Princess Alex

"Look, Mom! I wearing my glasses slippers!"

(Can you tell she's been told many times not to mess with my glasses?)

Embarrassment

It's really hard to show your face when coming out of the bathroom at Deseret Book when Alex has yelled,

"You pooping, Mom?"

and

"I see your privates!"

at the top of her lungs.

I'm glad she's finally potty trained. but sometimes a little potty knowledge is not necessarily a good thing.

Alex Funnies

Mom: I want a hug from my boo-ba-loo! (Yes, I make up silly words.)

Alex: I not blue, I pink!

Later...

Mom: Alex, what are you doing?

Alex
(calls from the other room): I makin' a mess!

Needy

Last night Alex had an accident in her pants, and Matt was in the bathroom with her cleaning her up. I was putting leftovers in the refrigerator after dinner while Taylor was still finishing his meal.

Taylor: Aren't you going to go help Dad?

Me: No, he can do it. He has everything he needs in there.

Taylor: Except for YOU!

Me: Aw, does Dad need me?

Taylor: Yes. For kissing.

My Compliments to the Chef

You know last night's dinner was good when Taylor says, "Mom, can we have leftovers for dinner tonight?"

They Come in Threes

Mom, there are three Rachels: Rachel Palmer (neighbor), Rachel Rice (piano teacher), and Rachael Ray!

-Nathan's random comment during dinner tonight.

Confession

I was washing dishes, and my back was to Nathan when he approached.

I heard his sheepish little voice say, "Mom, I didn't think about it before I did it..."

Imagine all the destruction I thought I was about to see! This was not too long after his little sister had ruined the Halloween costume I'd been painstakingly making for her. And she had wet her pants all over the boys' piano lesson books. My day was not going well.

What relief I felt when he was standing there with an open umbrella he couldn't close! (Isn't he cute!?!)