Here's Abbey saying her Pledge of Allegiance with my guidance. It'll melt your little heart.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
"Weff" :: The First Sighting
Things are pretty "normal" around here lately. The kids are so curious and mischievious I constantly find myself cleaning up after them (drinks, food particles, pee, etc.) and just can't stay ahead of them. You know what they say about curiosity, right? It killed the cat, right? Well, not this time. This story ends a little differently. It ends with you laughing your butt off.
I had to do some grocery shopping today after work. When I got home, Seth was outside playing, as he is most days. Allen came out to help me bring in the groceries. Once they were all unloaded and put up, Allen said to me "I have something to show you. And you're not going to be happy about it at all", as he walked to our bedroom. Immediately I knew this was a "kid issue"... something one or both of them had obviously destroyed or completely messed up. There are so many things it could be. He pointed to the video monitor sitting by my bed. As you can see by the picture below, the cord had been severed. I was pissed, shocked and totally curious all at the same time. He said Seth had cut it with my wire cutters that I use for my beading projects. Wire cutters. Seth had grabbed them and cut the wire to the video monitor. THE VIDEO MONITOR. The story as told by Allen is funny. But the story as told by Seth is even funnier.
Allen's story
He walked into our bedroom as Seth stood by my side of the bed with a most mischievious look. A look we've seen so many times.
Allen: "Seth, what did you do?"
Seth: "Nothing."
Allen: "Seth, I know you did something, just tell me what it was."
Seth: "Nothing, I didn't do nothing."
Allen: "Just tell me."
Seth: "No."
Allen: "I'm going to spank you for not telling me." (Goes to get the wooden spoon)
Seth: (As Dad is coming back into the room) "Go ahead and spank me. I'm not telling you." (Whack! Whack!)
A while later Seth was watching TV and really wanted a toy he saw. As he told Allen he wanted it, Allen said to him "I'll talk to Mommy about it if you tell me what you did." He said "Okay, I'll tell you. You won't spank me right?" "No, I won't spank you, just tell me what you did." Seth points to the monitor and obviously missing cord. "Your Mom is gonna hit the roof" and explained to him how dangerous that is, messing with electricity. Going as far as to say if he cut the wrong thing, it could explode and may even kill someone. Seth was taking it in and seemed to grasp the importance of staying away from this temptation next time. He even said "Then there'll be no more Seth around here?" Yes, exactly. He understands now. Lesson learned.
Now on to Seth's story. Unfortunately, you'll have to look elsewhere for the 2nd part of this story. You see, I have it on video but this here blogging site won't allow it because of its size. I tried to shorten it, but it's still too large to upload here. So, instead, I'll upload it to FaceBook so you'll have to go there to see it. I'll have to email it to a certain family member who is not on FaceBook.
When you're done laughing and cleaning up the wet spot off the floor, I'd love for you to post comments or send me your thoughts.
I had to do some grocery shopping today after work. When I got home, Seth was outside playing, as he is most days. Allen came out to help me bring in the groceries. Once they were all unloaded and put up, Allen said to me "I have something to show you. And you're not going to be happy about it at all", as he walked to our bedroom. Immediately I knew this was a "kid issue"... something one or both of them had obviously destroyed or completely messed up. There are so many things it could be. He pointed to the video monitor sitting by my bed. As you can see by the picture below, the cord had been severed. I was pissed, shocked and totally curious all at the same time. He said Seth had cut it with my wire cutters that I use for my beading projects. Wire cutters. Seth had grabbed them and cut the wire to the video monitor. THE VIDEO MONITOR. The story as told by Allen is funny. But the story as told by Seth is even funnier.
Allen's story
He walked into our bedroom as Seth stood by my side of the bed with a most mischievious look. A look we've seen so many times.
Allen: "Seth, what did you do?"
Seth: "Nothing."
Allen: "Seth, I know you did something, just tell me what it was."
Seth: "Nothing, I didn't do nothing."
Allen: "Just tell me."
Seth: "No."
Allen: "I'm going to spank you for not telling me." (Goes to get the wooden spoon)
Seth: (As Dad is coming back into the room) "Go ahead and spank me. I'm not telling you." (Whack! Whack!)
A while later Seth was watching TV and really wanted a toy he saw. As he told Allen he wanted it, Allen said to him "I'll talk to Mommy about it if you tell me what you did." He said "Okay, I'll tell you. You won't spank me right?" "No, I won't spank you, just tell me what you did." Seth points to the monitor and obviously missing cord. "Your Mom is gonna hit the roof" and explained to him how dangerous that is, messing with electricity. Going as far as to say if he cut the wrong thing, it could explode and may even kill someone. Seth was taking it in and seemed to grasp the importance of staying away from this temptation next time. He even said "Then there'll be no more Seth around here?" Yes, exactly. He understands now. Lesson learned.
Now on to Seth's story. Unfortunately, you'll have to look elsewhere for the 2nd part of this story. You see, I have it on video but this here blogging site won't allow it because of its size. I tried to shorten it, but it's still too large to upload here. So, instead, I'll upload it to FaceBook so you'll have to go there to see it. I'll have to email it to a certain family member who is not on FaceBook.
When you're done laughing and cleaning up the wet spot off the floor, I'd love for you to post comments or send me your thoughts.
Friday, September 10, 2010
The end of summer... the start of our first school year
Well, we're 3 weeks into Pre-K - wow! I'm already noticing some changes in Seth. He seems to be acting a bit... a bit more grown-up at times. He actually told Abbey "I love you" on the way out the door to school today, which he never says to her. Believe it or not, he refuses hugs or kisses from her every night. But today, he surprised me - in a nice way. Made my heart melt a little, ya know?
He's learning things already at school. I don't know why this surprises me, but I was a little shocked last night when he started saying the days of the week and the months of the year! I looked at him with a blank stare and a smile and I think I had a tear in my eye. The proud mama moment had arrived. I can see my child learning and it's so exciting!
He's been saying some cute things lately, too. Yesterday morning he was laying in our bed with Abbey after she woke up. I went in there from the bathroom where I was getting ready for work and started chatting with them, "What are y'all doin'?" Seth said with a big smile, "I just love livin' here with my family!" It was so cute! Later we took Abbey next door to Nana & Papa's house and were walking out the door to the car. He was dragging behind and I said he was slow as molasses. He said "what?!"... I said "molasses... it's kinda like honey... really thick and slow to come out of the bottle." He said, "bees make honey with flowers." Just like that. Just a random fact he threw my way to let me know he's learning things, I guess.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not at all surprised he's learning things. That's what school's all about, right? It's just so cool to see the progress he's made through week 3!
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Now, onto miss Abigail. She's been cracking us up with her little sayings lately too. She came to me last week while I was sitting in the recliner, propped her chin on her wrist and said "hey guys - I gotta quession." After I finished laughing hysterically, I said "Okay, what's your question?" "Nuffin" she replied.
She loves to watch Barney. Oh my gosh, does she love Barney. I was in Target today and saw a Barney DVD for $4.25 that she doesn't have so I bought it. Put it in when I got home and she started singing along with the songs. I called Allen in there for him to listen. All we can guess is that she has this DVD over at Nana & Papa's house, because she was singing right along with them to everything. For a second there, I thought I had a genius on my hands!
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Labor Day Weekend, 2010
We took a family trip to the beach on Sunday, 9/5. It would be our last beach trip until next summer. :( The kids had a blast. I must admit, this big kid did, too. The weather was so nice! It wasn't too hot (barely broke a sweat, thanks to the little bit of overcast cloud cover) and there was a nice breeze blowing. Unfortunately, I didn't put any sunscreen on, knowing it was a stupid move, but nevertheless, I chose not to and have been paying for it all week. My back got pretty red. Not excruciating, but tender. Anyway, back to the kids. They love that water! You couldn't keep them out of it. Seth was "swimming" in it the whole time and when Abbey wasn't in the water, she was sitting at the water's edge digging in the sand, throwing sand, or chasing the sandpipers. I hated to pack up and leave, knowing we were saying goodbye to beautiful St. Augustine beach for several months. Below are a few pictures from our trip.
He's learning things already at school. I don't know why this surprises me, but I was a little shocked last night when he started saying the days of the week and the months of the year! I looked at him with a blank stare and a smile and I think I had a tear in my eye. The proud mama moment had arrived. I can see my child learning and it's so exciting!
He's been saying some cute things lately, too. Yesterday morning he was laying in our bed with Abbey after she woke up. I went in there from the bathroom where I was getting ready for work and started chatting with them, "What are y'all doin'?" Seth said with a big smile, "I just love livin' here with my family!" It was so cute! Later we took Abbey next door to Nana & Papa's house and were walking out the door to the car. He was dragging behind and I said he was slow as molasses. He said "what?!"... I said "molasses... it's kinda like honey... really thick and slow to come out of the bottle." He said, "bees make honey with flowers." Just like that. Just a random fact he threw my way to let me know he's learning things, I guess.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not at all surprised he's learning things. That's what school's all about, right? It's just so cool to see the progress he's made through week 3!
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Now, onto miss Abigail. She's been cracking us up with her little sayings lately too. She came to me last week while I was sitting in the recliner, propped her chin on her wrist and said "hey guys - I gotta quession." After I finished laughing hysterically, I said "Okay, what's your question?" "Nuffin" she replied.
She loves to watch Barney. Oh my gosh, does she love Barney. I was in Target today and saw a Barney DVD for $4.25 that she doesn't have so I bought it. Put it in when I got home and she started singing along with the songs. I called Allen in there for him to listen. All we can guess is that she has this DVD over at Nana & Papa's house, because she was singing right along with them to everything. For a second there, I thought I had a genius on my hands!
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Labor Day Weekend, 2010
We took a family trip to the beach on Sunday, 9/5. It would be our last beach trip until next summer. :( The kids had a blast. I must admit, this big kid did, too. The weather was so nice! It wasn't too hot (barely broke a sweat, thanks to the little bit of overcast cloud cover) and there was a nice breeze blowing. Unfortunately, I didn't put any sunscreen on, knowing it was a stupid move, but nevertheless, I chose not to and have been paying for it all week. My back got pretty red. Not excruciating, but tender. Anyway, back to the kids. They love that water! You couldn't keep them out of it. Seth was "swimming" in it the whole time and when Abbey wasn't in the water, she was sitting at the water's edge digging in the sand, throwing sand, or chasing the sandpipers. I hated to pack up and leave, knowing we were saying goodbye to beautiful St. Augustine beach for several months. Below are a few pictures from our trip.
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