Eight

Raging

Audrey is mad at me and she's yelling things that she thinks will make me upset.

"Everyday when you put your clothes on you DON'T LOOK PRETTY!"

"Any day that you dress up I think you don't look GOOD."

"You FARTED and you didn't say EXCUSE ME!"
(I didn't, BTW, and this made me laugh so hard I started crying - and that made her REALLY mad.)

"I don't even like you being the boss of ME!"

"I don't even think you tell funny jokes!"

"I don't even want my brother."

Audrey of Green Gables

Deep Breaths

Our kids are arguing over who is doing more "real meditation"

So special.

So special

What is this Spot?!?!

Spring Break II

Just watching him makes me want to puke.

Spring Break I

And YOU get a dragon, and YOU get a dragon...

Crime & Punishment

Garrett accidentally pegged the lifeguard in the head with a ball and got a 5 minute time out. 

He told the guard that he didn't mean to. 

I didn't want to bruise his ego and tell the guard that he has terrible aim so I let him take the punishment...

Teenage Years Are Going to be Fun

I just got: "What am I? Your servant?" from Audrey after asking her to sweep up some crumbs that she made.

Oh girl, wrong question!

Successful Free-Range Parenting

He was gone for HOURS today.

Moment of Zen

I turned the corner after ordering and found her like this.

I'm Being Ignored - And I Like It

Truth

"You're going to be dead longer than you are alive." Audrey, 5

Was My Kid Body-Snatched?!?!

7:08AM on Sunday

I'm on the living room couch working on my computer.

Garrett wakes up and comes out rubbing his eyes. He stumbles over to me and I think he's going to beg to get to play on the iPad or watch tv (we have a no-screens before 9AM rule).

Instead, he says, "I just realized that I haven't done my math pages (for homework this week) so I'm going to go and do them really quick."

Lissy goes to Dr Aaron

Pack Your Bags

Audrey, "Mama, I invited some friends to Italy with us!"
Me, "Oh yeah, who?"
Audrey, "Ceci, Harper, Ruby, Annabelle, Griffin, Tristan, Nolan, Marie, and Jude."
Me, "Anyone else?"
Audrey, "No, that's about it."

5th trip around the sun!

5th trip around the sun!

Radio Silence

On the way to school today I talked to Garrett for a full three minutes before I realized he was so engrossed in his book that he had no idea I was talking. 🌈💫

Engrossed

Cutie Marks

Car Play

OUSD Oratorical Winners

Garrett's class won 1st place in the OUSD district wide Oratorical competition, Pre-K through 2nd Grade division. The class performed and won at both the school-wide level and the district semi-final level before winning today. Garrett is the third kid from the right.

They performed an original poem called, "If You Want to Know Me"

Ninja Sleeper

Quotes From Motherhood

"Garrett. Stop farting into the ukulele."

Amber Alert

Where is Lissy?!?

Great Idea

Audrey: Can we make our backyard bigger?
Me: No, it's the size that it is.
Audrey: Oh.
Me: Why do you want it to be bigger.
Audrey: Like, so we could have a hot tub?

Introductions

Audrey: I knew daddy before you.
Me: no, I've known daddy for 15 years and you are only 4.5
Audrey: no. When I was born I met him first.
Me: oh. Well you did live in my body so I would say you knew me first.
Audrey: It was fun in your uterus. I danced around in there.