Out of the Mouth of Babes!

Ok, so I'm not the best at getting pictures of those once in a lifetime moments, - like the time Kaden came out of my room, his face and hair covered in my hair wax and holding a bottle of Tilex - or recording all the milestones they've ever reached in their life, but lately I have noticed some of the things my kids have been saying and have made a conscious effort to write them down. If they gave me a little laugh, I thought they might amuse you as well:
Kaden: Pointing his finger and saying "No, No, No!" to his little Goofy figure as he put him in time out. (Can you guess where he spends most of his time?)
Gavin: When asked if he wanted me to change his stinky diaper "No thanks mom, I'm fine."
Sam is the one who really gets me rolling!

• During a conversation about when one of her fish died "Do they have a fishbowl in heaven?"
• When the missionaries were coming over for dinner we talked a little about missions and that daddy had served a mission "Now daddy has a new mission, taking care of sick people."
• While saying the scripture for primary "Nephi wrote upon the blades of grass." (plates of brass)
• After trying on a skirt that someone had given us, and realizing that it fit "That Rocks!"
• "Look at that pea-hawk!" (peacock)
• "Mom, lets pinkie square." (pinkie swear)
• "Oh, it's the poor tomato!" (the tornado in Wizard of Oz)
• "I'm so frustrated with you, mom!"
• "When I grow up I'm going to find a boy and get married."

And my personal favorites:

• "Satan made me do it!"
• "Mom, I only love Daddy!" (after getting sent to time-out)
• "You're ruining my life!" (again, after being sent to time-out)

Yes, she is really only 4! Drama, drama, drama!

The Elusive Ya-Ya

I thought I should probably add a little something about life with twins. It's funny the things people say when they find we have twins. First, the inevitable: "You have your hands full." That one goes without saying. Second: "Oh, how fun!" Well, considering they are two, and both boys - I'm not sure if "fun" is really the right word. Crazy, loud, busy, messy, frustrating, and funny at times, but I think the "fun" comes later. I will admit, it is neat to watch them interact with each other and develop their own personalities. Listening to their little "conversations" is actually fun! And for the third reaction: "I've always wanted twins!" Well, depending on the day, you can have them! I think it's always the people who say they just want one at a time who get so lucky - I'm the perfect example!
Lately though, I actually think there is a missing triplet! Whenever we ask the boys who is "stinky" or needs their diaper changed, they both point and say "Ya-Ya!" Who should get out of the bath first? "Ya-Ya!" Who hit sissy? "Ya-Ya!" Or we hear: "Ya-Ya bite me!" "Ya-Ya not nice." Or, my personal favorite: "Ya-Ya toot!" Who is this Ya-Ya? Sam even refers to a Ya-Ya when one of her toys has been taken out of her room and her books have been thrown out of her bookcase. Ya-Ya has even been known to make a complete disaster of her room! (I do think Ya-Ya is getting blamed for much more than his actual mischief!)
I guess it's that infamous twin language! Ya-Ya is what the boys call each other. They made the name up themselves. At first we thought it was their word for brother, but they will actually say brother, so we figured it must just be the name they came up with for each other. The other day I was putting the boys down for a nap and laid in their room with them for a little bit. Gavin was talking and singing to himself and Kaden kept telling him to "shhhh". Finally, Kaden sat up and said "Ya-Ya shhhh!" I had to hold in the laughter. That was definitely one of the fun times!

Boys will be Boys!

A few days ago it was actually nice, so I let the kids dig in our garden since we haven't planted anything yet this year. I thought, yeah for me, letting them get outside and play instead of watching TV all day - again. Well, they definitely had a good time, but as was to be expected boys will be boys! Which is worse, cleaning up a big mess, or TV all day? Ok, for the sake of good parenting, I'll say TV is worse than a big mess. (Well, it depends on the day!) All three kids, trying to be nice and share the toys - trying!

Kaden afterwards: No that isn't chocolate all over his mouth!

At least Gavin was a little bit cleaner!