Funnies

Most of these came from February and March:

"I'm looking for my chew on tie" (clip on tie) - Micah

"my tummy doesn't want to" - Brooklyn. Brooklyn's tummy can be very bossy - she said this whenever we asked her to do something that she didn't want to do.

"When I grow up I'm just going to be Brooklyn, NOT a mom" - Brooklyn.  Brooklyn went through a phase where she was very vocal about wanting her name to stay Brooklyn.

At the dollar store with Brooklyn and Micah:
A random guys stops us in the aisle and says:
"I bet that little girl (Brooklyn) runs your house."
I deny this but the guy won't let it drop.  Finally he turns to Brooklyn:
Guy - "Who's the boss?"
Brooklyn (with no hesitation) "Mom"
Guy shakes his head and walks away. 

This one isn't funny but I wanted to record it:
Micah's poor fingers.  While Reed and I were on the phone I heard Micah start to cry hard.  When I checked on him I found that his finger had been slammed in the door.  It swelled up pretty good and turned black and blue - ouch!  I debated whether to take him to the doctor but he could still bend his finger so we left it.  It healed fairly quickly and he didn't even lose his nail.
Then he stuck a key in an electrical outlet.  I came upstairs and he was standing there staring at his finger.  The top of his thumb was all black.  I thought he had got into the markers but then he said "Mom, there was blue lightning on my finger" and while I tried to process that statement I glanced at the wall and saw a metal key sticking out of an electrical outlet.  Then it clicked.  I asked if he was okay and he just started to cry.  Poor little guy.  I took him to the bathroom and ran his finger under cold water.  Some of the black mark came off but some stayed on.  Thankfully he somehow avoided getting a burn.  Then he said (pointing to a different key on the ground) "that key was SO HOT".  I picked if up and saw a black burn mark on the top of the key.  So I think he stuck a key in one side of the socket and tried to stick another key in - Yikes!  Later that day I couldn't figure out why some of our lights wouldn't turn on.  I had the idea to check the fuse box and found that the fuse was blown for the area where Micah stuck the key in.

I was trying to get Micah's bike down from the roof of the garage and Micah was cheering me on.  "Oh, Mom you are so strong, you're... Mighty!  Mighty Mom!" 

"Candy lions" (dandy lions) - Brooklyn

"wan" (van) - Brooklyn

"I'll looking for the preschool with too many kids" - Brooklyn looking for her church class in Grandma and Grandpa's ward

"That is totawee liquid!" (that is totally wicked) - Micah

Ski trip

In January I decided to take Alan skiing.  It had been a really long time since I went so we both signed up for a beginner lesson.  It was so much fun get out there together and ski.

 

I cannot get this picture to turn - grr.  Alan did great, he would just fly down the hills.  After a while we decided to try a new hill.  The first part was really easy, we were just gliding down an old road but then it turned off and got much steeper.  The trail divided part way down.  Alan was ahead of me and I saw him drop into the right fork.  All I could see ahead of him were trees.  I got as close to that trail without actually going down it and I couldn't see him anywhere.  I hurried down to the bottom on the left fork, which was steep but tree free.  I didn't see Alan and I was starting to really worry when I saw him slowly emerge, carrying his skis.  I guess he had a pretty bad crash - he was pretty shook up and his knee was hurting.  We went to the lodge to take a break.  He sat for about 5 minutes and then announced he was ready to go again.  Good thing kids bounce back fast!  He was a little more cautious after that, but he still beat me down the mountain every time:

Enjoying lunch in the lodge:

Trying to take a selfie on the chair lift.  I really enjoyed skiing but by the last run my legs were shaking.  I think we counted and figured we went down our part of the mountain 8 or 9 times.  Alan was good to keep going but, luckily for me, we ran out of time.

Here are some tidbits about 10 year old Alan:
Favorite color: I have many
Favorite movie:  Disney movies
Favorite food:  Pizza and split pea soup.  My favorite drink is Root Beer
What do you want to be when you grow up:  Be a Dad!  But as a job... maybe a banker.
Favorite book:  Harry Potter and books written by Brandon Mull and Rick Riordan
Favorite part of school:  Recess
What do you like to do:  I like to read and do screen time and play with friends