February Funnies

Ellie:

"Look mom. I take black Play-doh and I take white Play-doh, I mix it together and POOF! I made gray!"

You were apparently playing Waitress because you came running into the kitchen yelling down to your sisters "2 cold pancakes coming right up."

You calling Eggos waffles "cold pancakes."

"Mom, do you know when I say 'Oh mom' it means I think your crazy?"

During a dinner prayer "Please bless all our our dreams will come true."

You LOVE drawing and your specialty right now are skeletons.

You are so good at writing all of your letters that you have started making letter games for everyone to play. You write a bunch of letters really big on the paper then add in really small letters between them. You get a kick out of it when Grammy can't find the really small letters.

Reese:

Calling your tank top a "laptop"

We were talking about kangaroos and I said to you "Reese, did you know that baby kangaroos are called joey's?" You replied "Yeah mom, my leapster already taught me that." Good job leapster.

On the way to school: "Mom, did you know that all of the planets are called a solar system?" Ellie piped up "Yeah, and when the sun goes around the earth it's called orbiting." Such smartie pants.

Grandma Linda was babysitting you and said "Come on, let's go play with some toys." You said "Ok, but we need to make sure to clean up after or that wouldn't be choosing the right, so we would be following Lucifer." Thanks Scripture Stories!

Taytum:

Beck climbed onto the open dishwasher door and you yelled "Beck, get out of the dishwasher, you know better!"

You were pretending to paint my toes and when you took off my sock your eyes got wide and you said "Whoa, that's a big, big, big huge toe."

You grabbed a bottle of cherries off of the door of the fridge and asked "Mom, now are these blueberries or ketchup?"

You were combing my hair and said "Wait, I need to get the hairspray...don't move...your not cute yet." Ouch.

We were getting ready to leave and I told you to put your coat on. You said "Mom, I'm just too busy." while you were sitting on the stairs doing absolutely nothing.

Beck:

You survived the Crying it Out Method! You are officially a big boy that now sleeps through the night. You only cried for about 40 minutes the first night and 20 minutes the second night. From then on you have completely slept through the night-usually from about 10pm-6:30 am. You have a little snack and fall back asleep til 8:30 or so. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I thought it would be hard for me as you are my baby, but it wasn't at all!

You got tooth number 5, 6 and 7 thing month! You were pretty cranky for a while...nothing a little Tylenol wouldn't fix!

You are such a happy baby! Everywhere we go people can't believe what a big smile you always have on your face.

You have started giving big, sloppy, open mouthed kisses-my favorite!

I am more in love with you this month than the last month...and the month before that...and the month before that...

Crack-up.

Seriously, if these pics of Taytum doing her infamous "Sour Gatorade Face" doesn't make you laugh out loud, check your pulse.

My loves

Hope you all find your special Valentine's...I know I found mine.

January What What

I made a New Years resolution to keep better records of the things my little darlings say and do on a daily basis, so that when I eventually print this blog into a scrapbook (yeah right), I have my own little version of Kids Say the Darndest Things. For the last month I have been keeping a running list of all the adorable/zany/silly things my kids do and say, as well as their accomplishments, so that hopefully I will remember all the fun, amazing and precious moments of my kiddos lives. Like when Taytum pooped in the tub and blamed it on Spongebob. Adorable. So sorry if this gets a little long, but hey, it's for my posterity alright?!

Ellie

• Holding up a penny and saying "This is Penny. Nickel is his last name."
• While out running errands we pulled up to the bank and you said "This must be errands house."
• Tay asked you to spin her in the computer chair. You got such a disgusted look on your face and said "No Tay, I'm not going to spit on you!"
• You leared about bears at school and came home proclaiming "I need a break from my sissy's right now. I am going in my bed to hibernate."
• You were so confident getting up in Primary and giving your talk on being a Child of God. So proud of you.
• After one particularly bad day, mom was yelling at you about making a mess. You got such a sad look on your face and said "Mom, this isn't how Jesus wants you to act." Nothing like being put in your place by a 4 year old.
• Almost every morning you come into our room announcing you are ready to snuggle...I hope you never are too old for that.
• Making sure your sisters get their string cheeses, vitamins or toothbrushes before you. You are so selfless-you'll make a great mommy someday :)

Reese

• You came in the room playing a soft lullabye on your Leapster. You told me you found it for Beck to help him sleep. So sweet.
• Almost every prayer, without fail, you bless Oscar that he will be safe in heaven and that he will watch over Hopie and Jesus. Double sweet.
• During a lull in dinner you blurted out "Did you know that octopus don't have any bones?!"
• Another time you were pestering me by saying "Mom, mom, MOM, MOM" over and over until I finally said "WHAT??!" and you replied, very timidly, "I just wanted to tell you that sloths sleep during the day, so they are nocturnal."
• I was laying in bed with you and asked what you would like to do in the morning. You said "Uh, go to China I guess." I asked you what you would like to do in China, and you said "Eat rice and noodles." News flash: We can go to Canton City for that.
• Whenever you get dropped off at Grammy's house or a playdate you say "Now remember mom, it's not for big guys, only for us little guys."
• You are such a peacemaker-always being the first to say "I love you" after a fight.

Taytum

• Oh Tay. What am I going to do with such a strong-headed little muffin such as yourself? You have all your decisions made and nothing, and I mean nothing, can sway your choice. Like when you wore a Christmas tutu with your pink nail polish shirt (you fave!) and a crazy hat and insisted on wearing it into the store.
• Putting on my deodorant and sticking your little armpit right in my nose saying "Smell."
• Coming up to me after I got ready to go to a meeting and saying "Your blue sweater and curly hair look Boootiful!"
• Looking up from your cereal and out of the blue asking me "Mom....are you frustrated?"
• You and your sisters were playing house. You were the mommy and sissy's were the babies. You put them in Beck's crib and told them "If you get out of this bed I am going to SPANK YOUR FACES!" Sidenote: For the record I have never threatened to spank and of my children's faces.
• Yelling for me to get you out of the tub before you "freak out."
• You have hats. Lots of hats. 11 to be exact. Not including dress up hats. It takes you a long, long, long time to pick out the hat you'd like to wear. To go walking. Down the stairs. For breakfast.
• You are a fancy girls. We lovingly call you Fancy Taytum. You are rarely without something sparkley on. Always accessories. Always shoes. Always lipstick. You are divalicious and loving it.
• Always asking "Is this cute?" "Is she cute?" "Do I look cute?"

Beck

• You are a mama's boy through and through. When I walk in a room your eyes light up and you put that little head down and crawl with all your might to get to me. Makes my insides turn into jello.
• You really shocked mommy when I left you downstairs for a minute to get something from my bedroom and when rounded the corner you were grinning from ear to ear...on the very top step.
• Laughing so hard when Taytum jumped off the couch. You two are so close it makes me melt.
• Daddy and I have pegged a name for your nightly ritual. We call it the "Sleep Roll." You will roll from one side of the bed to the other, disregarding any and all things in your path...books, toys, faces. Doesn't matter, nothing is safe from The Sleep Roll.
• Your sleep habits are getting worse and worse, so we have officially started to let you cry it out. Daddy is much stronger than mommy.
• Mom bought you a Utah Jazz outfit. Dad almost cried. You wear it when you watch the games with daddy. Go Jazz!
• We are expecting you to start walking pretty soon. You have mastered walking along all the furniture and just need to hold on with one hand ever so slightly to keep from falling.

Here's hoping that this is one resolution I can stick to.

He's a Bruiser...literally.

Life is all fun and games til someone slips on a puzzle piece and face plants it into a wooden block. Poor bubbs. Got his first itty-bitty black eye. First shiner...pretty sure it won't be the last. Oh, and if your wondering why I haven't wiped the sweet potatoes from his nose, it's because I thought it added to the pitifulness of it all. Ya know, sympathy and what not.

Merry Christmas...a few weeks late. Hey, I have 4 kids under the age of 4, okay?!

Love, The Mondragons

The Objects of my Affection

Anyone else's heart just skip a beat?