This is an old page. I haven't updated it in years. But it's a collection of some of the hilarious and thought provoking things my kids said when they were little. This is good reading if you need a laugh or two.
Oh the Things THey Say $
Oh the Things THey Say $
We've been blessed with four kids that life life to the fullest.
They make me laugh with all the things they say. I don't want to forget their hilarious, priceless and truthful comments. This page is my attempt to remember many of them!
(Started this page in '08)
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2012 Kid Comments
( I didn't keep track very well this year. I did't record them as the year went so I've lost many of them. I'm bummed I didn't record more because the kids say things on a daily basis I wish I could remember. They are all so insightful and funny. These are the ones I found on scratch paper to add to the list. This year Coleson seems to be the one with so many one liners.
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Coleson Ordering food at Cracker Barrell
Coleson: I'd like two pancakes.
Waitress: Is maple syrup ok?
Coleson: Nah. Just normal syrup.
(Dec '12)
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We saw a homeless man at the intersection and the kids wanted to go buy him
some things at Walmart.
We did but as we were driving Coleson was looking out the window and said, "I just don't get it. I just don't get how people can just drive by."
(Nov '12)
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Tatum's prayer the night after we told the kids we were moving to Utah.
"Thank you that we are spreading the light to Utah. I know my friends will miss me and I will miss them but I will make new friends. Amen."
(Such simple thinking and faith. Nov. '12)
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Me: Tatum what do you think you are going to be when you grow up?
Tatum: I know what I'm NOT going to be. I'm not going to be a garbage dumper. (Pause)
I'm going to be a dance teacher and work at a massage place and a earring place and a jewelry place and a wedding place.
The morning before Tatum did the homecoming coronation she had this coversation with Jason in the van on the way to school.
Tatum: Blake and I are going to be pretty nervous tonight.
Jason: Why? You will do great.
Tatum: Just don't let mom say out loud (in a deep voice) 'that's my baby'.
(Hilarious ... when have I ever done that in public. ha!!)
(October 2012)
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Jason and Tatum were building legos.
Jason: Tatum are you humble?
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Coleson: My butt itches. It's been itching all day.
Me: Did you wash it good last night?
Coleson: What do you mean?
(Me thinking: Hmmm. Maybe we found the problem. lol)
(Fall 2012)
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I was telling the kids a story about when I was a school teacher.
Ian very endearingly said: I bet your kids really remember you.
(Sweetest thing ever!)
(Fall 2012)
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Coleson: Mom I don't really get you sometimes.
(Me in my head: Welcome to your Dad's world.)
Fall 2012
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Jason: 13 minutes till departure time.
Coleson: I don't know what parture means but I know he means we are gonna go.
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Dinner conversation one night.
Tatum: America is the best state because it makes things right.
Me: What do you mean by right?
Tatum: Like they make you wait a long time for things like you have to wait a long time to drink wine.
(Summer 2012)
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It was bedtime and Coleson was questioning why Ian gets to stay up later.
Me: Ian doesn't need as much sleep as you do because he is older.
Coleson: So Carter needs 1 minute less sleep then me? (Carter is a minute older.)
(August 2012)
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Tatum: Where's the Flys Whopper? (August 2012)
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While getting ready for church this was the conversation I had with my 10 year old - we were going to a water park after church.
Ian: Why can't I wear my really good swim suit to church?
Me: Because it's a swimsuit and you can tell it's a swimsuit.
Ian: Yeah but it's a really nice swimsuit.
(Summer 2012)
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The twins were invited to go somewhere with a friend and Ian asked why.
Coleson: Their ticket could have one more person so they asked us.
Ian: No their ticket could take TWO more people.
(The twins still majority of the time refer to themselves as us. It's such a unique twin thing.)
(Summer 2012)
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Carter: I thought they were called pimples. (He was talking about nipples.)
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While watching the Oklahoma Thunder basketball game in the NBA finals they were down a few points.
Coleson said, "The Thunder are sorta loosing their edge. They used to be really good."
(April 2012)
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Tatum and her friend were riding in the van with me.
This is the conversation I heard.
Her friend: Tatum you know we are all gonna die someday?
Tatum: Yeah I know. But it's ok because we will get new bodies.
Her friend: Yeah. We might have long hair.
Tatum: Yeah and I might be black.
(Spring 2012)
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2011
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2012 Kid Comments
( I didn't keep track very well this year. I did't record them as the year went so I've lost many of them. I'm bummed I didn't record more because the kids say things on a daily basis I wish I could remember. They are all so insightful and funny. These are the ones I found on scratch paper to add to the list. This year Coleson seems to be the one with so many one liners.
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Coleson Ordering food at Cracker Barrell
Coleson: I'd like two pancakes.
Waitress: Is maple syrup ok?
Coleson: Nah. Just normal syrup.
(Dec '12)
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We saw a homeless man at the intersection and the kids wanted to go buy him
some things at Walmart.
We did but as we were driving Coleson was looking out the window and said, "I just don't get it. I just don't get how people can just drive by."
(Nov '12)
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Tatum's prayer the night after we told the kids we were moving to Utah.
"Thank you that we are spreading the light to Utah. I know my friends will miss me and I will miss them but I will make new friends. Amen."
(Such simple thinking and faith. Nov. '12)
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Me: Tatum what do you think you are going to be when you grow up?
Tatum: I know what I'm NOT going to be. I'm not going to be a garbage dumper. (Pause)
I'm going to be a dance teacher and work at a massage place and a earring place and a jewelry place and a wedding place.
The morning before Tatum did the homecoming coronation she had this coversation with Jason in the van on the way to school.
Tatum: Blake and I are going to be pretty nervous tonight.
Jason: Why? You will do great.
Tatum: Just don't let mom say out loud (in a deep voice) 'that's my baby'.
(Hilarious ... when have I ever done that in public. ha!!)
(October 2012)
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Jason and Tatum were building legos.
Jason: Tatum are you humble?
Tatum: No. I’m not a humble. What does that even mean?
Jason: If you hear the word humble what do you think that means.
Tatum: Big head. Big brain. (Pause) Means you are the smartest kid.
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Coleson: My butt itches. It's been itching all day.
Me: Did you wash it good last night?
Coleson: What do you mean?
(Me thinking: Hmmm. Maybe we found the problem. lol)
(Fall 2012)
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I was telling the kids a story about when I was a school teacher.
Ian very endearingly said: I bet your kids really remember you.
(Sweetest thing ever!)
(Fall 2012)
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Coleson: Mom I don't really get you sometimes.
(Me in my head: Welcome to your Dad's world.)
Fall 2012
Coleson: I don't know what parture means but I know he means we are gonna go.
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Dinner conversation one night.
Tatum: America is the best state because it makes things right.
Me: What do you mean by right?
Tatum: Like they make you wait a long time for things like you have to wait a long time to drink wine.
(Summer 2012)
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It was bedtime and Coleson was questioning why Ian gets to stay up later.
Me: Ian doesn't need as much sleep as you do because he is older.
Coleson: So Carter needs 1 minute less sleep then me? (Carter is a minute older.)
(August 2012)
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Tatum: Where's the Flys Whopper? (August 2012)
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While getting ready for church this was the conversation I had with my 10 year old - we were going to a water park after church.
Ian: Why can't I wear my really good swim suit to church?
Me: Because it's a swimsuit and you can tell it's a swimsuit.
Ian: Yeah but it's a really nice swimsuit.
(Summer 2012)
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The twins were invited to go somewhere with a friend and Ian asked why.
Coleson: Their ticket could have one more person so they asked us.
Ian: No their ticket could take TWO more people.
(The twins still majority of the time refer to themselves as us. It's such a unique twin thing.)
(Summer 2012)
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Carter: I thought they were called pimples. (He was talking about nipples.)
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While watching the Oklahoma Thunder basketball game in the NBA finals they were down a few points.
Coleson said, "The Thunder are sorta loosing their edge. They used to be really good."
(April 2012)
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Tatum and her friend were riding in the van with me.
This is the conversation I heard.
Her friend: Tatum you know we are all gonna die someday?
Tatum: Yeah I know. But it's ok because we will get new bodies.
Her friend: Yeah. We might have long hair.
Tatum: Yeah and I might be black.
(Spring 2012)
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2011
Carter, Coleson and Tatum were playing play dough and I was just listening in to their conversation. I heard Carter say, "You do not kiss on a date. You learn things about the other person. You need to have four things alike. If you only have 3 or less then you can't get married." (Not bad thinking uh?) (December 2011)
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Tatum while shopping with me: "Let's go down the excavator." (escalator) (Dec. 2011)
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Coleson and Carter were getting their hair cuts and while the lady was cutting their calicks in the back of Colesons hair Coleson said, "Ummmm . . . . we kinda need those." That's how people tell them apart. One is on the left side and one is on the right. It was so funny. (December 2011)
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While dressed up and playing Tatum said, "I want to resent my royal royal home." (she meant present instead of resent) (December 2011)
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The boys all went to an art program after school. Next year Ian will be to old for it. They all love it. After the last one Ian said, "Next year I won't be able to go."
I said, "Well, there will be other things you'll be able to do as you get older."
He stood up, started to walk out of the room and said, "Well, it was fun while it lasted."
(December 2011)
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We were picking teams for a game of Pictionary and eveyrone wanted to be on Jason's team instead of mine. Coleson said, "Mommy needs someone and that someone is you Tatum." (October 2011)
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Carter and Coleson were standing at the kitchen counter drinking a glass of milk they poured for themselves. This is their conversation.
Carter: Jugging is not good for your body.
Coleson: Jugging? What is jugging?
Carter: It's this. You drink and go gu gu gu gu. That's jugging.
Coleson: Oh.
(October 2011)
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Tatum said, "This song gives me nuts." (She said it several times all day about things. I think she meant "drives me nuts". I laughed so hard.) (Sept. 2011)
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With an aunt pregnant the kids have been talking about having babies. This was our conversation in the van the other day.
Carter: Can Grandma have babies still?
Me: No, she's to old. (sorry Grandma.).
Carter: Well God could do that.
Ian: She could have a baby if it was for a really good cause.
(Ha. Yes God can do anything. I thought the way he said a "good cause" was hilarious.) (September 2011)
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Tatum saw my dying flowers and said, "Mommy why did you make them dead?"(August 2011)
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Coleson saw me open the children's vitamin which have a child lock lid and he said, "How does it know that grown ups are doing it?" (August 2011)
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"I'm writing in China. I know lots of China." (Tatum - August 2011)
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Tatum was with my mom (Grammy) and my mom was talking about Gramps. This was there conversation.
Tatum: Are you married to Gramps?
Grammy: Yes. He's my husband.
Tatum: (in surprised voice) He picked a GRAMMY for a wife?
Grammy: Well, he picked me when we were in college. (ha.)
(August 2011)
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Tatum said, "That's my diarreha. Don't look it's my private." She was talking about her diary.
She called it her "diarreha" several times. I laughed so hard; it sounded funny every time. (August 2011)
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Ian and I talking about his hair needing a hair cut.
Me: You need a haircut.
Ian: I like it long.
Me: I know but you have these two little wing ding things that are getting long.
Ian: Why do I have those?
Me: I guess when God mad you he said lets give this one 2 wing dings.
Ian: If God gave them to me then why would I cut them off?
(Good point Ian. ha.) (August 2011)
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Kids and I were talking about the time daddy had a "night job" as a Security Job. It was just a two week thing he did with a friend. It was some sort of computer convention that needed security at night. The kids remember it but were asking questions.
Carter: Did he have a weapon?
Me: No.
Ian: What kind of security guard doesn't have a weapon?
Tatum: Did Daddy walk back and forth with his hands behind his back?
(Summer 2011)
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Spritual Conversation while driving at night on vacation.
Coleson: Mommy I just saw the Spirit of God working?
me: You did? where? (Jason and I looked at each other; it was a very interesting thing to hear him say.)
Coleson: Just now, I saw a light, a reflection and that was the spirit of God working.
Ian: It "might" be the spirt of God, it might not.
Coleson: Yeah, It might but I think it is.
Jason: what do you think He is doing?
Coleson: Just working or just walking around.
Jason: I think that's cool that you know God is always working.
(I know it's sort of a strange conversation but it was very touching. I do believe kids sense God's spirit so much more easily than we do. Coleson was so calm and matter of fact about it. It was just a statement of fact that came out of the blue.) July 2011
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Ian was riding with my sister in law, her two girls and Tatum. They were all playing I-spy. He said, "I spy something adorable. It's 3 girls in the backseat." (Already a charmer. - Summer 2011)
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While driving in the car with Tatum she heard them say Beth Moore was coming to our area. She got excited and said, "Hey we know her!" I thought it was so funny b/c I guess she has seen me watch her videos at home her entire life. She made it sound like she was a friend of ours. ha.
(June 2011)
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Spiritual Conversation about God
Me: You know that little voice you hear sometimes in your head when you are trying to make the right choice. You think in your head and you know that one of the choices would best one. That is God talking to you. That's the holy spirit talking to you.
Carter: So you are saying that when we don't listen to that and we make the wrong choice we are disobeying GOD?
(That hit me hard. Leave it to a child to take it straight to the truth.)Summer 2011
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Tatum (to me): Get your normal clothes on you mommy cause you look boring to look at. (I was in workout clothes.) (June 2011)
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Tatum (while driving in the van): When I get big can I have this car?
(Oh girl I can only pray you have that same kind of standard when go car shopping for you someday. HA!)
(June 2011)
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Coleson: Ian are you going to be a famous artist someday?
Ian: I'd kinda like to.
Coleson: I want to be one too.
Tatum: I want to be a famous cat drawer.
(May 2011)
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Tatum: Do I look like a 3rd grade girl?
Carter: Yeah. Well no, u look like a first grader.
(May 2011)
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Right before Mother's Day we were talking about who my mom was and who daddy's mom was . . . Tatum has known this concept for years but it was as if something new in her clicked and in a astonished type voice she said, "Daddy should live with his mommy." (May 2011)
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Tatum was "reading me a story" and in the story she said, "The girl was sick and her medicals weren't working so her heart stopped beeping." (May 2011)
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We were all playing charades and the word was 'mommy' and Carter was supposed to act it out. He did a little hip shake and acted all girly. The kids started guessing and when one of them said, "Princess, Queen"then Carter yelled out, "You are SOO close." I busted up laughing. Yep - mommy, princess, queen - all about the same right? (May 2011)
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While blowing bubbles with his straw in his pop Coleson says, "It sounds like someone farting in a hot tub." (May 2011)
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I was dishing up angel food cake and strawberries for us and I told the kids this was the kind of cake I used to have for my birthdays. This is the conversation that followed after I said that:
Coleson: You sure know a lot of back stories.
Ian: Those are called memories.
Me: What's a back story?
Coleson: It's a sotry from the olden days.
Me: Those aren't olden days.
Coleson: Yeah they are.
(April 2011)
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While driving Tatum was asking me about heaven and if we'd live forever. I told her that once our body dies here on earth we get to keep living in heaven because we love God. She then said, "God will just have to make a trip down to Nebraska and get our body." (April 2011)
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While driving through a small town's main street Tatum said, "I love the city. I want to move here." (March 2011)
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Tatum: Carter did you draw that dinosaur?
Carter: Yep, I was born to draw dinosaurs.
Tatum: You were BORN to draw dinosaurs?
Carter: Yep.
(Feb. 2011)
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Tatum: Mommy what's all that stuff around your arms so I can't feel your bones?
Me: Fat Tatum, that's fat.
(Don't you just have to love kids questions? I should have said skin! Jan. 2011)
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Conversation heard between Carter and Coleson.
Carter: Sally (name change - girl at school) drew a picture of a polar bear with a dress on it standing on it's hind legs. It was just weird.
Coleson: Yeah she is weird.
(January 2011)
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While Jason was preaching at a church Tatum said, "Is Daddy praying."
Me: No he's speaking.
Tatum: Then why is everyone closing their eyes?
(Jan. 2011)
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While in a dressing room with carter and Coleson, Carter looked at a jacket type shirt and said, "Do girls where a shirt under that?"
Me: Yes
Carter: Good because if they didn't you would see their ovals.
Me: Ovals?
Carter: You know ovals. (He said this while making circles around his chest.)
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In that same dressing room I had on just plain white t-shirt and a cute necklace and Coleson said, "That looks good with just a plain white shirt and a necklace." It was so funny that he was noticing it all and giving feedback. You'll make a great husband someday Coleson. (Jan. 2011)
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We went to see Jason play one of his basketball games. It's a community league. It was black shirts against white shirts. They were white. Tatum watched for awhile and said, "The white team just isn't good enough." I guess she could tell they were getting their butts kicked. It was a pretty unevenly matched team age wise that night. :)) (Jan. 2011)
I guess she had been used to the defense abilities from Ian's games because after watching Jason and the other guys play for awhile she kept saying,"Is Daddy fighting that guy for the ball?"
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I went to a jewelry party and when I came home Coleson said, "Did you buy something?"
Me: Yes.
Pause.
Coleson: Well, show us!
(I love it that my boys are interested in what I do.) Jan. 2011
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Tatum was in our room and Jason took his shirt off to change shirts and Tatum looked at him and said with awe, "Daddy you look AWESOME!" She made her daddy's day! (Dec. 2010)
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Carter and Coleson heard the word pimples on the tv. They both asked, "What are pimples?" Ian was sitting there and said, "Those things on your chest." (Dec. 2010)
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I said somehting silly and Tatum said, "You always say funny words. The boys say 'stop' but I laugh right?" (She's right! - Dec. 2010)
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While getting the twins ready for bed we had this converstion:
Carter: Mrs T always gets us wrong. She never gets Coleson and I right but today she got us right.
Coleson: Yeah she did .
Carter: I told her she was getting better.
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Ian brought me this piece of paper and said they were cutting pictures out of magazines for a project at church and he saw this recipe and thought I'd like to try it. I thought it was so funny. What 8 year old boy gives his mom a recipe to try? I will be trying it. It's like a jello thing. So funny. (Nov. 2010)
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We were watching old videos and Carter saw me in one of them and said, "That does not look like you mommy you have a fat neck. " HA!!! Oh Carter . . . you were right! (Nov. 2010)
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Tatum: "I'm going to be a haircut lady for real. It's going to be dangerous for you." (Nov. 2010)
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Over the course of several weeks we had so many spiritual conversations with our kids. It just kept happening. The next several comments are in that area.
While working on a puzzle with Carter and Coleson they somehow started talking about Jesus. I don't remember how the whole conversation went but at one point I said, "Not everyone follows Jesus."
Coleson replied sounded very dumbfounded, "Even if they KNOW Him?" (In his little mind he could not grasp that someone could know about Jesus and choose not to follow Him.)
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We were talking about homeless people at dinner one night. We were talking about where they stay and where they can go for help and how they don't have a place to live or have things. All of a sudden Tatum chimmed in and said, "When I grow up I am going to be his neighbor." (Didn't make a ton of sense and we had not used the word neighbor at all but to me it was so profound since the bible calls us to be one another's neighbors. She is going to care for the homeless someday - that's what she was saying. Oh sweet girl.)
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Almost everyday I drive by a cemetery. One day they were having a funeral and Tatum asked what they were doing there. This is part of that conversation.
Me: They are having a funeral?
Tatum: What's that?
Me: An old lady died but it's ok because she knew Jesus and she is going to be with him now.
Tatum: The real Jesus? (Shocked)
Me: Yes the real Jesus.
Tatum: Is Jesus dare (there)?
I tried to explain what was happening at the funeral and she cut me off to say . . .
Tatum: (very strongly) What I'm talking about is God. Is God dare where we just went by?
The conversation went on for awhile. She was picturing Jesus THERE and if He was there she wanted us to stop. Why would we drive on by and not go see Him. It was a priceless conversation. One I wish I would have written all down right away. Her desire to go see Jesus if He was really there was so strong and passionate. It was a neat thing to see in her.
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We were talking about fear and the boys said they weren't scared of anything.
I said, "I'm scared of things."
Ian said, "I am too. I'm scared mommy and daddy will die."
Carter said, "Me too. I'm scared everyone will die and I will be all by myself and I'd have to find a new family."
(Breaks my heart that kids fear those things but it's so real. It was a good conversation about how God takes care of us and that our family will always take care of each other.)
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Carter and Coleson have been wanting to learn to read since school started. They thought they'd learn it in a day. They've learned a handfull of words so I got out the kindergarten reader books I have. Coleson picked a book and sat on Jason's lap. He said he didn't know if he could read it. He started reading and about page 3 his eyes got so big and he said, "How am I doing this?" It was priceless. He was reading and was shocking himself. (Oct. 2010)
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On the twins field trip to a pumpkin patch there was a tunnel slide that looked like it would go pretty fast. As we walked to it I said, "Should I do it too?" Coleson said, "No I don't want you to get hurt." (October 2010)
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Tatum while shopping with me: "Let's go down the excavator." (escalator) (Dec. 2011)
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Coleson and Carter were getting their hair cuts and while the lady was cutting their calicks in the back of Colesons hair Coleson said, "Ummmm . . . . we kinda need those." That's how people tell them apart. One is on the left side and one is on the right. It was so funny. (December 2011)
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While dressed up and playing Tatum said, "I want to resent my royal royal home." (she meant present instead of resent) (December 2011)
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The boys all went to an art program after school. Next year Ian will be to old for it. They all love it. After the last one Ian said, "Next year I won't be able to go."
I said, "Well, there will be other things you'll be able to do as you get older."
He stood up, started to walk out of the room and said, "Well, it was fun while it lasted."
(December 2011)
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We were picking teams for a game of Pictionary and eveyrone wanted to be on Jason's team instead of mine. Coleson said, "Mommy needs someone and that someone is you Tatum." (October 2011)
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Carter and Coleson were standing at the kitchen counter drinking a glass of milk they poured for themselves. This is their conversation.
Carter: Jugging is not good for your body.
Coleson: Jugging? What is jugging?
Carter: It's this. You drink and go gu gu gu gu. That's jugging.
Coleson: Oh.
(October 2011)
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Tatum said, "This song gives me nuts." (She said it several times all day about things. I think she meant "drives me nuts". I laughed so hard.) (Sept. 2011)
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With an aunt pregnant the kids have been talking about having babies. This was our conversation in the van the other day.
Carter: Can Grandma have babies still?
Me: No, she's to old. (sorry Grandma.).
Carter: Well God could do that.
Ian: She could have a baby if it was for a really good cause.
(Ha. Yes God can do anything. I thought the way he said a "good cause" was hilarious.) (September 2011)
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Tatum saw my dying flowers and said, "Mommy why did you make them dead?"(August 2011)
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Coleson saw me open the children's vitamin which have a child lock lid and he said, "How does it know that grown ups are doing it?" (August 2011)
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"I'm writing in China. I know lots of China." (Tatum - August 2011)
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Tatum was with my mom (Grammy) and my mom was talking about Gramps. This was there conversation.
Tatum: Are you married to Gramps?
Grammy: Yes. He's my husband.
Tatum: (in surprised voice) He picked a GRAMMY for a wife?
Grammy: Well, he picked me when we were in college. (ha.)
(August 2011)
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Tatum said, "That's my diarreha. Don't look it's my private." She was talking about her diary.
She called it her "diarreha" several times. I laughed so hard; it sounded funny every time. (August 2011)
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Ian and I talking about his hair needing a hair cut.
Me: You need a haircut.
Ian: I like it long.
Me: I know but you have these two little wing ding things that are getting long.
Ian: Why do I have those?
Me: I guess when God mad you he said lets give this one 2 wing dings.
Ian: If God gave them to me then why would I cut them off?
(Good point Ian. ha.) (August 2011)
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Kids and I were talking about the time daddy had a "night job" as a Security Job. It was just a two week thing he did with a friend. It was some sort of computer convention that needed security at night. The kids remember it but were asking questions.
Carter: Did he have a weapon?
Me: No.
Ian: What kind of security guard doesn't have a weapon?
Tatum: Did Daddy walk back and forth with his hands behind his back?
(Summer 2011)
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Spritual Conversation while driving at night on vacation.
Coleson: Mommy I just saw the Spirit of God working?
me: You did? where? (Jason and I looked at each other; it was a very interesting thing to hear him say.)
Coleson: Just now, I saw a light, a reflection and that was the spirit of God working.
Ian: It "might" be the spirt of God, it might not.
Coleson: Yeah, It might but I think it is.
Jason: what do you think He is doing?
Coleson: Just working or just walking around.
Jason: I think that's cool that you know God is always working.
(I know it's sort of a strange conversation but it was very touching. I do believe kids sense God's spirit so much more easily than we do. Coleson was so calm and matter of fact about it. It was just a statement of fact that came out of the blue.) July 2011
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Ian was riding with my sister in law, her two girls and Tatum. They were all playing I-spy. He said, "I spy something adorable. It's 3 girls in the backseat." (Already a charmer. - Summer 2011)
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While driving in the car with Tatum she heard them say Beth Moore was coming to our area. She got excited and said, "Hey we know her!" I thought it was so funny b/c I guess she has seen me watch her videos at home her entire life. She made it sound like she was a friend of ours. ha.
(June 2011)
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Spiritual Conversation about God
Me: You know that little voice you hear sometimes in your head when you are trying to make the right choice. You think in your head and you know that one of the choices would best one. That is God talking to you. That's the holy spirit talking to you.
Carter: So you are saying that when we don't listen to that and we make the wrong choice we are disobeying GOD?
(That hit me hard. Leave it to a child to take it straight to the truth.)Summer 2011
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Tatum (to me): Get your normal clothes on you mommy cause you look boring to look at. (I was in workout clothes.) (June 2011)
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Tatum (while driving in the van): When I get big can I have this car?
(Oh girl I can only pray you have that same kind of standard when go car shopping for you someday. HA!)
(June 2011)
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Coleson: Ian are you going to be a famous artist someday?
Ian: I'd kinda like to.
Coleson: I want to be one too.
Tatum: I want to be a famous cat drawer.
(May 2011)
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Tatum: Do I look like a 3rd grade girl?
Carter: Yeah. Well no, u look like a first grader.
(May 2011)
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Right before Mother's Day we were talking about who my mom was and who daddy's mom was . . . Tatum has known this concept for years but it was as if something new in her clicked and in a astonished type voice she said, "Daddy should live with his mommy." (May 2011)
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Tatum was "reading me a story" and in the story she said, "The girl was sick and her medicals weren't working so her heart stopped beeping." (May 2011)
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We were all playing charades and the word was 'mommy' and Carter was supposed to act it out. He did a little hip shake and acted all girly. The kids started guessing and when one of them said, "Princess, Queen"then Carter yelled out, "You are SOO close." I busted up laughing. Yep - mommy, princess, queen - all about the same right? (May 2011)
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While blowing bubbles with his straw in his pop Coleson says, "It sounds like someone farting in a hot tub." (May 2011)
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I was dishing up angel food cake and strawberries for us and I told the kids this was the kind of cake I used to have for my birthdays. This is the conversation that followed after I said that:
Coleson: You sure know a lot of back stories.
Ian: Those are called memories.
Me: What's a back story?
Coleson: It's a sotry from the olden days.
Me: Those aren't olden days.
Coleson: Yeah they are.
(April 2011)
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While driving Tatum was asking me about heaven and if we'd live forever. I told her that once our body dies here on earth we get to keep living in heaven because we love God. She then said, "God will just have to make a trip down to Nebraska and get our body." (April 2011)
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While driving through a small town's main street Tatum said, "I love the city. I want to move here." (March 2011)
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Tatum: Carter did you draw that dinosaur?
Carter: Yep, I was born to draw dinosaurs.
Tatum: You were BORN to draw dinosaurs?
Carter: Yep.
(Feb. 2011)
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Tatum: Mommy what's all that stuff around your arms so I can't feel your bones?
Me: Fat Tatum, that's fat.
(Don't you just have to love kids questions? I should have said skin! Jan. 2011)
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Conversation heard between Carter and Coleson.
Carter: Sally (name change - girl at school) drew a picture of a polar bear with a dress on it standing on it's hind legs. It was just weird.
Coleson: Yeah she is weird.
(January 2011)
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While Jason was preaching at a church Tatum said, "Is Daddy praying."
Me: No he's speaking.
Tatum: Then why is everyone closing their eyes?
(Jan. 2011)
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While in a dressing room with carter and Coleson, Carter looked at a jacket type shirt and said, "Do girls where a shirt under that?"
Me: Yes
Carter: Good because if they didn't you would see their ovals.
Me: Ovals?
Carter: You know ovals. (He said this while making circles around his chest.)
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In that same dressing room I had on just plain white t-shirt and a cute necklace and Coleson said, "That looks good with just a plain white shirt and a necklace." It was so funny that he was noticing it all and giving feedback. You'll make a great husband someday Coleson. (Jan. 2011)
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We went to see Jason play one of his basketball games. It's a community league. It was black shirts against white shirts. They were white. Tatum watched for awhile and said, "The white team just isn't good enough." I guess she could tell they were getting their butts kicked. It was a pretty unevenly matched team age wise that night. :)) (Jan. 2011)
I guess she had been used to the defense abilities from Ian's games because after watching Jason and the other guys play for awhile she kept saying,"Is Daddy fighting that guy for the ball?"
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I went to a jewelry party and when I came home Coleson said, "Did you buy something?"
Me: Yes.
Pause.
Coleson: Well, show us!
(I love it that my boys are interested in what I do.) Jan. 2011
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Tatum was in our room and Jason took his shirt off to change shirts and Tatum looked at him and said with awe, "Daddy you look AWESOME!" She made her daddy's day! (Dec. 2010)
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Carter and Coleson heard the word pimples on the tv. They both asked, "What are pimples?" Ian was sitting there and said, "Those things on your chest." (Dec. 2010)
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I said somehting silly and Tatum said, "You always say funny words. The boys say 'stop' but I laugh right?" (She's right! - Dec. 2010)
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While getting the twins ready for bed we had this converstion:
Carter: Mrs T always gets us wrong. She never gets Coleson and I right but today she got us right.
Coleson: Yeah she did .
Carter: I told her she was getting better.
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Ian brought me this piece of paper and said they were cutting pictures out of magazines for a project at church and he saw this recipe and thought I'd like to try it. I thought it was so funny. What 8 year old boy gives his mom a recipe to try? I will be trying it. It's like a jello thing. So funny. (Nov. 2010)
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We were watching old videos and Carter saw me in one of them and said, "That does not look like you mommy you have a fat neck. " HA!!! Oh Carter . . . you were right! (Nov. 2010)
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Tatum: "I'm going to be a haircut lady for real. It's going to be dangerous for you." (Nov. 2010)
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Over the course of several weeks we had so many spiritual conversations with our kids. It just kept happening. The next several comments are in that area.
While working on a puzzle with Carter and Coleson they somehow started talking about Jesus. I don't remember how the whole conversation went but at one point I said, "Not everyone follows Jesus."
Coleson replied sounded very dumbfounded, "Even if they KNOW Him?" (In his little mind he could not grasp that someone could know about Jesus and choose not to follow Him.)
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We were talking about homeless people at dinner one night. We were talking about where they stay and where they can go for help and how they don't have a place to live or have things. All of a sudden Tatum chimmed in and said, "When I grow up I am going to be his neighbor." (Didn't make a ton of sense and we had not used the word neighbor at all but to me it was so profound since the bible calls us to be one another's neighbors. She is going to care for the homeless someday - that's what she was saying. Oh sweet girl.)
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Almost everyday I drive by a cemetery. One day they were having a funeral and Tatum asked what they were doing there. This is part of that conversation.
Me: They are having a funeral?
Tatum: What's that?
Me: An old lady died but it's ok because she knew Jesus and she is going to be with him now.
Tatum: The real Jesus? (Shocked)
Me: Yes the real Jesus.
Tatum: Is Jesus dare (there)?
I tried to explain what was happening at the funeral and she cut me off to say . . .
Tatum: (very strongly) What I'm talking about is God. Is God dare where we just went by?
The conversation went on for awhile. She was picturing Jesus THERE and if He was there she wanted us to stop. Why would we drive on by and not go see Him. It was a priceless conversation. One I wish I would have written all down right away. Her desire to go see Jesus if He was really there was so strong and passionate. It was a neat thing to see in her.
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We were talking about fear and the boys said they weren't scared of anything.
I said, "I'm scared of things."
Ian said, "I am too. I'm scared mommy and daddy will die."
Carter said, "Me too. I'm scared everyone will die and I will be all by myself and I'd have to find a new family."
(Breaks my heart that kids fear those things but it's so real. It was a good conversation about how God takes care of us and that our family will always take care of each other.)
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Carter and Coleson have been wanting to learn to read since school started. They thought they'd learn it in a day. They've learned a handfull of words so I got out the kindergarten reader books I have. Coleson picked a book and sat on Jason's lap. He said he didn't know if he could read it. He started reading and about page 3 his eyes got so big and he said, "How am I doing this?" It was priceless. He was reading and was shocking himself. (Oct. 2010)
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On the twins field trip to a pumpkin patch there was a tunnel slide that looked like it would go pretty fast. As we walked to it I said, "Should I do it too?" Coleson said, "No I don't want you to get hurt." (October 2010)
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Before having Tatum's party with family we had this conversation.
Me: Tatum what do you say when you open your presents.
Tatum: Thank you.
Me: What if you open it and it's something you already have? Then what do you say.
Tatum: Ummm. No thank you.
(October 2010)
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Tatum and I were sitting on the couch listening to my blog music and we were dancing. She was copying whatever I was doing. She did it for a little while and then looked at me and said with some doubt in her voice, "Are these your dance moves?" Yep girl, that's all I got. (Oct. 2010)
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Me: Tomorrow is hamburgers at school tomorrow, who wants to buy their lunch?
Ian: Yes! They are SOO good. They don't make real meat. It's fake. (I laugh out loud.) No really, it's not real.
Carter: It's fake? You mean it's like a toy?
Ian: It's not from a cow. It's from a pig or something.
(October 2010)
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I had some girls over to scrapbook while the boys were at school. I had told them in the morning I was doing that. When Ian came home from school he sat down on the couch and said, "So, how was your thing?"
Me: My thing? What thing?
Ian: You know, your scrapbook thing. How'd it go?
(I was so caught off guard and blown away at how big he's gotten. He was asking about MY day? I told him his comment really filled my bucket.) (October 2010)
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Tatum and I were looking at old scrapbooks. And I had been saying things like; this is Carter when he was 2, this is Ian when he was 4 etc. etc. She then saw a picture of Grammy (my mom) holding Carter and Coleson in the hospital when they was born and she asked, "Is this Grammy when she was a first grader?" (October 2010)
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This was Ian's prayer at dinner one night. "Thank you for this family, for natural resources and for school." (Sept. 2010)
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Tatum: Can we get a new baby sister?
Me: Oh my, I don't know how we'd do that.
Tatum: We can get it from the doctor. The baby doctor.
Me: (I was proud of my answer.) Well, next time we go to the doctor you'll have to ask them if they have any babies for us.
(Sept. 2010)
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After talking about my TX accent and how it's not really strong anymore Ian said,
"Mommy you are part cowgirl
Carter is part dinosaur (we always say this about Carter)
Coleson is part race car driver,
Tatum is part princess,
and I'm part mountain man."
Me: What about Daddy?
Ian: He's part mountain man too. Oh and part God.
Me: (laughing) What? Part God?
Ian: Yeah because he is so cool and He loves God a lot.
(September 2010)
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Tatum says "Stamptoo" for tatoo.
September 2010
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The twins REALLy want to know how to read.
Carter: Mommy Thiessen (that's his teacher and he forgets the Mrs. sometimes) taught us to read today but we still don't know how! (Sounding totally frustrated.)
Me: Well it will take more than one day. You will learn a lot in kindergarten and first grade.
(Little Later)
Coleson: Carter Mrs. Thiessen taught us to read today and we still don't know how. (I love how they still refer to "we")
Carter: Coleson it will take more than ONE day for us to learn.
Coleson: (Like a lightbulb went on) OH! I know. I bet she is just going to teach us one letter every day.
(I thought this was such a hilarious conversation because it was if they thought it was going to be a one time explanation to learn how to read and they just needed to be told. Sort of like other things in there life, tell me how to ride a bike, ok now I know, I ride a bike . . . tell me how to get tot he top of that boulder, ok now I know, I climb it. HA!)
(September 2010)
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The kids have sticker charts for certain tasks and I asked Tatum is she wanted to help with something and then she could put up a sticker. She said, "Naa, I don't want too. You can. You need a sticker chart mommy." HA!! I need a POSTER to hold all my stickers. HA!! (September 2010)
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Tatum: I had a dream last night about princesses. And we were at the castle.
Me: Wow, was there dancing?
Tatum: Yes, we were all dancing in the castle?
Me: Oh I wish I was there.
Tatum: You were. (pause) BUT you were the stepmother!
(September 2010)
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While wiping up a few spots of jelly on the floor with a rag Tatum said, "Why are you cleaning the floor like that? That's how princesses do it when their step mother's say, 'Clean the floor!'." (September 2010)
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While having a campfire we asked the kids what was one thing that they really liked about school. They all said something and then I asked them what was one thing that was sort of hard or that they didn't like about school so that I could know how to pray for them.
When it was Coleson's turn he said, "Nothing. I like everything. (Pause) OH WAIT!! There are two things that are SO hard. (He was SO serious!) We do Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes and I get SO tired. Then we do 'A TootieTa' (a song) and I shut my eyes and spin around and I get dizzy and so tired." (The look on his face was so serious!! I told Jason my prayer life should be pretty simple I guess.)
(September 2010)
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After telling the boys about a friends of ours who had someone close to them die of a heart attack Coleson asked, "Can 6 yr olds have a heart attack?"
In that same conversation they asked why people have heart attacks, I gave a number of reasons and then I just said that eating healthy and exercising helps our heart and Carter said, "So that man just ate lots and lots of junkfood?" That was not the case with this man but the boys were just all questions about our hearts.
(September 2010)
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Me: It's time to go brush your teeth.
Carter or Coleson (I can't remember who said it): (Exasperated) We did that yesterday!
(September 2010)
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Coleson: Look at that beautiful sunset. (pause) Why do boys use words like BEAUTIFUL?
Me: Well because some things are beautiful.
Coleson: That is a COOL sunset.
(September 2010)
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While Camping Coleson gave me a ride on a small four wheeler. He was so sweet to me.
Coleson: Do you want to go fast?
Me: No I want to go slow.
Coleson: Do you want to wear the helmet?
(September 2010)
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I was trying on jeans in a dressing room with Carter and Coleson. I tried on some cute camo print pants. When I got them on the boys both said, "You look weird." (they were chuckling) "We like the pants but you just look weird." They said it several times and then Coleson said, "You can buy them just don't wear them." (September 2010)
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Carter said, "I hurt my thumb toe." (His big toe.) (September 2010)
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Tatum said, "Can I have a choker." (Took me forever but she was asking for a Gobstopper. I always tell her she can't have one because she could choke.) (September 2010)
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Tatum was trying to potty at the pool and some of it got on the floor. I let out a scream and we both started laughing. Then she looked at me, lifted her eye and said very seriously,
"Do NOT tell anybody about this because that is privacy! Ok?"
Me: Ok.
Tatum: Ever Mommy. Promise? Cause that's privacy.
(Obviously I'm telling the world but it's just so funny. She hears me tell Jason or my mom, or a friend about funny things that happen with her or how she dresses up or whatever and so she's started saying 'don't tell anybody' or 'don't tell daddy' whenever something funny happens. )
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I was telling Coleson that before he goes to kindergarten I will take him and Carter on a 'back to school shopping' date just like I did with Ian when he was there age.
Coleson: Will we go in Utah?
Me: No, we'll go somewhere around here.
Coleson: No, I want to go home (UT) to do it."
(August 2010)
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Tatum: Mommy can you just text Kate to see if she can come over? Caaaan youuuu?
(She's been talking about her friend Kate for weeks but we don't know a Kate. HA!)
(August 2010)
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Me: Carter what are you most excited for in kindergarten?
Carter: I'm most excited about recess.
Me: Maybe you'll start learning to read.
Carter: No wait that's what I'm most excited about - learning to read.
(That is the best thing I could hear a kid say!!!) (Aug. 2010)
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While camping Jason showed the boys how he can put an entire hotdog in his mouth sideways. (Cool I know? ?) When he finished Coleson said with lots of expression, "You are one big Daddy." (Aug. 2010)
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Me (talking to Carter): I think for your birthday this year we'll do it different and you will turn 4.
Carter: No we can't do that. We always have to get older.
Me: You're right. Each age has something really cool things about it.
Carter: Yeah you keep getting bigger and you keep getting nicer and nicer.
(Aug. 2010)
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Carter: Coleson will you ever sell your night night (blanket)?
Coleson: NO!
Carter: What about when you are an adult? Then will you sell it?
Coleson: DEFINITELY NOT! Mommy will put it where she remembers old stuff so definitely not!
(August 2010)
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Me: Tatum your room looks like a pig pen.
Tatum: But theres no pigs in it.
(July 2010)
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I just overheard Ian tell his brothers, "I'm going to try to be nice ALL day today." (July 2010)
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I ran into a store to see if I could find a dress to wear on our anniversary date. I had all three boys with me (this is so rare . . . i just don't shop for me with them). I put on this dress and immediately they said, "You look like Princess Padamae" (she's from Star Wars) I laughed so hard. Only a mom of boys hears this. It was a compliment. Then they said, "You look like a principal." Took me awhile to figure out but it had a big collar type neck and their principal does wear many things like that. Compliments from my boys are so funny. (July 2010)
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I had a Fed Ex package in my car for two weeks trying to drop off - I threatened to throw it to a Fed Ex semi truck on the interstate several times. When I finally found a truck to give it too I got back in the car and said, "Yes, cross that off my list!"
Ian said, "You have a list of things to do."
Me: "Yes, I always have a to do list."
Ian: "Maybe I should try doing that."
(July 2010)
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I was reading Ian's devotional book with him and it was telling him that God loves everyone and it said that God has a picture of you on his desk. I said, "Wow God must have a really big desk." Ian quickly said, "Or REALLY small pictures." (july 2010)
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Coleson said, "I can feel myself get fatter when I drink water." (June 2010)
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I overheard C&C talking.
Carter: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
(pause)
Coleson: Yep, that's what we're thinking
(Ian enters the room)
Coleson: We are thinking of a cool thing Ian.
(june 2010)
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Tatum: Mommy I'm going on a date. I really am. So I need to find my other date shoe. Can you help me find it? I want to go on my date.
Me: Who are you going on a date with?
Tatum: nobody. I'm going with nobody.
Me: What are you going to do on your date.
Tatum: I'm going to see some dolphins and sharks and stuff.
(June 2010)
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On Mother's Day the boys were telling me that it was "my day", it was all about me (that's something we say on each of our special days - "it's your day , today is all about you"). Ian then said, "But we have to go to church." I said, "That's ok, I like church." He said, "I know but church isn't all about you, it's all about God." (So true Ian!!!) (May 2010)
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The twins were watching Dora with Tatum and Dora asked, (remember to say this in a LOUD voice because that's how Dora talks, ha) "Do you see anything we could use to carry the piggy to the barn?" Carter said to the tv, "What? You could just carry it yourself." Way to tell her Carter. (May 2010)
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Tatum is always telling us exaggerated, untrue stories. She tells them with a face that says "this is real". Ian listened to her story in the van the other day and then nicely said to her, "That's very interesting Tatum." He's so sweet to her. (May 2010)
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Coleson asked, "What are your wrists on your legs called?" He was asking about ankles. A week or so later he said, "My leg wrists hurt." (May 2010)
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Tatum was going to help me make dinner in the kitchen. She brought her little toy laptop computer into the kitchen and told me, "This will be our directions mommy. It will tell us what to do." HA! That's a girl of the 21st century - she must have found a good recipe on a blog. (April 2010)
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I had American Idol on and Ian was in the shower. One of the strongest contestants was singing and I hear Ian yell out of the bathroom. "Mom is that still American Idol because that doesn't sound like American Idol. It sounds really good. It just sounds like regular tv. " Then he came out to watch with me and when the judges were critiquing and it came to Simon Ian asked, "Is that the one that doesn't like any of the songs". HA! He's barely watched the show and he can tell which judge is the hardest on the contestants. (April 2010)
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While on my computer I over heard Coleson say to Carter in the hallway, "Carter are you scared?" Carter said "no." Then Coleson said, "Well, I'm scared. I'm scared you are going to fall." I got up to go see what was going on and when I looked down the hallway they had two step stools on top of each other and then both of their soft kid size cushion chairs stacked on top of that trying to reach a game in the cabinet. Carter was on top (the one not scared) and Coleson was down below (the one scared) with arms out ready to catch Carter if he fell. What a TEAM! (April 2010)
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Carter bite Coleson and later that night Coleson said, "I saw the blue mark where Coleson bit me. He BIT me AND BITED me. That's the worst. BIT and BITE together is the worst. (So funny, he was talking about the past tense and present tense as two different things and to him if if you do both of those that's the worst. Didn't make a ton of sense but was hilarious.) (April 2010)
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Tatum asked, "Am I a new letter mommy?" I was so confused at what she was asking. Coleson added, "She means number mommy?" OH! She wanted to know if she was older now, 4! (April 2010)
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While the kids were all having breakfast I was making lunches for lunch boxes. I pulled out a new snack they'd all been asking for that they had seen on tv and showed it to them. They erupted with cheers. I started laughing and said, or more like sung a little diddy with the words, "I'm the coolest mom in the world." I tried to get them to sing it but no one would. One of the twins was just about to give in and say it when Ian very seriously said, "Wait guys don't say it, we don't KNOW if she's the coolest one in the WORLD." HA!!! Thanks Ian, we better check the facts before we make that statement. HA! Jason laughed and said "I guess I need to have a talk with them about how to build their mom up." (April 2010)
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The twins each planted a sunflower seed on Kindergarten round up day and the teacher told them when the sunflower is taller than them it will be time for kindergarten to start. Days later Carter came running up to me and said, "Mommy Coleson is going to get to go to kindergarten first." I asked why? He said, "His sunflower is taller than mine." (April 2010)
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Conversations about music in the car. . . . the twins used to say "we want Daddy music!" (That meant something heavy and full of rock. Cracks me up b/c yes he likes this kind of music but he also loves some laid back acoustic too.)
Now I hear these two comments a ton . . .
Tatum, "Turn on princess music." That means something slow and ballet like. She's very specific and many times it's difficult to find.
Carter and Coleson, "We want a rockintar song." It's their way of saying something with a rock guitar."
Tatum, "I want a girl song."
Twins, "We want a boy one."
(March 2010
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Tatum said, "We should build a tree house. A GIRL tree house with makeup and clothes." (March 2010)
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Tatum said, "Mommy said she don't use it anymore."
Coleson said, "It's doesn't not don't but it's ok, you're getting it, you're learning."
(March 2010)
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Tatum says this a lot right now. "I can do it my own." (She's meaning "by myself") March 2010
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I gave Tatum her new dress and shoes for Easter and she was THRILLED.
She said, "Where did you buy these mommy."
I said, "Target."
She said, "OHHH! Thank you mommy, I love them." Then she gave me a big hug.
Coleson was sitting there listening to all this and he came up to me and whispered in my ear, "She would have said that no matter what store you got it at."
(March 2010)
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I told the kids to each get a book and I'd read it before bedtime.
Before having Tatum's party with family we had this conversation.
Me: Tatum what do you say when you open your presents.
Tatum: Thank you.
Me: What if you open it and it's something you already have? Then what do you say.
Tatum: Ummm. No thank you.
(October 2010)
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Tatum and I were sitting on the couch listening to my blog music and we were dancing. She was copying whatever I was doing. She did it for a little while and then looked at me and said with some doubt in her voice, "Are these your dance moves?" Yep girl, that's all I got. (Oct. 2010)
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Me: Tomorrow is hamburgers at school tomorrow, who wants to buy their lunch?
Ian: Yes! They are SOO good. They don't make real meat. It's fake. (I laugh out loud.) No really, it's not real.
Carter: It's fake? You mean it's like a toy?
Ian: It's not from a cow. It's from a pig or something.
(October 2010)
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I had some girls over to scrapbook while the boys were at school. I had told them in the morning I was doing that. When Ian came home from school he sat down on the couch and said, "So, how was your thing?"
Me: My thing? What thing?
Ian: You know, your scrapbook thing. How'd it go?
(I was so caught off guard and blown away at how big he's gotten. He was asking about MY day? I told him his comment really filled my bucket.) (October 2010)
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Tatum and I were looking at old scrapbooks. And I had been saying things like; this is Carter when he was 2, this is Ian when he was 4 etc. etc. She then saw a picture of Grammy (my mom) holding Carter and Coleson in the hospital when they was born and she asked, "Is this Grammy when she was a first grader?" (October 2010)
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This was Ian's prayer at dinner one night. "Thank you for this family, for natural resources and for school." (Sept. 2010)
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Tatum: Can we get a new baby sister?
Me: Oh my, I don't know how we'd do that.
Tatum: We can get it from the doctor. The baby doctor.
Me: (I was proud of my answer.) Well, next time we go to the doctor you'll have to ask them if they have any babies for us.
(Sept. 2010)
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After talking about my TX accent and how it's not really strong anymore Ian said,
"Mommy you are part cowgirl
Carter is part dinosaur (we always say this about Carter)
Coleson is part race car driver,
Tatum is part princess,
and I'm part mountain man."
Me: What about Daddy?
Ian: He's part mountain man too. Oh and part God.
Me: (laughing) What? Part God?
Ian: Yeah because he is so cool and He loves God a lot.
(September 2010)
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Tatum says "Stamptoo" for tatoo.
September 2010
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The twins REALLy want to know how to read.
Carter: Mommy Thiessen (that's his teacher and he forgets the Mrs. sometimes) taught us to read today but we still don't know how! (Sounding totally frustrated.)
Me: Well it will take more than one day. You will learn a lot in kindergarten and first grade.
(Little Later)
Coleson: Carter Mrs. Thiessen taught us to read today and we still don't know how. (I love how they still refer to "we")
Carter: Coleson it will take more than ONE day for us to learn.
Coleson: (Like a lightbulb went on) OH! I know. I bet she is just going to teach us one letter every day.
(I thought this was such a hilarious conversation because it was if they thought it was going to be a one time explanation to learn how to read and they just needed to be told. Sort of like other things in there life, tell me how to ride a bike, ok now I know, I ride a bike . . . tell me how to get tot he top of that boulder, ok now I know, I climb it. HA!)
(September 2010)
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The kids have sticker charts for certain tasks and I asked Tatum is she wanted to help with something and then she could put up a sticker. She said, "Naa, I don't want too. You can. You need a sticker chart mommy." HA!! I need a POSTER to hold all my stickers. HA!! (September 2010)
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Tatum: I had a dream last night about princesses. And we were at the castle.
Me: Wow, was there dancing?
Tatum: Yes, we were all dancing in the castle?
Me: Oh I wish I was there.
Tatum: You were. (pause) BUT you were the stepmother!
(September 2010)
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While wiping up a few spots of jelly on the floor with a rag Tatum said, "Why are you cleaning the floor like that? That's how princesses do it when their step mother's say, 'Clean the floor!'." (September 2010)
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While having a campfire we asked the kids what was one thing that they really liked about school. They all said something and then I asked them what was one thing that was sort of hard or that they didn't like about school so that I could know how to pray for them.
When it was Coleson's turn he said, "Nothing. I like everything. (Pause) OH WAIT!! There are two things that are SO hard. (He was SO serious!) We do Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes and I get SO tired. Then we do 'A TootieTa' (a song) and I shut my eyes and spin around and I get dizzy and so tired." (The look on his face was so serious!! I told Jason my prayer life should be pretty simple I guess.)
(September 2010)
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After telling the boys about a friends of ours who had someone close to them die of a heart attack Coleson asked, "Can 6 yr olds have a heart attack?"
In that same conversation they asked why people have heart attacks, I gave a number of reasons and then I just said that eating healthy and exercising helps our heart and Carter said, "So that man just ate lots and lots of junkfood?" That was not the case with this man but the boys were just all questions about our hearts.
(September 2010)
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Me: It's time to go brush your teeth.
Carter or Coleson (I can't remember who said it): (Exasperated) We did that yesterday!
(September 2010)
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Coleson: Look at that beautiful sunset. (pause) Why do boys use words like BEAUTIFUL?
Me: Well because some things are beautiful.
Coleson: That is a COOL sunset.
(September 2010)
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While Camping Coleson gave me a ride on a small four wheeler. He was so sweet to me.
Coleson: Do you want to go fast?
Me: No I want to go slow.
Coleson: Do you want to wear the helmet?
(September 2010)
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I was trying on jeans in a dressing room with Carter and Coleson. I tried on some cute camo print pants. When I got them on the boys both said, "You look weird." (they were chuckling) "We like the pants but you just look weird." They said it several times and then Coleson said, "You can buy them just don't wear them." (September 2010)
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Carter said, "I hurt my thumb toe." (His big toe.) (September 2010)
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Tatum said, "Can I have a choker." (Took me forever but she was asking for a Gobstopper. I always tell her she can't have one because she could choke.) (September 2010)
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Tatum was trying to potty at the pool and some of it got on the floor. I let out a scream and we both started laughing. Then she looked at me, lifted her eye and said very seriously,
"Do NOT tell anybody about this because that is privacy! Ok?"
Me: Ok.
Tatum: Ever Mommy. Promise? Cause that's privacy.
(Obviously I'm telling the world but it's just so funny. She hears me tell Jason or my mom, or a friend about funny things that happen with her or how she dresses up or whatever and so she's started saying 'don't tell anybody' or 'don't tell daddy' whenever something funny happens. )
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I was telling Coleson that before he goes to kindergarten I will take him and Carter on a 'back to school shopping' date just like I did with Ian when he was there age.
Coleson: Will we go in Utah?
Me: No, we'll go somewhere around here.
Coleson: No, I want to go home (UT) to do it."
(August 2010)
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Tatum: Mommy can you just text Kate to see if she can come over? Caaaan youuuu?
(She's been talking about her friend Kate for weeks but we don't know a Kate. HA!)
(August 2010)
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Me: Carter what are you most excited for in kindergarten?
Carter: I'm most excited about recess.
Me: Maybe you'll start learning to read.
Carter: No wait that's what I'm most excited about - learning to read.
(That is the best thing I could hear a kid say!!!) (Aug. 2010)
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While camping Jason showed the boys how he can put an entire hotdog in his mouth sideways. (Cool I know? ?) When he finished Coleson said with lots of expression, "You are one big Daddy." (Aug. 2010)
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Me (talking to Carter): I think for your birthday this year we'll do it different and you will turn 4.
Carter: No we can't do that. We always have to get older.
Me: You're right. Each age has something really cool things about it.
Carter: Yeah you keep getting bigger and you keep getting nicer and nicer.
(Aug. 2010)
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Carter: Coleson will you ever sell your night night (blanket)?
Coleson: NO!
Carter: What about when you are an adult? Then will you sell it?
Coleson: DEFINITELY NOT! Mommy will put it where she remembers old stuff so definitely not!
(August 2010)
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Me: Tatum your room looks like a pig pen.
Tatum: But theres no pigs in it.
(July 2010)
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I just overheard Ian tell his brothers, "I'm going to try to be nice ALL day today." (July 2010)
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I ran into a store to see if I could find a dress to wear on our anniversary date. I had all three boys with me (this is so rare . . . i just don't shop for me with them). I put on this dress and immediately they said, "You look like Princess Padamae" (she's from Star Wars) I laughed so hard. Only a mom of boys hears this. It was a compliment. Then they said, "You look like a principal." Took me awhile to figure out but it had a big collar type neck and their principal does wear many things like that. Compliments from my boys are so funny. (July 2010)
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I had a Fed Ex package in my car for two weeks trying to drop off - I threatened to throw it to a Fed Ex semi truck on the interstate several times. When I finally found a truck to give it too I got back in the car and said, "Yes, cross that off my list!"
Ian said, "You have a list of things to do."
Me: "Yes, I always have a to do list."
Ian: "Maybe I should try doing that."
(July 2010)
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I was reading Ian's devotional book with him and it was telling him that God loves everyone and it said that God has a picture of you on his desk. I said, "Wow God must have a really big desk." Ian quickly said, "Or REALLY small pictures." (july 2010)
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Coleson said, "I can feel myself get fatter when I drink water." (June 2010)
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I overheard C&C talking.
Carter: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
(pause)
Coleson: Yep, that's what we're thinking
(Ian enters the room)
Coleson: We are thinking of a cool thing Ian.
(june 2010)
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Tatum: Mommy I'm going on a date. I really am. So I need to find my other date shoe. Can you help me find it? I want to go on my date.
Me: Who are you going on a date with?
Tatum: nobody. I'm going with nobody.
Me: What are you going to do on your date.
Tatum: I'm going to see some dolphins and sharks and stuff.
(June 2010)
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On Mother's Day the boys were telling me that it was "my day", it was all about me (that's something we say on each of our special days - "it's your day , today is all about you"). Ian then said, "But we have to go to church." I said, "That's ok, I like church." He said, "I know but church isn't all about you, it's all about God." (So true Ian!!!) (May 2010)
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The twins were watching Dora with Tatum and Dora asked, (remember to say this in a LOUD voice because that's how Dora talks, ha) "Do you see anything we could use to carry the piggy to the barn?" Carter said to the tv, "What? You could just carry it yourself." Way to tell her Carter. (May 2010)
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Tatum is always telling us exaggerated, untrue stories. She tells them with a face that says "this is real". Ian listened to her story in the van the other day and then nicely said to her, "That's very interesting Tatum." He's so sweet to her. (May 2010)
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Coleson asked, "What are your wrists on your legs called?" He was asking about ankles. A week or so later he said, "My leg wrists hurt." (May 2010)
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Tatum was going to help me make dinner in the kitchen. She brought her little toy laptop computer into the kitchen and told me, "This will be our directions mommy. It will tell us what to do." HA! That's a girl of the 21st century - she must have found a good recipe on a blog. (April 2010)
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I had American Idol on and Ian was in the shower. One of the strongest contestants was singing and I hear Ian yell out of the bathroom. "Mom is that still American Idol because that doesn't sound like American Idol. It sounds really good. It just sounds like regular tv. " Then he came out to watch with me and when the judges were critiquing and it came to Simon Ian asked, "Is that the one that doesn't like any of the songs". HA! He's barely watched the show and he can tell which judge is the hardest on the contestants. (April 2010)
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While on my computer I over heard Coleson say to Carter in the hallway, "Carter are you scared?" Carter said "no." Then Coleson said, "Well, I'm scared. I'm scared you are going to fall." I got up to go see what was going on and when I looked down the hallway they had two step stools on top of each other and then both of their soft kid size cushion chairs stacked on top of that trying to reach a game in the cabinet. Carter was on top (the one not scared) and Coleson was down below (the one scared) with arms out ready to catch Carter if he fell. What a TEAM! (April 2010)
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Carter bite Coleson and later that night Coleson said, "I saw the blue mark where Coleson bit me. He BIT me AND BITED me. That's the worst. BIT and BITE together is the worst. (So funny, he was talking about the past tense and present tense as two different things and to him if if you do both of those that's the worst. Didn't make a ton of sense but was hilarious.) (April 2010)
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Tatum asked, "Am I a new letter mommy?" I was so confused at what she was asking. Coleson added, "She means number mommy?" OH! She wanted to know if she was older now, 4! (April 2010)
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While the kids were all having breakfast I was making lunches for lunch boxes. I pulled out a new snack they'd all been asking for that they had seen on tv and showed it to them. They erupted with cheers. I started laughing and said, or more like sung a little diddy with the words, "I'm the coolest mom in the world." I tried to get them to sing it but no one would. One of the twins was just about to give in and say it when Ian very seriously said, "Wait guys don't say it, we don't KNOW if she's the coolest one in the WORLD." HA!!! Thanks Ian, we better check the facts before we make that statement. HA! Jason laughed and said "I guess I need to have a talk with them about how to build their mom up." (April 2010)
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The twins each planted a sunflower seed on Kindergarten round up day and the teacher told them when the sunflower is taller than them it will be time for kindergarten to start. Days later Carter came running up to me and said, "Mommy Coleson is going to get to go to kindergarten first." I asked why? He said, "His sunflower is taller than mine." (April 2010)
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Conversations about music in the car. . . . the twins used to say "we want Daddy music!" (That meant something heavy and full of rock. Cracks me up b/c yes he likes this kind of music but he also loves some laid back acoustic too.)
Now I hear these two comments a ton . . .
Tatum, "Turn on princess music." That means something slow and ballet like. She's very specific and many times it's difficult to find.
Carter and Coleson, "We want a rockintar song." It's their way of saying something with a rock guitar."
Tatum, "I want a girl song."
Twins, "We want a boy one."
(March 2010
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Tatum said, "We should build a tree house. A GIRL tree house with makeup and clothes." (March 2010)
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Tatum said, "Mommy said she don't use it anymore."
Coleson said, "It's doesn't not don't but it's ok, you're getting it, you're learning."
(March 2010)
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Tatum says this a lot right now. "I can do it my own." (She's meaning "by myself") March 2010
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I gave Tatum her new dress and shoes for Easter and she was THRILLED.
She said, "Where did you buy these mommy."
I said, "Target."
She said, "OHHH! Thank you mommy, I love them." Then she gave me a big hug.
Coleson was sitting there listening to all this and he came up to me and whispered in my ear, "She would have said that no matter what store you got it at."
(March 2010)
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I told the kids to each get a book and I'd read it before bedtime.
Ian asked if I'd read ALL of it. He didn't want to go to bed.
I said yes then Jason overheard him at the book shelf say, "I'm going to pick the bible; the OLD Testament." (Good try Ian!) March 2010)
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I've overhead Tatum singing nursery rhymes the last couple days.
"Hickory Dickory Dock. The mouse ran up the clock. Down came the rain and washed the clock out." (She combined Hickory Dickory Dock and Itsy Bitsy Spider.)
"Where's the Pumpkin, where's the pumpkin. I'm right here. I'm right here. Run. Run. Run." (Her version of Where is Thumpkin?)
March 2010
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Tatum came out of her room and said, "My kitty (toy) has an ISSUE."
I wanted to laugh so bad . . an issue?? Instead of laughing I said, "What is the issue?
She said, "She is spitting up her milk (she was feeding her with a bottle) so I'm using this rag."
(March 2010)
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We were having a "green dinner" for St. Patricks Day the night before St. Patricks and the kids all had to find something to put on them that was green. We had costumes, dress shoes, athletic outfits, and a nerf gun. We were talking about pinching people the next day who weren't wearing green. I asked them if Daddy should pinch Uncle Lonnie, Craig and Grandpa if they forgot to where green. THey all said, "YEAH!'
Then Tatum said, "But NOT Grandma."
Jason said he wouldn't pinch Grandma.
Ian said, "But pinch Grandpa."
Coleson said, "No! Don't pinch the old people."
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Tatum asked me for her "maker". She had to show me what she was talking about before I could figure it out. It was her apron. Makes sense doesn't it? We 'make' things when we have the "maker" on. (March 2010)
"Where's the Pumpkin, where's the pumpkin. I'm right here. I'm right here. Run. Run. Run." (Her version of Where is Thumpkin?)
March 2010
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Tatum came out of her room and said, "My kitty (toy) has an ISSUE."
I wanted to laugh so bad . . an issue?? Instead of laughing I said, "What is the issue?
She said, "She is spitting up her milk (she was feeding her with a bottle) so I'm using this rag."
(March 2010)
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We were having a "green dinner" for St. Patricks Day the night before St. Patricks and the kids all had to find something to put on them that was green. We had costumes, dress shoes, athletic outfits, and a nerf gun. We were talking about pinching people the next day who weren't wearing green. I asked them if Daddy should pinch Uncle Lonnie, Craig and Grandpa if they forgot to where green. THey all said, "YEAH!'
Then Tatum said, "But NOT Grandma."
Jason said he wouldn't pinch Grandma.
Ian said, "But pinch Grandpa."
Coleson said, "No! Don't pinch the old people."
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Tatum asked me for her "maker". She had to show me what she was talking about before I could figure it out. It was her apron. Makes sense doesn't it? We 'make' things when we have the "maker" on. (March 2010)
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Tatum was sitting on the couch watching Ian play a Wii game. She then stood up slowly, headed towards the kitchen while saying, "Well . . . . oooon to dinner." I was in the kitchen and it cracked me up, it sounded just like me finishing one thing and heading onto another thing. (March 2010)
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Ian's growing up so fast and already he'll say things to me that I picture him saying to me when he's in Highschool and he's trying to help his mom out; but he's saying them at age 7. We were driving on terribly muddy roads and I wasn't sure I'd make it through the mud pit. I said aloud that I didn't know if we could make it. As we approached the mud Ian calming said, while peering his head near my seat, "Slow down mom. We'll make it." (March 2010)
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I overheard all 3 boys talking in their bedroom one morning as they woke up. Ian was telling them that he's learning about dinosaurs in school and Carter (the dinosaur boy) said, "Ok Ian, you go to school and then come back and teach us EVERYTHING you learn about dinosaurs." (Feb. 2010)
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While eating lunch, out of the blue, Coleson said, "Why can't boys marry boys?" I said well God says he made marriage for a boy and a girl. Then Coleson said, "I don't want to marry." (the thought of liking a girls is sicko at this age, girls are gross) It was quiet a little and Carter then jumped into the conversation and said, "Coleson when we grow up you wanna live with me? We could be twin daddies?" (Melted my heart. Those two have the deepest connection. It was the first time they'd talked out loud about always being together. It will be sad someday as they venture off alone.) (Feb. 2010)
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While reading Coleson's bible with him, it was talking about God returning to earth and Coleson said, "He'll return some day and take all of us to heaven. (he paused) But what will happen if we aren't done coloring a picture yet?" (Ha! Feb. 2010)
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While reading some of Carter's bible with him, the question was asked what are some bad things you should try to stay away from or some bad things you should stop doing. I gave some suggestions like punching or fighting. He thought for a long time and said, "I should stay away from wild cats." (Feb. 2010)
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Coleson was telling Carter something and Carter said, "It was better than your imagination." (Jan. 2010)
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I always ask the kids if they are "filling someone's bucket" which means to make someone feel good or be kind. While driving in the car with just Tatum she said, "I don't like you mommy." I then was telling her she needed to say kind things and fill people's buckets. She waited awhile and then said "I love you mommy. That's kind. I'm a good sister. Does that mix your bowl mommy?" (She said "mix your bowl" instead of "fill your bucket". I laughed so hard.) (Jan. 2010)
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Tatum came and asked me "to do all of her" handing me her box of play make up and bracelets. I did and then she went straight up to Carter and COleson and said, "Look boys don't I look beautiful?" Coleson quickly replied, "You looked beautiful before Tatum." (Watch out girls, he's gonna be a keeper.) (Jan. 2010)
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One of the boys wanted me to brush his teeth instead of Jason. We were ALL in the bathroom. Jason asked why and I then started into a little dance and song with the lyrics "because I'm number 1". Coleson, with a mouth full of spit, turned around and pointed to Jason with a smile. Jason said, "thanks Coleson" thinking Coleson was standing up for his daddy. Then Coleson spit and said proudly to Jason, "YOU ARE NUMBER 2!" HA! We all laughed. (Jan '10)
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C&C were doing a rock excavation kit and Tatum came up and said, "What you doing guys?" Coleson said, "It's science and you don't know science Tatum. It's for H and up." Tatum said, "I'm up." The funniest part was that this confusing conversation made sense to all three of them. (Jan. '10)
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I was hugging on Carter and asked him if he'd hug me when he's older. He said, "Yes, and I'll even hug you when I'm grown up and I'm a palentologist!" (melt my heart Carter) (Dec. '09)
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Out of the blue Coleson told me, "I'm going to call you MOM." I asked why and he said, "some people do that." I pretended to cry and tell him that meant he was getting bigger but that he could call me mom. He laughed and said, "I won't!" (Yes!!! Couple more years of keeping him one of my babies.) (Dec. '09)
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Carter and Coleson were playing paper,rock, scissors, and I heard them say, "Paper, Rock, God." After asking about it they said God beat everything. They would both in unison say "paper, rock" and then race to be the first to say God. Carter said it first and then looked at Coleson and said, "you have to pick something." Coleson thought and thought and then said "bomb". Carter then said, "well actually Coleson God can blow up bombs." (Kid theology, isn't it great!) (Dec. 2009)
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Coleson, "This is the best Christmas ever." (Dec. 2009)
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Tatum, "Is it still Christmas?" (She asked this over and over again the day after Christmas.) ( Dec. 2009)
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2 days after getting the wii for xmas Ian said while going to bed, "I still can't believe we got the wii." (Dec. 2009)
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Ian and Jas were watching Star Wars and someone said, "Fire at will!" Ian then very seriously said, "Who's Will?" I was in the kitchen and laughed so hard. (Dec. 2009)
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Tatum got a new little barbie laptop for xmas and she said to me, "Mommy you CAN NOT touch my pooter." (She was repeating what I say to her all the time.) (Dec. 2009)
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Carter said in the morning, "Mommy what's the plan today?" (I have officially created a Glanzer - my maiden name - we always want to know the plan) (Dec. 2009)
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We were heading out the door to all go to Subway and Carter said "Can I pick out any drink? I said, "Yes." and he said, "Even the ones that stain?" (Dec. 2009)
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In Walmart Tatum said she wanted a drink from the "mountain water". I laughed so she stopped and looked at me and said, "What's it named" It's called a water fountain. (Dec. 09)
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Early in December I asked Tatum if she knew whose birthday it was at Christmas. She didn't so I told her Jesus. She said with tons of expression, "It is! I am going to get him a Barbie." (Dec. 2009)
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"Mommy your wips (lips) are breaking." (Tatum) (Dec 2009)
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While talking about the christmas story Tatum said she would be Mary and she would say, "Baby Jesus it's ok, I'll save you." I thought it was hilarious b/c she's always playing super heros with the boys but this time it should have been the exact opposite. That's the whole point of Jesus, He came to SAVE US. (Dec. 09)
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I always say to Tatum, "You crack me up." Then she says, "No, you crack me up." Then I say, "We crack each other up." One day I didn't say my second line and she said, "We's crack we's up." (Nov. 09)
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While in the van Tatum was talking on her imaginary cell phone to Carrie. Don't know who that is!! We don't know anyone named Carrie. We then went into Walmart and right as we walked in she saw a baby doll she liked. She put it back and we kept on walking. I turned around to make sure she was coming and she was on her imaginary phone (her hand) saying, "Carrie, it even had a bottle with it. You should have seen it!" I laughed out loud! What a girl! See something you LOVE and you gotta tell someone about it!! Maybe she's heard me call my mom or something. I dont' know. (Nov. 09)
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We were asking the kids what they want to be when they grow up. The answer changes all the time. We asked Tatum this for the first time and she said, "A BIG Spider Girl." Then we asked her again and she said, "A Costume Dresser." (Nov. 2009)
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C & C were sitting at the window in Grandma's watching Ian play outside all by himself. Coleson said, "Would you ever stay out there all by yourself?" Carter said, "No way." Coleson then said, "Me either, but Ian would." (Nov. 2009)
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Can't believe I'm putting this on my blog but it's too funny not to remember it. While driving home in the van Ian said, "What is that smell?" I started laughing and said, "Sorry it was me." Then he started laughing and said, "I'm going to tell all my friends at school that my mom farted in the van and it smelled really bad." I laughed harder and said, "NO! You can't tell people when your mom farts." He said, "Is that a rule?????" I said, "Yes it's a rule." Then he said, "Is that just our family rule? Is it really a rule?" I said, "It's a rule in every family." It was quiet for awhile and then he said again, "Is that really a rule that you can't tell people when a mom farts?" It was so funny. I've got your back out their moms!! (November 2009)
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While carving pumpkins we gave Tatum one of the utensils to use on her pumpkin while she waited for help. She looked at Ian and said, "Ian you're not even 3 enough to use this.!" (She's so used to being told she's not old enough for something. Guess she thought she'd turn it around on them.) (Oct. 2009)
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In the car Ian and the boys were talking about their "band" they were having. Tatum said, "Who am I gonna be." Ian told her, "You can be the crowd. You have front row seats." (Oct. 09)
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My mom was picking something out of Carter's hair and he said with a grin, "If you hurt me you're going to pay for this." (Oct. 09)
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Carter said, "God is my favorite and then Zach" (Zach's his cousin) (Oct. 09)
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I showed Tatum pictures from her first dance class and she said, "There's my girls." SHe also told me for her birthday party "her girls" were going to be there. I think she refers to girlfriends as "her girls" because she refers to her brothers and "my boys." (Oct. 09)
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Tatum is always referring to Carter, Ian, and Coleson as "my boys" or "my buders" (brothers). "Where's my boys?" "My boys are playing with me." "Are my boys are school?" "My boys are going to love these cookies." (Summer/Fall 09)
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We've been talking about buying pumpkins and Coleson keeps saying, "We are going to get pumpkins so we can SCARVE them." (Oct. 09)
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Carter and Coleson were building legos and were looking for a certain piece. Carter found it and Coleson said, "You have great eye sight Coleson." (Oct. 09)
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Carter and Coleson were building a race track and Coleson figured something out and Carter said, "Coleson you are a GENIUS!" (Oct. 09)
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The twins had asked why people are fat. I was doing my best to explain the long list of reasons and then I reminded them that we never tell someone they are fat because it will hurt their feelings. Coleson said, "I told someone they were fat once but it didn't hurt their feelings because they thought they were fat too." (Oct. 09)
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While I was helping Coleson with his bath he said, "Mommy last night I was thinking about not being naughty ever again." I said, "Oh, well what did you decide." He said, "I was thinking about doing all the things you say. There's 55. You do 55 things. Can I do the laundry?" (It was such an out of the blue conversation but so cute.) (Sept. 09)
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Before Tatum's first dance class Ian told her, "And the best thing Tatum is you'll meet some new friends." (Sept. 09)
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Ian and Coleson were playing football in the yard and Coleson started to cry about something and Ian said, "Do you want to be a baby or a football player?" (Sept. 09)
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Tatum, "I'm PRINCESS HERO!" (Sept. 09)
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Tatum, "Where's my lisgop?" (lipgloss) (Sept. 09)
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Carter always says, "Can I have a wetkin?" (Wet one is what he's asking for. He confuses WETone and napKIN so I guess he just combined them.) (Sept. 09)
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Tatum came up to my mom and I and showed us her belly under her shirt and said, "Shhh, I have a baby in dare." (She's been around several pregnant ladies lately.) (June 2009)
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While out to eat a man came up to our table to talk and his large belly was eye level with Coleson. I held my breath hoping he wouldn't say anything. He has been noticing and mentioning weight lately. Thankfully he remembered me telling him he could make his comments to me privately if he needed too. The man left and Coleson said, "That man has bawldy fat." I said, "What? What's that?" Coleson said, "You know bawldy fat. I heard it on Grammy's tv." He was saying BODY FAT - saw it on a commercial. (June 2009)
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Tatum was sitting with Grammy at the table and heard Carter crying and whining and heard me ask him what was wrong. She looked at my mom and said, "He's tired." (June 2009)
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At Aunt Chrissy's baby shower Carter said, "When's the baby going to open it's gifts?" (The baby isn't born yet.) (June 2009)
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Tatum said, "I'm going to the baby bathtub." We couldn't figure out what she was talking about, then it dawned on us . . . she was referring to Aunt Chrissy's baby SHOWER that we were about to go to. Tatum HATES showers so "baby bathtub made more sense. (June 2009)
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I was watching a women preaching on my computer and the kids came to sit by me on the couch. They were getting loud and I couldn't hear so I told them to be quiet because this lady was talking to me. Carter said, "She's talking to YOU?" I said yes and then Coleson looked at all of us and said, "Well now she's talking to all of us." (HA!) (May 2009)
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Tatum said, while doing my hair, "You my best friend ever right?" (You bet girl!) (May 2009)
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After going to the bathroom Carter said, "Mommy when I try to wipe my butt (pause) how do you say butt in a nice way?" (I laughed so hard. We've got a million cute names for a bum at our place.) (May 2009)
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After visiting a new church the kids were all saying things they liked about their class. I told them we had a good speaker too and Ian said, "Oh, like Daddy?" (May 2009)
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Tatum said, "Mommy you walk for me?" (It took me a minute to figure out she was asking me to carry her!) (May 2009)
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Carter said, "Mommy do you know EVERYTHING?" I said, "No." Carter said, "You don't?" (May 2009)
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At breakfast Ian said to Tatum, "Tatum right when I get home from school I will dance with you okay?" (April 2009)
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I was carrying in a hand full of stuff from the van and Coleson said, "Mommy you are the coolest because you can carry the mostest stuff." Thanks Coleson! (April 2009)
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Yesterday was Beautiful so I said to all three boys, "Today is beautiful, we have to get outside." At the same time all three boys said, "You mean cool not beautiful!" HA!! Today is COOL not beautiful. Never thought of a day being cool other than meaning a chilly day, which is not what they meant. (April 2009)
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Coleson said it Carter , "I can speak Hispanics see. Uno, dos. . . . (he kept going). I don't know English though do you?" Right after he said that he then turned to me and said, "Mommy what is English?" (April 2009)
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Tatum asked, "Where's Coleson?" I replied, "He's right there." He was standing right next to here. She then said, "Where's the other Coleson?" (March 2009)
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I asked the twins if they have ever tooted at preschool. They both said, NO!!! Then their was a pause and then Carter said, "Well, maybe!" Then Coleson said, "It's a rule, no tooting, not really but it is a rule you have to keep your clothes on but you can pee." (Preschool sounds like a rough place to be if you're a boy! HA!) (Feb. 2009)
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Today at breakfast Tatum pointed to the twins and said in her tough girl voice, "I boss YOU!" She hears them always saying they are the boss of this toy or that toy and she thought she'd let them know she was the boss of them. It may be true! (December 2008)
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Ian asked if Tatum was up from her nap. I said no and asked him why? He said, "I wanted to play with her." So sweet! (December 2008)
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Tatum brought me a Christmas tree candle that I have out and said, "Mommy, happy day." She thinks it's for a birthday. (December 2008)
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Coleson said, "Mommy I need the snapper." (He was referring to the stapler.) (December 2008)
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The twins and I were talking about marriage, just a normal everyday conversation - ha!, and I Coleson said he didn't want to get married. I told him he didn't have to get married and he should only get married if he grows up and meets a really amazing girl. Carten then said, "Yah, like you mommy." That's right Carter! (December 2008)
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Conversation between Carter and myself: Carter "Cupid means stupid." Me: "No it doesn't." Carter: "It really does." Me: "Actually it really doesn't mean that." Carter: "It's Spanish." (December 2008)
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I told the kids I was sad that we lived so far from family because we were missing Avery's (my neice) first birthday. Coleson said, "It's a good thing we live so far away because of floods and tornados." (December 2008)
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I asked the twins what gifts the three kings brought baby Jesus and Coleson said, "Gold, myrh, and a map!" I guess he figured gold and a map go together! When Ian was a toddler he would say "Gold, Frank, and Myrh." (December 2008)
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Coleson brought a large tootisie roll to me and said very dramatically, "This is NOT candy. This is NOT candy." He obviously wanted to eat it and I had already said no more candy today. I siad, "Yes it is candy" and he said with a huge smile, "But can I have it?" (November 2008)
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Carter said while looking in his halloween bucket, "My candy is running out!" (November 2008)
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Carter said, "When is that (pointing to the tile in the bathroom floor) going to grow into that (pointing to the carpet in the bedroom)?" (October 2008)
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Carter told Coleson today, "Coleson Ian told me he's the boss of me and I'm the boss of you." (October 2008)
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Conversation between Carter and Coleson in the van. Carter: "There's a MOSQUITO!!" Coleson: "What does it do?" Carter: "Suck" Coleson: "Does it suck people up?" Carter: "No." (October 2008)
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While wrapping Tatum's b-day presents with princess wrapping paper Coleson asked, "Is Sleeping Beauty in heaven?" I asked why and he said, "Cause look." He pointed to the picture of sleeping beauty and there was a beautiful castle in the picture. Guess that's his idea of heaven - a clean large shinning castle . . . mine too! (October 2008)
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Ian said, "The opposite of violence is hearts and stuff." (October 2008)
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Before Tatum's Cupcakes and Dancing birthday party I told the boys which neighbor girls were coming and Ian said, "Tatum and I are pretty good dance partners." Then Coleson said, "I call Sophie!" (wanted to make that clear before Carter said it I guess.) Then later while dancing Coleson told Tatum, "I'll always be your dance partner." (I know, I wanted to wipe a tear from my eyes too!!) (October 2008)
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C & C were arguing over who ordered the root beer and who ordered the sprite at McDonald's. Carter said, "Coleson I heard myself say I want root beer." (October 2008)
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On our way to an outdoor festival, without Jason, I asked the boys what the most important rule was. Carter said, "To not be lost!" (#1 rule Stay with me! #2 Obey #3 Be kind) (October 2008)
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The twins weren't getting along and one twin told the other one he couldn't come to his birthday party. Ian, wasn't apart of the conversation, but heard that and very nicely said, "Well, actually when it's his birthday party it's your birthday party too so??" The twins just looked at him. I was near by in the kitchen trying not to laugh out loud. (October 2008)
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I told the boys Tatum's birthdays was in 5 days and Ian said, "I don't want her to grow up!" My thoughts exactly Ian! (October 2008)
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The boys were all coloring rocks with crayons yesterday and I heard Ian tell the twins, "Guys the next time we have a BBQ in our backyard we can sell these to people." (October 2008)
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I heard Carter yell from the bathroom, "Mommy the toliet is going to unflood!" This made a normally frustrating thing funny to me!! I came in the bathroom chuckling and he said very seriously, "It's not funny it really is!" (Oct. 2008)
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Carter and Coleson were looking through a Christmas toy catalog that came in the mail. Coleson was pointing at toys and saying "I don't have that, want it. I don't have that, want it. I don't have that, want it. I don't have that, want it." I seriously think he said it twenty times. I told Jason that was the best quote for a message on greed. Wasn't he just saying out loud what we say when we look through a catalog? HA!! (September 2008)
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I looked over to see Carter with Tatum in what appeared to be a head lock and then she fell to the ground. I said, "That's too rough" His reply was, "We're just dancing together!" Tatum was laughing so I guess it was some new dance moves. (September 2008)
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I came out of my room dressed in a black baseball cap, shorts, t-shirt, adn the black converse shoes the boys gave me and Coleson stopped, looked at me and said, "You look so pretty." I wish I could capture the voice and tone he had, it was so sweet. (September 2008)
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Carter had a stomachache today and after school he told Ian "I throwed up today, NEW throw up." I was laughing inside and asked him what NEW throw up was? He said, "New throw up is when you throw up in the toliet and not in a bucket." (September 2008)
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Coleson styled his hair with water and Ian came in and dramatically said, "That looks fandabulous, like nothing ever made before!" He sounds just like me making up words and having dramatic comments for things! (August 2008)
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On the way home from preschool on the first day Carter said, "We sang songs, just regular songs, not God songs." Just weeks before this Coleson asked me one night, "Are all songs God songs?" (August 2008)
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On the third day after school I asked Ian to tell me one thing he did at school and his response was "Just one??" I made me so excited to know he had lots of things to tell me about. I was going to be happy with one but he went on and on! (August 2008)
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On the way home from C & C's birthday party Coleson said to his friend Sophie, in a deep voice with lots of expression, "Sophie, I love your gift, it was awesome!" then he switched to a normal voice and said, "what did you give me again?". (August 2008)
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Carter came out of the bathroom with his hair all styled with water and he said, "I want my hair to be fixed cool so I can be stronger." I guess strong people have cool hair. (August 2008)
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A friend at church gave the twins some candy and Coleson said, "First of all, this is good." The rest of the day he kept saying "first of all" before he'd start talking. I have no idea where he's heard that, it was funny. (August 2008)
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One of the twins was whining and Ian said, "Don't act like that." He sounded just like me. It was so funny, he was acting like an adult. (August 2008)
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Today in the car Ian said the name "Barrack O' Bama" which cracked me up because he had to have heard it on the radio or tv or something because we don't talk politics around here much. I then started telling the boys about the election coming up and Ian said, "I'm voting for Gramps!" (August 2008) With this years choices I may vote with Ian too!
Coleson keeps saying "I wish I was Ian." We keep telling him we are glad he's Coleson but it's cute because he thinks Ian is so cool. (August 2008)
Coleson was telling my mom and I something and he said, "You gotta believe this!" (August 2008)
While driving to McDonald's Carter asked, "Are we going in?" I replied, "no." Then Carter asked, "Are we going out?" (June 2008)
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Carter said Tatum and I were princesses and Ian corrected him and said mommy was the queen and Tatum was the princess. Carter's reply was, "Oh, mommy is the bad one." (Aren't all queens bad in kids movies?? Great, I'm the bad one!) (June 2008)
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Coleson said his "down" hurt. I was confused and asked what his "down" was. It was his ankle. Makes sense doesn't it? It's down on your leg. Reminds me of how Ian used to call a trampoline a jumpoline. That seemed like a better name for it anyways. (June 2008)
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Coleson said, "Ian this is the awesomest birthday party!" (June 2008)
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Carter siad, "My feelings hurt." He was talking about his throat, this is the third time he's called it his feelings, have no idea why? (June 2008)
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At dinner Coleson said, "More stink peas please." (snap peas) (May 2008)
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I showed Ian our Hawaii pictures and he asked, "Did you get a picture of the gift shop?" (May 2008)
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Today Ian asked Tatum, "Can I dance with you?" They have such a great relationship!! (May 2008)
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Today Ian asked Tatum, "Can I dance with you?" They have such a great relationship!! (May 2008)
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While on the phone, I let the twins take food downstairs which we don't do anymore so after I got off I went down stairs and said, "Oh no, we broke a rule." They both responded by saying, "Where? Can I see it?" (Spring 2008)
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The twins were playing and I heard them say, "I'll give you this on brother's day!" Later they told me today was Brother's Day!! (May 2008)
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