Some kid quotes from 2011

I'm scanning through my old facebook posts and have come across some quotes from the kids over the past year. Since this is my scrapbook, I must record some of these!
(Emma 3 and Caleb 6 for most of this year)

From Emma on St. Patrick's Day: I tell Emma "you're gonna wear all green today because it's St. Patrick's Day, to which she replied "St. Pa-twicks? Oh, Like Sponge Bob?" (Sponge Bob's friend's name is Patrick)

From Caleb around Easter time: when I got out a pair of bright yellow dress shoes that Auntie Kelly got for Emma. Caleb being so impressed with the brightness of the color says "WOW! That's like God's glory!"
(from then on they were known as "the glory shoes")

From Emma in Aug: I'm in the kitchen cleaning up from dinner and Emma asks all in one breath "Mommy, are you making dessert? Cause I'm not making dessert today, I'm making it tomorrow." (reminder: she's 3!)

Emma in the summer: Emma was told about our annual church picnic days ahead of time and everyday would wake up and ask "When are we going to 'The Picnic Church'?"

Early 2011, Emma (who LOVES salad) says to me "I want salad with racoons." took me a while to figure out she meant "I want salad with croutons."!

Early 2011, Emma says to me before bed "I don't want me hair like this" (in a ponytail) "I want it flat and scwurly" (meaning down and curly)

March 2011, Caleb heard a car pass by with music playing that was .... well... not exactly the type he's used to hearing and says "Mommy, he must not know about God."

Oct 2011, Caleb says "If God was dead, who would we sing to? Who would we worship? Who would we pray to? Who would answer our prayers?"

Walking to the park in April, Caleb says "Perfect weather, perfect smell"\

February 2011, Kids playing with the "little people" manger and I overhear Emma saying "Ok Mary, it's your turn... Ok Joe-fish, it's your turn!"

Dec 2010: Overhear Emma singing a song she made up "we love the story of God.."

Thanksgiving 2010: Starts to snow, and Caleb says "That's weird... it's not Christmas"

Oct 2010:
‎5 year old Caleb asks Auntie Kelly (who is eating a cookie): "can I have one of those?"
Auntie Kelly: "You have to ask Mommy."
Caleb to Mommy: "I'm still HUNGRY. Can I have what Auntie Kelly is having?"
Mommy: "What is she having?"
Caleb: (knowing Mommy would say "no" to a cookie before dinner): "One of those circle things."
Nice try Buddy!

Told Emma while Daddy and Caleb are at the baseball game we're gonna do girl things like go and get our nails painted, to which she replied very enthusiastically "Wow Mommy! That's a "gate" idea!"

From Sept 2011: My sweet Caleb keeps asking me "what can I do to make you feel better Mommy?" and then said "You take care of me when I'm sick, so I take care of you when you're sick. That's what you do!"

Duct tape bandaids?

Yes, that's right, duct tape bandaids! 

Growing up with a Dad who is a mason (tough, dirty, covered in cement dust) I learned quickly that duct tape is good for many things, including first aid. Bang your thumb with a hammer? Wrap it in duct tape! Cut your finger with a sheet rock knife? Wrap it in duct tape! Trip over some bricks and break a leg? Wrap it in duct tape! 

Okay fine, not really that last one, but the other 2 scenarios are very plausible! 

I have taken this knowledge of duct tape bandaids into motherhood with me. I have save mucho deniro with this knowledge, fixed tens, no! hundreds of boo-boos and non-boo-boos alike, stopped countless tears with this very valuable knowledge of duct tape bandaids.

Now don't worry, if there is a big enough injury, I do cave in and breakout the dusty bandaid box. But for the most part for, hang nails, paper cuts and of course for the non-boo-boos - a little neosporin covered by a piece of tissue and then a strip of duct tape does the job. Actually does the job well! Stays on way better than anything Johnson and Johnson puts out and you can fashion any size or shape.

Now I'm pretty sure you need this knowledge from day one of Moommyhood, since I'd assume if your kids are used to Hello Kitty and Sponge Bob adorning their boo-boos the duct tape may not be accepted. Although you could try drawing smiley faces with a sharpie!

Here are my kids, (happily) showing off their Duct Tape Bandaids

Thanks Dad!