Out of the mouth of a four year old...

All within the last week.

Me:  Allie, what kind of milk do you want with dinner?  Almond or Rice?
Allie:  Ummm....Almond.  You know, just like we say at the end of our prayers in Chapel - Amen Almond!


Allie:  Here mom, smell this...This is super stinky.  It must be from Daddy.
Me:  What does it smell like?
Allie:  I don't know, but it must be from Daddy's socks.


Allie - I don't ever want a baby!!!
Me:  Why not?
Allie - 'Cause I would have to wipe poop!  Yuck!  And besides, they are too much work!


Me:  I thought you said you cleaned your room!?!
Allie:  I did.  Kids clean it different.  They clean it the way they want to.  Not the way that Mommy's do.
Me:  Well, if you want to play a (an Allie shuffled i.e. ice cream cone card will be on top and shockingly it will be her turn to go first) game of Candyland later, I think it would be a good idea to clean it the way that Mommy does.
Allie:  Oh yeah...okay!


Erik made the made the mistake this morning, while trying to be funny, of asking Allie who was cuter -  him or Justin Beiber.  Her answer without hesitation was Justin Bieber.  Jump to an hour later, while they are busy pulling up our old baseboards, this conversation happens.
Allie:  Daddy, I love helping you with projects.
Erik:  I love you.
Allie:  Well, I love you.  But, Justin Bieber is the cutest!

Love you, Miss!

It went a little something like this...

Allie:  See these wrinkles that I drew on Tinker Bell mom?  (As we sit coloring at the counter together)
Me:  Yep
A:  They are just like the ones you have on your back.
Me:  What?  Huh?  I have wrinkles on my back?  Where?
A:  Here let me show you as she lifts up my shirt.  See right here...look at all those wrinkles.
Me:  Huge sigh of relief - Oh you mean freckles,  those are FRECKLES, not wrinkles.
A:  Oh, okay, well then that is what Tinker Bell has too.  Freckles.

Later that night:

Me:  Hey Erik, I have to tell you a funny story that happened with me and Allie.
E:  Okay, sure.
So I proceed to tell him the story.  And when I get to the point about wrinkles on my back.  He says:
E:  Ha-ha, did she mean to say fat rolls!?!
Me:  Uh - NO, but thanks for that, she meant freckles, but obviously I know how you feel.  (All while flipping him off!)

Awwwweeee...the innocence of a 4 year old.  And the idiot-ness of my husband!

Best Craft Ever.

Well, that is what she said anyway.  Here was my inspiration.  http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/embroidery-floss-easter-eggs.html. And here is what she did.

p.s.  yes, she made a wardrobe change in the middle of the "craft".  

Again, belated. Someday I will catch up...

Guess who received new lipstick from a "secret friend" on Valentine's Day?

Thank you, Erin!  

I know, I know...this is 5 months late. Better late than never, I say.

 

Allie

A conversation I had with you, Allie Maryn on Monday, September 12, 2011. It should have been your first day of preschool, had you not gotten sick.  You ended up missing the first week and started on Monday, September 19, 2011.

What is your favorite food:  Cupcakes

What is your favorite sport:  Watching Bailey play softball

What is your favorite TV show:  Olivia

Who is the coolest person you know:  Emmett

What do you think your favorite thing about school will be?  Show-n-tell

What is the one thing that you do the best:  Play with baby Emmett

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?  To get donuts

What is your favorite Color:  PINK!

When you grow up, what do you want to be?  I want to cut & color hair with my mommy

Who is your favorite musical group?  Justin Beiber   What song?  “Baba” – Baby

What is your favorite book?  Olivia

When you were little, what did you do?  I used to play.

What is your favorite season?  Summer

What is the best thing about swim lessons?  Jumping in and doing 7 head bobs

What is your favorite snack?  Chocolate chip granola bars

What is the food you dislike the most?  Meatballs

Who is your best friend?  Emmett

What is one wish?  To stay here (at home) every day with my mom and dad

What is your best memory?  Ebony

You then ask…”What else?  Anything else?”  So I added a few more questions.

What is your favorite thing to do?  Play with my cousin Emmett

If you could vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?  Arizonas (with an s - of course)

Anything you want to tell me about?  I love to snuggle with my mom

Anything else?  Yes, I love you!

I love you too, Miss!!!  XOXO!

Love, Mommy

                       

Perfect ending to a great week.

Snuggled with Daddy and asleep by 6:20 tonight.  

Call me crazy, but I loved this past week.  Some called it "Snowmageddon", and some called it "Snowpocalypse", but I called the 12+ inches of snow we got throughout the week...perfect.  School and work (for me) were cancelled.  We spent our days sledding, eating snow-cones (a lot), playing in the snow, building a snowman, going for walks, playing games, legos, crafting, and more. I am sad to see it come to an end.  Even more sad that I have to catch up on my cleaning and laundry...considering I didn't do any of it, at all, while we were snowed in.  Ugh.

Making air-popped popcorn for the first time - a little excited!

Snow Day!

What a wonderful way to spend the day...together with family!  We had plans to watch the Baltimore Playoff Game this morning while enjoying Court's famous omelettes...and we did, but not before we played in the snow.  All 6 inches of it!  And when it was over, and the Raven's were victorious, we headed back out to go sledding!  The lil ones loved it!

Emmett wanted to use the sled as a snowboard.  Allie didn't want to use one at all, instead opting for the ol' slide down on your belly option.  We did seem to wrangle the two of them to go down a handful of times together going over a jump for a little added excitement.  Shai and I even tried it a couple of times.

And then, back to the house...Emmett relaxing and enjoying being pulled in the sled by his dad and Allie walking due to the joyous fit she threw about sharing the sled!  I am pretty sure that the entire neighborhood was aware that Emmett was squishing her and that she was tired and hungry!  

Good times!

Our Winter Wonderland

My little buddy! 

lil Miss lovin' the snow

Sharing the sled...so far!

Allie's first run

E's first run - head first!  lil daredevil!

We went old school and tried a garbage can lid - to no avail!  Speaking of old school, did I mention that the actual sled we are using is pretty much an antique?

My sister and I got it from Santa 25-30 years ago...yes, I am that old.

The first run together

Who needs a sled anyway!?!

Going over a jump...eyes closed of course!

That's my girl!  Loving every minute!

Emmett loving it, with his eyes closed!

Humoring me for a pic - minutes before she was crying and throwing her fit

I asked the two of them for a picture together, and this is what I got!  Little hams!