June 23rd, 2015

Camden moved up from Jellyfish to Octopus in swim lessons today!

June 20th, 2015

The boys were (ahem) good at Walgreen's, so the cashier gave them a balloon. When we got home, the boys - of course - wanted to make a wish and let the balloons go. Camden's wish was for a new puppy. Kellan wished for a balloon in the air...

When I picked the boys up from school, Camden went on and on excitedly about a game of hot potato they had played in class. He was just gushing with enthusiasm. I then asked Kellan how his day was, and he replied sadly "my classroom doesn't have any tomatoes..."

So this just reassures me that I am not a clean person. I clean the house once a week, but within those 7 days it definitely becomes filthy. I was getting ready for work and Kellan looked at the bathroom counter. I will admit it did look as if a makeup factory exploded. Kellan pointed to the brown powder stains and asked what that was. I showed him my powder and told him it was that. He seemed puzzled and then asked if I had tootie frootied on the counter. Sigh...

The boys just love their swim class. I was watching one class and Kellan seemed to not be paying attention at all. The teacher was right next to him talking to him and he decided that would be a good time to dive underwater. I let that one go, but when I saw him shaking his head and cracking up at the teacher, I went out to the pool. I gave him the "mom eye", and went back to my seat. When class was over - boy was he going to get it from me. I waited with the towel and as he was making his way towards me, my teeth clenched (learned that from Granfy). As I went to grab, I mean gather, my son, the school director stopped me and said "I have an announcement!" Kellan gets a ribbon because he did so great in class today! As the whole arena erupted in cheers, I then realized that even though I never claimed to have had this parenting stuff down, I definitely don't...

I think they've been using those craft googly eye things a little too much at school. At least 3 times a day Kellan runs up to me and asks if his eyes are "googly". Oh, and when he got in trouble and I asked why he would do such a thing, he replied "my eyes are googly"...

Camden is obsessed with hearing funny stories of from when they were babies. I must have told him the story of Kellan squatting and pooping in the backyard about a million times in a row. All I get is dimply crooked teeth laughter. Remind you of the locker story, Grammy?

I don't even know why I'm exposing myself and putting this out there, but Kellan cannot understand why he can't touch poop. He won't do it, but he really really wants to know what that's a faux pax. We were watching Muffie and he bent really closely to her poop. I watched him like a hawk. His finger got dangerously close and right when I was about to lose it he said "I almost touched it and I didn't turn in to anything!"

I've been so good about putting sunscreen on the boys. They ask if they can put it on themselves, and I said I don't want them playing with chemicals. Same thing as the cleaning supplies, hair spray, etc. Kellan must have really been pondering this because out of the blue he said "Mom, if we get chemicals in our eyes will we cry out a jellyfish?.

This about sums it up;
Camden "My hands are in the air as if I just do not care!"
Kellan "My hands are in the air as if I just cannot hear!"

July 11th, 2015

Camden's starting to realize that just because someone is bigger than him, it doesn't mean they're older. He came up to me the other day and said "Maybe Grammy's a little 60 like I'm a little 5 year old"...

Kellan kept asking for fruit snacks. I kept showing him that we didn't have any. He insisted we did. Finally he went to the fridge and pointed to real fruit. I guess real fruit can be a fruit snack...

The boys like watching Sponge Bob (Thank God). Kellan calls Squidward "Clipboard"...

The boys loooove Catch 22. (A little sports restaurant by our house). They have that buck hunting game there. The object of the game is to shoot the deer and not the cows. Camden was cracking up that he was shooting Kellan (the cows). Finally Kellan turned to Camden and yelled "Quit getting me Camden!!!).

Camden calls oatmeal "oitmeal".

June 5th, 2015

Kellan did something wrong (I can't even remember now because all his deeds are lumped together). I said "Kellan, say you're sorry". He said, "I did that bad thing and then my breath said sorry".

We're babysitting Muffie while Grammy and Granfy are in Vegas. Kellan said "Come here Muffa Lynn". Then he cracked up. He said "I thought we were at Grammy's". As if he can't call her Muffa Lynn anywhere but there...

 At the doctor for Kellan's check up, the nurse said they were going to need a urine sample. She said this while we were still in the main hallway by the scales and things. Kellan asked what that was. I told him they would need him to pee in a cup. I went to put my phone in my purse and turned back to Kellan and he had dropped his pants. Right there in the middle of everyone. I guess I needed to mention to Kellan that we would get the urine sample in the privacy of the powder room. Takes after me, no modesty at all...

Camden asked Grammy why she always has her hair the same way. Grammy said "Why? Don't you like it?". To which Camden replied "Oh I know why! It's so I'll always know who you are!".

I picked Kellan up from school and he dramatically threw the toys he was playing with on the floor. I asked him to pick them up. He looked back and said "I can't clean them up because the friends are still playing with them". Neither of the boys know names of anyone in their class. ..

I got Kellan out of his car seat and he exclaimed "Mom! You didn't bump my head this time!". I just sheepishly ignored that...

I apologize if I write stuff on the blog that I've written before. I'm old and have no memory.

The boys and I were walking into Albertson's. Kellan was ahead of us and decided to start walking hilariously. I did my usual head down no eye contact. Camden yelled at the top of his lungs "That's my boy!".

Camden asked for a ride to McDonald's to bring the Hamburgler back...

I'll just give you the ending of this story. Catch 22 (restaurant) had to call a pool table repair service because my sons had been at their establishment...

We were ordering lunch, and I told the boys to tell the waitress what they wanted when she came over. Kellan said "I'm going to tell her I want a taxi"...

June 4th, 2015

The boys were playing with water color pencils. I told them they had to dip them in water for them to work. Camden replied "I have water in my mouth. It's called saliva!".

Once again, I asked the boys if they could hear me. Camden said "I can hear everyone but you, Mom".

I told the boys if they were good at Mass I would get them a surprise. On the way out to the car Kellan asked for the surprise. I asked him if he thought he had been good enough in Church to get the surprise. He answered yes. I said "are you sure?" Then he replied "no".

Around Easter time the boys were asking how many Easter eggs were left. I said 2. Camden seemed relieved, saying "Oh good! There's one for Kellan and one for me. That way we won't throw a fit!"

Well after April Fool's Day, Camden announced "there's a wolf in the back of the car! April Fools!" Kellan tried to look everywhere and said "I can't see it!".

June 3rd, 2015

Now when I ask Kellan a math problem his response is "really gurl?" as if the problem is ridiculously easy. Then I asked him what 100 plus 100 is. He replied "I'm busy".

In the bath, I always tell the boys not to drink the water because it has soap in it. Also, they can get water from the fridge at any time. It's not like they're deprived. Camden all of the sudden yelled "MOM! Kellan drank the soap water!" Kellan stood up in the tub frightened, opened his mouth as wide as it could go and asked Camden if there was soap in his throat. Camden looked disappointed because of Kellan's actions, and said "No Kellan". The Kellan looked down at his pot belly and asked if the soap had made it down there...

The boys and I have been playing hide and seek with the football. When it's Kellan's turn to seek he comes out with his dimply grin and asks us where our footprints are so he can find the football.

Quote from Camden; "What's 20 in Spanish? Tell me girl!"

The boys needed a bath because they had wood chips from the school playground everywhere. And I mean everywhere - like in their ears too...

Camden started to whine about something. I asked him if he was really going to start whining. He replied "Yes I'm going to whine!".

Kellan was debating on if he wanted to take a bath or not. I told him he was stinky so he needed to. He looked down at his body and said "Oh gosh! I do stink!"

Actual quotes from the boys one right after the other;
Kellan "If we eat soggy graham crackers we might turn into a book".
Camden "I'll do anything for you Mom".

The boys were getting ready to go to Grammy and Granfy's. For some reason Camden had Kellan's iPad and Kellan had Camden's. All of the sudden Camden stopped and looked at me and said; "Oh no! Granfy's going to think I'm Kellan because I have his iPad!".

I heard Camden stirring in the middle of the night so I went in there. All of the sudden he shot up in bed and yelled "Kellan took my juice box!" I froze not quite knowing what was going on. (Nothing new). Then tiptoed out of the room when Camden laid his head back down...

I was asking Camden to do something and he wasn't complying. I yelled "Do you hear me?!" He replied casually "no"...

They must be starting to make Father's Day gifts at school. Camden informed me that since he is a boy, he gets gifts for Father's Day as well...