Kids say the darndest things

Lately Hannah has had some pretty funny things to say.

Sunday, July 3rd

We had spent the day at the lake.  On the way home I looked to my right and saw a beautiful sunset.  It was the perfect way to end a perfect day.  "Hey Hannah, look at that sunset.  Isn't that beautiful?"

Hannah replies "I think it looks horrible."

Funny thing about this is that she wasn't being a cranky-pants about it.  She was just ever so serious, made a comment, like no big-deal.  Made Brian and I giggle.

Short while later she was going on and on about random things.  Talking about her time with her grandmas (this includes both Gma Judy and Gma Chris).  At one point she said "Mom, remember when Grandma took me in the weeds that day?  We had so much you fun wouldn't even believe it!"

When we were eating lunch she walked over to me (shaking her hips from side to side and using her right hand to move the hair from her eyes)  "Ma'am, can I take your or'da (order said with an East Coast accent)?"

Sunday, July 10th

Last night we had a little get together with the neighbors out in the driveway/yard between our house and Chris and Steve's.  Around 9:30 or 10:00, Steve and Amanda (Brody's mom) came home from their golf outing.  They had been at the bar and Amanda had had a little to drink.  She kept yelling to Chris to make her some food.  It was obviously 'coming-home-from-the-bar' talk.

Today as Hannah and I went to get the paper she looked over to the yard.

"Whoa- look at the mess our party made!"  (still a few random beer cans that didn't make their way to the recycling can)

Later today as we were cutting up a watermelon she put her knife down (one of the 'circle knives' 'butter knife) and looked to the ceiling as if to be in deep thought "I wonder if Brody's mom ever got food?"

Same day, came home from Target.  Walked in the door and saw the syrup from breakfast still sitting on the counter.  "Mom, you forgot to put this away."  "Your right honey, could you do that for me?"

She replies with "What do I look like?"

A little later that day, "Mom, did your party juice (Midori, Malibu, and Watermelon Vodka- that I called mom's beer) make you sleep good last night?"

Summer lovin' happened so fast

Jackie was closed today.  Her dad passed away this past weekend and today was the funeral.

I took the day off to stay home with the girls.

I texted Karri Schnur this morning to see what her, Courtney, and Greta were up to.  I was feeling a need to be outside doing something.  Lunch?  Shopping?  Zoo?  MOA?  Just hanging out around home?

We decided to head to Snuffy's for lunch and follow it up with a trip to the Como Zoo.

We pulled into the parking lot- literally turned off of Lexington to the road that would lead us to the parking lot and my little baby genius in the back seat yells out "Mom! Remember Jennie brought us here last year when you were working!  Her friend and Maddie came with! Member that?"

Umm, yes I did but how in the heck did she?!

Entered the zoo, turned to the right and saw this building.

This building brings back so many memories for me.  Remember when we were little and this was pretty much the zoo?  Inside there were exhibits and the information center.  Later through years you would find the gift store within these walls.

Still can remember when there were actual animals in these cages. 

We walked around and looked at all of the animals and you KNOW I had to get a picture of this guy!

We ended our trip to the zoo in Como Town. 

It was 90 degrees outside today and when we pulled in the driveway we saw that daddy filled the pool when he got home from work and there is was, calling our names.

She isn't terrified, she truly loves this!

Good sport

Hannah got a Cootie game for Christmas.  Everytime I ask her if she wants to play she usually says, "No thanks."  Tonight she finally said "Ok, mom.  Let's do that.  What is Cootie?"  I explained to her that it was a game that you would have to roll a dice to get peices to build a Cootie guy and then when your guy is done being built, you would jump up and yell 'Cootie!".

I wasn't really sure how well she would actually get the concept of it.  We got the peices out and I figured I would just tell her the rules (are there really rules) as we went along.

The first game, she won.  She understood the rules and did well understanding which numbers belonged to which items.
The second game, she won.
The third game, I finally won!
The fourth game.....well, watch this video to see for yourself

Splish Splash

My two are in the 'real' bathtub behind me. 
Before Hannah could get in the bath tonight she had to get her babies in their tub and set our their jammies in the bedroom.

The way I see it, my success as a parent will be keeping Hannah from being pregnant by the time she is 8 :-)

Emerson's Mom

Hannah and I were in the car on the way to gymnastics and I got a phone call.
I answered the phone and my side of the conversation went like this...
Me:  "Hi!  No, it's no problem, I am driving Hannah to gymnastics so I have a few mintues to talk."
from the backseat
Hannah:  "I not Hannah, I Emerson's mom!  Tell her that I Emerson's mom."
Me: "Oh sorry, I am driving Emerson's mom to gymnastics.  Emerson's mom.  Hannah has a baby doll, Emerson, and so    "
Hannah:  "She a baby!  Not a doll.  Tell her Emerson is a baby."

When we got home from gymnastics and as we were jammying up we were talking about her babies.

Me:  "Hannah, why don't we call this one Soda and this one Emerson?"
Hannah:  "No, they both Emerson's."
Me:  "How about we call this one Changing Baby Diaper again so we know who is who?"
Hannah:  "I not Changing Baby Diaper's mom.  I Emerson's mom."

Ok, after we get the babies dressed I would like to take their picture.

Hannah:  (while rocking them in her arms back and forth-the stand up sway that you probably find yourself doing still even though your kids are growing up) "No, not tonight.  Littles (her nickname for them) needs to go to bed.  You can take their picture tomorrow."

I finally convinced her to let me take their picture. 

Hannah:  "Let's take the picture with their mom."  "Sit here Littles.  Now say Cheese and smile."

When I asked how she decided which baby got to wear which outfit her response was this "This baby will wear the monkey one because she loves monkeys.  Whenever we go to the zoo she always tries to get out of the stroller to get the monkeys.  This baby loves the flowers and when we go to the zoo she points to them and says Uhh (kinda grunt-ish).  They love them!  How did you know?"

Hannah:  "How about we do one more with a silly face?  Make silly faces babes!"

Hannah:  "Let me see.  Ooooohhhh, that a good one!"

How could I want to get anything done in this house?!

This is the type of stuff I would miss if I spent my time doing what I should be doing....I have the rest of my life to do that other stuff.