maggie is INSISTENT on having a tea party in the living room and she desperately wants me to play. I tried to encourage her to play tea party with Nicholas in her room but Nicholas is busy playing police man/construction worker (he would love the Village People). So Mags is out here and has her whole teaset set up on the floor and she has not stopped talking for a SECOND. She keeps asking me things like, "Mom, do you want salt on your tea? Would you like ice cream too? I think Kasey is coming to the tea party. She's here right now, you wanna go see her? Mom, you wanna go see her? Today? She's here. Mom, you wanna go see Kasey? You wanna go see Kasey cuz I'm cutting the watermelon. You can go see Kasey. Mom, you wanna go see her today? Mom, you want to go see her today on the picnic? Mom, do you wanna go see her today on the picnic? Mom, do you wanna go see her today on the picnic?" OH MY GOSH. That is not a joke! She said it that many times and as I write, she is continuing to ask if I want to go see Kasey. She will not stop asking for even a second if I don't answer right away. The talking is CONSTANT. It is so constant that the only thing I can do is laugh at her. She is like a wind up toy. I am unconciously answering her just so she will move on to the next question. Oh wait! Now she says, "Mom your foods ready! Your foods ready! Mom, you wanna come over here cuz your foods ready! Mom do you wanna come over here and eat? Mom do you wanna come over here and eat? Mom do you wanna come over here and eat?" I need to go. :)

My Daughter is from New Jersey

Maggie talks like she is from Jersey. I don't ever want to forget this stage because I know how much entertainment we get from listening to her talk now. We'll even purposely have her say something just to giggle a little bit. I know, it's mean but it's so darn cute. When she talks if the word has an er sound in it, she makes it an "oy" sound. So purple, is poyple and Barbie is Boybie. My sister Colleen will occassionally text me and say, "Have Maggie say this..." and we both start laughing because we can hear her saying it. Yesterday Colleen had her say "Worship the Lord" (this was after the "Does God have a dog" discussion) . She said, "Woyship the Loyd." We also like to hear her say "corn kernel." This, in Maggie's language, is "coin koinel." Ha ha ha! I am laughing just thinking about it! Soon she will talk just like everyone else so I just want to always remember how cute and funny she was with her Jersey accent.

Sleeping Beauties

Ya know how in movies they show parents going into their children's rooms at night and they look longingly at these beautful, perfectly still, sleeping children? Well, my experience is close to that. I went into each child's room last night before I went to bed just to check in. Nicholas' body was sprawled across his bed with his head practically upside down, breathing loudly. Maggie was twisted around in one of the most uncomfortable positions I could imagine with her mouth wide open, also breathing loudly. So instead of looking at them longingly at the door, I giggled to myself and went to bed. They make me laugh even when they aren't doing anything.

God and His Dog

I was driving the kids to my sisters house this morning and Maggie was chattering away in the backseat. Yes, chattering at 7:00 am. That child could chatter any time of the day or night...but I love it. Anyway, she says, "Mommy, I have a question..." So I say, "Yeah, what is it?"
"Does God have a dog?"
Where does this come from?? That alone made me laugh.
"Well," I said, "I don't know, what do you think?"
"Yeah, I think he does."
"What kind of dog is it?"
"Umm...like Wrigley."
"Oh, so God has an Irish Setter? What is his name?"
"Wrigley."
Okay...sounds good to me. I'm not sure why I think this is so stinkin funny, but I just do. I guess just the randomness of her thinking is what makes me laugh. So if anyone needs to know, according to Maggie, God has an Irish Setter named Wrigley.

Yet Another Obvious Moment from Nicholas

As I begin to write this story, I am already laughing to myself. Last night Mark and Nicholas went to the Concord basketball game. This story was something that happened awhile ago but the fact that they went reminded me of this funny story.

Our family was at the basketball game not long ago. Some friends of ours (we'll call them Bob and Susie) were sitting up a few rows from us. When Maggie and I went to get a sucker at half time, Nicholas was sitting right in between them while Mark was still in our seats. He was having a great time with these two. I had no idea what they were talking about up there, but I figured it was fine. They all seemed to be laughing and having a good time.

Later that night at bedtime I said to Nicholas, "Did you have fun at the game tonight honey?" He said, "Yeah!" I said, "Did you have fun sitting with Bob?" He said, "Yeah!" And then there was a long thoughtful pause...he looked up at me with big eyes and said, "He has REALLY big teeth!" For a second I wanted to agree with him but a thought struck me..."Did ya tell him that?" I asked. Without hesitation Nicholas replied, "Yeah!" Mr. Obvious strikes again.

Teacher Gone For the Day

The other day Nicholas came home from preschool and said he had a substitute. I said,"Where was your teacher?" He said, "She went to Indy to look at her son." :) This made Mark and I laugh so Mark said, "Oh yeah, what does he look like?" Nicholas said in his 5 year old way, "He has blonde hair and a big forehead." I love it when kids say things so innocently, not meaning to be rude or mean. Nicholas has a funny way about him. He likes to state the obvious.

Beauty Shop Guys

So I am sitting here thinking about what the plan is for our day off is (it's MLK day)...I look over in the living room and see Maggie applying fake eye shadow to her daddy's face. She sprays his hair ever so gently (yeah right) and tells him that the "water helps to shape his cheeks." Nicholas is sneakily creeping out of the bedroom with something behind his back. What is it? Ooh, the nose trimmers! This could be dangerous! While Nick makes his move on Daddy with the nose trimmers Maggie sneaks over to make her move on me with the spray bottle. She stops after Daddy says, "Not when she's on the computer, honey." I love it, Nicholas is combing Mark's goatee with the nose trimmers because he isn't allowed to turn them on. What's even more endearing about this situation is that Daddy is sitting patiently and actually seems to be enjoying himself. After putting the perfume bottle lid in Mark's ear to "get the earwax out," Maggie starts to put bracelets on Daddy. I love these days! I am off to get my "treatment" now.

Our Funny Life

The original thought behind this blog was for me to keep an online record of the funny things I hear and say each day living with a 5 year old and a 3 year old. Ya know all those funny things your kids say and everyone always says, "You need to write that down!" Well, this is how I am attempting at writing it all down. My hope is that someday I can print all my posts and share these funny stories with my kiddos. We will see where this goes and I hope that I can create something memorable for my children.

Mark and I have two kids: Nicholas is 5 and Maggie is 3. Since I am their mother, I feel like they are two of the funniest kids in the world. Nicholas has tons of questions about his world and it is so funny to hear a 5 year olds perspective on life. Maggie is the kind of child that keeps you on your toes. She thinks on her feet and the thought of her becoming a teenager someday scares me to death! The are completely opposite from each other in a lot of ways but very similar in many others. We are constantly entertained by these two and I feel like I always have a "Nicholas story" or a "Maggie story" to share with my family. Hopefully this is a way I can keep track of all these funny things and I can embarass both of them when they're teenagers!