our normal...

So a couple of days ago my sister Annie posted about the "normal" table conversations at her house. It included a large floating giraffe named "Big", and alligator (who is now dead but Big is really sorry), and a pretend princess and a green umbrella - for those of you who don't read her blog (it is private or I'd give you a link). That night at dinner, Kenzie was doing this...


She was singing this "song" for a couple of  minutes while we were eating before any of us really noticed what she was doing - and then there was several questions of "where did that song come from?" (she made it up) and "what is she saying?" (I want to kiss you, I really do-do. I want to kiss you, I really do-do...) and "is she singing that to her cup?" (yes - her monkey cup). She just kept singing it...so we pulled out the camera because otherwise you just wouldn't understand our normal.

 And, yeah, sorry - if the song is stuck in your head for hours....

Funny Quotes...

it's been a while since I shared some funny quotes so here you go.

• Last night we (Kevin and I) were trying to Kenzie settled down for her "cuddle" time before bed. She was bing silly and purposely making things difficult in a funny way. Like when I asked if she was ready for bed, she said know, she just checked cuddle.com on her computer (a mirrored compact) and it said she hadn't cuddled enough. And then she was in my "spot" on the bed and when I asked her to move over so that could cuddle with her, she said "oh wait - some just updated cuddle-dot-com and I'm trying to read it". Anyway, we were all laughing and as I finally pushed her over enough that I'd fit on the bed, I asked her "when did you become such a turkey?" and she says (while still pretending to check things out on her "computer") "I've been brain-washed."
• Yesterday, about lunch time, I was asking the kids if any of them had worked on the chores I had given them. Lyndsey tells me she went to, but "other people" were playing video games so she couldn't. When I asked why, she said because she got distracted. I was telling her she needs to learn to tune things out or learn to multi-task - clean and watch them play games at the same time. She started into explaining that she does know those things, but they were playing video games and she just started watching and some other excuses when all of a sudden, she looks out the window and says (in the middle of another sentence) "oh! Look at that pretty bird!" She never noticed me laughing at her, and then she got up and went down to start cleaning. I don't think she even remembered we were having a discussion. 

minute to win it

I shared this on facebook, but for those who don't "do" facebook - here you go.

I came home the other night after Kaylee's band concert, and this is what Kevin and Mackenzie were upto...



Kenzie has been saying this for a while. She will randomly walk up to people and say it. I think the first time I heard her was one day in like January. I was telling Kevin I was almost done with folding the laundry, so could he go ask the kids to come up to put it away. He asked about how much longer I'd be, and I said just a minute or two. Kenzie must have been in the hallway listening because she comes in the bedroom (I fold laundry into piles on my bed) behind Kevin and peaks around his legs and says "You've got a minute to win it. Good luck." in her funny voice and with the hand motions. I almost died laughing. We hadn't been watching the show much, and I don't think she'd seen the show since last summer when it first came on. And her voice and hand motions were spot on. I have to say, I've become a bigger fan of the show since then - because I love watching it with her, and listening to her say this with Guy Fieri.

late breaking news...

Last night we were cuddling with Kenzie before bed and Kevin asked to see Kenzie's wiggly tooth.

And then he pulled it out.

Kenzie was totally excited...didn't even notice that it was bleeding.

I had told her I'd make her one of these, but I thought I had more time. She decided she wanted to wait to put her tooth under her pillow, so that I could make it. She also said "it needs hair. And a missing tooth. Can you do that?"  So I did. Her tooth is in the baggie.

And now she "feed" it to the monster...who she named "Selena"

All I can say is "STOP GROWING SO FAST!!!"