Some little stories to remember....

Okay, on occasion there are things that I want to remember that my kids have said or done. This is a quick post to jot a few down that have transpired recently. Each one is a different color.

Karate crazy
Hunter and Gwendalin were watching tv the other night. Gwendalin kept bugging Hunter with her feet and he would slap them away. After a few times of doing this, he got mad and hopped up off the floor and in doing so, outer crescent kicked her in the face and made her nose bleed. When inquiring how this happened (Travis and I were not in the room) we got the story that it was becuase he got up and stepped on her face. Gwennie backed that up until the next morning....(we knew he couldn't have possibly stepped that hard on her face.) Anyway, we ended up finding out the truth (listed at the beginning) but found it interesting that Gwendalin didn't want Hunter to get into trouble to she backed up his initial story since he was crying so hard after it happened. Very sweet that siblings try to protect each other....

Teachable moments...
We had gone to the store (Wal-Mart) to pick up a few things. It was me with all 4 kids. We got all through and out in the car and Gwendalin tells me she got my lipstick...well my first red flag was that I don't wear lipstick, and second I didn't buy anything like that. So I asked her where it was and out comes her little fist with a chapstick in hand. She had grabbed it from the rack while we were in the checkout. I had just gotten all the kids loaded and thought about just taking it back on the next visit, but knew that wouldn't be a good teaching moment...so I buckled everyone in and drove up to the entrance and took Gwennie to the greeter just inside the door (kids were in the car locked/ buckled while I did this - I could see it the whole time (15 seconds). Anyway, I carried Gwennie in side after telling her that she had to return it because we didn't pay for it...she cried all the way in - she handed it to the greeter and said she was sorry. Then she burried her head in my shoulder and we went back to the car. This was after Hunter told her he would go take it back in for her....see there's that sibling protecting again....:) Anyway...very good teaching moment - would've been easier to do it later when I had less kids, but I had to take advantage of the moment.

Here ya are...
We were on our way (with Aunt Trish and cousins) to play for lunch at Carl's Jr. I don't remember why but the dads (Matthew and Travis) were gone for whatever reason. Anyway, Tricia followed me in her car after I got my kids buckled and loaded. The drive to Carl's Jr. is about 15 minutes from home. We got to the stoplight to turn into the parking lot and Tyler came up to the console between the two front seats and said "Here ya are...."I was shocked but more I was laughing because he just waltzed up and announced that he had found me...like he was looking. I had completely forgotten to buckle him in....he was the only one not buckled. I laughed for 5 minutes after that happened.

Professional Cooker?
I had taken the kids with me to Sam's club on a Saturday around lunch time. They had trillions of samples and my kids tried them all....they really like this chicken pasta thing and wanted me to get it for dinner, so did. A few days later I made it for them. Hunter was complaining about what we were having for dinner (as usual) and I told him I was making that chicken he liked from Sam's. When I dished it on his plate he said, "Mom, I don't know if this will taste as good as it did at Sam's. That lady was a professional cooker....I'm not saying you're a bad cook, but she was a professional." I don't think he realized that the "professional cooker" at Sam's used the microwave and made it. Anyway, he took a bite and looked and me and said "Wow, mom! You made it just like she did!" He was thrilled and I got to be deemed professional cooker for the night. :)

Where'd it go?
Tyler was playing with some toys. His goal was to get a new toy and toss it over his head behind him and hear where it landed. Tricia and her girls were over and he decided to play where mom, Trish, and I were talking. he picked up a green car from the movie "Cars" turned and tossed it over his head...well, it landed right on Tricia's shoulder barley missing Maesyn's head. So, Tricia being the quick thinker that she is - gasped and then grabbed the car and put it behind her back as to encourage not throwing anymore. Texas turned around and looked where he thought it would be and didn't see it...then he looked on the ground....super confused by this point....after a few moments he looked up at the fan threw his arms above his head exasperated and said "Where'd it go?" Like it went up and never came back down....so stinking cute!