Zachary and I had quite an interesting conversation in the car today. It went something like this:
Z: Mom, someday Rylee (he pronounces it like Raleigh, NC) will grow up and get married.
MK: You are right she may get married. Do you think you will get married?
Z: Mom you are silly. Only girls get married.
MK: Really? If only girls get married who do they marry.
Z: They marry other girls mom.
MK: But I am married to Daddy.
Z: Mom we have already been over this - he is a boy he can't get married. (He then proceeds to name every girl he knows and says they can get married)
MK: But MiMi is married to PaPa.
Z: (Loud sigh) No mom - girls are supposed to marry girls. That is just how it is.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Prayers before Pizza
After our standard dinner blessing, Chad added in "Please take care of our family" and when we started to make the sign of the cross, Zachary said "No no - I have a prayer too."
"Transformers are good and trying to save the world. Dear God make me a Transformer to save the world. Make me Optimus Prime with guns instead of hands. Amen."
So either my son is not getting this praying thing at all or maybe he is getting it more than I realize.
"Transformers are good and trying to save the world. Dear God make me a Transformer to save the world. Make me Optimus Prime with guns instead of hands. Amen."
So either my son is not getting this praying thing at all or maybe he is getting it more than I realize.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Oh how she has grown...
More documentation since I am too lazy to actually write it in her baby book...
9 month appointment:
18.3 lbs
28" long
12 month appointment:
20.6 lbs - 50%
30.5" long - 90%
She started crawling April 30th -- Chad and I were on vacation so MiMi was the witness - it was her 9 month birthday
She got her two top center teeth May 24th
She got the two top next to center teeth May 30th
- yes they really did come in all around the same time -- four teeth! Overachiever!
Starting walking at school on June 12th and witness by us on June 13th
Two more teeth - bottom - one poked through and one right under the surface July 18th
It seems she only gets teeth on Saturdays! Ok maybe it is a sad comment on the fact that I don't notice these things until the weekend.
Healthy baby girl! We are beyond blessed...
9 month appointment:
18.3 lbs
28" long
12 month appointment:
20.6 lbs - 50%
30.5" long - 90%
She started crawling April 30th -- Chad and I were on vacation so MiMi was the witness - it was her 9 month birthday
She got her two top center teeth May 24th
She got the two top next to center teeth May 30th
- yes they really did come in all around the same time -- four teeth! Overachiever!
Starting walking at school on June 12th and witness by us on June 13th
Two more teeth - bottom - one poked through and one right under the surface July 18th
It seems she only gets teeth on Saturdays! Ok maybe it is a sad comment on the fact that I don't notice these things until the weekend.
Healthy baby girl! We are beyond blessed...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Z Famous Quotes
While some of these make no sense (and they caused me to say "I am sorry what did you say?") they will certainly make you smile:
"God made waffles from Saturn."
"I am a Caucasian! I am a transformer!"
"Don't cut my toenails - they make me taller."
I saw Z near the bathroom and I yelled (which I seem to do often these days) "Zachary you need to wash your hands" to which he rightfully yelled back " I have to potty first!"
During the year we keep our Christmas tree in the attic and it is an ordeal to pull it down and put it up for storage. At the end of the holidays last year I told Z that it was time to take the Christmas tree down and corrected me "No mom it is time to put the Christmas tree up." He got me on a technicality.
NonAnimated shows are "People Shows"
Carbonated beverages are "Spicy"
Pointing to an RV "Look Mom an annidoe [sounds like antidote w/o the t] - they take lots of people everywhere well except the airport because they don't know how to get to the airport." EDITORS NOTE: Chad pointed out that he is trying to say Winnibago
After eating one of my mother's nasty no sugar, no white flour, lots of fiber muffins he was asked if he liked it to which he responded: "You get used to it."
As a firetruck goes by: "I hope they aren't going to my house. That would be bad." Followed by me saying "You are right that would be bad." To which he replies: "Don't worry Mom - I have a fireman hat and we have a hose. I'll take care of it."
"God made waffles from Saturn."
"I am a Caucasian! I am a transformer!"
"Don't cut my toenails - they make me taller."
I saw Z near the bathroom and I yelled (which I seem to do often these days) "Zachary you need to wash your hands" to which he rightfully yelled back " I have to potty first!"
During the year we keep our Christmas tree in the attic and it is an ordeal to pull it down and put it up for storage. At the end of the holidays last year I told Z that it was time to take the Christmas tree down and corrected me "No mom it is time to put the Christmas tree up." He got me on a technicality.
NonAnimated shows are "People Shows"
Carbonated beverages are "Spicy"
Pointing to an RV "Look Mom an annidoe [sounds like antidote w/o the t] - they take lots of people everywhere well except the airport because they don't know how to get to the airport." EDITORS NOTE: Chad pointed out that he is trying to say Winnibago
After eating one of my mother's nasty no sugar, no white flour, lots of fiber muffins he was asked if he liked it to which he responded: "You get used to it."
As a firetruck goes by: "I hope they aren't going to my house. That would be bad." Followed by me saying "You are right that would be bad." To which he replies: "Don't worry Mom - I have a fireman hat and we have a hose. I'll take care of it."
Thursday, June 11, 2009
God Bless Us...Every One
On the way home from Zachary's swim lessons last night, I stopped at QT for gas. I rolled down his window so that we could chat while I pumped. My phone rings and it is Chad telling me to get home now! Apparently the weather is really bad. I look around and sure it is cloudy but no rain and no bad wind. Granted there is an occasional clap of thunder but nothing that I imagine to be too dangerous. But I promise as soon as I am done filling up, we will head home.
So I turn to Z and starting asking about swim lessons and the Plano city tornado sirens go off and we must have been right next to one. Needless to say, my poor son is trying to remain calm but is freaking out on the inside. Hands over his ears saying over and over Mommy there is a siren! Mommy there is siren!
I get in the car and tell him not to worry that we will head home to be with Daddy and Rylee and the siren is only going off to tell us to get home because a storm is coming. He asks if the siren is from a police car (there was one in the QT parking lot) and I tell him that no it is a siren on top of a pole so that everyone can hear it.
He then says -- "Actually it is Chicken Lickin." Hmmmm.....WHAT?
"It is Chicken Lickin." He is very serious.
I still don't get it. I ask who/what is Chicken Lickin? He says the white chicken. So friends, the confusion you are feeling now - I was feeling then. DO WHAT???
He says the little white chicken with the movie. From some recess of my mind I pull out "Do you mean Chicken Little? The sky is falling Chicken Little?"
He said -- "OOOOHH YES! Chicken Little." So we have made some progress. Chicken Lickin is actually Chicken Little. Now to figure out what this has to do with a tornado siren.
Zachary explains that the noise we are hearing is the siren on top of Chicken Little's car. He is driving around blaring the siren to let people know the storm is coming.
I don't remember the movie but perhaps there is a scene with Chicken Little driving around warning people the sky is falling??? Doesn't really matter - point is the Chicken Lickin situation has been explained.
We get home and the weather has definitely gotten worse. My friend Kat calls and says there is a tornado in Hebron and wanted to make sure I knew. Hebron is getting close to Frisco so we hang up to head for a safe place and the power goes out. My son is on the edge again. He wants Chad and I to turn the lights on.
Ugh. No can do buddy. I hate that he is so worked up but trying so hard to stay calm. When did he grow up?
So Chad, Rylee, Z, and I are sitting in the laundry room with our battery operated lantern listening to the horrid wind shake our garage door. I am trying to distract the family and suggest we say a quick prayer to feel better.
We bow our heads and pray for God's protection for our family, Auntie C, Kendall, and Uncle Todd and for the protection of our friends, family, and loved ones and everyone impacted by the storm. We ask protection for our house too but more to keep us all safe. We say amen and then Zachary says -- God please keep Chicken Little safe too.
Chad has no clue and looks at me -- I give him the "later" look and we ride out the storm.
As I am tucking in Zachary for the night, we say our bedtime prayers. We say our "Now I lay me down" prayer and then I throw in something like: Thank you God for keeping us safe and protecting all of us and getting us through the storm. We are grateful for your blessings.
To which Zachary says "and thank you for Chicken Little and his siren. AMEN."
Thank you dear God indeed. AMEN.
So I turn to Z and starting asking about swim lessons and the Plano city tornado sirens go off and we must have been right next to one. Needless to say, my poor son is trying to remain calm but is freaking out on the inside. Hands over his ears saying over and over Mommy there is a siren! Mommy there is siren!
I get in the car and tell him not to worry that we will head home to be with Daddy and Rylee and the siren is only going off to tell us to get home because a storm is coming. He asks if the siren is from a police car (there was one in the QT parking lot) and I tell him that no it is a siren on top of a pole so that everyone can hear it.
He then says -- "Actually it is Chicken Lickin." Hmmmm.....WHAT?
"It is Chicken Lickin." He is very serious.
I still don't get it. I ask who/what is Chicken Lickin? He says the white chicken. So friends, the confusion you are feeling now - I was feeling then. DO WHAT???
He says the little white chicken with the movie. From some recess of my mind I pull out "Do you mean Chicken Little? The sky is falling Chicken Little?"
He said -- "OOOOHH YES! Chicken Little." So we have made some progress. Chicken Lickin is actually Chicken Little. Now to figure out what this has to do with a tornado siren.
Zachary explains that the noise we are hearing is the siren on top of Chicken Little's car. He is driving around blaring the siren to let people know the storm is coming.
I don't remember the movie but perhaps there is a scene with Chicken Little driving around warning people the sky is falling??? Doesn't really matter - point is the Chicken Lickin situation has been explained.
We get home and the weather has definitely gotten worse. My friend Kat calls and says there is a tornado in Hebron and wanted to make sure I knew. Hebron is getting close to Frisco so we hang up to head for a safe place and the power goes out. My son is on the edge again. He wants Chad and I to turn the lights on.
Ugh. No can do buddy. I hate that he is so worked up but trying so hard to stay calm. When did he grow up?
So Chad, Rylee, Z, and I are sitting in the laundry room with our battery operated lantern listening to the horrid wind shake our garage door. I am trying to distract the family and suggest we say a quick prayer to feel better.
We bow our heads and pray for God's protection for our family, Auntie C, Kendall, and Uncle Todd and for the protection of our friends, family, and loved ones and everyone impacted by the storm. We ask protection for our house too but more to keep us all safe. We say amen and then Zachary says -- God please keep Chicken Little safe too.
Chad has no clue and looks at me -- I give him the "later" look and we ride out the storm.
As I am tucking in Zachary for the night, we say our bedtime prayers. We say our "Now I lay me down" prayer and then I throw in something like: Thank you God for keeping us safe and protecting all of us and getting us through the storm. We are grateful for your blessings.
To which Zachary says "and thank you for Chicken Little and his siren. AMEN."
Thank you dear God indeed. AMEN.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The Sock Thief
Here is just a random tidbit:
We drift from room to room while doing housework. Rylee does her best to keep up, crawling and playing as she goes. Along the way, she has learned that many things can become a play toy.
Lately, she is been getting a little more daring. She really covets her brother's stuff.
Precisely- his footware.
Rylee will take Zachary's socks and use them as a chew toy.
During the latest heist, she grabbed a [clean] sock and bolted out of the room ("bolting" being a hyper-fast diaper-ripping crawl). She went into Zachary's room with the loot and tried to shut the door. Seeing that the law was on her, she immediately shoved it in her mouth to get a few good chews on the sock in before confiscation.
-CMM
We drift from room to room while doing housework. Rylee does her best to keep up, crawling and playing as she goes. Along the way, she has learned that many things can become a play toy.
Lately, she is been getting a little more daring. She really covets her brother's stuff.
Precisely- his footware.
Rylee will take Zachary's socks and use them as a chew toy.
During the latest heist, she grabbed a [clean] sock and bolted out of the room ("bolting" being a hyper-fast diaper-ripping crawl). She went into Zachary's room with the loot and tried to shut the door. Seeing that the law was on her, she immediately shoved it in her mouth to get a few good chews on the sock in before confiscation.
-CMM
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Streets are now Safe
Today TLC, Z and Rylee's school, is having Community Helper Day where Z's class is supposed to dress up as a Community Helper. Zachary got it into his head that he wanted to be a police officer. We didn't think it would stick but all the way up to last night he talked about being a police officer.
To assist with making him look like a police officer, I bought a very cheap hat and accessories. He wore the hat through out the entire store while I continued shopping. It was amusing to me and the rest of the shoppers as he would say "Officer Zachary here to stop the mean guys" or "Police Officer Zachary to chase cars to make the bad guys stop."
The best is though at home when Zachary got into his "costume" and put on the accessories. The package came with a police baton that looked a little like a shorter smaller version of:
Being the conservative uptight mom, I told him that he could not take that to school. I had visions of the teachers yelling at me that I sent an armed child to school and he was taking care of the bad guys aka classmates.
He didn't understand why I had a problem with him taking it to school. He thought it was a giant whistle or horn. He then stuck the short perpendicular piece in his mouth with the longer portion of the stick up in the air and blew into it trying to make a sound.
Chad and I laughed so hard at our son the police officer with his badge, hat, handcuffs, walkie talkie, and puffing on the baton like a crack pipe. God bless our law enforcement!
To assist with making him look like a police officer, I bought a very cheap hat and accessories. He wore the hat through out the entire store while I continued shopping. It was amusing to me and the rest of the shoppers as he would say "Officer Zachary here to stop the mean guys" or "Police Officer Zachary to chase cars to make the bad guys stop."
The best is though at home when Zachary got into his "costume" and put on the accessories. The package came with a police baton that looked a little like a shorter smaller version of:
Being the conservative uptight mom, I told him that he could not take that to school. I had visions of the teachers yelling at me that I sent an armed child to school and he was taking care of the bad guys aka classmates.
He didn't understand why I had a problem with him taking it to school. He thought it was a giant whistle or horn. He then stuck the short perpendicular piece in his mouth with the longer portion of the stick up in the air and blew into it trying to make a sound.
Chad and I laughed so hard at our son the police officer with his badge, hat, handcuffs, walkie talkie, and puffing on the baton like a crack pipe. God bless our law enforcement!
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