What an amazing Christmas! We are so blessed!
The boys had nothing but huge grins and belly laughs. It's so awesome as a mother to watch the joy of Christmas through your child's eyes. Plus, they both kept indicating that it's not about the presents, it's about Jesus's birthday. I am so proud of my guys!
Last night watching the Lions/Cowboys game, Camden, of course, was cheering for the Cowboys. Grrrr... I gave him more than a Mom look, but more of a poor sport look. He blinked his looooong eyelashes at me, grinned, and said, "Well, you have to admire it."
At the restaurant, our waitress was a very cute young girl. The boys politely ordered their own dinner, and I was so proud. When the waitress walked off, Camden nudged me and said, "She looks really young". Wait a minute there my little 7 year old!...
I was complaining about my hair, and Kellan immediately said, "Mom! You're Utiful!". Then Camden chimed in, "You sure look pretty if I may say so". Aaand that's why I keep them. BEAM!
I was looking online and saw that George Michael died. I said, "Oh no!". The boys came running over to see who that was. I showed them a picture and Kellan's blue eyes got as wide as they could and he said, "I know him!" Camden and I looked at each other then back at Kellan to see where this was going to go. Kellan earnestly and I'll be honest with you, convincingly, said, George Michael came to my school on November 3rd. Kellan was allowed to ask him 3 'queskins' then George Michael died on November 4th. Camden and I pondered this because he was so convincing, then I said, "But Kellan, George Michael died on December 25th". He did his famous face palm and said, "that's what I meant"...
Honestly, straight out of my youngest child's mouth - 'This is the best Christmas Eve ever! Will you marry me, Mom?!" Hashbrown SOBLESSED!
My Boys
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Friday, December 9, 2016
December 9th, 2016
Kellan calls touchdowns "touch the grounds"...Sigh...
Saint Nick came to visit the kids at school. Kellan was telling me the story of Saint Nick and happened to mention that Saint Nick's parents died because they got bit by a jaguar. I don't really have the time to Google if that's true...
Kellan was being his usual nutty self and made Camden mad. Camden crossed his arms, scowled, looked at Kellan and said, "You're lucky you're cute kid"...
Once again, I know I say this quite often, but I would give anything to be in Kellan's head. I should put a video camera in the car and just record what comes out of his mouth while in the car. This is what happened the last time I picked him up from school. "Mammals are warm blooded. You're a mammal, Mom. You're hot. Like the sun. The Son of God". I can't...
The boys are so cute and proud of themselves for knowing what AM and PM means. Kellan looked at the clock in the car and said, "Wow! AM went by really fast today!"...
There is a Panda Express opening right by our home. Kellan seems to think he knows exactly when it's going to open. We drove by the other day and I said, "Look, Kellan! Panda Express has now open signs up!" Kellan responded, "Mom, I told you Panda Expression was going to open today"...
I had just got through asking Camden to please not yell through the house for me. If he needs something, he needs to come find me. We have had this conversation several times. I heard, faintly at first, "Don't yell through the house. Don't yell through the house". The sound got closer and closer. Then I realized Camden was limping toward me. He had bumped his leg on the table and was bleeding a little. I went running to him immediately and got him a band-aid and cleaned him up. Of all times, now he remembers how I ask him to not yell through the house. Poor sweet guy! Obviously it wasn't a huge injury but my heart just melted that he respects me enough to do the right thing no matter what. I love this Monkey!
Kellan was having, let's say, a little trouble concentrating on Mass. When the priest was blessing the bread, I whispered to Kellan, "Look! That's the body of Jesus! He died for our sins". Kellan looked at the bread, looked back at me, rubbed his stomach and said, "Yuuuuummmmmm!" Oh dear God, you made this kid, please forgive him!...
While moving and unpacking, I came across a genuine treasure! I found a tape of a recording I made at Cedar Point. That was one of my most favorite things as a child. Going to Cedar Point and getting to be a recording artist. I played it for the boys and was trying to explain how I got to do this. For some reason, they have in their heads that I was up on a stage singing in front of millions of people. I'm not going to lie. While I did not confirm this, I did not do anything to squelch these rumors. Both boys were pondering for a minute and then Kellan piped up and asked, "Was Donald Trunk there when you were singing?"...
Kellan announced, "There's a kid in my class named Nathan, but his name doesn't start with Uncle"...
Camden is going to start playing flag football in January. He (and I) are ecstatic. While Camden was going on and on about this, Kellan asked me if there was a flag football NASCAR team...
I was exhausted after work, and the boys were running me ragged. I had just finally sat down and Camden asked for Apple Juice. I sighed and said, "Can you please just give me one minute?" Camden replied, "Ok, Mom. But I'm starving of thirst". Guess who bounced right up to get her son Apple Juice.
Saint Nick came to visit the kids at school. Kellan was telling me the story of Saint Nick and happened to mention that Saint Nick's parents died because they got bit by a jaguar. I don't really have the time to Google if that's true...
Kellan was being his usual nutty self and made Camden mad. Camden crossed his arms, scowled, looked at Kellan and said, "You're lucky you're cute kid"...
Once again, I know I say this quite often, but I would give anything to be in Kellan's head. I should put a video camera in the car and just record what comes out of his mouth while in the car. This is what happened the last time I picked him up from school. "Mammals are warm blooded. You're a mammal, Mom. You're hot. Like the sun. The Son of God". I can't...
The boys are so cute and proud of themselves for knowing what AM and PM means. Kellan looked at the clock in the car and said, "Wow! AM went by really fast today!"...
There is a Panda Express opening right by our home. Kellan seems to think he knows exactly when it's going to open. We drove by the other day and I said, "Look, Kellan! Panda Express has now open signs up!" Kellan responded, "Mom, I told you Panda Expression was going to open today"...
I had just got through asking Camden to please not yell through the house for me. If he needs something, he needs to come find me. We have had this conversation several times. I heard, faintly at first, "Don't yell through the house. Don't yell through the house". The sound got closer and closer. Then I realized Camden was limping toward me. He had bumped his leg on the table and was bleeding a little. I went running to him immediately and got him a band-aid and cleaned him up. Of all times, now he remembers how I ask him to not yell through the house. Poor sweet guy! Obviously it wasn't a huge injury but my heart just melted that he respects me enough to do the right thing no matter what. I love this Monkey!
Kellan was having, let's say, a little trouble concentrating on Mass. When the priest was blessing the bread, I whispered to Kellan, "Look! That's the body of Jesus! He died for our sins". Kellan looked at the bread, looked back at me, rubbed his stomach and said, "Yuuuuummmmmm!" Oh dear God, you made this kid, please forgive him!...
While moving and unpacking, I came across a genuine treasure! I found a tape of a recording I made at Cedar Point. That was one of my most favorite things as a child. Going to Cedar Point and getting to be a recording artist. I played it for the boys and was trying to explain how I got to do this. For some reason, they have in their heads that I was up on a stage singing in front of millions of people. I'm not going to lie. While I did not confirm this, I did not do anything to squelch these rumors. Both boys were pondering for a minute and then Kellan piped up and asked, "Was Donald Trunk there when you were singing?"...
Kellan announced, "There's a kid in my class named Nathan, but his name doesn't start with Uncle"...
Camden is going to start playing flag football in January. He (and I) are ecstatic. While Camden was going on and on about this, Kellan asked me if there was a flag football NASCAR team...
I was exhausted after work, and the boys were running me ragged. I had just finally sat down and Camden asked for Apple Juice. I sighed and said, "Can you please just give me one minute?" Camden replied, "Ok, Mom. But I'm starving of thirst". Guess who bounced right up to get her son Apple Juice.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
December 1st, 2016
Yay December! I love Christmas!
Camden said he was going to make a silly face during class picture day. I got so excited and said, "Yes! Do it!" Camden looked shocked and said, "but Mom! I'll get a red light for that!" Darn kid that follows the rules...
In the car we were talking about the boys' dimples. We were laughing that Kellan has two, Camden has one and Mom has none. Camden was being goofy and said, "What does a dimple look like?" Kellan without pausing, immediately said, "It looks like bacon. I mean salami". What?....
I would love to be in Kellan's head. We were talking and rhyming on the way to school. Candy became a subject and Kellan suddenly turned pouty and became angry. I asked him what was wrong and he replied, "I wish you would have named me Jolly Rancher!"...
Camden loves looking at our calendar and knowing the events coming up. He insists on keeping up with the school calendar as well. He was very proud to let me know they had community prayer this week. On the way home from school I asked how community prayer was. Camden said good. Kellan said, "huh"? Camden got so mad. "We had community prayer today, Kellan!". Kellan thought and responded, "Oh. Our class didn't go to that". Camden almost lost it and yelled, "Kellan! You were sitting right in front of me!" Kellan looked completely baffled and said, "Today? Are you sure it was me?". I quickly changed the subject before Camden imploded...
Camden came running in my room cracking up. It took him about 18 minutes to compose himself enough to blurt out, "Kellan thinks our school is called Annunciation Traffic School!"...
Kellan announced at the dinner table, "I sure do sneeze and tootie frootie a lot!" That's my boy!
Kellan strutted by me and announced, "Hey Mom. I'm going to go play tic tac toe with my brother by myself"...
The boys were in the backseat and all of the sudden things went quiet. Of course I turned around to see what was going on. Camden gave me the cutest most innocent monkey grin, and said, "What Mom? My brother and I were just having a conversation!"...
We saw some birds on the way to school and Camden said, "Oh look! Ravens! Why hello, Baltimore Ravens!" I love my football kid.
I was trying to explain the democratic and republican parties to the boys. I thought they were finally understanding a little when Kellan asked, "Can I go to the party? What kind of cake will they have?"...
Camden said he was going to make a silly face during class picture day. I got so excited and said, "Yes! Do it!" Camden looked shocked and said, "but Mom! I'll get a red light for that!" Darn kid that follows the rules...
In the car we were talking about the boys' dimples. We were laughing that Kellan has two, Camden has one and Mom has none. Camden was being goofy and said, "What does a dimple look like?" Kellan without pausing, immediately said, "It looks like bacon. I mean salami". What?....
I would love to be in Kellan's head. We were talking and rhyming on the way to school. Candy became a subject and Kellan suddenly turned pouty and became angry. I asked him what was wrong and he replied, "I wish you would have named me Jolly Rancher!"...
Camden loves looking at our calendar and knowing the events coming up. He insists on keeping up with the school calendar as well. He was very proud to let me know they had community prayer this week. On the way home from school I asked how community prayer was. Camden said good. Kellan said, "huh"? Camden got so mad. "We had community prayer today, Kellan!". Kellan thought and responded, "Oh. Our class didn't go to that". Camden almost lost it and yelled, "Kellan! You were sitting right in front of me!" Kellan looked completely baffled and said, "Today? Are you sure it was me?". I quickly changed the subject before Camden imploded...
Camden came running in my room cracking up. It took him about 18 minutes to compose himself enough to blurt out, "Kellan thinks our school is called Annunciation Traffic School!"...
Kellan announced at the dinner table, "I sure do sneeze and tootie frootie a lot!" That's my boy!
Kellan strutted by me and announced, "Hey Mom. I'm going to go play tic tac toe with my brother by myself"...
The boys were in the backseat and all of the sudden things went quiet. Of course I turned around to see what was going on. Camden gave me the cutest most innocent monkey grin, and said, "What Mom? My brother and I were just having a conversation!"...
We saw some birds on the way to school and Camden said, "Oh look! Ravens! Why hello, Baltimore Ravens!" I love my football kid.
I was trying to explain the democratic and republican parties to the boys. I thought they were finally understanding a little when Kellan asked, "Can I go to the party? What kind of cake will they have?"...
Monday, November 7, 2016
November 7th, 2016
Kellan: Mom! You promised we could make bubble gum today!
Me: I said maybe
Kellan: Ok. Can we do it yesterday, then?
Me: Still trying to form a response...
I went to check on the boys the other night. They were sound asleep. As I bent down to kiss my little Kellan, he stuck his finger right up my nose. I giggled quietly and removed his finger from my nostril. Then he immediately did it again. That kid's a stinker even when he's asleep!
Then I went to check on my sweet precious monkey. No nose picking, but he did say 'mushroom' in his sleep...
Camden kept begging Kellan to play with him. Kellan just didn't want to. Camden was begging and begging and I finally couldn't take it anymore. I said, "Kellan! Please play with your brother!" He whined, "But Momma! I don't want to play with my brother! I want to play with a human!" Huh?....
I heard Kellan crying in his room when I had told them to get dressed for school. I ran in there and hugged him and asked what was wrong. He wailed, "I can't get my underwear on my head!" I blinked yet still embraced my son and calmly asked why he was trying to put it on his head. Camden absolutely lost it and was belly laughing. Which turned Kellan into a fit of belly laughing tears. Only the Tilley boys...
I asked Kellan to eat his dinner. He looked at me with pathetic blue eyes and said, "I can't eat because my breath sounds hot"... Oh what I wouldn't give to be in this kid's head...
The boys were playing football and Camden yelled, "I'm open, I'm open!" Kellan sighed and said, "I'm closed"...
The boys were doing so good eating their spaghetti dinner. Camden proudly said, "I'm going to town on my dinner!" Kellan proudly said, "I'm going to Kindergarten!" He's been in Kindergarten since August. I'm just not sure he realizes that...
Me: I said maybe
Kellan: Ok. Can we do it yesterday, then?
Me: Still trying to form a response...
I went to check on the boys the other night. They were sound asleep. As I bent down to kiss my little Kellan, he stuck his finger right up my nose. I giggled quietly and removed his finger from my nostril. Then he immediately did it again. That kid's a stinker even when he's asleep!
Then I went to check on my sweet precious monkey. No nose picking, but he did say 'mushroom' in his sleep...
Camden kept begging Kellan to play with him. Kellan just didn't want to. Camden was begging and begging and I finally couldn't take it anymore. I said, "Kellan! Please play with your brother!" He whined, "But Momma! I don't want to play with my brother! I want to play with a human!" Huh?....
I heard Kellan crying in his room when I had told them to get dressed for school. I ran in there and hugged him and asked what was wrong. He wailed, "I can't get my underwear on my head!" I blinked yet still embraced my son and calmly asked why he was trying to put it on his head. Camden absolutely lost it and was belly laughing. Which turned Kellan into a fit of belly laughing tears. Only the Tilley boys...
I asked Kellan to eat his dinner. He looked at me with pathetic blue eyes and said, "I can't eat because my breath sounds hot"... Oh what I wouldn't give to be in this kid's head...
The boys were playing football and Camden yelled, "I'm open, I'm open!" Kellan sighed and said, "I'm closed"...
The boys were doing so good eating their spaghetti dinner. Camden proudly said, "I'm going to town on my dinner!" Kellan proudly said, "I'm going to Kindergarten!" He's been in Kindergarten since August. I'm just not sure he realizes that...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
October 26th, 2016
I went to check on the boys in the middle of the night, and they were sound asleep little animals. Torrey was in there and got up and shook herself and her collar rattled loudly. Both boys immediately sat straight up, eyes still closed and hugged each other. I stood still to see if they were awake, but they both laid back down and went right back to sleep. I wish I could have had that on video. I'm so glad they have and love each other!
Camden 'won' a fish at the state fair. It was so cute because he had 5 chances to get a ping pong ball into a small cup. He was trying so hard and is so competitive (wonder where he gets that). He did miss all 5, but the fair worker grabbed the last ball and made it look very convincing that it did go in. He was as happy as could be. This was Saturday and he's still talking about the fact that he won with his last ping pong ball! So, we decided to name the fish Norman, but Camden insisted the fish is a girl. He asked me what the girl spelling of Norman is. I tried to tell him Norma maybe, but he insisted on Norman. So now, everyone that meets Norman, Camden tells them it's Norman but the girl way of spelling it...
100% Kellan just started singing Ice Ice Baby. I have no idea where he got that...
We went to pick up Camden from a birthday party, and I knew Kellan would be a little jealous. I stopped at the store and let him pick out candy. He picked out M&M's. When he got in the car and was settled, he asked me if he could 'enjoy' his M&M's. I didn't realize he needed permission to enjoy eating candy...
When picking the boys up from school and asking how their day was, Kellan proudly told me that his job in Kindergarten was to keep his dear teacher happy. I think that should apply to dear old Mom as well. I love Ms. Neal!
Speaking of Ms. Neal, she just adores Kellan, but won't let him get away with anything which is perfect. He left school after the pumpkin patch field trip, dropped his pumpkin, and it rolled entirely across the entire classroom. Ms. Neal looked up, and shook her head, and said "that's our Kellan!"...
The boys are still loving to pretend they're puppies. But each time we play, they have to have new names. I call out names and they growl if they don't like the name. This time they came up with their own names (wish I would have thought of that years ago). Camden was Badger and Kellan was Jack Dreamer. Is he watching telanovella's?
I got the boys McDonald's, and they got different toys in their Happy Meals. Of course, one toy was better than the other and they fought over it. Instead of jumping in, I told them to work it out on their own. While one boy had the toy, the other would count to 60. (So see! I know I got them McDonald's, but they were working on math too!). Finally, Kellan said, "No Camden, you don't have to count anymore. You can enjoy the toy and I'll enjoy the weather." We were in the car and it was 7pm...
Camden 'won' a fish at the state fair. It was so cute because he had 5 chances to get a ping pong ball into a small cup. He was trying so hard and is so competitive (wonder where he gets that). He did miss all 5, but the fair worker grabbed the last ball and made it look very convincing that it did go in. He was as happy as could be. This was Saturday and he's still talking about the fact that he won with his last ping pong ball! So, we decided to name the fish Norman, but Camden insisted the fish is a girl. He asked me what the girl spelling of Norman is. I tried to tell him Norma maybe, but he insisted on Norman. So now, everyone that meets Norman, Camden tells them it's Norman but the girl way of spelling it...
100% Kellan just started singing Ice Ice Baby. I have no idea where he got that...
We went to pick up Camden from a birthday party, and I knew Kellan would be a little jealous. I stopped at the store and let him pick out candy. He picked out M&M's. When he got in the car and was settled, he asked me if he could 'enjoy' his M&M's. I didn't realize he needed permission to enjoy eating candy...
When picking the boys up from school and asking how their day was, Kellan proudly told me that his job in Kindergarten was to keep his dear teacher happy. I think that should apply to dear old Mom as well. I love Ms. Neal!
Speaking of Ms. Neal, she just adores Kellan, but won't let him get away with anything which is perfect. He left school after the pumpkin patch field trip, dropped his pumpkin, and it rolled entirely across the entire classroom. Ms. Neal looked up, and shook her head, and said "that's our Kellan!"...
The boys are still loving to pretend they're puppies. But each time we play, they have to have new names. I call out names and they growl if they don't like the name. This time they came up with their own names (wish I would have thought of that years ago). Camden was Badger and Kellan was Jack Dreamer. Is he watching telanovella's?
I got the boys McDonald's, and they got different toys in their Happy Meals. Of course, one toy was better than the other and they fought over it. Instead of jumping in, I told them to work it out on their own. While one boy had the toy, the other would count to 60. (So see! I know I got them McDonald's, but they were working on math too!). Finally, Kellan said, "No Camden, you don't have to count anymore. You can enjoy the toy and I'll enjoy the weather." We were in the car and it was 7pm...
Thursday, September 29, 2016
September 29th, 2016
The boys are so good at saying please and thank you, but Kellan has been forgetting lately. I told him he's 5 1/2 now and I shouldn't have to remind him to be polite. He looked at me with his pathetic 'I can get away with anything when I make this face at Mom' face and said, "Mom! It's hard for me to remember to say thank you because I only have ONE memory!!!"...
Camden is so inquisitive and I love it because he's so smart and curious. One day though, it was a little much with the questions. I finally said (nicely as could be), "Oh Camden James, you are just full of questions today!" He responded, "But Mom! I'm just a boy who wants to know everything!"...
In the car, the boys and I were singing the "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" song. Camden said, "Kellan stole the cookie from the cookie jar". Instead of the "who me"? normal reply, Kellan said, "Yummy cookies!"
I am so proud of Camden. He has a watch and he can actually tell time on it. I don't think I could tell time until I was 23 1/2, but that's beside the point. Camden announced, "I'm the boss because I have a watch." To which Kellan dramatically replied, "I haven't been the boss in years ago!"...
Another watch story since this has been consuming our lives for the last few days. Early early in the morning, Camden announced "My watch says it's time to wake up!". Kellan looked down at his hand and said, "My hand says it's time to wake up"...
Camden was so happy and proud of himself. He was going on and on about since he was born first, he made me a mother, and everyone Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, etc. He was so excited about this I worried that Kellan would get jealous. Then Kellan happily announced, "I'm so glad I got to meet you all!". I never have to worry about my cow being jealous of his competitive bro. He's a happy go lucky free spirited march to the beat of who knows what drum kinda kid.
Camden is so inquisitive and I love it because he's so smart and curious. One day though, it was a little much with the questions. I finally said (nicely as could be), "Oh Camden James, you are just full of questions today!" He responded, "But Mom! I'm just a boy who wants to know everything!"...
In the car, the boys and I were singing the "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" song. Camden said, "Kellan stole the cookie from the cookie jar". Instead of the "who me"? normal reply, Kellan said, "Yummy cookies!"
I am so proud of Camden. He has a watch and he can actually tell time on it. I don't think I could tell time until I was 23 1/2, but that's beside the point. Camden announced, "I'm the boss because I have a watch." To which Kellan dramatically replied, "I haven't been the boss in years ago!"...
Another watch story since this has been consuming our lives for the last few days. Early early in the morning, Camden announced "My watch says it's time to wake up!". Kellan looked down at his hand and said, "My hand says it's time to wake up"...
Camden was so happy and proud of himself. He was going on and on about since he was born first, he made me a mother, and everyone Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, etc. He was so excited about this I worried that Kellan would get jealous. Then Kellan happily announced, "I'm so glad I got to meet you all!". I never have to worry about my cow being jealous of his competitive bro. He's a happy go lucky free spirited march to the beat of who knows what drum kinda kid.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
September 6th, 2016
Just got done with lunch duty at school today. I don't know how teachers do this all day. I'm exhausted!
We had just woken up this morning and this was Kellan and my conversation;
Kellan: Mom? We used to be babies and now we're 5 and 6.
Me: I know! You're growing up so fast!
Kellan: And when I'm 18, I'll be an adult
Me: You're right, Kellan! You're so smart!
Kellan: And when I'm 16 I can have my own phone!
Me: (Crawl back into bed and try to start the day over...)
I asked Kellan if he knew who Michelle Obama was. He immediately, and matter of factly responded, "my dentist"...
We were at Mass, and the priest happened to mention the Pope. Kellan looked at me and asked if the priest was the "Hoke". I told him no. He asked if the "Hoke" was in Heaven. I replied, "no, he's here on Earth". Then Kellan sat up and quickly looked all around the Church and asked if the "Hoke" was there...
While packing, I labeled one of the boxes "misc". Not because I don't know how to spell the full word, but because that's what all the kids are saying nowadays. The boys happened to open the box when I wasn't looking, and found all sorts of fun things to play with. I kept asking where they were getting this stuff. They both replied, "from the music box!". After following those scamps, I realized they thought 'misc' spelled 'music'. They still ask where the music box is...
Camden weighed in at 36lbs at his Dr. appointment!
We were watching a kids show, and the character said to, "stay in school". Kellan immediately began cracking up and said, "It's nighttime! We're not in school!"...
The boys were sound asleep. All of the sudden I heard Camden talking. I bent down to hear what he was saying in his sleep. It went like this;
(Laughter, followed by belly laughter) "Is Kellan in trouble? (pause) Oh cool!" (More laughter)
The boys and I in the car;
Me: I smell rain
Camden: I smell grass
Kellan: I smell a milkshake
I am so happy that Camden is a huge football fan. We were talking about how we wanted this one team to win because they're the underdogs. Camden processed this then asked, why do we want to cheer for the 'behind puppies' again?
Kellan woke up and told me that he had a bad dream, but he prayed to God to take it away, and God did! Then he grinned and said, "He's a good Guy!"
We had just woken up this morning and this was Kellan and my conversation;
Kellan: Mom? We used to be babies and now we're 5 and 6.
Me: I know! You're growing up so fast!
Kellan: And when I'm 18, I'll be an adult
Me: You're right, Kellan! You're so smart!
Kellan: And when I'm 16 I can have my own phone!
Me: (Crawl back into bed and try to start the day over...)
I asked Kellan if he knew who Michelle Obama was. He immediately, and matter of factly responded, "my dentist"...
We were at Mass, and the priest happened to mention the Pope. Kellan looked at me and asked if the priest was the "Hoke". I told him no. He asked if the "Hoke" was in Heaven. I replied, "no, he's here on Earth". Then Kellan sat up and quickly looked all around the Church and asked if the "Hoke" was there...
While packing, I labeled one of the boxes "misc". Not because I don't know how to spell the full word, but because that's what all the kids are saying nowadays. The boys happened to open the box when I wasn't looking, and found all sorts of fun things to play with. I kept asking where they were getting this stuff. They both replied, "from the music box!". After following those scamps, I realized they thought 'misc' spelled 'music'. They still ask where the music box is...
Camden weighed in at 36lbs at his Dr. appointment!
We were watching a kids show, and the character said to, "stay in school". Kellan immediately began cracking up and said, "It's nighttime! We're not in school!"...
The boys were sound asleep. All of the sudden I heard Camden talking. I bent down to hear what he was saying in his sleep. It went like this;
(Laughter, followed by belly laughter) "Is Kellan in trouble? (pause) Oh cool!" (More laughter)
The boys and I in the car;
Me: I smell rain
Camden: I smell grass
Kellan: I smell a milkshake
I am so happy that Camden is a huge football fan. We were talking about how we wanted this one team to win because they're the underdogs. Camden processed this then asked, why do we want to cheer for the 'behind puppies' again?
Kellan woke up and told me that he had a bad dream, but he prayed to God to take it away, and God did! Then he grinned and said, "He's a good Guy!"
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
July 26th, 2016
I was cleaning the bathroom while the boys were taking a bath. I put Comet in the toilet bowl and saw Camden get a little twinkle in his eye. Little did I know it was an evil twinkle. I stepped out of the bathroom and, like all kids, the boys assumed I couldn't hear them if they couldn't see me. I heard Camden whisper to Kellan, "Hey! Squirt water into the toilet with your toy!". I came flying into the bathroom and saw Kellan doing as his trusty older brother had instructed. I yelled "Camden!" and he looked at me with his ridiculously long eyelashes and asked, "What did I do?" I told him I heard what he told his brother. He tried to get out of it by explaining that Kellan should be in trouble because he was the one squirting the water. As I went into a highly prepared Mom speech that was going to be great in this situation, Camden just shrugged and said, "Well, Little Brother will do as the Master says"...
Kellan as we were getting in the car today - "Mom? You're the best Mom in the whole town!" As I went to reply that he was my favorite child, he followed up with, "Now can I watch your phone?"...
Kellan was just being his happy go lucky self the other day and I said, "You just love life, don't you, Kellan?" He replied, "I love trees!"...
An Oasis song came on in the car and I was talking to the boys about how the brothers in that band reminded me of my brothers. Kellan proceeded to tell us a long story about how he met the band Oasis at school...
We always talk about God and how great Heaven is. Kellan piped up with, "I bet they have the game Traffic Rush 2 in Heaven!"
I was driving Kellan up to Grammy's, and we smelled something in the car.
Kellan: Sniff, Sniff! What's that smell?
Me: They're repaving the road
Kellan: Smells like chicken
(pause)
Kellan: Maybe they put a chicken on the road
Camden was in the middle of a highly intricate story. He kept saying it was yesterday, but not yesterday. He couldn't quite come up with the word for when this event actually happened and was getting a little frustrated, so he said, "Not yesterday, but 'Once' day"
I must have told Kellan to put his shoes on literally 87 times. I finally threw my hands in the air exasperatedly and said, "Kellan! Please put your shoes on!". He came close to me, smiled sweetly, grabbed my hand and said, "Oopsies, Sweetie Pie!"...
Kellan as we were getting in the car today - "Mom? You're the best Mom in the whole town!" As I went to reply that he was my favorite child, he followed up with, "Now can I watch your phone?"...
Kellan was just being his happy go lucky self the other day and I said, "You just love life, don't you, Kellan?" He replied, "I love trees!"...
An Oasis song came on in the car and I was talking to the boys about how the brothers in that band reminded me of my brothers. Kellan proceeded to tell us a long story about how he met the band Oasis at school...
We always talk about God and how great Heaven is. Kellan piped up with, "I bet they have the game Traffic Rush 2 in Heaven!"
I was driving Kellan up to Grammy's, and we smelled something in the car.
Kellan: Sniff, Sniff! What's that smell?
Me: They're repaving the road
Kellan: Smells like chicken
(pause)
Kellan: Maybe they put a chicken on the road
Camden was in the middle of a highly intricate story. He kept saying it was yesterday, but not yesterday. He couldn't quite come up with the word for when this event actually happened and was getting a little frustrated, so he said, "Not yesterday, but 'Once' day"
I must have told Kellan to put his shoes on literally 87 times. I finally threw my hands in the air exasperatedly and said, "Kellan! Please put your shoes on!". He came close to me, smiled sweetly, grabbed my hand and said, "Oopsies, Sweetie Pie!"...
Saturday, July 16, 2016
July 16th, 2016
Camden was talking in his sleep last night. I couldn't quite make out what he was saying, then clear as a bell he yelled, "Bye Bye, Horsey!"
I noticed Camden's socks had holes in them and told him to remind me to throw them away when we got home. Kellan looked horrified and yelled, "BUT I SEWED THEM!" Camden and I looked at each other confused and this did not help Kellan's indignation. So he proceeded to yell, "THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UN SEW DED!!!"...
So Camden woke me up early as possible of course. We were laying there talking for a while when the garbage truck came by. It was loud, and Camden put the pillow over his head and said, "Ugh! Why does the garbage truck have to come so early?!"...
I was telling the boys how there are three people in particular I always pray for, and it's not easy to pray for them because I don't think they are very nice people. Kellan looked at me with his luckily cute sparkly blue eyes and asked, "Is one of them you?"...
Kellan's new thing is pretending he's a dog in an egg. Not quite sure what this means, but it's easier to go along with it. They boys tend to name themselves Junior, Browsley and Fastly when they're these dogs in eggs...
Kellan ran by me and said, "look how fascist I am!" I really hope he just meant fast...
Camden threw up the other day and said, "Well now that I got that out of the way!"
Camden is always in 1st place on the slither game out of like 500 people. We were cracking up because you can name your snakes, and someone picked the name, "Jake from Snake Farm".
Kellan always wants me to 'ruvva' him. (Rub his leg). I thought I was ruvvaing him, but he yelled, "Mom! You're ruvvaing my blankie and no piece of me is there!"...
We were in the car and I made a turn. From the back seat, Kellan announced, "I guess we're turning on Cave Creek Road!". I replied, "This is 32nd Street". Kellan looked shocked, smiled and said, "How did I get that right?!"
The boys were arguing if they'd even seen a Komodo Dragon. Kellan insisted he had seen one, and logical Camden could not stand this. Kellan finally yelled at the top of his lungs, "I WENT TO THE JUNGLE WHEN I WAS A BABY AND SAW A KOMODO DRAGON!!!"...
I noticed Camden's socks had holes in them and told him to remind me to throw them away when we got home. Kellan looked horrified and yelled, "BUT I SEWED THEM!" Camden and I looked at each other confused and this did not help Kellan's indignation. So he proceeded to yell, "THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UN SEW DED!!!"...
So Camden woke me up early as possible of course. We were laying there talking for a while when the garbage truck came by. It was loud, and Camden put the pillow over his head and said, "Ugh! Why does the garbage truck have to come so early?!"...
I was telling the boys how there are three people in particular I always pray for, and it's not easy to pray for them because I don't think they are very nice people. Kellan looked at me with his luckily cute sparkly blue eyes and asked, "Is one of them you?"...
Kellan's new thing is pretending he's a dog in an egg. Not quite sure what this means, but it's easier to go along with it. They boys tend to name themselves Junior, Browsley and Fastly when they're these dogs in eggs...
Kellan ran by me and said, "look how fascist I am!" I really hope he just meant fast...
Camden threw up the other day and said, "Well now that I got that out of the way!"
Camden is always in 1st place on the slither game out of like 500 people. We were cracking up because you can name your snakes, and someone picked the name, "Jake from Snake Farm".
Kellan always wants me to 'ruvva' him. (Rub his leg). I thought I was ruvvaing him, but he yelled, "Mom! You're ruvvaing my blankie and no piece of me is there!"...
We were in the car and I made a turn. From the back seat, Kellan announced, "I guess we're turning on Cave Creek Road!". I replied, "This is 32nd Street". Kellan looked shocked, smiled and said, "How did I get that right?!"
The boys were arguing if they'd even seen a Komodo Dragon. Kellan insisted he had seen one, and logical Camden could not stand this. Kellan finally yelled at the top of his lungs, "I WENT TO THE JUNGLE WHEN I WAS A BABY AND SAW A KOMODO DRAGON!!!"...
Sunday, July 3, 2016
July 3rd, 2016
Camden and Kellan were playing soccer. Needless to say, Camden's a little competitive. Kellan scored (by a pure stroke of luck) and Camden yelled "That doesn't count!". Kellan and I both asked "why?" Camden looked at us annoyed and said, "I don't know why, it just doesn't"...
Kellan accidentally kicked the soccer ball right at me, grinned, and said "Sorry Mr. Girl!".
We passed a high school that had a football stadium right out front. Camden announced that he wanted to go to that school because it has a football team. Kellan said he wanted to go to a school that has a cannon ball team. Ok...
Kellan came up to me sadly and proclaimed, "My brother's not being very nice to me so I'm going to go back in my 'raccoon'". He might have meant cocoon, but I didn't have the energy to clarify...
Kellan told me, "bean burritos are good because they have beans in them"...
At breakfast, the waiter asked the table next to us if they'd like hot sauce. Kellan angrily turned back and yelled, "No! I don't want any hot sauce!" I think the waiter is scarred for life...
I brought Camden some apple juice and he said, "Why thank you for serving me, ma'am"...
Kellan earnestly told me that he had sushi at McDonald's. Must have been at one of the Scottsdale locations...
Camden was playing with my phone and I told him to make sure to let me know if anyone called or texted. He ran up to me handed me the phone, and said, "Mom, someone rang". Like he's an English kid from the 1800's or something...
Kellan accidentally kicked the soccer ball right at me, grinned, and said "Sorry Mr. Girl!".
We passed a high school that had a football stadium right out front. Camden announced that he wanted to go to that school because it has a football team. Kellan said he wanted to go to a school that has a cannon ball team. Ok...
Kellan came up to me sadly and proclaimed, "My brother's not being very nice to me so I'm going to go back in my 'raccoon'". He might have meant cocoon, but I didn't have the energy to clarify...
Kellan told me, "bean burritos are good because they have beans in them"...
At breakfast, the waiter asked the table next to us if they'd like hot sauce. Kellan angrily turned back and yelled, "No! I don't want any hot sauce!" I think the waiter is scarred for life...
I brought Camden some apple juice and he said, "Why thank you for serving me, ma'am"...
Kellan earnestly told me that he had sushi at McDonald's. Must have been at one of the Scottsdale locations...
Camden was playing with my phone and I told him to make sure to let me know if anyone called or texted. He ran up to me handed me the phone, and said, "Mom, someone rang". Like he's an English kid from the 1800's or something...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
May 10th, 2016
Camden: Kellan, if you play football with me, I'll let you start off with 10 points!
Kellan: Ok! Are we playing to 10?
Kellan had his 5 year old check up today. He weighs in at 29lbs and the doctor said he is hilarious. Success!
As we were dropping Kellan off at school, I told the boys to say have a good day to each other. Simultaneously, they said, "Have a good day stinky brother!"
We were watching a cartoon, and there was a fish in a fish tank. Kellan asked if that was kinetic sand in the bottom of the tank. He can't spell his last name, but the kid sure knows his kinetic sand...
The boys had a blast at Take Your Kids to Work Day. The kids were all in one of our meeting rooms watching a movie. There were at least 30 kids in the room. Kellan was in the front row. I peeked my head in the door to check on him, and at that very moment, he stood up, giggled and yelled "EXCUSE ME I SHOT A DUCK!" I think a normal mother would have slowly backed out of the room inconspicuously. I ran up and high fived him...
Kellan and I were playing football. He decided I was the Detroit Red Wings and I threw the ball one point...
Kellan: Mom, I can't wait to be 18
Me: Why?
Kellan: Because I can't wait to be human
I just realized that when Granfy picks Kellan up from school and he signs the state mandated book to check Kellan out of the facility - he signs his name as Granfy...
Camden and I picked Kellan up from school. We live about 3 minutes away from school, but both boys insisted they had to go potty so badly we needed to go at school. We were in the bathroom for about 45 minutes. I think they actually emptied their bladders, but I definitely know they were singing Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, at the top of their lungs....
The boys were loudly crunching on some candy. I looked in the rear view mirror and said, "Wow that candy must be crunchy!" Camden pulled the candy out of his mouth, inspected it, and said, "This candy really got damaged!"...
We were all playing hide and seek. When it was Kellan's turn to seek, he came running in the room asking, "Do you know where you are?!"...
At dinner, Camden picked up the pepper and said, "these will give you the ah-choo's!"
Camden is usually the first one up. I was surprised when Kellan popped his head in first one morning. Camden got up exactly 2 seconds later, and came sauntering in announcing, "I guess I slept in". With a huge grin...
When we pass cars that have NFL logos on them, Camden always knows the teams. The other day we passed a Broncos fan and Kellan yelled, "Denver Broncos!" I said, "Wow, Kellan! How do you know all the teams now, too!" Camden sighed, "Ugh, I've been teaching him them for years!"...
Camden was looking down at his feet and decided one foot was bigger than the other. He looked at me stoically and said, "I'm living crooked, Mom"...
Kellan: Ok! Are we playing to 10?
Kellan had his 5 year old check up today. He weighs in at 29lbs and the doctor said he is hilarious. Success!
As we were dropping Kellan off at school, I told the boys to say have a good day to each other. Simultaneously, they said, "Have a good day stinky brother!"
We were watching a cartoon, and there was a fish in a fish tank. Kellan asked if that was kinetic sand in the bottom of the tank. He can't spell his last name, but the kid sure knows his kinetic sand...
The boys had a blast at Take Your Kids to Work Day. The kids were all in one of our meeting rooms watching a movie. There were at least 30 kids in the room. Kellan was in the front row. I peeked my head in the door to check on him, and at that very moment, he stood up, giggled and yelled "EXCUSE ME I SHOT A DUCK!" I think a normal mother would have slowly backed out of the room inconspicuously. I ran up and high fived him...
Kellan and I were playing football. He decided I was the Detroit Red Wings and I threw the ball one point...
Kellan: Mom, I can't wait to be 18
Me: Why?
Kellan: Because I can't wait to be human
I just realized that when Granfy picks Kellan up from school and he signs the state mandated book to check Kellan out of the facility - he signs his name as Granfy...
Camden and I picked Kellan up from school. We live about 3 minutes away from school, but both boys insisted they had to go potty so badly we needed to go at school. We were in the bathroom for about 45 minutes. I think they actually emptied their bladders, but I definitely know they were singing Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, at the top of their lungs....
The boys were loudly crunching on some candy. I looked in the rear view mirror and said, "Wow that candy must be crunchy!" Camden pulled the candy out of his mouth, inspected it, and said, "This candy really got damaged!"...
We were all playing hide and seek. When it was Kellan's turn to seek, he came running in the room asking, "Do you know where you are?!"...
At dinner, Camden picked up the pepper and said, "these will give you the ah-choo's!"
Camden is usually the first one up. I was surprised when Kellan popped his head in first one morning. Camden got up exactly 2 seconds later, and came sauntering in announcing, "I guess I slept in". With a huge grin...
When we pass cars that have NFL logos on them, Camden always knows the teams. The other day we passed a Broncos fan and Kellan yelled, "Denver Broncos!" I said, "Wow, Kellan! How do you know all the teams now, too!" Camden sighed, "Ugh, I've been teaching him them for years!"...
Camden was looking down at his feet and decided one foot was bigger than the other. He looked at me stoically and said, "I'm living crooked, Mom"...
Sunday, May 8, 2016
May 8th, 2016
Happy Mother's Day, Mommy! You are the best and I am so blessed to have you.
Ok, enough shenanigans :)
Kellan was in the middle of a story when a car pulled out right in front of me. I said, "really, dude!" (To the driver) and Kellan said "Yes!" and continued with his story...
When we say our prayers in the morning we all say "Amen!". Kellan didn't say it, so I looked at him and said, "Amen, Kellan". He looked at me and said "thank you". Camden, of course, found this hilarious and could not stop laughing. Two seconds later Kellan piped up with, "remember when I said 'thank you'"? I mean, I don't have the greatest memory in the world, but c'mon!
Last night Kellan woke up just sobbing. I ran in his room and he was crying and saying "OWIE!" I was freaking out and checking him all over to see what could have happened. I kept asking him what hurt. When he finally calmed down enough, he managed to sob out that the red shark bit him. As I seriously looked around the room for a red shark I realized he must have been dreaming. When I told Kellan he was dreaming that seemed to calm him down and he fell right back asleep (after asking for a drink of regular milk of course), with no memory of this event in the morning.
Camden has sight words in Kindergarten. These include 'and', 'his', 'at', 'be'. After seeing his brother in Kindergarten for 9 months, Kellan has decided that he now has sight words from school too. These sight words include 'mountain', 'Cave Creek' and 'Deer Valley'. What a preschool!...
Kellan's kind of figuring out how the family tree works. He understands that when he has kids, I'll be their Grandmother. I said, "you can choose to have your kids call me Grandma or Grammy or whatever you think they'd like!". He replied, "I'm going to have them call you Weather". Alrighty then...
The boys are so good and we always say our prayers in the morning on the way to school, I happened to look in the rearview mirror and noticed they were holding hands as we said our prayers. That's why I keep them!
The boys love the apple slices from McDonald's. Camden made a comment that he likes them because the crust (skin) is cut off. This made Kellan realize there was no 'crust' on the apples and he suddenly was mad about it. He declared, "I don't like McDonald's because they cut of the crustas"...
The boys were talking to twins. The twins were telling the boys they were born 7 minutes apart. Kellan decided to tell them he was 7 minutes older than Camden. When Camden and the twins looked at Kellan quizzically, Kellan widened his eyes and said, "I'm serious! See?! There's a 7 on my forehead!"...
Ok, enough shenanigans :)
Kellan was in the middle of a story when a car pulled out right in front of me. I said, "really, dude!" (To the driver) and Kellan said "Yes!" and continued with his story...
When we say our prayers in the morning we all say "Amen!". Kellan didn't say it, so I looked at him and said, "Amen, Kellan". He looked at me and said "thank you". Camden, of course, found this hilarious and could not stop laughing. Two seconds later Kellan piped up with, "remember when I said 'thank you'"? I mean, I don't have the greatest memory in the world, but c'mon!
Last night Kellan woke up just sobbing. I ran in his room and he was crying and saying "OWIE!" I was freaking out and checking him all over to see what could have happened. I kept asking him what hurt. When he finally calmed down enough, he managed to sob out that the red shark bit him. As I seriously looked around the room for a red shark I realized he must have been dreaming. When I told Kellan he was dreaming that seemed to calm him down and he fell right back asleep (after asking for a drink of regular milk of course), with no memory of this event in the morning.
Camden has sight words in Kindergarten. These include 'and', 'his', 'at', 'be'. After seeing his brother in Kindergarten for 9 months, Kellan has decided that he now has sight words from school too. These sight words include 'mountain', 'Cave Creek' and 'Deer Valley'. What a preschool!...
Kellan's kind of figuring out how the family tree works. He understands that when he has kids, I'll be their Grandmother. I said, "you can choose to have your kids call me Grandma or Grammy or whatever you think they'd like!". He replied, "I'm going to have them call you Weather". Alrighty then...
The boys are so good and we always say our prayers in the morning on the way to school, I happened to look in the rearview mirror and noticed they were holding hands as we said our prayers. That's why I keep them!
The boys love the apple slices from McDonald's. Camden made a comment that he likes them because the crust (skin) is cut off. This made Kellan realize there was no 'crust' on the apples and he suddenly was mad about it. He declared, "I don't like McDonald's because they cut of the crustas"...
The boys were talking to twins. The twins were telling the boys they were born 7 minutes apart. Kellan decided to tell them he was 7 minutes older than Camden. When Camden and the twins looked at Kellan quizzically, Kellan widened his eyes and said, "I'm serious! See?! There's a 7 on my forehead!"...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
April 6th, 2016
Kellan was playing with a toy and put it up to his mouth. I yelled, "Kellan! Don't put that in your mouth!" He replied, "I was just doing that to see if it's disgusting." Like, duh...
I kept the location of Kellan's birthday party a surprise to him. On the morning of his party I asked him if he knew where the party was. He replied, "Yea! At the party!" Like, duh...
The boys and I were looking for something and happened to find it right away. Camden and I immediately said, "Thank you Saint Anthony!" Kellan looked confused. He said, "We found it before we even had to ask those guys!" Like, duh...
Kellan loves when the music guy, Mr. Rick, comes to his school on Monday's. He must have sang the "Monster Truck" song for him, because the teachers asked me to bring the link to the song so Mr. Rick could learn it.
Santa got the boys a volcano set for Christmas. Unfortunately, Santa didn't realize that the whole process takes a few days to create. When we were finally working on it, Kellan was so excited he was about to erupt! Then I realized you have to bake the base, and wait a couple days. When Kellan found this out he was devastated. He was really good about it though and didn't throw too much of a fit. At night, I asked Kellan what he would like to thank God for today. He lifted his blue eyed cow head sadly and said, "for almost letting me do the volcano today"...
Kellan told me he was sick so I told him I'd put him to bed so he could rest. He immediately replied, "I'm only medium sick, though!"...
The boys slept in late, but I knew it was ok, because they weren't going to school, but to Grammy and Granfy's that day. I told them we didn't have time to eat breakfast at home, but they could eat right when they got to Grammy's. Camden happily went to the pantry, got a loaf of bread and jar of Nutella and got in the car...
We were all at Buffalo Wild Wings. Camden's very good about saying thank you when the server brings him something, but it usually takes Kellan a little nudging. He's working on it though. The server brought Grammy her iced tea and without thinking, I said, "Grammy? What do you say?"...
We were walking out of Walmart, and Kellan suddenly took the grocery bag he was carrying and held it over his shoulder like a robber. I asked him if the bag had $ signs on it and he giggled and said "yes!". This kid doesn't know what month his birthday is in, but knows all the traits of a robber...
We were at the movie theater and Kellan asked for my phone. I could not believe it! I had taken the boys to this wonderful experience and he wanted to watch my phone. But, he held it up and compared it to the movie screen and confirmed, "Yep! The movie "pheater" is bigger!" Sigh...
I was multi-tasking one morning and making breakfast and playing tic tac toe with Camden. He kept giving me a hard time when I couldn't make my move right away because I was trying to feed my herd. So, I made a point of staying right by Camden to play for a minute. I heard a pop and he said, "Mom, my toast popped up. Can you please pause playing tic tac toe to get that for me?" I can't win...
I kept the location of Kellan's birthday party a surprise to him. On the morning of his party I asked him if he knew where the party was. He replied, "Yea! At the party!" Like, duh...
The boys and I were looking for something and happened to find it right away. Camden and I immediately said, "Thank you Saint Anthony!" Kellan looked confused. He said, "We found it before we even had to ask those guys!" Like, duh...
Kellan loves when the music guy, Mr. Rick, comes to his school on Monday's. He must have sang the "Monster Truck" song for him, because the teachers asked me to bring the link to the song so Mr. Rick could learn it.
Santa got the boys a volcano set for Christmas. Unfortunately, Santa didn't realize that the whole process takes a few days to create. When we were finally working on it, Kellan was so excited he was about to erupt! Then I realized you have to bake the base, and wait a couple days. When Kellan found this out he was devastated. He was really good about it though and didn't throw too much of a fit. At night, I asked Kellan what he would like to thank God for today. He lifted his blue eyed cow head sadly and said, "for almost letting me do the volcano today"...
Kellan told me he was sick so I told him I'd put him to bed so he could rest. He immediately replied, "I'm only medium sick, though!"...
The boys slept in late, but I knew it was ok, because they weren't going to school, but to Grammy and Granfy's that day. I told them we didn't have time to eat breakfast at home, but they could eat right when they got to Grammy's. Camden happily went to the pantry, got a loaf of bread and jar of Nutella and got in the car...
We were all at Buffalo Wild Wings. Camden's very good about saying thank you when the server brings him something, but it usually takes Kellan a little nudging. He's working on it though. The server brought Grammy her iced tea and without thinking, I said, "Grammy? What do you say?"...
We were walking out of Walmart, and Kellan suddenly took the grocery bag he was carrying and held it over his shoulder like a robber. I asked him if the bag had $ signs on it and he giggled and said "yes!". This kid doesn't know what month his birthday is in, but knows all the traits of a robber...
We were at the movie theater and Kellan asked for my phone. I could not believe it! I had taken the boys to this wonderful experience and he wanted to watch my phone. But, he held it up and compared it to the movie screen and confirmed, "Yep! The movie "pheater" is bigger!" Sigh...
I was multi-tasking one morning and making breakfast and playing tic tac toe with Camden. He kept giving me a hard time when I couldn't make my move right away because I was trying to feed my herd. So, I made a point of staying right by Camden to play for a minute. I heard a pop and he said, "Mom, my toast popped up. Can you please pause playing tic tac toe to get that for me?" I can't win...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
March 29th, 2016
Camden: Mom? Can I please have that apple juice I asked for?
Me: Oh shoot! I'm sorry, honey, I forgot!
Camden: How could you forget I'm your children?
Kellan was engrossed in the iPat (go figure) and I asked him to come get dressed. His reply? "I love you too!"..
I swear Kellan is going to be a Nascar announcer when he grows up. He commentates every race. He was watching a race on - wait for it - the iPat, and the announcer mispronounced a name and said "Excuse me". Kellan absolutely lost it. I have never seen him laugh so hard. I was trying to explain that the announcer didn't say excuse me because he shot a duck, but that did not work for Kellan. He was convinced it was a duck...
When I told Kellan I thought he might grow up to be a Nascar announcer, Camden said, "Yea, Kellan! You can be a Nascar pronouncer!"
One of Kellan's random thoughts out loud. "Why am I a cow, Camden's a monkey and no one is a rhinoceros?"...
Camden asked what a mutt was. I explained to him why some dogs are called mutts. I also explained to him that people can be considered mutts as well because we come from a long line of ancestors from all over the world. Camden pondered this and said, "I'm a mutt then because I used to live in Anthem!"...
Camden tooted, laughed and said, "I can't believe I did that on Easter morn!"
The boys were so excited that the Easter Bunny came. They asked me if Torrey got to see the Easter Bunny. I said, "probably!" As they ran around the house hunting for eggs, Kellan said, "If we still had 'Scuse Me, he probably would have got the Easter Bunny fired!" Ha!
Camden told me if he has a daughter, he'll name her Bella. If he has a son, he'll name him Cam. I think that would be so cool, but that better be a long long way off!
We were at Buffalo Wild Wings, and a piece of food fell out of Kellan's mouth. He looked down cheerfully and exclaimed, "I guess that wasn't a throat piece!"...
While some of Kellan's random out loud thoughts may be a little odd, this was one of my favorites. "I'm proud of you, Mom! You're u-tiful!" BEAM!
Camden was in a mood - asking me to get him dressed, and I said, "Camden, come on! You're acting like a child!" I immediately turned so he wouldn't see my face and thought, well that wasn't the best comment. He wouldn't let me get away with that one. He said, laughingly, "I AM a child!" FAIL
At swim, we got a snack afterward and Kellan grabbed it from the guy without saying thank you. I sternly said, "Kellan, what do you say?" He looked up at the guy and said, "Mom has no money.". Now, while this is true, let me explain. All the kids in line ahead of us were asking their parents for money for a snack. The boys asked and I said I have no money. What they didn't realize is I have an account set up at swim school, so I don't have to use cash. Sigh...
Me: Oh shoot! I'm sorry, honey, I forgot!
Camden: How could you forget I'm your children?
Kellan was engrossed in the iPat (go figure) and I asked him to come get dressed. His reply? "I love you too!"..
I swear Kellan is going to be a Nascar announcer when he grows up. He commentates every race. He was watching a race on - wait for it - the iPat, and the announcer mispronounced a name and said "Excuse me". Kellan absolutely lost it. I have never seen him laugh so hard. I was trying to explain that the announcer didn't say excuse me because he shot a duck, but that did not work for Kellan. He was convinced it was a duck...
When I told Kellan I thought he might grow up to be a Nascar announcer, Camden said, "Yea, Kellan! You can be a Nascar pronouncer!"
One of Kellan's random thoughts out loud. "Why am I a cow, Camden's a monkey and no one is a rhinoceros?"...
Camden asked what a mutt was. I explained to him why some dogs are called mutts. I also explained to him that people can be considered mutts as well because we come from a long line of ancestors from all over the world. Camden pondered this and said, "I'm a mutt then because I used to live in Anthem!"...
Camden tooted, laughed and said, "I can't believe I did that on Easter morn!"
The boys were so excited that the Easter Bunny came. They asked me if Torrey got to see the Easter Bunny. I said, "probably!" As they ran around the house hunting for eggs, Kellan said, "If we still had 'Scuse Me, he probably would have got the Easter Bunny fired!" Ha!
Camden told me if he has a daughter, he'll name her Bella. If he has a son, he'll name him Cam. I think that would be so cool, but that better be a long long way off!
We were at Buffalo Wild Wings, and a piece of food fell out of Kellan's mouth. He looked down cheerfully and exclaimed, "I guess that wasn't a throat piece!"...
While some of Kellan's random out loud thoughts may be a little odd, this was one of my favorites. "I'm proud of you, Mom! You're u-tiful!" BEAM!
Camden was in a mood - asking me to get him dressed, and I said, "Camden, come on! You're acting like a child!" I immediately turned so he wouldn't see my face and thought, well that wasn't the best comment. He wouldn't let me get away with that one. He said, laughingly, "I AM a child!" FAIL
At swim, we got a snack afterward and Kellan grabbed it from the guy without saying thank you. I sternly said, "Kellan, what do you say?" He looked up at the guy and said, "Mom has no money.". Now, while this is true, let me explain. All the kids in line ahead of us were asking their parents for money for a snack. The boys asked and I said I have no money. What they didn't realize is I have an account set up at swim school, so I don't have to use cash. Sigh...
Friday, March 25, 2016
March 25th, 2016
Happy Birthday Month to meeeee! :)
I asked Kellan if he said thank you. He replied, "I said thanks 'cause that's another word for please!"...
Kellan was all smiles talking to himself. Then he asked, "is anybody home?" I don't know Cowbell, I just don't know... ;)
Me: I can't find my phone!
Kellan: At least your name is Carrie! What?...
Camden was pretending to shoot a gun, so we asked him if he'd ever seen a real gun. Kellan said, "I've never seen a real bear!"...
Kellan: Mom! I want to ask you one more 'queskion'
Me: AAAAAAAA! Go to bed!
Kellan: How old are you going to be?
Me: 38
Kellan: Are you going to die at that number?
Me: Open mouth - insert Xanax...
The Dr. asked the boys what school they go to. Camden answered correctly. She asked Kellan what school he went to and he said "Room 9"...
Kellan had a little virus this week. I told him I was going to take him to the doctor and he said he didn't have to go because he was only 'medium' sick. Then he proceeded to tell me the kinds of sick there are. All levels of sickness require iPAT watching of course...
I asked Kellan if he had a headache. He said he had a 'hay day'. Life's a hay day for this cow...
When I check on the boys during the night if they talk in their sleep or are tangled in their blankets I tell them about it the next morning. I told Kellan he was snoring last night. He informed me that when he snores that means he had a good day!
Me: Kellan, I'm so glad you came into my life!
Kellan: I'm so glad you're u-tiful
Me: Secretly passing Kellan all the candy he wants
Camden yelled angrily from the backseat, "MOM! Kellan called me Santa!" I couldn't help but burst out laughing. I asked him why that would make him so mad? He replied, "I don't want to take away his magic!" I honestly thought he was going to say, "I don't want to use his name in vain!"
Camden was trying to get Kellan to guess the color of the crayon in his hand. Camden said, "It starts with V and ends with T". Kellan had a light bulb go off and yelled proudly, "I know! Purple!"...
I asked Kellan if he said thank you. He replied, "I said thanks 'cause that's another word for please!"...
Kellan was all smiles talking to himself. Then he asked, "is anybody home?" I don't know Cowbell, I just don't know... ;)
Me: I can't find my phone!
Kellan: At least your name is Carrie! What?...
Camden was pretending to shoot a gun, so we asked him if he'd ever seen a real gun. Kellan said, "I've never seen a real bear!"...
Kellan: Mom! I want to ask you one more 'queskion'
Me: AAAAAAAA! Go to bed!
Kellan: How old are you going to be?
Me: 38
Kellan: Are you going to die at that number?
Me: Open mouth - insert Xanax...
The Dr. asked the boys what school they go to. Camden answered correctly. She asked Kellan what school he went to and he said "Room 9"...
Kellan had a little virus this week. I told him I was going to take him to the doctor and he said he didn't have to go because he was only 'medium' sick. Then he proceeded to tell me the kinds of sick there are. All levels of sickness require iPAT watching of course...
I asked Kellan if he had a headache. He said he had a 'hay day'. Life's a hay day for this cow...
When I check on the boys during the night if they talk in their sleep or are tangled in their blankets I tell them about it the next morning. I told Kellan he was snoring last night. He informed me that when he snores that means he had a good day!
Me: Kellan, I'm so glad you came into my life!
Kellan: I'm so glad you're u-tiful
Me: Secretly passing Kellan all the candy he wants
Camden yelled angrily from the backseat, "MOM! Kellan called me Santa!" I couldn't help but burst out laughing. I asked him why that would make him so mad? He replied, "I don't want to take away his magic!" I honestly thought he was going to say, "I don't want to use his name in vain!"
Camden was trying to get Kellan to guess the color of the crayon in his hand. Camden said, "It starts with V and ends with T". Kellan had a light bulb go off and yelled proudly, "I know! Purple!"...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
March 16th, 2016
Kellan went from having no idea to any of the kids names in his class to knowing all of them. He was telling me an animated story about his friend Austin. He said Austin and kind of laughed. He said, "that's his real name. Well, his real name is not realname, but just Austin, well, not justaustin, but loooong pause "Austin" looong pause. That's it!" He was so proud of himself for getting Austin's name correct...
Kellan was in rare form this morning. Camden grinned, looked at me and said, "Kellan's 5 now, but he's still acting 4!"
Kellan came running out proudly and said, "I know what's in a turtle!". Camden and I replied, "what?". He yelled "TURTLE GUST!". Camden pensively replied, "I think you mean turtle GUTS". Kellan absolutely disagreed and said, "TURTLE GUST!" the rest of the day...
In the car, I gave the boys a little pep talk, reminding them they had to be really good today. Kellan sat up straight and said, "Good? I'm on it!".
Kellan was in rare form this morning. Camden grinned, looked at me and said, "Kellan's 5 now, but he's still acting 4!"
Kellan came running out proudly and said, "I know what's in a turtle!". Camden and I replied, "what?". He yelled "TURTLE GUST!". Camden pensively replied, "I think you mean turtle GUTS". Kellan absolutely disagreed and said, "TURTLE GUST!" the rest of the day...
In the car, I gave the boys a little pep talk, reminding them they had to be really good today. Kellan sat up straight and said, "Good? I'm on it!".
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
March 9th, 2016
According to Kellan, the NFL team is called the Grandpa Bay Buccaneers. At least he's trying to get into football! Yay!
Kellan is really getting into reading. (Don't tell anyone, but I like him getting into football more). He'll spell a word from a book in the backseat of the car, and then ask me what it says. Today, for some reason, he read every letter of an entire sentence. I could not keep up. I said, "Kellan! You have to tell me when there are spaces between the words so I can tell what you're reading". He responded, "ok, space space space space space space space." There are 7 spaces in that sentence. Sigh...
Kellan and I had a fun day today, but we were in the car a lot. He finally said, "Mom, I'm not carsick, I'm people sick". Just like me! Beam!
We passed a vet's office, and Kellan asked me if they saw dogs there to make them better. I said "Yes! And cats and maybe birds too". Then he said wisely, "and probably camels too"...
Camden grunted while putting his shoes on this morning. I whipped around to look at him, and he sighed and said, "I'm getting old". Oh kid, you have nooo idea... Oh and don't worry, I'll see the chiropractor tomorrow for whipping around so quickly to laugh at my kid...
The boys love "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. Life has come full circle. While the three of us were jamming to the song, Kellan started giggling uncontrollably - which in turn made all of us laugh uncontrollably. I asked Kellan why he was laughing. When he could finally get it out he said, "The guy says 'take my hand'. If we take his hand he won't have one!".
Kellan is really getting into reading. (Don't tell anyone, but I like him getting into football more). He'll spell a word from a book in the backseat of the car, and then ask me what it says. Today, for some reason, he read every letter of an entire sentence. I could not keep up. I said, "Kellan! You have to tell me when there are spaces between the words so I can tell what you're reading". He responded, "ok, space space space space space space space." There are 7 spaces in that sentence. Sigh...
Kellan and I had a fun day today, but we were in the car a lot. He finally said, "Mom, I'm not carsick, I'm people sick". Just like me! Beam!
We passed a vet's office, and Kellan asked me if they saw dogs there to make them better. I said "Yes! And cats and maybe birds too". Then he said wisely, "and probably camels too"...
Camden grunted while putting his shoes on this morning. I whipped around to look at him, and he sighed and said, "I'm getting old". Oh kid, you have nooo idea... Oh and don't worry, I'll see the chiropractor tomorrow for whipping around so quickly to laugh at my kid...
The boys love "Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. Life has come full circle. While the three of us were jamming to the song, Kellan started giggling uncontrollably - which in turn made all of us laugh uncontrollably. I asked Kellan why he was laughing. When he could finally get it out he said, "The guy says 'take my hand'. If we take his hand he won't have one!".
Sunday, February 28, 2016
February 28th, 2016
The boys and I are having so much fun this morning, but it's hard for anyone to get a word in. So there's a lot of interrupting going on. I finally told Kellan he really has to pay attention when someone else is talking and not interrupt. I knew he wasn't paying attention to me as I tried to teach him this lesson. I finally looked him in his blue eyes and said "Kellan! Do you understand?!". He saluted me and said "understand!". Maybe he was paying attention but - oh he just interrupted my typing...
We were trying to figure out how to set up the volcano Santa brought the boys for Christmas. Kellan kept begging Grammy to read the instructions. Grammy was. But Kellan kept asking and asking her to read the instructions. Finally Grammy put the instructions down, grabbed Kellan's rubber cheeks, laughed and said, "I am reading the instructions, Kellan!" Kellan looked puzzled and asked "then why aren't your lips moving?" We all laughed. We didn't realize Kellan doesn't know you can read things to yourself...
Camden is such a great reader. Speaking of said volcano kit, he sounded out every word of "Make this Volcano erupt". I just had to help him with the word 'erupt'. Kellan proudly grabbed the box and 'read' "Make this Volcano interrupt!". I'm starting to see a pattern here on the interruption front. See first paragraph of today's blog...
I have mentioned previously that Camden is really good at anything he tries, just not the best at carrying a tune. So when he announced from the back seat of the car that he's a really good 'lip sync-er', I couldn't help but giggle.
Granfy came home with a pizza and Kellan threw a huge fit. We were all stunned by this sudden outburst. So Kellan thoroughly explained to us that he only likes pizza on Mondays. Alrighty then...
We were in the McDonald's drive thru, and Kellan was so excited. He wasn't getting food, but he wanted his window rolled down so he could show the lady he was drinking orange juice. As we waited, Kellan kept practicing how he was going to tell the lady he had orange juice. I don't know why this was so important to him, but hey, I'll support my boys any way I can. This was what I heard from the backseat - "I'm drinking orange juice, wait, I'll say it like this. I'm drinking orange juice. Yeah that's better"...
Camden's learning a lot about Lent at school. He wrote down that he would give up the iPad on Saturdays for Lent. We all looked at Kellan and asked him if he would like to give up the iPad on Saturdays for Lent. He looked up (from the iPad), smiled, said "Nope!" cheerfully and went right back to watching Monster Trucks on the iPad...
While the boys keep proposing we play the quiet game in the car, it's not as dreamy as it may sound. Camden's rules are that he can talk during the quiet game if he happens to think of something he wants to say...
After we left Buffalo Wild Wings I actually saw a light bulb pop up above Camden's head. He looked at me amazed and said, "Mom! The Buffalo Bills were named after Buffalo Wild Wings!" I said, "really?". He replied, still in amazement, "Yes! They both start with Buff!"...
We were trying to figure out how to set up the volcano Santa brought the boys for Christmas. Kellan kept begging Grammy to read the instructions. Grammy was. But Kellan kept asking and asking her to read the instructions. Finally Grammy put the instructions down, grabbed Kellan's rubber cheeks, laughed and said, "I am reading the instructions, Kellan!" Kellan looked puzzled and asked "then why aren't your lips moving?" We all laughed. We didn't realize Kellan doesn't know you can read things to yourself...
Camden is such a great reader. Speaking of said volcano kit, he sounded out every word of "Make this Volcano erupt". I just had to help him with the word 'erupt'. Kellan proudly grabbed the box and 'read' "Make this Volcano interrupt!". I'm starting to see a pattern here on the interruption front. See first paragraph of today's blog...
I have mentioned previously that Camden is really good at anything he tries, just not the best at carrying a tune. So when he announced from the back seat of the car that he's a really good 'lip sync-er', I couldn't help but giggle.
Granfy came home with a pizza and Kellan threw a huge fit. We were all stunned by this sudden outburst. So Kellan thoroughly explained to us that he only likes pizza on Mondays. Alrighty then...
We were in the McDonald's drive thru, and Kellan was so excited. He wasn't getting food, but he wanted his window rolled down so he could show the lady he was drinking orange juice. As we waited, Kellan kept practicing how he was going to tell the lady he had orange juice. I don't know why this was so important to him, but hey, I'll support my boys any way I can. This was what I heard from the backseat - "I'm drinking orange juice, wait, I'll say it like this. I'm drinking orange juice. Yeah that's better"...
Camden's learning a lot about Lent at school. He wrote down that he would give up the iPad on Saturdays for Lent. We all looked at Kellan and asked him if he would like to give up the iPad on Saturdays for Lent. He looked up (from the iPad), smiled, said "Nope!" cheerfully and went right back to watching Monster Trucks on the iPad...
While the boys keep proposing we play the quiet game in the car, it's not as dreamy as it may sound. Camden's rules are that he can talk during the quiet game if he happens to think of something he wants to say...
After we left Buffalo Wild Wings I actually saw a light bulb pop up above Camden's head. He looked at me amazed and said, "Mom! The Buffalo Bills were named after Buffalo Wild Wings!" I said, "really?". He replied, still in amazement, "Yes! They both start with Buff!"...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
February 19th, 2016
Camden is really into football - YAY!- and Kellan is trying, bless his little heart. He matter of factly said when we were picking teams, "I'm not Seattle, I'm Seattle"...
Trying to quiz Kellan, I asked him how to spell Tilley. He launched into "Whole Mary, Hail of Grace"...
Kellan asked me if he could watch a movie because he was 'really stressed out'. Ah, the hectic life of an almost 5 year old...
Trying to quiz Kellan, I asked him how to spell Tilley. He launched into "Whole Mary, Hail of Grace"...
Kellan asked me if he could watch a movie because he was 'really stressed out'. Ah, the hectic life of an almost 5 year old...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
February 17th, 2016
Aunt Martha Ann, we're praying for you!
Camden is the sweetest most thoughtful boy - and that's not just because I'm biased. Mrs. Weckerly mentioned that the class had just used the last of the hand sanitizer. The next morning he shouted, "Mom! We need to stop at Walgreens and get hand sanitizer!". We were running right on time for school, and I know a 'quick' stop to Walgreens is not in the cards when I'm with a monkey and a cow. But, I thought Mrs. Weckerly had asked the kids to pick some up so we stopped. Turns out, Mrs. Weckerly never asked the kids to bring in hand sanitizer, Camden just knew the class was out and wanted to help out. He gets his kind heart from me... Hey! I heard that!
Kellan took his Kindergarten assessment last week. This could have so many more blog details, especially since Granfy took him to the test, but things went really well! In fact, Kellan did amazing and is definitely ready for Kindergarten in the Fall! He was on such a high all day. On the way home, he would yell out random letters, and if they happened to spell a word, he would look at me with a knowingly yet shocked expression that he could spell. He got a little too confident for his flood-y britches and said, "Mom! I bet I can spell traffic light!" As I braced myself for this one, he carefully spelled out H-O-P. I played this well, if I do say so myself and yelled, "Kellan! You just spelled hop! You are so smart!" Camden was just taking this all in. Luckily, he quietly took this all in...
So the boys have are always giving me a hard time about loving Hanson, but they honestly don't even know they're giving me a hard time. Every time we listen to a song, they have to ask if they're girls. I've explained a million times that they were younger when they recorded this incredible CD, so their voices sound higher. Anywhoo, we were ALL happily listening to MMMBop, when Kellan asks in his cloggy voice from the backseat, "Mom, do the girls in the band you like wear glasses?" I may have done an eye roll, but I was in the front seat and he couldn't see-so no harm no foul. I said, "no, they don't wear glasses". Kellan thought a minute and then said, "Oh! So they have eyes then". What?!
This morning, we were walking out the laundry room door, hands full, coats half on, phone in mouth because my hands weren't free and Kellan suddenly stopped and blocked the doorway. He got the look of someone on a game show that was about to have the prize he won revealed to him. I was so stunned by his actions I actually forgot about getting my 22 children out the door and to school on time. He looked at me excitedly with wide eyes and asked me what kind of car I have. Since we weren't exactly in the garage yet, he couldn't see the car, but I had made no mention of getting a new car. I opened the door and watched my blue eyed cow to see if he'd be disappointed by seeing the same old car. But nope, not this guy. He cheered and said, "Yay! The orange car!". This is the orange car I've had for about 85 years, but if he's happy, I'm happy...Even non exciting things are exciting in the Tilley household...
Camden is the sweetest most thoughtful boy - and that's not just because I'm biased. Mrs. Weckerly mentioned that the class had just used the last of the hand sanitizer. The next morning he shouted, "Mom! We need to stop at Walgreens and get hand sanitizer!". We were running right on time for school, and I know a 'quick' stop to Walgreens is not in the cards when I'm with a monkey and a cow. But, I thought Mrs. Weckerly had asked the kids to pick some up so we stopped. Turns out, Mrs. Weckerly never asked the kids to bring in hand sanitizer, Camden just knew the class was out and wanted to help out. He gets his kind heart from me... Hey! I heard that!
Kellan took his Kindergarten assessment last week. This could have so many more blog details, especially since Granfy took him to the test, but things went really well! In fact, Kellan did amazing and is definitely ready for Kindergarten in the Fall! He was on such a high all day. On the way home, he would yell out random letters, and if they happened to spell a word, he would look at me with a knowingly yet shocked expression that he could spell. He got a little too confident for his flood-y britches and said, "Mom! I bet I can spell traffic light!" As I braced myself for this one, he carefully spelled out H-O-P. I played this well, if I do say so myself and yelled, "Kellan! You just spelled hop! You are so smart!" Camden was just taking this all in. Luckily, he quietly took this all in...
So the boys have are always giving me a hard time about loving Hanson, but they honestly don't even know they're giving me a hard time. Every time we listen to a song, they have to ask if they're girls. I've explained a million times that they were younger when they recorded this incredible CD, so their voices sound higher. Anywhoo, we were ALL happily listening to MMMBop, when Kellan asks in his cloggy voice from the backseat, "Mom, do the girls in the band you like wear glasses?" I may have done an eye roll, but I was in the front seat and he couldn't see-so no harm no foul. I said, "no, they don't wear glasses". Kellan thought a minute and then said, "Oh! So they have eyes then". What?!
This morning, we were walking out the laundry room door, hands full, coats half on, phone in mouth because my hands weren't free and Kellan suddenly stopped and blocked the doorway. He got the look of someone on a game show that was about to have the prize he won revealed to him. I was so stunned by his actions I actually forgot about getting my 22 children out the door and to school on time. He looked at me excitedly with wide eyes and asked me what kind of car I have. Since we weren't exactly in the garage yet, he couldn't see the car, but I had made no mention of getting a new car. I opened the door and watched my blue eyed cow to see if he'd be disappointed by seeing the same old car. But nope, not this guy. He cheered and said, "Yay! The orange car!". This is the orange car I've had for about 85 years, but if he's happy, I'm happy...Even non exciting things are exciting in the Tilley household...
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
February 2nd, 2016
So, here's what happened today...
Grammy took the boys to WalMart while I was working late. I got a text from Grammy that read, "Kellan accidentally took something from WalMart" along with the saddest emoticon I have ever seen. I debated acknowledging this text, but something told me not blocking out these kinds of things is the motherly thing to do.
Turns out, Kellan had grabbed 'Flurp' one of his favorite novelty toys. (It makes a toot sound, so obviously my flesh and blood would be fascinated with a toy like that). Kellan honestly didn't realize this was in his hand and after Grammy made all her purchases, they walked out of the store without paying for the 'Flurp'.
When Grammy was buckling Kellan, she noticed the 'Flurp" (it's even fun to type that word) and freaked out. She said "Kellan! We didn't pay for this!". Kellan kind of understood what happened but we explained it to him.
So when I got to Grammy and Granfy's to pick Kellan up, I explained that we were heading straight to WalMart to tell them what he had done and pay for the toy. I wasn't punishing Kellan, because I honestly don't think he intended to take the toy, but he did need to know we were going to do the right thing and explain our mistake.
On the drive to WalMart, I was practicing with Kellan on what he should say to the cashier. Camden, who's extremely sensitive, kept telling me that that was too much for Kellan to remember and he wouldn't be able to do it!
In line at customer service, I got a little nervous. Was I going to get in trouble? What words were actually going to come out of Kellan's mouth? I looked up, and Camden's behind the customer service counter with his elite school uniform on and a backwards cap asking if he could help who's next in line. (So much for his anxiety about this event). After realizing I should probably get Camden back on this side of the counter it was our turn. I took a deep breath (not enough time to take a Xanax) and put Kellan on the counter so he could speak with the lady.
Here's what Kellan said (not remorseful at all but with a huge dimply grin). "I'm sorry I took this and paid for it". The lady looked confused. I corrected Kellan and said he meant he was sorry he took this and didn't pay for it. The cashier was very good with Kellan letting him know he did the right thing by coming back in to fix his mistake. We paid, for the item and Kellan skipped away and asked me to open his 'Flurp". I looked at him flabbergasted and said, "Oh kid, you're not playing with this toy for a long time". More for the cashier's benefit, but you know, whatever makes me look good.
We went into the store to pick up a few things and went to the checkout line to actually pay for the items this time. (What a concept!). This male cashier recognized the boys because they had just been there and seemed really excited to see them again. Kellan insisted on paying for the 'Flurp', but I showed the cashier the receipt because I was not going to pay another 99 cents. By no way am I made of money. So he either wants to take stuff from a store, or pay twice. Eh, it would all even out in the end.
As we finished checking out, the young cashier said, "Well guys, I'm here for another hour if you need to come back and get anything else". I laughed and the boys and I walked out the door and into the parking lot. As soon as we were in the cool free air, Camden announced that he had to go potty. So we turned around and walked into our new favorite WalMart. Of course the cashier spotted us immediately and waved. I definitely don't get embarrassed easily, but watching the boys and cashier wave happily to each other made me walk with my head down. It didn't help that they took about 15 minutes in the bathroom and the cashier was waiting to say bye (or bye for now) when we left.
The morale of this story is, uh... just another day in the life of the Tilleys...
Grammy took the boys to WalMart while I was working late. I got a text from Grammy that read, "Kellan accidentally took something from WalMart" along with the saddest emoticon I have ever seen. I debated acknowledging this text, but something told me not blocking out these kinds of things is the motherly thing to do.
Turns out, Kellan had grabbed 'Flurp' one of his favorite novelty toys. (It makes a toot sound, so obviously my flesh and blood would be fascinated with a toy like that). Kellan honestly didn't realize this was in his hand and after Grammy made all her purchases, they walked out of the store without paying for the 'Flurp'.
When Grammy was buckling Kellan, she noticed the 'Flurp" (it's even fun to type that word) and freaked out. She said "Kellan! We didn't pay for this!". Kellan kind of understood what happened but we explained it to him.
So when I got to Grammy and Granfy's to pick Kellan up, I explained that we were heading straight to WalMart to tell them what he had done and pay for the toy. I wasn't punishing Kellan, because I honestly don't think he intended to take the toy, but he did need to know we were going to do the right thing and explain our mistake.
On the drive to WalMart, I was practicing with Kellan on what he should say to the cashier. Camden, who's extremely sensitive, kept telling me that that was too much for Kellan to remember and he wouldn't be able to do it!
In line at customer service, I got a little nervous. Was I going to get in trouble? What words were actually going to come out of Kellan's mouth? I looked up, and Camden's behind the customer service counter with his elite school uniform on and a backwards cap asking if he could help who's next in line. (So much for his anxiety about this event). After realizing I should probably get Camden back on this side of the counter it was our turn. I took a deep breath (not enough time to take a Xanax) and put Kellan on the counter so he could speak with the lady.
Here's what Kellan said (not remorseful at all but with a huge dimply grin). "I'm sorry I took this and paid for it". The lady looked confused. I corrected Kellan and said he meant he was sorry he took this and didn't pay for it. The cashier was very good with Kellan letting him know he did the right thing by coming back in to fix his mistake. We paid, for the item and Kellan skipped away and asked me to open his 'Flurp". I looked at him flabbergasted and said, "Oh kid, you're not playing with this toy for a long time". More for the cashier's benefit, but you know, whatever makes me look good.
We went into the store to pick up a few things and went to the checkout line to actually pay for the items this time. (What a concept!). This male cashier recognized the boys because they had just been there and seemed really excited to see them again. Kellan insisted on paying for the 'Flurp', but I showed the cashier the receipt because I was not going to pay another 99 cents. By no way am I made of money. So he either wants to take stuff from a store, or pay twice. Eh, it would all even out in the end.
As we finished checking out, the young cashier said, "Well guys, I'm here for another hour if you need to come back and get anything else". I laughed and the boys and I walked out the door and into the parking lot. As soon as we were in the cool free air, Camden announced that he had to go potty. So we turned around and walked into our new favorite WalMart. Of course the cashier spotted us immediately and waved. I definitely don't get embarrassed easily, but watching the boys and cashier wave happily to each other made me walk with my head down. It didn't help that they took about 15 minutes in the bathroom and the cashier was waiting to say bye (or bye for now) when we left.
The morale of this story is, uh... just another day in the life of the Tilleys...
Saturday, January 2, 2016
January 2nd, 2016
Happy New Year! 2016 is gonna be great!
Camden's version of Jingle Bells. (And of course, I'm extremely proud).
Jingle Bells Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
'Batmanbile' lost it's wheel
And the Joker got away
Hee hee hee
The boys were a little excited with all the Holiday fun. They were being wild and I exclaimed, "That's not how my boys act!". Kellan replied, "Yes it is!".
It was really rainy one day, and Camden's school grounds were soaked. Camden was just in awe of this and went on and on about how 'completely insane' it was.
Camden had jammie day at school, so Kellan did too. He walked proudly into Miss Briget's class with his paw patrol jammies and tennis shoes on...
Kellan wanted to play the quiet game in the car. I thought this was a great idea. But Kellan's rules state that he gets a trophy during this game if he's the loudest...
Kellan was telling me a flat out lie. Camden called him out on this. I told Camden, "I know my Kellan and he wouldn't lie to me". Kellan piped up, "Yes he would!"...
When Camden grows up he's going to be a football player. Kellan's going to be the kind of doctor that looks in your ears. Either way, I don't think I need to contribute to a 401(k) anymore...
The boys are getting so good at practicing my phone number. Except yesterday Kellan said, "6-0-reindeer"...
We saw Miss Asheline at the grocery store. Kellan ran up and said "Hi!" with his dimples. When we left, Kellan looked at me quizzically and said, "What's Miss Asheline doing here? She lives at Preschool"...
Kellan has honest-to-goodness New Year's Resolutions this year. Mine was to count and keep track of how many times I sneeze during the year. Before 11:30am on New Year's Day, I had a sneezing fit and lost track...
I was putting body spray on in the car, and Kellan asked me if I put that on so I don't smell like bad words...
Seriously, if the boys say 'Mom' one more time, I'm going to change my name...
The boys love to hear Bible stories. They call the one where Moses leads the people out of the desert the "Mean King" story. Camden asked me what the mean king looked like and before I could answer he said, "I think the mean king looks 'similar' to Pontious Pilate". Verbatim. Catholic Schools are working wonders!
The boys must have been very good this year because Santa was great to them! When someone asks what they got for Christmas, Kellan immediately says, "We got 'Silly Scream' from our crazy dog 'Scuse Me!"
The live Nativity scene went off without hitch much to my chagrin. But there was a saving grace. Right before Mass started, Kellan pointed to the Nativity Scene on the altar and asked (loudly) if he was going to be a 'German Shepard' again...
I told the boys to chill out. Kellan's ears perked up and he asked if we were going to Chili's.
Kellan miserably asked me to help him wipe his butt because his arm was SO tired...
Both boys have had a little virus. I took Camden's temperature and told him he had a little fever. This kid absolutely beamed. Yep. He's mine!
Kellan was watching as Camden opened a Christmas present. Before Kellan even knew what it was, he patted his brother on the back and said "I can't believe you got that Christmas present, Camden! Good job!"...
Camden's version of Jingle Bells. (And of course, I'm extremely proud).
Jingle Bells Batman smells
Robin laid an egg
'Batmanbile' lost it's wheel
And the Joker got away
Hee hee hee
The boys were a little excited with all the Holiday fun. They were being wild and I exclaimed, "That's not how my boys act!". Kellan replied, "Yes it is!".
It was really rainy one day, and Camden's school grounds were soaked. Camden was just in awe of this and went on and on about how 'completely insane' it was.
Camden had jammie day at school, so Kellan did too. He walked proudly into Miss Briget's class with his paw patrol jammies and tennis shoes on...
Kellan wanted to play the quiet game in the car. I thought this was a great idea. But Kellan's rules state that he gets a trophy during this game if he's the loudest...
Kellan was telling me a flat out lie. Camden called him out on this. I told Camden, "I know my Kellan and he wouldn't lie to me". Kellan piped up, "Yes he would!"...
When Camden grows up he's going to be a football player. Kellan's going to be the kind of doctor that looks in your ears. Either way, I don't think I need to contribute to a 401(k) anymore...
The boys are getting so good at practicing my phone number. Except yesterday Kellan said, "6-0-reindeer"...
We saw Miss Asheline at the grocery store. Kellan ran up and said "Hi!" with his dimples. When we left, Kellan looked at me quizzically and said, "What's Miss Asheline doing here? She lives at Preschool"...
Kellan has honest-to-goodness New Year's Resolutions this year. Mine was to count and keep track of how many times I sneeze during the year. Before 11:30am on New Year's Day, I had a sneezing fit and lost track...
I was putting body spray on in the car, and Kellan asked me if I put that on so I don't smell like bad words...
Seriously, if the boys say 'Mom' one more time, I'm going to change my name...
The boys love to hear Bible stories. They call the one where Moses leads the people out of the desert the "Mean King" story. Camden asked me what the mean king looked like and before I could answer he said, "I think the mean king looks 'similar' to Pontious Pilate". Verbatim. Catholic Schools are working wonders!
The boys must have been very good this year because Santa was great to them! When someone asks what they got for Christmas, Kellan immediately says, "We got 'Silly Scream' from our crazy dog 'Scuse Me!"
The live Nativity scene went off without hitch much to my chagrin. But there was a saving grace. Right before Mass started, Kellan pointed to the Nativity Scene on the altar and asked (loudly) if he was going to be a 'German Shepard' again...
I told the boys to chill out. Kellan's ears perked up and he asked if we were going to Chili's.
Kellan miserably asked me to help him wipe his butt because his arm was SO tired...
Both boys have had a little virus. I took Camden's temperature and told him he had a little fever. This kid absolutely beamed. Yep. He's mine!
Kellan was watching as Camden opened a Christmas present. Before Kellan even knew what it was, he patted his brother on the back and said "I can't believe you got that Christmas present, Camden! Good job!"...
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