Clean Up

Baby Girl had refused to help with our afternoon pick up.  I only let kids who help with pick up play in the front yard.  So, she was stuck inside with me.

Baby Girl: "Mom. Go outside?"
Me: "No, I let little girls who help with pick up time go outside and you did not."

Baby Girl runs over the couch.  Reaches under. Pulls out two dirty socks.  Then trots off.

A few minutes later:

Baby Girl: "Baby Girl picked up."

Ha ha.  Nice Try.

God Made It

The kids had discovered a worm.  Addilece was intent on smashing the thing with  a rock.

Me: Addilece, don't kill the worm.
Addilece: Why not?
Me: Because God made it and we don't want to kill it.

A few minutes pass....

Addilece: Mom why can't I smash it or cover it with a rock?
Me: Because God made it.
Addilece:  But God made the rock too!

Guess you can't argue with that logic.

She's not little.

Big Brother had been talking about one of the kids in his class.  Based on the name I thought I had figured out who it was.  She is a bit bigger of a kiddo.

Me: Is that a little girl?
Big Brother:  She's not little mommy.

Move Mom

I was sitting on Daddy's lap sideways.  Addilece came up to the side where my legs where and kissed Daddy on the cheek.  She did this again two more times.  Then she went to the other side where my back was.  She tugged on back....

"Move please mom."

Then she reached up and kissed that cheek.

Where Did THAT Come From?

While Addilece had been napping we transplanted a rose bush.  Addilece was a bit baffled by the new location.

Addilece: Daddy, is that a pokie bush?
Daddy: Yes.
Addilece:  Why did it grow?

Bed time.

We switch saying good night for the kids.  One night I do the boys and Daddy does the girls and the next night we switch. 

Daddy was talking to Baby Girl......

Daddy: I sing songs to little girls who get ready for bed with out an attitude.

Addilece: Actually, it's Mom's turn for the girls.

Friends and Names

Talking with Big Brother about his first day of school:

Me: Did you make any new friends?
Big Brother: YEAH!  Like a hundred of them!
M: A hundred?  Wow!  That's a LOT of friends.  What are their names?
BB: I don't know.  They didn't tell me their names.

One or the Other

Kicking and screaming I placed Addilece in the "calm down" chair.  She was upset that Little Brother had taken "her" balloon and I WAS NOT making him give it back.

Me: You may get up when you get a better attitude.
Addilece *looks over the side of the chair and declares in the sweetest voice*: Oh look....it's my OTHER balloon.

Lips

Addilece received some play make-up for her birthday.  She had gone a bit (a lot bit) overboard on the lip gloss. 

Big Brother:  Addilece!  Your lips are MESSED UP!
Addilece: I know.  That's why I had to put lip gloss on them!

Good Cooking

Big Brother walked up to me looking at the cookbook while making cookies.

BB: Mommy what is that?
M: A cookbook.
BB: What is it for?
M: It tells me how to make things.
BB: Oooohhhh......that's why you make such yummy food!!!!