FUNNY MOMENTS

GAGE:

Gage wants a baby brother so bad and begs for this weekly. He tells us we need to get married again so we can have a baby brother for him.

Gage has a real thing about getting his hair cut. I have tried countless times to cut it, but he gets so upset and fidgety until it erupts into a full-blown tantrum. So, I take him to this place for kids where he behaves much better. On our last trip to Disneyland, we had the car loaded up and hit the road, but we stopped to get Gage's hair cut on the way out. A couple weeks later, my friend who had Gage over for a playdate with her kids, called to tell me that Gage told them the last time he got his hair cut, he was really good and happy so we took him to Disneyland as his reward! His 4-year-old friend said, "Really??? I don't get anything for getting my hair cut! Mom!!?????"

Quote: "I don't need to take a nap...I'm happy as a clam!"

Mama, I like when your hair is NOT in a ponytail. You look beautiful when your hair is down, not when it's in a ponytail. If he catches me with it down, he'll say, "Oh, Mama, you look so pretty!" On our way into Bootcamp, he asked me why all the girls have their hair in ponytails and I explained. He asked me if I would take my ponytail out as soon as we got done at Bootcamp. He REALLY does not like my hair in a ponytail!

For Father's Day, I made Rob a video montage with pictures of him with all the kids throughout their lives set to music. The girls were taking a nap but Gage sat down with us to watch. He got so emotional and was so touched by it. I found that endearing for a 4-year-old.

We went to Cafe Rio for $1.50 Taco Tuesday, where we all ate for $7.50!! That is going to be our new tradition. Seriously, how can you beat that price for such yummy food! Anway, there was a whole table of policemen next to us and Gage was fascinated. At one point, he said something kind of sassy and then caught himself quickly and said, "Uh oh, are the police going to come arrest me for being sassy?" Before I could answer he said, "Oh, no they are too distracted eating their food." It made me laugh to hear him use "distracted."

BELLA:

She LOVES peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. She'll say, "Mama, can I have a peanut jelly and sandwich, please?" She asks for this the moment she wakes up in the morning.

She likes to tickle everyone's necks. She'll tell Gage to look up at that thing on the ceiling and then she'll tickle him while he's vulnerable. Clever!

She is fully potty-trained, even at night and EVEN while swimming!! What kid doesn't pee in the pool? Bella doesn't. She is so proud of herself each time and right before she flushes, she yells excitedly, "Bye Bye Pee!! Bye Bye Poop!!"

She and Gage are sharing a room now, so that Paisley could get a little more sleep without Bella interrupting it. Gage did NOT want to sleep on the top bunk, no matter how much bribery we threw at him, so we split the beds and have them in an "L" shape in his room. They LOVE it!! Except for some nights when Gage is really tired and wants to go to sleep and Bella is still talking and trying to play with him. Sometimes they end up in each other's beds.

She and Gage love to play dress-up and make up games and stories to act out. In this picture they were both cowboys going out to round up the cows.

She will spontaneously say, "I love my brother. I love my sister. Mama, I love you very much." She is such a loving and affectionate child and I hope that continues. During Sacrament Meeting on Sunday, she saw this little girl walking out wearing this pretty purple dress that was kind of flowing. She said, "Look, Mama! Princess!! Look at the Princess! I want to give her a hug!" I told her maybe later. Sure enough, when I picked her up from Nursery she saw this girl again and ran over to her. "Princess! Can I give you a hug?" The little girl just kind of looked at her and Bella gave her the sweetest hug.

PAISLEY:

Wow...this girl has got a set of lungs. She is sooooo LOUD!!! Especially when we are in church and everyone else is quiet. She also is developing quite a little temper. It's sometimes funny. Other times, not so much. I have begun giving her mini timeouts. But she has this killer smile where she crinkles her nose and shows all her teeth and it just makes you laugh. She isn't talking at all. Not even mama or dada, which I think she was saying at some point, so she's regressing. Actually, she will say it if you ask her to, but never on her own. But she does put her head down and squints her eyes if we say we're going to have a prayer. She's not walking yet, but she does kick her feet in the pool and swims some. She does walk around holding onto things, and will push herself up to stand from the floor without holding anything. She gets so excited about her accomplishment and throws her arms up in the air and then faceplants. Hilarious! I'm sure the pediatrician will express concern at her lack of words at her next visit, but I say toddlers talking is way overrated!

This happy picture of her is because she LOVES cameras and instantly smiles when she sees one.

This is because I wouldn't give her the camera. Temper!!

She loves books and brings them to me to read all the time. But she doesn't have enough patience to make it all the way through one. After a couple of pages, she is pushing it away and handing me another.

She is always trying to keep up with Gage and Bella. She wants so desperately to be included. She loves to climb up on their beds and will lie down on their pillows next to them.