5,4,2, baby

My sister has four kids, three boys and a girl. The oldest boy is 5, then the girl is 4, another boy is 2, and the baby, a boy, is 8 mos. These are just a few things that have happened over the last few days.

Kid (2)~*watching me write in my notebook* Aunti Grace, what are you coloring?

Kid (4)~*looking at her reflection in a spoon* Wow! My head is huge.

Kid (5)~ Aunti Grace, dad says that our bodies are mostly made of water but water is squishyer than us so how does that work?
Me (old enough to know the answer)~ Uhh. . . You should ask Daddy.

Kid (4)~ Who's suitcase is that in the living room?
Me~ Uncle Mike's.
Kid~ Oh. I'm gonna go sit in it.

My sister~ What are you going to do in your nap today?
Kid (2)~ Talk and fuss and play.
The next day while being tucked in he muttered to himself:
"No talking,no fussing, no playing.

Baby dialing

I don't usually have the problem of "pocket dialing" people because I have a flip phone. My brother told me that he received 8 calls from my number while he was at work. Apparently the baby made several calls when I dropped my phone during the day. I try not to drop my phone now.

Little Montana Girl

      The 4 year old loves to sing while she's playing but she randomly replaces a word of the song with 'truck':

      I throw my hands up in the air sometimes, singing Truck, Truck!

      We're gonna make, make, make um do a double truck! (take)

All by my self!

I was reading a story to the baby and his big sister (4) she started to suck her thumb, and her head drooped on my shoulder.

Me~ Ok, I think you should lie down in your bed for a little while with three books; you don't have to go to sleep.

Kid~ Nooooooo. I don't want to.

Me~ I'll go pick your books for you.

Kid~ No, I wanna pick 'um my self.

Me~ Ok, I'll come get you in a little while.

I woke her up and hour and a half later. Note: 4 year old's want to do everything by them selves. Use this to your advantage.

We made Owls

The two girls (8 and 4) and I made these little owls out of the cardboard part of TP rolls and some colorful paper, this is how they turned out. 

We had lots of fun. One thing I learn a little every time I bring a craft for the kids is that if I don't have everything they need or if I forget something, it gives them a chance to come up with a creative solution. This time I didn't have beaks for the owls so the kids cut two of the tips off the red wings. 

The baby's smarter than me.

The baby played with my phone the other day and now every time I get a text my phone reads it to me. Loudly. True story. What's worse, my brothers won't fix it because they'd rather hear my texts.