Playtime

Alex was playing inside a cardboard box. She was chattering away and I wasn't really listening until the box fell over with her inside. Thud.

Before I could even ask if she was okay, she smiled and said, "It was all part of the plan!"

Alex Embarrassing Me at Church

We were sitting in our pew when an elderly couple I hadn't seen before came in and sat three rows behind us. Alex pointed and shouted,

"Mom, look! Her hair is a cloud!"

Then later during the Sacrament Prayer:

"You kiss Daddy on the lips! You like it!"

No More Dora the Explorer!

Alex has been getting into a lot of things today. I was getting frustrated with her, and she was with me for stopping all her fun. A few minutes ago I took a roll of double-sided tape away from her, and she held her hand up (in "talk to the hand" fashion), and yelled, "Swiper no swiping! Swiper no swiping! Swiper no swiping!"

Big Plans

I was getting together with some friends this morning after the boys left for school. I mentioned to the boys that I was going to Salt Lake to see some people.

Nathan asked, "Are you going to see the Prophet?"

New Name

We were reading the story of Abraham and Issac in the Old Testament. We learned about Abram's name being turned to Abraham, and Matt asked if the kids remembered what the Lord changed Jacob's name to.

Nathan said, "Jake?"

Stare Down

I used to have staring contests with my sisters. I was pretty good at it until I got contact lenses.

The other day, the boys were playing Disney Scene It, and they ended up having to use a tie-breaker. The instructions said to have a "Stare Down" and the first one who blinks loses.

Matt walked into the room to find both boys walking in circles, eyes wide, looking down at the floor.

Grateful

While eating Sunday dinner, a roasted chicken.

Nathan: "We should be very grateful for this chicken. It gave it's life so we could eat it."

(He wasn't so grateful last night when I used that chicken to make chicken stock and then chicken and dumplings, which he hates.)