Things My Kids Say: My boys on Vacation, Great Wolf Lodge

Last month, we took a trip, with the entire family, to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas. We had several roadblocks on the way, and the boys (Hawk, 4 and Braxton, 7) were amazed at all of the new, undiscovered-by-them territory we were trekking. At the site of a cemetary - Hawk: That's where you get killed and then you love each other. Brax:  Yeah, that's why there's flowers everywhere. Beside same cemetary - Brax:  Those limbs in the tops of the trees are perfect deer horns. Chit chat about the 2 Slip n' Side Braxton got as birthday presents (one…
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Things My Kids Say: Whoops! I don’t think he meant to say that.

These boys keep us laughing!  I have a notebook from vacation that I really need to post all their funny sayings, but this was too funny to pass up. I asked Andy to take the boys outside and swim with them to wear them out so they'll go to bed early. Andy was in the pool swimming with the boys.  He was holding on to a floatie, just kinda suspended in the water. Braxton asked him if he was floating. He grabbed his goggles, went under water to look, and popped back up. He looked at Andy through the goggles…
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Things my Kids Say: (bloop, bloop) You hear that?

I loathe the call. MOM, CAN YOU WIPE MY BOTTOM PLEASE? Earlier, Hawk was on the pot, talking to himself, and I heard said call. I went into the bathroom.  His face was all contorted and red with tears in his eyes. Me: Are you done? Hawk: (strain) I didn't say anything. A few minutes later, I go back. Me: Are you done? Background Noise: (blooop, bloop) Hawk: You hear that?  That means I'm still pooping. I just hid my grin and walked away.  I need to write a book.
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