I'm sorry...what was that?

Will to me:

Mommy, I love you SOOOOOOOOOO much! I have the best Mommy in the whole world!

Huh - I guess I must be doing something right.

DO NOT DISTURB

Will, to me, while driving in the car today:

"Mommy, I know you want to talk to me all the time - but I need you to leave me alone because I need some privacy."

Got punishment?

Today I told Olivia to go to the corner for Time Out & she said, "OKIE DOKIE."

I'm all ears

My little smartie Will has figured out the importance of eye contact when communicating:

Mommy! Listen to me!
I am.
No! With your EYES!

More Oliviaisms

I love you to the moon & back
She calls Will, "Buddy".
"I will protect you, Buddy."
"You're my favorite" & "You're the best!"

Beach Etiquette

Coming back from the beach today, someone said, "Hi" to Olivia, who ignored them.  To save the person's feelings, Phil explained apologetically, "She's bashful."

Olivia quickly and emphatically retorted, "I'm NOT bashful! I'm a little girl!"

The Best nap ever

Today I laid down with Olivia to cuddle at nap time.  She turned to me and inquired seriously, "Are you comfortable Mommy?"

Well, we did say Sorry!

Will & Olivia were chasing each other through the house and crashed into each other. Will hurt his nose & Olivia hurt her cheek. Later, Will said to Olivia, "O-ya, I'm sorry you hurt my nose."
Without skipping a beat, Olivia replied, "I'm sorry you hurt my face!"

Thanks to Wii

Will came up to me out of the blue:
"Mommy - I love you to the moon and back. You're my hero. My guitar hero!"

I will survive!

Since the fire, we have been lucky to have Phil home with us for two weeks. Prior to the fire he was super busy with Barbie v. Bratz (serious) and was never home. So despite losing our house and all our belongings, the fire has been somewhat of a blessing.

Me to Will & Olivia: "Hasn't it been fun having Daddy home with us? I don't know what I'll do when he goes back to work."
Will: "Oh whatever, Mommy. You'll survive it."

And he's right. I will.

Is there a Doctor in the house?

Will came to me yesterday, holding his ear.
"Mommy, my ear hurts. Can you please put a band-aid on my ear?"

Today he was diagnosed with a DOUBLE ear infection.

I wish it were that easy!

It's been a couple weeks since our fire and we've tried to prepare Will & Olivia that we will be living in a different house for a while while they re-build our "fire" house.

Will: "Mommy, let's just get a new house. Whatever."

Even More Oliviaisms

Olivia is about to turn TWO next month and here are some of the funny things she's saying:

"You're in BIG trouble..."
"Stop Talking!"
"Whatcha Doing?" said like: "Whatchoo Doeeng?"

Some Oliviaisms

Look at ME Daddy!
Pointing to various items: Yours? Mine?
Stop it. (sounds like Stawwwwp it!)
Go away ________.
Grilled cheese sandwick
Chicken Nuggents
What Choo Doeeng?

Heaven Sent

Today while the kids were playing, Will was bugging Olivia (seriously?!) and my mom intervened.
"Will, please stop bugging Olivia."  Without missing a beat, Will turned to her and said, "You just need to go back to heaven, Grandma Kat."

Dirty Rules

Will (in sandbox): Melissa, I'm kind of dirty.
Melissa: Yeah, that's okay. That's what kids do - they get dirty.
Will: Yeah, boys can get dirty, but girls shouldn't. Hey, do you think my mom will wash my pajamas?