Isla Said What?! {five}

I wish I did a better job keeping track of the things that my kids say, because they crack me up on a daily basis with what comes out of their mouths...even if half of it is inappropriate and may never be repeated! 


Mom, it looks like we may have a problem. Mom, now we officially have a problem!


I'm newin pooin. You know what that means mom? Almost everything I'm wearing is new.


I'm going to close my eyes. I don't want to see you guys slobbery kiss.


My hair's been a bit floppy today (i.e. keeps going in her face).


The leaves are dancing (i.e. blowing in the wind).


The boss of my mom is my dad.
When I heard her telling someone this, I was seriously like "Uh, WHAT?!"


Upon discovering Isla didn't flush the toilet:
I did that for you mom. Aren't you going to say thank you?


Mom you're so funny because you have a crazy brain. 
I'll just take that as a compliment! 

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Isla Said What {four}

I get the real deal, all the time. But, here's a little entertainment from Isla to get you through your Friday.


When I was three, I thought I would get my driver's license when I was four. 


Mama, I love the blue sky. 


I love my stuffed animals. I love to cuddle them. I love to kiss them. I love to put bandaids on them when they hurt themselves. 


I wish every day was Friday, so I could have show and tell everyday. 


Mama, we're lucky because we have three kids. 


Isla: Mommy, am I invited to your 60th birthday?
Me: Yes.
Isla: Will you have goodie bags?


Callum, do you love when I cuddle with you?


There's also a lot of talk about best friends, poop and kitties around here. Like I said, entertainment all the time. Making it even better, she isn't even trying to be entertaining.

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An Interview With Connor {6 years}

I didn't expect this, but I really had to keep at it with trying to get answers to these questions from Connor. He would answer "I don't know" to almost everything. And, a couple of the questions I asked numerous times and finally just gave up because I couldn't get a response. Maybe this is a preview of the teen years…eek! Anyway, here's Connor at six years old from the perspective of Connor. 

What's your full name? Connor Thomas Booth Grimbleby
How old are you? 6
How tall are you? I don't know
What color are your eyes? blue
What color is your hair? Let me go look in the mirror…brown
What day of the week is it? Saturday, my birthday

What is your favorite…
     color - blue
     food - candy
     drink - apple juice
     ice cream - blue raspberry
     toy - my skeleton (a decoration from halloween)
     book - I don't really have one favorite, I have lots of favorites. Like my outer space books.
     song - Welcome to New York and Day One
     show - I'm not going to tell you (I tried asking three different times)
     thing to do - Go to Rockin Jump
     game - minion operation
     sport - tball
     animal - bird

Who is your best friend? Nixon
What is your favorite thing about yourself?

Three things that make you special:
     1. I was born in Scotland
     2. My name starts with the letter C
     3. That I lost two teeth before sissy

What makes you happy? When I get what I want
What makes you sad? When I have to go into time out

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An Interview with Isla {4 years}

Just to remember some of the things Isla was in to when she turned four…or some of the things that just don't make sense and it will be fun to watch her answers change over the years.


What's your full name? Isla Grimbleby
How old are you? 4
How tall are you? 4
What color are your eyes? blue
What color is your hair? brown
What day of the week is it? I don' t know

What is your favorite…
     color - purple
     food - watermelon
     drink - apple juice
     ice cream - vanilla
     toy - Cinderella light up toy
     book - Cinderella
     song - princesses (I even questioned her on this, but she insisted on it. I really don't know.)
     show - Cinderella (sense a theme?!)
     thing to do - play
     game - hide and seek
     sport - silly (yeah, I don't know)
     animal - kitties

Who is your best friend? Felicity and Payslie
What is your favorite thing about yourself? My head

Three things that make you special:
     1. my toys
     2. my necklaces
     3. "that's all"


Some of Isla's answers took me by surprise a little. For instance, though she really likes Cinderella, I didn't expect her to pick all that Cinderella stuff. She plays with her stuffed kitties all the time and takes them everywhere with her, so I expected something like that to be her favorite toy. And I thought she would say Little Einstein's or Jake and the Neverland Pirates was her favorite show. I was excited to ask her things about herself and see her answers. Her saying her head was her favorite thing about herself made me smile. The answer came complete with her patting herself on the head. And the things that make her special threw me off a little, but gave me a chuckle too.

It's fun watching my kids grow up and I am excited to see the answers change over the years…and eventually I am sure I will have to take away their car keys to get them to cooperate with my little interviews ;)

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A Six Letter Word

The other day a word came out of this child's mouth that I have been trying to keep out of our house.

B-O-R-I-N-G.

I pretty much felt how Connor looks in this picture when he said it. In fact, I probably looked at him close to that. I can't stand that word. It's like running nails down a chalk board. It literally makes me shiver. It only took a month and a half at school for him to learn it and say it. So far, he has only referred to things as boring, rather than saying the dreaded "I'm bored". But seriously, whoever created this word is getting some serious stink eye from me right now.

I've heard Connor's friends use it before (and prayed that he had invisible ear muffs on and didn't hear it), so I knew it would eventually come into his vocabulary. But still. A mom can cry a little in the corner over this word making an appearance…and sticking around…in her house.

Aww, I can't believe my kid is old enough to find things boring…or more, vocalize that they are boring. And now I know why it used to drive my mom insane when I used to say "I'm bored" all the time. Aww parenthood, always putting things in perspective.

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Isla Said What {three}

Wow, apparently it has been a while since I have done one of these. Like more than six months ago. So much for remembering every single last adorable/funny/inappropriate thing my child said. But, here's some of the things that have come out of Isla's mouth lately.



I just making jokes.



Ian: Why are you not asleep?
Isla: Because my finger nails are not painted.



You're pushing my buttons.


Isla: Is it night time?
Me: No, it's morning.
Isla: I wanted to sleep.
Me: I know, you like to sleep.
Isla: I don't like waking up.



When I was in your tummy, I closed my eyes so I didn't see all your food. 



Me: Stop licking me.
Isla: But dogs do it.



Mommy, I love you all the time, but not sometimes. (Gee, thanks kid!)



I walk in Isla's room and see her putting stickers all over the wood floor. She hears me and lays over said stickers.
Me: Really, all over the floor?!
Isla: Sorry mom.
Me: It's alright. I'm used to you by now. 
Isla: I know mom. 



And there you have it, a little Isla entertainment to get you through your Thursday!

 

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A Glimpse In My Future

When I walked in on this the other night, I couldn't help but feel I was getting a glimpse into life with a teenage Isla. Falling asleep writing in her diary. Sure, now they are just scribbles, but I am sure she was writing down some deep preschooler thoughts!

On the same note, I woke Isla for school the other morning and this is the conversation that went down:

Isla: Is it night time?
Me: No, it's morning.
Isla: I wanted to sleep.
Me: I know, you like to sleep.
Isla: I don't like waking up.


This girl, at three years old, is already so much NOT a morning person. I have to wake her up almost every day and on the days we don't have anything going on, she will easily sleep until close to 10. A couple weeks ago, she actually slept until almost noon! If only I could have slept in with her.

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From the Mouth of Connor {ten}

So many of my good conversations with Connor happen in the car. It's as if he thinks since he's strapped down and can't do anything, he may as well talk! Sometimes I wish I had a recording device, because as much as I try to remember all the funny things Connor says, sometimes they are gone by the time we get to where we are going. He certainly keeps me entertained. That's for sure.



C: Mom, did you put me in your mouth when I was a baby?
Me: No, why?
C: Well, how did I get in your tummy then?



If I didn't bring a toy (to show and tell) I would tell them all about my shoes. And I would tell them all about when I was born in Scotland. 



Poor grumpy sissy. 



(at the dinner table) Dad, how was your day at work? Did you make any new friends?



C: What's a donkey?
Me: A type of animal. What's a Connor?
C: A little boy who hurts his sissy if she comes in his room.



Why would Jesus make it rain on a school day?



Close the door, I want to be private. 



C: I saw a statue!
Me: Really bud? That's cool.
C: Actually it was a man standing really still. I just kidding. That's funny. 



C: Isla, if you want me to get off of you (he is sitting on her), you have to sing a song that you love me.
I: (singing) I love you, I love you, I love you...



Is spring when it's so nice? It's like the greatest day of everyone's life. 

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Isla Said What {two}

I smell like a pirate princess. 


I being carefully. 


I don't like the really hot. 


Somebody ate God. God is in a whale in the ocean.   {I'm glad to see she gets the whole Jonah in a whale story!}


I want to be in your tummy. 


Going along with the last one, she has said a few times recently, "I want to be a baby!"


It ok mom, I hitting nice. 


Me: Grammy is daddy's mama. 
I: No, she's the babysitter. 
Me: laughing, She does watch you sometimes, but she is your Gramdma, your daddy's mama. 
I: Oh. 


I want that pesky sun to move a little bit. 

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From the Mouth of Connor {nine}

This kid likes to talk, talk, and talk some more. Often times it is questions. But he will also tell stories and they are always the cutest. Sure, I am his mom, so I am biased, but I think stories from little kids are just the best. Like when he starts out a story with, "Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Connor. He was five years old and born in Scotland." Hmmm, I wonder who he is talking about?! Enjoy some tidbits from Connor lately.


Give me some space


Connor: Can I play Mario? (on the wii)
Ian: Why?
Connor: So I can get some dad time. 


I love picking my nose cause I don't like boogies in it. 


Connor: I'm going to change my name when I am big cause Connor is just a boy name. 
Me: What will your new name be?
Connor: Maybe I will be Papa Clive.


You need to not make muffins mom, because when you do, I want to eat all of them. 


I like candy better than good food. 


I don't like wearing clothes and shoes everyday because they look weird. 


Where there's legos, there's Connor! 


This kid simultaneously has me laughing my head off and pulling my hair out and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Isla Said What?!? {one}

Isla is talking so well now and is at the point that she is constantly saying funny things. Sure, she doesn't mean them to be funny. But the things kids say when they are just observing life are pretty dang funny. So here you go, the first installment of Isla said what?!?


I don't have a big nose, I have a tiny nose. 


Throwing her head and ponytail from side to side, "That make me so happy."


That is what I am talking about. 


The sun was in her eyes, "Stop, sun, stop!!!.....The sun is burning my eyes."


You have big boobies. I have little boobies. 


We don't want to sleep mama, we just want to little relax. 


Isla: "Where are my tap shoes mama?"
Me: You don't have any
Isla: "Awwww"


Oh no! Our car is all wet. We need to clean it. We need to clean it Mama. 

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From the Mouth of Connor {eight}

This kid! I tell you, he always has something to say. Then, there are the things he asks questions about. Sometimes they are so in-depth, or just things I don't ever think about, and they leave me stumped. Some of the things he says, I wonder where he picked it up. Other times, I guiltily know right where he learned it. That Connor, he is a cute kid with A LOT to say. Here are some of his recent funnies.


Are you kidding me?!


Cause that's how the cookie crumbles. 


That will take forever...that will take until I die. 


Stop playing with me sissy! I want to be lonely. 


Don't make Connor sad. 


Looking at Isla's poop, "Wow! She must have ate a ginormous food to make that big of a poop."


I have 10,000 energy. I'm never going to calm down until I get to Jesus. 


I not kidding. 


Why does McDonald's make food that is bad for you?

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From the Mouth of Connor {seven}

^^ It's not your imagination...Connor wears the same shirt almost every single day.

When will I be twenty ten? (also known as thirty)

To my sister in law: "How come you don't have a man? Where's your man?"

Asking for his cape to be tied in front, I said, "Like an apron?" and he responded, "Like a princess."

How come Uncle Jeremy doesn't have a girl? (notice a theme!)

I am pushing your buttons.

You have to sleep with me mama, it's really important. 

I'm like twenty one old.

If you see a cop, stop and wait for it, so he can give you a ticket. 

Talking to Ian about something, I said, "That was before we were married." and Connor chimed in, "But you've always been married."

When I was three, I did not like showers. Now that I am four, I like showers, not baths. (Of course, this whole love of showers thing is a new thing and didn't start right when he turned four, but you know.)

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From the Mouth of Connor {six}

You will notice a trend, lots of talk about sissy, legos and Jesus. I guess those are the three things that consume his thoughts!


When sissy talks like me, then she can build legos with me cause then she won't take them apart. 


Jesus turned water into wine, then all the fish died. 


I don't think sissy likes ham like I like ham. It's good for little boys, maybe not girls. Maybe you can made a ham pie with ham inside, like apple pie. 


While swinging Connor high, "My tummy's a little frightened."


When sissy gets big, she will be a mommy and I will be a daddy. Then we won't be kids anymore, we will be dalts (or adults...you know). 


Maybe Jesus has a special lego store. 


I'm getting old because we all get old. 


When I asked Connor if they played on the playground at school, he said, "Sometimes we do and sometimes we don't when it's raining. That is just how life is."


He has now said "that is just how life is" about several things and every time it catches me off guard and makes me want to laugh. Such an adult thing coming from such a little person!

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From the Mouth of Connor {five}

This kid sure keeps me on my toes with the things he says. Some of them, though funny, are even too inappropriate for the blog. By inappropriate, I mean would embarrass me, so you know. Kids speak truth, right?! Here are some of the things Connor has said lately:


Look at me. I am batman. I believe I can fly. 

I like car accidents on the freeway. (Uhh, what?!)

While Connor was going in for a kiss on my lips (we kiss cheeks around here):
Me: Where did you learn that from?
Connor: From daddy, but he only likes it with you. 

I need to watch tv. It will make me feel better. 

Jumping on the bed, Connor said "I'm trying to exercise."

This is my minion. He's a fake minion. You can make a voice for him cause he doesn't have a voice. 

While driving down the road:
Me: Connor want me to go fast?
Connor: Not very fast cause I don't want you to get a ticket. 

Mamas and daddies don't have schools, they only have churches. 

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From the Mouth of Connor {four}

Because who doesn't want some funny pumped into their Monday afternoon?! And a Monday afternoon that comes after a four day weekend, none-the-less.

Some of the things that have come out of the mouth of Connor lately:


Mama, you have much long hair. 


When I'm a big boy I'll get daddy's clothes because I will be too big for my little boy clothes. 


It started smelling while driving and Connor said "Did you fart mama?" Seriously little boy?! Every bad smell you come across is not from your mother!!!


Why is daddy at work? The sun is not up. He should be in bed with us. 


(Touching his birthday on the calendar) I'm touching my birthday. 


We should put a sign up at Papa and Memaw's house that says no Riley dogs. Then Riley can come live with us and sleep with me and kiss me. 


Why do my feet hurt? Maybe because last night I was getting bigger, bigger, bigger!


The thing about sissy is she talks different than me.


(Connor said this to me) I love you all the time, but sometimes I don't like you. Aren't you too young to say things like this kid?!



Happy Monday everyone!!! Monday's aren't bad for me anymore, but when I worked, they totally sucked. So I hope these Connorisms made your Monday a little more bearable.

From the Mouth of Connor {three}

Loudly, in a stinky public restroom, Connor exclaimed, "Mama, who pooped and made it stink?"


Riley eat me, then got to Papa and Memaw's, poop me out and I stay there forever.
  ** Riley is Papa and Memaw's dog


I have little hair here and here (points at arms), but I have big hair on my head.


After I gave Connor a piece of gum:
Connor: Daddy would not be happy I have gum. 
Me: Should I call and tell him?
Connor: No, He will just not be happy when he comes home. 


When I get bigger, I'm going to work at the gym and teach sissy how to swim all by herself.
  **Says the kid who hates getting in the pool!


Playing with my nose ring:
Connor: Does it keep your nose from getting boogies?
Me: No, just makes my nose look pretty. 
Connor: NOOOOO!!!


I like M&M's. They are goooood for my tummy. 


And one of Connor's new favorite things to say to me pretty much every time he gets in trouble:
I want you to stop saying that to me! 


That kid! He's always keeping me on my toes.

From the Mouth of Connor {two}

Just a little fun to brighten your Monday. This kid seriously comes up with the funniest things all the time...like constantly asking for Isla to be put down for a nap so he can play alone! But here are some of his recent one (or two) liners:


I like doggies. I like it when they sleep. 


I know how to hunt in the jungle. 


My brother said to Connor, "No way, Jose!" and Connor said back, "I not Jose. Jose is at JJ's house." (JJ is our neighbor and Connor's friend. Jose is his grandpa.)


Connor called me "babe" so I asked him who he hear's call me babe and he said "daddy". Talk about making my heart swoon.


Connor closed his eyes and said "When I have black eyes, I can't see."


A friend of mine asked Connor:
What does Connor do? Play
What does daddy do? iPad
What does mommy do? Laundry
What does Isla do? Play


Connor says to Isla when she crys "Be happy sissy!"


Connor got in trouble and said to me, "Don't say anything to me!" Yep, the teenager in him is already making its way out.

From the Mouth of Connor

Connor's gotten to that stage where some of the funniest things come out of his mouth, unintentionally. Until I finally get around to ordering this cool "quotable" book from Paper Coterie, I have just been pulling out my phone and putting them in there, so I remember. And some of the things he says are just too dang funny not to share. So here you go.

Randomly one morning, Connor said "I like sissy. I want her to stay." A couple hours later he followed up with "I like sissy for a while, but I do not like her anymore."


Connor: "Where's Gary?"
Me: "Who's Gary?"
Connor: "From Papa and Memaw's desto house." (Gary would be my parents neighbor)
Me: "He's probably at work or something."
Connor: "Or he's in his backyard watching his cat go potty."
**Oddly enough, my mom informed me that Connor loves to spy on Gary in his backyard from the second story of my parents house. It seems I have a little creeper on my hands!


While sitting on the toilet, Connor asked, "What would happen if I pooped on my lego man?"


Running toward the bathroom, Connor was yelling over and over, "No pee-pee, no!"


Connor: "Who's it happy mother's day for?"
Me: "All the mamas. Who's your mama?"
Connor: "Jess!"
Me: "Who's Jess?"
Connor: "A mama."


While driving the other day I hear, "Put your hand right there sissy...cause I want to step on it and see what happens."


I said to Isla, "Look at your hair! You are a hot mess." Then Connor said, "I am a cold mess."


Never a dull moment around here and I love it! Though I wouldn't mind if Connor decided to go to bed a little earlier...at midnight last night, Connor was crying from his bed, "I want to play!" That kid has more energy than Ian and I combined!