under the ash tree: July 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Conversations

Sam: I didn't like him.
Katie: Why not?
Sam: Because he kept bugging me and his breath smelled like lemon.
Katie: Oh. What does Mommy's breath smell like?
Sam: Flowers.
Katie: Oh! Thanks! What does Daddy's breath smell like?
Sam: Tomatoes.
Katie: Cool. Wait, do tomatoes smell good or bad?
Sam: Bad.
Zach: What does Charlotte's breath smell like?
Sam: Flowers, too.
Zach: What does Sam's breath smell like?
Ben: Garbage.
Zach: What does Ben's breath smell like?
Sam: Food from yesterday that didn't get put in the fridge.

Ben: The dragon skull of America... from the 1820s!

Ben: Hello Miss Lu!
Sam: No, Miss Lu is her secret identity! She's Super Baby!

Ben: Mom, you're funny.
Katie: I'm funny?
Ben: Ya. Kinda. Not a lot.

While making a "potion" in the backyard:
Ben: Yes! Yes! Ha, ha! I'm an evil genius!

After Zach said that he wouldn't make sweet popcorn for us:
Sam: I think if I fight him so much he'll change his mind!
Then Sam ran and started pretend punching and kicking Zach and he said he would make the sweet popcorn. I think we've taught him a valuable lesson.

While watching the show Mythbusters:
Sam: Now we know how to make a bomb!
Katie: Why would we want to make a bomb?
Sam: To defend our house maybe?

After I made a joke that the boys laughed at:
Zach: Mommy's funny, huh?
Sam: Ya, but that's her only funny joke.

While eating a golden delicious apple:
Ben: The name is right; these are delicious!

While I was saying the good night prayer Sam leaned over and whispered this to me:
Sam: Mom, don't make it too long.

Monday, July 18, 2011

5 Months

- Charlotte is sitting up like a champion!
- She broke her first tooth last week and another is on the way
- As a result of the teething thing, she's been a bit grumpy
- She can roll over from her back to front and front to back
- She likes to grab for things
- She likes to eat paper a lot
- She really likes to watch TV (I try not to let her, but when it is on she is pretty darn transfixed, very unlike her brothers at this age)
- She loves to smile
- She is starting to laugh more
- She likes to "fly" up in the air
- Charlotte loves to ride around in her baby carrier
- She loves Ben and Sam, but gets a little nervous with their rough play, unless Zach or I is holding her
- She likes to be entertained
- This is what she contributed while I was trying to type all this

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Friday, July 8, 2011

The Journey to Five

Ben and Sam have had a birthday - Shout Hurray! More on that later. For the moment, I wanted give a little picture history. I meant these to go from oldest to newest, but it didn't turn out that way. I still like it.