Colton Antics Take 1

April 6, 2015--4 years old

I wanted to give a little thank you to whoever told Colton on Easter that the little turtle head candy pieces were actually "turtle power". This morning I found a piece and offered it to him (normally I would just throw candy away). I started with "Colton, do you want this turtle head?". He replied with the following "Yes, but no momma; these are turtle powers".
I laughed to myself as I went back into the kitchen to continue my morning cleaning. A few minutes later Colton proceeded to demonstrate how he was now a "ninja Colton". :)

April 8, 2015 1:30pm

Cut his sister's hair--Round #2 (good thing it was only a little bit this time).

April 8, 2015 2:00pm

Want to hear about how my day continued?
Colton had just gotten in trouble for cutting his sisters hair (yes, again), so I was having him clean up the mess in the playroom. Of course my ninja loving, superman wishing, hulk smashing, captain America wanna be couldn't just step down off the table. No, he had to leap off the table...right into the chandelier. I sure hope his future wife thinks all these scars are sexy!

 

April 11, 2015

 

When Colton first was potty training we allowed him to pee in our backyard. As he got older and he got little sisters we changed that rule on him, which has been hard for him to handle. Sometimes I will explain myself and discuss modesty and not peeing around his sisters. Well, this morning I just walked out of the house and found my son relieving himself behind a tree. I will give him a little credit and explain that no one was around and both of his sisters were in the house....but I will also explain that he was in the front yard and "behind" the tree was right next to the street. What am I gonna do with this kid? Hehehe!

 

April 14, 2015

 

Colton had a rough day today and was in trouble more than usual. Many times I will tell him afterwards "I will always love you". Tonight we were spending some time coloring together and he accidently hit me in the head with a marker. He quickly grasped my head in a hug and exclaimed "I will always not stop loving you". *heart swell*

 

April 17, 2015

 

I have been taking my block of time after lunch to devote entirely to the kiddos. I rotate who gets to pick what we do. Normally its a game, some type of craft or jumping on the trampoline. Today is Makenzie's turn to choose. While I was cleaning breakfast dishes I hear Colton in the playroom with Kenzie...."Hey, go ask momma that you want to jump on the trampoline with her today"....so as the good little sister does, she walks into the kitchen and requests the trampoline for the special time today. I laugh inside as I agree but then my laugh bubbles to the outside when Colton comes in after her and says "that's a good idea Kenzie"...sure, like she thought of it.

 

April 30th, 2015--Thursday

 

Matt has just recently switched to a four day work week in an attempt to be able to actually see us sometimes. He currently has Fridays off. However, despite the fact that its Thursday night he was explaining to Colton that he needed to go into work for a few hours. Colton asked why and Matt explained that he had a deadline to meet. Colton looked at him quizzically and asked him "What's a dead lion?" :)

 

May 12th

 

This is for those of you that know the song "I may never take a trip to Mexico..." (to the tune of: I may never march in the infantry). Out of the blue Colton comes up to me and asks me "Have you ever taken a trip to Mexico?". I proceeded to tell him all about a missions trip I took back in high school. It seemed as if he was listening very intently but once I was done he asked a follow up question. "Have you ever eaten a cheesy taco?". OH GOSH! I about died...and then of course we had to sing the song.

 

May 21st

 

The things you talk about with your kids while folding laundry: Somehow Colton and I got on the subject of marriage and I was explaining that one day he would find a lovely girl to marry and live with her forever. After my little spiel was over he replied with "I'm going to marry Isaacs and Leah's mommy". I chuckled a little and explained further that he couldn't  marry Ms. Melissa because she was already married and it would be wiser to marry someone his own age. He thinks for a minute out loud "ummmm, who's four like me? ....Josie! Josie is four, she is the girl I am going to marry". How simple a child's mind is. If only it was that easy to pick. 



May 31st

I have to start out explaining that the last time my parents sent a package in the mail they used their old wood pile box and a black widow was one of the "presents" we opened.
Anyways, my mother recently called to tell me a package was on its way. So, today I was telling Colton that his Grandma and Grandpa sent him a package. He first asked why and I explained it was because they loved him very much. After that his face showed some concern and he stated "I hope there isn't a snake in this one!" ;)

My Kenzie Girl

April 8, 2015--almost three years old

Every time we run errands, the kids always ask me "what's next momma?" As we were leaving Wal-Mart I told them I needed to run to the bank. I piled them all into the car and proceeded to my bank. I never even got them out of the car, just went through the ATM line, but as I am pulling away, Kenzie asks me "was that your piggy bank momma?". --Yep! Yes, it was. ;)

April 11, 2015

It was nap time and I was explaining to Colton that he had to take a nap today (he doesn't most days) because he needed energy to go someplace fun afterwards (jumptime). Kenzie turned to me and asked "momma, I want pink energy...oh and purple energy". ALL GIRL!

April 16, 2015
8pm

It's bath time and she is enjoying the warm water. All of a sudden I hear her bust out in song "Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho to Nonna and Pop's we go, Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho to Nonna and Pop's we go." I asked her who taught her that song and she replied with "Aunt Meggie".

10pm

Matt had gotten home from work and she was the only one awake. They sat down on the kitchen floor together to eat a yogurt cup. Matt let one rip and Kenzie turned to him with sweet innocence and asked "did you fart?". He replied with "No, you did". She laughed and whispered back "No, I farted last night"....

April 17th

We took the kiddos on a much needed family date to The Blaze in Meridian (can I just say YUM!) and then to the park afterwards. They have a climbing rock that is over Matt's head so I am assuming over 6 feet tall. Colton (my little daredevil) was having a hard time climbing to the top and standing up. He was just a little scared. Kenzie on the other hand, no fear of danger, climbed to the top and leaped into Daddy's arms. As a result, Matt tried to "nudge" brother in the right direction by asking sis to show brother how to jump. She confidently climbed to the top, looked over at brother and shared with him "first, you jump, then you flap your arms like this (insert flapping of the arms like a bird) just like a bird!". Too cute for words!

April 23rd

We have a pond in our backyard. Well, it is supposed to be a pond. Instead it is just the insert for a pond that has filled up with rain water (and stinks to high heaven). It has a piece of plywood with a cement brick over it but I still forbid the kiddos to play in/around it. On this day though Colton was inside resting inside and Kenzie was in the backyard playing by herself. I noticed she was playing in the rock pile (right next to the pond) and instructed her not to throw any rocks in the pond. She replied back with "I not!". I then tried to think of every scenario that would prompt her to play in the pond (cause that's what mommies do) and again instructed her "and don't fish anything out of the pond either." With that comment she looked back at me with a quizzical look on her face and replied "Momma, there are no fish in this pond"....

May 3rd, 2pm

Matt is leaving for a couple of weeks and will be gone for Kenzie's actual birthday so we decided to spend today celebrating. We went over to Matt's parents house and had pizza and a Cinderella cake (per Kenzie's request). While we were eating Kenzie runs up to me and asks if she can open her presents yet. I tell her as soon as I finish my pizza we can. After I finish Matt and I head into the room where the presents are and find Makenzie and Colton with all of the presents already unwrapped!

May 3rd, 8pm

We had gotten home from Matt's parents house and I was in the house getting dinner ready and Matt was unloading the car. I needed to ask Matt a question but wasn't quite sure where he was outside so I peeked my head out the door and yelled "Marco!". Kenzie followed me out there and upon finding her Daddy looked up at him and said "you not Marco!".

May 27th

I was getting a kick out of Kenzie asking me where my cape was and why I didn't have it on. I was thinking maybe she thought I was a super hero or something. However, after a few minutes I realized she was just referring to my apron. ;)

In our devotions right now we are discussing the Ten Commandments. Today we talked about "Do not commit adultery". I was trying to bring the concept down to their level and explaining that God intends for us to have one husband or wife forever. I used Matt and I as an example. Kenzie pipes up and says "Yep, God made you a princess and Daddy got to be there". It took me a minute but she was referring to our wedding day and the pictures hanging in our hallway. I thought it was too cute!