Kid Funnies!

I've been trying to remember to write down kid funnies...because they're some of my favorite posts to go back and read.  But I haven't been great...I do, however, have a few gems to share!  

YAY FOR FUNNY KIDS!  

Enjoy!!

 

Claire came out of her room one night to tattle on Addison...what she had to tell us about made me fall over laughing:  "Addison climbed up into my bed, and all seriously said to me 'Claire, I'll go back to bed by myself in just a minute, but this is really important.  Do you ever dream about a purple pony named bacon?'"  Addison asks the tough questions.

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While scrubbing Addison's hair with shampoo:

Addison: Let me do it! Let me! Let me! Let me! 

Me: Ok, you can finish now. 

Addison: [frustrated] Mom, didn't I tell you to let me do it? 

Me: Yes, you did. 

Addison: You should really listen better.

Ok mother.

Claire: Cute hair Addison, you're getting a China braid!

Me:  A China braid?  What's a China braid?

Claire:  That braid you're doing.

Me:  That's called a french braid.

Claire:  Oh...right...french braid.  I always get those two mixed up.

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Claire asked me what we were having for dinner, and I told her we were having Red Chicken.  She says, "Well...I don't know what red tastes like, but I LOVE chicken!"

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Claire: What's that place?

Me:  It's a miniature golf course.

Claire:  Ohhh.....so is that where midgets golf?

Marty:  Hey, peace out homey.

Molly: [indistinguishable muttering]

Marty:  No, say peace

Molly:  peez

Marty: out

Molly: ou

Marty:  Homey

Molly: Homey

Marty:  Peace out homey

Molly: [pointing at front door] get out

Brielle:  We could maybe go to Knott’s Berry Farm sometime. 

Claire:  I want to go to Disney land though!

Brielle:  Well, Knott’s Berry Farm isn't really a farm, it's an amusement park.

Claire:  Well, I am not amused.

Hopefully you enjoyed that short little burst of funny...

At least Brody thinks his sisters are HILARIOUS!

Mustache Madness

The girls were so excited to get a little surprise card in the mail from Grandpa and Grandma Ridges.  It was a fun Halloween card with these great mustache stickers!  The girls could hardly wait to put them on and have some fun!

Brody...seriously, cutest boy EVER!  He wasn't impressed by the moustaches, but didn't mind having one on either.

The girls all thought it was GREAT fun!

 More pictures of Brody.  It started cracking us up because of the drool...he looked like a little monster. 

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!  

Happy Halloween

Halloween has come and gone, the sugar highs are officially setting in...and the kids are happy.  It's almost 9:30 at night and I can still hear them excitedly jumping on their beds and talking away...even though they're supposed to be sleeping.  I'm sure the sugar coma will follow soon.

This year I kind of failed.  I really kind of let Halloween sneak up on us, and so we didn't carve pumpkins (I didn't even buy a single pumpkin!) and we did costumes from home, whatever they could find in the dress up bin.  But it was nice and low key.  We weren't sure what to expect as far as trick-or-treating in our neighborhood, but we were pleasantly surprised that we had quite a few people, and the kids got a ton of candy.  Brody didn't get a costume...because he doesn't care about stuff like that...and I'm lazy...so he wasn't in any pictures.  My bad. :)

We tried not to feel too sad about not going out with cousins this year...we miss those traditions!  But we are making the most of our time here.

And now for the pictures...which is what you really came here for anyway, right?
(click on the pictures to see them bigger)

Brielle, the zombie

 I told her she looked too happy for a zombie in the above picture...so she remedied that.

 Claire the vampire

 Once again, I had to tell her she seemed a little too happy to be a vampire...so she changed her attitude.

 Addison, the "flower princess"

Molly the pirate...she wouldn't stop yelling "Argh!" and jumping around, so I just took what I could get.

Before we put Molly's costume on, she was being a MAJOR ham!

And two more of them all together...because I can.

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Advice for a new mom...

I have a cute niece who just had her first baby yesterday, a baby girl!  I'm so excited for her to enter into this new, crazy phase of life. I was feeling so bummed that I couldn't be there for her baby shower, so I wrote a letter with words of advice to send to her.  I thought about it for a few days, trying to come up with things that I felt were important, but not pushy.  Things I would have liked to have somebody tell me before having my first baby.  I had many, many nurses tell me after having Brody, "You're the expert on this, I should probably ask YOU how to do this."  or "You know what to do...just let me know if you want my  help."  or "You could write a book on this!"  And while I do NOT feel like an expert, I'd say I'm more of  a crazy person, I guess after 5 babies...this is what I think all new moms should know.  There are so many polarizing issues out there...sometimes going back to the basics is important.

Advice for a New, First Time Mom:

• ·         People are going to give you SO MUCH ADVICE.  Only listen to them if you feel like it’ll work for you.  (Except for my advice I’m giving you…it’s obviously the best advice you’ll ever get.)  Everybody thinks they’re an expert on babies…truth is, only YOU will know the right way to take care of your sweet baby.  Trust yourself.  Just throw out those baby books (after you read them for a few tips) and smile and nod when people tell you how to raise your baby, then pick that sweet girl up and love her how you know she needs to be loved.  She’ll let you know what she needs, you just have to pay attention.  If you have all the advice running through your mind making you worry if you’re doing it right, you may miss it.

• ·         Baby blues is a real thing, and it may scare you.  There might be times where you’ll stop and think “I AM GOING TO LOSE MY MIND!”  or “Why am I crying again??” But you know what…it passes.  And although NOBODY talks about it, we all experience it.  Just take a deep breath, eat a piece of chocolate and go ahead and have a good cry.  I like crying in the shower…you know…in case you wanted to know.  Maybe that was weird…MOVING ON…

• ·         When you feel like you might just lose your mind, find something to laugh about.  Laughter is the best medicine!  Even try laughing at your own situation.  The image of yourself, not having showered for a couple days (or a week…or you won’t even remember WHEN you last showered) covered in spit up, poop, pee, milk etc. will someday be funny.   It probably won’t feel funny in the moment, but if you at least try to laugh about it, it may help ease the transition.

• ·         On that same note…don’t expect to shower or sleep ever again.  Or eat.  Or go to the bathroom.  Or have a life.  I’M KIDDING!  (kind of…)

• ·         Let people help you!  You need to take time for yourself.  Even if it’s a 20 minute shower, a quick trip to the grocery store or a walk around the block.  Don’t forget to take care of yourself too.  Sometimes just a shower, doing your hair and makeup and getting out of pajamas will do wonders for your mood, even if you’re just going to sit on the couch holding the baby. 

• ·         Babies cry…sometimes for no reason.  That’s all I have to say about that.

• ·         Don’t fall into the slippery slope of comparing your baby to others.  You’ll inevitably run into someone who says their baby was crawling by 2 months, potty trained by 6 months, reciting Shakespeare by 9 months, and a concert pianist by 12 months.  You’ll look at your baby and think “Wait, my baby is still involuntarily hitting herself in the face!” and worry if you’re doing something wrong.  But ALL babies are different and do things at different times…and that other mom is probably a liar. 

• ·         Take a lot of pictures.  Because they grow up so fast, and you’ll look back and be so glad you documented it.

• ·         Finally…ENJOY this new phase.  ENJOY the sweet baby.  Try to remember that she is fresh from Heaven and is such a gift.  She will drive you batty and frustrate you to no end at times, but she is such a precious gift.  PRAY for help every day to know how to best raise her.  

Just take it one day at a time, because as cliché as it sounds, they really do grow up in the blink of an eye!

Good luck!!