tough guy

from Lily- " there is a boy in my class thats been bothering me , i told him if you dont knock it off , ill have my daddy come here and have a little chat with you !"
justin - " ill be there tomorrow to take care of it , if he doesnt listen , then we'll bring in dad " lol

8 feet

qoute from justin and lily during an argument -
justin -" I want you at least 8 FEET away from me !!"
lily - " Im at least 6 HANDS and a LEG what more do you want??!!"

daily talks

qoute from lily - "tell me mom what kind of day did you have ? you dont need to be afraid to tell me anything , i love you "

birthday wishes

qoute from lily- " for my birthday all i want is your love ......and a few presents ......and some new underwear "

friendship

one recent early morning as we were running around trying to get the kids ready for school , and justin was arguing that he needed an extra coat , we kept telling him he was fine he'd be plenty warm enough . When he said " well , ive been giving my coat to my friend at recess because his isnt warm enough . " SO proud . needless to say we sent something extra for his friend . He has such a wonderful heart

moonlight

while giving me a massage Lily says -
" oohhh the moon is beautiful tonight , almost as beautiful as your face " heeheehhhe oh this girl ...

young love

justin qoute - " i dont have a crush on the girl who has a crush on me , because she's ony 5 and im 7 , plus she acts all crazy when she sees me . besides mom ,you know the girl i like , she's the only one for me . "

behind the times

justin qoute " its not called a lamp anymore mom , its called a light , dont be so old fashioned !

the important stuff

 lily's christmas list , it made me laugh so hard . especially # 17
1. a desk ( under her bedroom window ) 2. a small lamp for the desk 3. hannah montana calendar 4.MP3 player 5.microphone 6. a doll 7. clip on earings 8. make up 9. shelf for her room with hooks in it 10. vases of fake flowers 11. a statue of a dog 12. drawing kit 13. white board with marker and eraser 14. magnet letters 15. a small trash can for bedroom 16. picture frames 17. a gold tooth

good thoughts

justin qoute -" i think of you all the time when your're not home mom, when i close my eyes i picture you laughing and smiling "

compassion

lily qoute - "everytime we drive down the street , i look at the people and wonder what does it feel like to be them ? and i want to say how is your life , are you happy ? "

fairies

lily qoute -" the tooth fairy came ( GASP! ) , this is fairy money !!!!!"

late night fun

justin qoute - " jeez mom , you need to calm down , it's late at night "
me - " party pooper "

christmas

a letter justin brought home from school , so darn cute -"we receive many gifts at christmas time , but the most important gifts are not found under the tree . the most important gifts are mom, dad, lily,jayden,and jakob . you make me feel so good. you are my family and my most important gifts of all , mom you are a gift to me because you help me with my homework. dad you play soccer with me , lil...y , you give me hugs and are happy to see me every day . jayden you are a gift because you play with me when nobody else will . jakob is a gift because he tries to help me a lot . that is why you are my gifts .thank you for being my family , i love you , mom , dad, lily, jayden , and jakob! my gift to you is this note , merry christmas !! love justin

time out

qoute from jayden , thinking that i had forgotten his name -
me- " jayden you re being naughty , you need to take a time out "
jayden-" Im not naughty , Im jayden

crisis

Lily qoute -
" I'M IN CRISIS HERE!!!!!"
she had her tiara stuck in her hair

the dangers of wrestling

lily qoute -
" oh no!!!! i just licked his armpit!!!"
while wrestling with dave eeewwwwwww! lol

bribery

justin qoute
to dave
" im the good child , please make me cocoa heehee"

jaws

i love the random comments of 3 year olds
qoute from jayden - " shark bit me in new york waters!!! "

names

lately jayden has been into learning peoples last names , so while watching dave outside he turns to jakob and says " that is dave thompson , and you .....are poopy head thompson "

bear hugs

lily qoute - " oh mommy , let that love out and hug me tight!!"

WANTED : little sister

oh my.... there may be some miscommunication lol Lily just informed me she wants a sister so badly , she's been asking little girls on the playground if they want to be adopted

siblings

justin qoute - "my friend at school said he hates his sister and expected me to hate mine too!"
me - "so what did you say?"
justin "i said im sorry you hate yours but i love mine , she's great!!!!"

big time trouble

we're watching the movie "dennis the menace" after seeing a few similarities between him and jayden lol i said to jayden " is that little boy being naughty ??" he said " nooooo.... i like him !!!" lol

LOVE

jayden qoute -
" mommy you re my best friend " giving me a big hug :)

great day

after coming home from school justin bursts through the door - "AWESOME DAY MOM !! TOTALLY AWESOME!!! "
me - " Thats cool what did you do ?"
justin -" eh not much ."

I just colored the tips of lily's hair pink again , the other kind didnt last -
Lily qoute -" when i color my haiir like this , i feel independent and unique , you know like a REAL woman!"

i bought the book " tell me about the night i was born" which is a book written by jamie lee curtis about a child who is adopted . I wanted to start the conversations with jayden and jakob about being adopted . I was all calm and collected until i read this page and burst out crying happy/mixed emotion tears "tell me again about how you couldnt grow a baby in your tummy , so another woman who was too young to take care of me was growing me and she would be my birth mother,and you would adopt me and be my parents "

vampire child

i said to jayden " oh i get it because jakob is crazy tonight you re mellow???"
jayden- " no me not mellow , me a vampire!!"

a conversation tonight in the car -
justin" oh my gosh i forgot my little cousins name "
me- " who ? Ivye "
lily " how could you forget the littlest princess of the family's name !"
justin' i dont know i have nt seen her in a few days"
lily - "touche! "

justin qoute (age 7 going on 16 ) - " hey ma i played basketball today in gym , yep nothin' but net .." * sighs and puffs out chest *

baby Jakob-"me get you Niny!!!!! " while chasing lily heehee

jayden qoute - **sigh** " me miss ding-a-ling" ( something made him think of the ice cream man , i think he's ready for spring"

brave boy

justin qoute before going to bed last night - " mommy , if you die early , you will be proud of me because ill always be brave and stand up for myself "

spilled milk

Lily ( remembering that "the glass is always half full ") - " today at school i was laughing with my friends at lunch and i spit my milk all over the table , everyone yelled lily thats gross! i got in trouble and had to go sit at a different table :( , but guess what ?!! my best friend elektra was sitting at the new table so it was all good "