Arrogant or just confident?

I overheard Devynn saying

"best kid in the whole, whole world."

Since she was alone in the room, I was curious to see who she was talking about.

"Devynn, who are you talking about? Who is the best kid in the whole
world?"

"I am! I am the best kid in the WHOLE world."

You are pretty darn awesome, my little monkey. :)

New Favorite...

I absolutely LOVE that lately whenever we stop to put gas in the car Devynn asks:

"Is the car hungry?"

And then once we are done she says:

"The car is eating."

And then finally:

"The car has a full tummy now."

How cute is that?! :)

The Joys of Security

I've been told that only children that feel very secure in your love for them will tell you things such as "I hate you" because they know, no matter what, you will always love them.

If that is true, then apparently Devynn feels mighty secure because over the last couple of days she has told me...

"I'm tired of you", "I am sick of this house", and my personal favorite "I only love you on Saturdays."

Where does she even come up with these?!

Kinda makes me curious to hear what she will come up with during her oh-so-sweet teen years. Looking forward to it...Can't wait!! :/

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Quick follow-up:

She added another one to her repertoire over the weekend:

"I'm DONE with you!"

Poetry at its finest...

"Devynn's Moods"

by Andrew Smith

Devynn's moods

Devynn's moods

Let's look at Devynn's moods

Happy Devynn

Sad Devynn

Angry Devynn

Funny Devynn

Grumpy Devynn

Excited Devynn

These are Devynn's moods

Devynn's moods

Devynn's moods

Those were Devynn's moods

Totally Random Questions of the Day.....

Rylee:

"Mom, do leprechauns have green blood?"

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Andrew:

"Have you ever played "War" (the card game) by yourself?"

Best friend world

Rylee brought home a letter from one of her friends the other day. This is what it said, in perfect 5 year old writing:

"Rylee and Lauren you are frst best frends i've evr had in my best frend wrtd. from Isabel"

When I read it and told Rylee that it was nice of Isabel to write that about her and Lauren, Rylee responded by saying "She didn't give one to Faith!"

My little Rylee Belle doesn't like to see any of her friends left out. She's such a sweetheart. :)

Mother's Day

Yesterday was Mother's Day. :) Continuing their tradition, the kids "surprised" me with breakfast in bed: a bowl of cereal and a glass of juice. :) They were so excited to give me the presents they picked out and wrapped themselves, and the cute things they made at school.

I love my little monkeys. :)

Big Dreams

After dropping Rylee off at school today, Devynn and I drove past a utility truck replacing the light bulb in one of the street lights. The lights were flashing on the truck and there was one man up in the box at the top of the lift. Devynn thought that was sooo cool. After passing them, she kept turning around and telling me she could still see them. Once they were out of sight, she told me "when I get big, I want to have that job."

Setting her sights high...literally. :)

Demo Team

These are some pictures of Andrew with some of his friends on his Krav Maga Demo Team. They performed this past Saturday at MSJC for an event called "Day of the Young Child." It was aimed at children ages 6-8 so only the younger kids from the Demo Team performed. Andrew was nervous beforehand because "it's at the COLLEGE" but he did great, as did the other boys. So fun to watch my handsome boy up on stage. :)

Midnight Snack?

My kids all know that one of my rules is no food upstairs or in their bedrooms. They are usually pretty good about following it, but lately I have been finding crumbs and granola bar wrappers in the playroom upstairs. Of course no one will admit to being the one who was eating in there and I haven't been able to catch anyone trying to smuggle their illegal contraband upstairs.

Yesterday, Rylee came in to tell me that Andrew had food upstairs. As much as I can't stand when the kids tattle on one another, I went into his room to ask him about it. This is how it went...


Me: Andrew, do you have food up here?

Andrew: Yes.
(At least he's honest! )

Me: Are you allowed to have food up here?

Andrew: No.

Me: Then why do you have it up here?

Andrew: Because Jessie told me I should.

Me: Jessie told you to bring food up here?

Andrew: Yes. She said I should always keep food in here just in case I get hungry during the night and wake up and need a midnight snack.

Me: (laughing) Do you wake up often during the night needing a snack?

Andrew: No, but it's just in case.


I had to laugh at his seriousness. He is quite the eater (has been since birth!), and I think he was honestly scared that he might need an emergency snack at midnight. I reassured him that, if the time ever comes, he can always get a midnight snack from the pantry downstairs. He seemed a little better after that so I asked him to take the food back downstairs. Reluctantly, he opened the little coconut tiki head bank on his dresser and pulled out a granola bar.

BUSTED!!

Apparently he doesn't wake during the night, so he's been eating his "emergency midnight snacks" while playing during the day.

Little booger. :)

I'm just scared to think of how much he's going to eat once he hits his teen years. Pretty sure I'm going to have to take out a loan to cover our grocery costs! ;)