Tuesday, April 24, 2007

the joys of family life


it's been a good week. after gray and gloomy weather, the sun finally came out last thursday and it's been beautiful ever since. i've find myself quite cheery ever since too!

i've often said that kids are the best form of entertainment. here are some comments from the last week that illustrate it:

*lily came down from upstairs with pat's shaving cream can and told me: "mom, i have hair on my legs and toes!"

*when i tried to tease grace the other day, she replied: "mom, you have to remember i'm almost eight. i have knowledge now!"

*on a family walk, when i got ahead of lily, she proclaimed: "mom, that's my seat."

*evan giggles everytime i read to him. i'd love to think that he's developing some inner love for reading. the more likely reason is that he makes it a game by constantly trying to close the book while you read.

*jake once again giggled when they drew some blood last week. he's quite a change for them at the blood lab at CCMC.

*a favorite oldie from my niece (that also breaks your heart): "mom, how come Jesus gave you a sister and not me?"
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1 comment:

Ken, Chelsea and Isaac said...

I love the picture!! So cute!

quotables

"is that lily holding baby lily?" -lily's response when i showed her a picture of gracie holding her when lily was a baby.

"drama class is actually a lot of fun." -gracie (this is only humorous in that grace seemed surprised by how much she likes drama class. this from my child who we refer to as "a drama queen" when she is not around.)

"mom, you can go with my teacher and i'll stay home with japie and evan. daddy can go to work, and i'll be the mommy" -lily, in response to learning that she would be going to preschool next year instead of this year.

"mom, if you don't get rid of that smell soon, you're going to have to buy a new car." -gracie when it took me a couple of days to clean out my car after returning from a road trip.

"mommy, they have dress-ups for you!" -lily while walking by the prom dress section at macy's.

"i said the prayer "last"-erday." -lily's replacement word for "yesterday."