We went to the back side of Floyd Lamb Park for family photos this year, and after Miles BEGGED me to bring Merzey, I gave in. She was super annoying and wanted to chase every single bird, but by some miracle our photographer Amy Rhodes got a few great shots with Merzey included.
Recording these kid quotes is one of my joys in life! Here is the latest round:
Dinner was almost ready and Henry was anxious to eat. He said, “I don’t know if my hunger can hold it much longer!”
Me: Dad can do your bedtime tonight.
Henry: “No! I want you to mom.” And then quietly under his breath he said, “He only knows like two songs.”
Mom at school we learned a popcorn dance. I said- that’s sounds fun! He said, “More like funn-eee!”
With claire and miles at hobby lobby. Miles comes up to me and says- I found my idol!! He had a Jessica Fletcher funko pop. Murder She Wrote is a new fav.
Henry was in the bath before church and we were limited on time, as usual. I said, “Henry you can play there for three more minutes.” Henry said, “Let’s call it four.” Always negotiating.
“Mom I love you and Merzey.” Full stop. Since claire and miles were in the car too I said, “Do you love anyone else?” He said, “I love Miles 99 and Claire is 57. But mom is 900.”
We were making lunch and of the blue Miles said, “Mom if we each have at least 2-3 kids you could have ten grandchildren.” I said that would be awesome and they should not move away so they could all have cousins to play with. Then we started talking about what my grandma name would be. I said, “No one is just “grandma” anymore. I heard a cute one- What about Lolly and Pop?” They said, “How about Shan Shan and Pop Pop?” Just hearing my children, ranging in age from 5 to 13, discussing bringing their kids to my house for Sunday dinner since we have the fun house, made me take a mental video to remember such a cute moment. I’m happy to be the Shan Shan to their future kiddos.
Bedtime is always songs and books, more songs typically. Henry always says it’s my choice for the song on the first song but he will choose a church primary song called “Choose the Right” on a second song. I said, “Don’t you just want to choose the song?” He said, “I just want you to be happy, Mom.” No sarcasm or sass whatsoever. Just the sweetest boy.
I said- Henry what do you want for dinner? He said, “Mom, call me Bubba.”
I said- Henry move your plate over so you can catch your crumbs. He said, “Peace and love mom. Peace and love.”
We were watching UNLV Women’s volleyball play San Diego State. Henry kept calling their team the “Carmen San Diegos.”
I asked Henry to turn down the TV and he said, “Are you hoping for a quiet moment Mom?”
I was working late on the home office. Henry came to get me, “Mom, you said you would come snuggle me!” I needed to stop working anyway.
Henry asked me to carry him to bed. He said, “I wish we could go back in time so you could carry me all the time. To when I was three.”
Penelope just asked me if you can curl bangs. Oh Penelope, I have so much to teach you.
At bedtime, Henry and I talked a lot about when he was born and how babies come out of mommies. The next day he said, “That was a very thoughtful talk we had, huh mom?”
Henry came home from school so excited and said he had to tell me something in private. He wanted me to go up to his room to tell me, but I convinced him to come into my home office and shut the door. He said, “I think I’m going to marry a girl in my class!” and then he squeezed me so hard and was so excited! He said, “She looked at me and she talks fast!”
I picked up Penelope from her church activity and when she got in the car she said, “Phew, I am so busy! I have sooo much to do.” I kind of laughed and said - oh really, like what? She said, “I have like 3-4 things to do today! I had a case of the Monday’s so I didn’t do my homework and now it’s Tuesday and I am so busy. I’m like a business person!”
