Comments from the Cuties - November

For the archive.

Lila: "We're not in Brentwood anymore." (on the way to the mall)

Tanner: "Don't listen sis, it will hurt your ears." (while flushing the toilet at the mall)

Lila: "Is that where animals go potty?" (sitting on the toilet, looking around and asking about the drain in the bathroom at the mall)

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Lila: "I have to go to work."

Tanner: "To make money for Chuck E Cheese."

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Lila: "Do you want an iced mocha?" (taking my order while playing in her kitchen)

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Tanner: "Where did we get these cool shoes?"

Mama: "I don't remember."

Tanner: "I think from old ladies."

Mama: "Old Ladies?" OHHHH you mean old NAVY?" :-)

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Lila: "Let's do a craft today."

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Tanner: "I'm coming Sis. Don't worry about it." (running to meet Lila on the jungle gym)

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Lila: "Put both hands on it. Both hands. " (talking about the steering wheel - where did this come from?!)

Tanner: "Because it's safe."

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Tanner: "I"m so, so sorry. I didn't wait for you. I'm so sorry." (said while running off a climbing structure at the park, he knows to do it while I'm watching/near him - he was completely full of himself!)

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Mama: "These ants are driving me crazy."

Lila: "They're hungry and looking for food."

Tanner: "They're sad and looking for their mom."

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Tanner: "I'm going to ask Santa for my own ipad, a tractor and a blue truck." (an IPAD?!)

couple days later.......

Lila: "I want a goat and a sheep from Santa."

Mama: "Where would we keep them."

Lila: "Outside, not inside" (looking at me like - DUH!)

Tanner: "Locked up!"

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Tanner: "There's the mall" (passing an outdoor mall in town)

Lila: "That's not the mall, we're not in Concord" (we went to the mall in Concord on the first day of the month!)

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Lila: "I saw Santa Claus. You just missed it." (while playing with Daddy)

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Tanner: "I need help. This is frustrating." (playing with a new App on the iPad)

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Lila: "When I was really really little I was in the hospital."

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Tanner: "I want to go to Massachusetts."

Mama: "I do too, but it's far away."

Tanner: "We need a plane."

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October Pictures

We had a great Halloween inspired month!   We visited a few farms/pumpkin patches and a Halloween festival at Fairyland, one of our favorite new spots.   Samantha and Peyton came for a visit, we had a play date with my long time friend Jenny (from elementary school) and her son Alex, a trip to San Francisco with Bri & the gang, a fun day with Sunshine, Kristine & kids, a visit from my Mom & Grammy, Brady's first birthday party, play time at the park, crafts, cooking and finally a visit from Grandma Carol and Halloween!   Jacob and I got a special treat - time alone!    Carol had fun with the kiddos (and vice versa) while we had dinner at a non-kid friendly place.  WOO!

The kids LOVED Halloween.   They were so excited to head out trick-or-treating.   Lila was scared of the monster and masked costumes.   They were very polite with "thank you's" and "Happy Halloween."   We called it quits after an hour, Tanner kept asking for "one more house."  We then got home and took over the candy giving duties from Grandma.    I'm not sure if they liked trick-or-treating or handing out the candy more.    They would holler for kids to come down to our house.   If no one said thank you they would turn around and tell us "they didn't say thank you."   Apparently our kids are the politeness police, as if they say it every time!    

The kids are keeping us busy and on our toes as usual.    They are growing up way too fast!    You should hear some of the conversations we have with them and they have with each other.   Some times I think we have teenagers already.   Their favorite musician is Justin Beiber.   Yep, no joke!   They heard him in the store one day and then again on the radio.   His songs are so catchy, I can't blame then.   It's so cute to hear Lila say "baby, baby, baby oooooh."    

I could write more but I need my sleep!
Link to the pictures:  http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BatWrFs5aKI04

Feel good moment of the day

I got the kids out of the bathtub and wrapped in their towels.    Tanner said to Lila, "Nice to meet you, I'm Jenny."   Lila then giggled and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm Amy."    They then hugged and toppled over each other in hysterics.    I have no clue where they got the "Amy" and "Jenny" bit, let alone the "nice to meet you."    They pick up on every detail and word that is said so they witnessed something having to do with that recently!

Comments from the Cuties - October

For archiving purposes.

Tanner: "Do peas have mouths? Peyton has a mouth."

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Lila: "That's not ok Tanner. (telling me) Tanner won't do it again."

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Tanner: "We don't need the light. It costs money though." (talking to Lila who turned the light on)

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Tanner: "My belly hurts."

Lila: "Do you need to go potty, honey?"

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Tanner: "How do you go to college?" (Out of the blue question. Yes, these are the conversations we have!)

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Lila: "My belly hurts. I need hot chocolate I think."

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Lila: "I saw a pigeon a couple days ago."

Tanner: "A couple days ago a pigeon sneaked on me at my house."

(they like using "a couple days ago" when talking)

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Tanner: "Sorry flowers, mommy needs to water you."

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Lila: "Stop, it's a red light." (while driving, she wanted me to get her something and I told her I couldn't until we stopped)
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Tanner: "Look, a porK-a-potty." (WAY across the parking lot)

Mama: "We only use a porT-a-potty when we REALLY have to go potty and there's no other bathroom around."

Tanner: "I really, really have to go BAD."

Mama: "There's a bathroom inside Target."

Tanner: "Let's just check out the pork-a-potty then."

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Mama: "This old man he played 1, he played knick-knack on my thumb...."

Lila: "This old man, he makes me so so happy."

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They've picked up my sayings! Here are a few.....

Lila: "Aye Yaye Yaye."

"Oh my goodness."

Tanner: "Gross, gross, grody to the max."

"That is naughty to the max."
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From Halloween:
Tanner:  Come here kids, I have some candy for you."   
Lila:  "Hold me, hold me.  Where did the monsters go?"

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More September Pictures

I knew I had more September pictures.   :-)   The rest of the September pics include a trip to the lake with Peyton and Samantha, playing at our "water park" as the kids call it and a trip to the zoo with Shiloh and Sunshine.

Link to the pictures:  http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BatWrFs5aKIvQ

This says it all

We made oatmeal cookies this morning and I decided they weren't complete without some chocolate chips. I gave the kids a bowl to add to the batter. Lila added hers right in. Tanner said "no, I don't think I'm going to, I want to eat them". I was getting a picture of them as I noticed Lila digging into the cookie batter/chocolate chip covered spoon. Tanner is in the background saying "mmmm this is good." It's the little rascals in action!

September pictures

These pictures include playing with Bella, Brady, Peyton and Samantha, a tea party at Grammy's, fun with Grandma Carol and Uncle Chris, swimming (Cali's grandmas pool and our neighborhood pool), loving Auntie Bri time, "helping" with the unpacking, random pictures at parks and meeting Kurt, Cali, Brady & Bella at the circus!

Link to the September pictures:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8BatWrFs5aKItY