The things they say.....

The things that come out of children's mouths just crack me up!!! Here are some recent favs.....

As we all know, Jaz is obsessed with foreign languages, her favorite being Spanish because Mommy knows and can help her. But whenever I don't know, she says "Well, I guess I better call Tia. SHE'LL know how to say it mommy!" Anyway, she is pretty entertained with Chinese right now, as KaiLan is a current fav cartoon. Yesterday she was telling me all her Chinese she knew (I was shocked....LOL) then she says..."Buddy isn't a true big boy yet, so he doesn't know how to speak in Chinese like I do, but he will be able to when he turns 3. Then he'll be as good as I am." HUH??? LOL

Isaac (we are struggling with his obsession to pee everywhere BUT the potty right now) says "Where is Grandma's brush? I want to pee in it. But Shhh....you can't tell her, it's a surprise!" Um, yep, pretty sure Grandma would be surprised!!

I had been trying to get the kids to clean their room for way too long, and they were just SOOOO slow! Anyway, Jazmine comes out wanting to play a game. I asked if her room was clean, (being able to see clearly down the hall that it was NOT) and that if her room was clean then we could play a game, color, or whatever she wanted. She looks at me and says "Yes, it's clean. But you can't look." Like I said, I knew it wasn't clean, so we talked about lying for a quick second, I reminded her it was smarter to tell me the truth because I'd be LESS mad that way, and asked again if it was clean. Again, she said yes. So I told her how disappointed I was that she was continuing to not tell the truth about her room being clean, because I could see it wasn't. She says as adamantly as possible...."I wasn't LYING mommy, I was PRETENDING my room was clean! That's not lying." *sigh* How do you not laugh after that? ;)

Toddler Beds....Gone

The children have needed to get out of their toddler beds for a little bit now....Isaac likes to pick up the mattresses and toss them around the room, and use the support beams as a balance beam. So, I got them a twin size bed. They are still sharing for now, but they LOVE it, and they are still young enough. Soon enough they will have their own rooms. They are so cute cuddled all in bed....one head at each end. I love them and I LOVE how they love each other.

Slippers

Two kids....three pairs of slippers.... Isn't this how EVERYONE wears their slippers? ;)

Such Giving Hearts

For as long as I can remember, whenever the kids go to put clothes on that don't fit any longer, I take them and put them in a box. I then tell the children that those clothes are going to babies or younger children who don't have clothes that fit them, and really need some. As soon as I got busted taking toys from their room, I told them the same thing. They had so many toys and there were children in the world who didn't have any, so let's share our toys. When we were moving last year, I even sat toys out and asked the kids to pick out what toys they wanted to share with others and what ones they wanted to keep. And they probably willingly gave away more than half of what I was hoping to.

A few weeks ago, Jazmine even came with me when I took a few boxes of food, clothes, & toys to the Union Gospel Mission. She was so very excited to be giving to these children she always hears about. The absolute heartbreak on her face when she realized she couldn't personally hand them to the children broke my heart. I explained to her that the wonderful nice gentleman that we did give the things to will take good care of them and make sure the kids get everything. After a few minutes of talking, she was okay again, and couldn't stop talking about the nice man helping her to help the kids. (Absolutely melts my heart!!)

Yesterday, totally out of the blue, Jazmine and Isaac both started putting books and toys on my kitchen counter. Needless to say, I was confused. I asked why they were doing that, (because they know better...LOL) and Jazmine looked at me with those big blue eyes and said...."These are books and toys for other kids who don't have any." And Isaac said... "I am going to go get more books!" Pretty impressive for 2 and 3.

Now, I know I am not perfect, and some days I would tell you I don't think I am even that good of a mom, and God must of made his first mistake when he made me a mommy....but when those children were going through their room and putting toys on my counter for me to give away, it gave me goosebumps to think that maybe, just maybe, I am doing okay. :)

Dress Up Time

I love when the kids play "Dress Up". They get so into it. And of course they come and ask if they look fabulous....and of course I tell them yes! The giggles and laughs from a dress up session can brighten even the darkest days. Their laughter, happiness and love is so contagious!!