Quotes From the Jacks Family

December 7, 2011 (Marcus)

2011-12-07T12:54:00.000-08:00

Marcus: Wou you like dum fodding on your pibba?

Carrie: No, thank you.

translation: Would you like some frosting on your pizza?

November 16, 2011 (Ethan)

2011-11-16T11:02:00.001-08:00

Ethan: (walking into the school room) Mom, I'm tired of watching t.v. I want to move mine hand around.

It took Carrie a couple of seconds to figure out that he was trying to con her into letting him use the computer.

September 24, 2011 (Alyssa)

2011-09-24T10:43:00.000-07:00

Carrie: We need to hurry to Dads softball game.

Alyssa: Dad plays softball? I thought he quit sports a long time ago, because he's too old.

September 7, 2011 (Ethan)

2011-09-08T08:35:00.001-07:00

Ethan: Do you know what Derek, Asher, and I do during recess?

Carrie: I don't know. What?

Ethan: We stick together!

September 5, 2011 (Carrie)

2011-09-05T22:54:00.000-07:00

Alyssa: Why can't we just play? It's Labor Day!

Carrie: Yeah, and do you know what the word, "labor" means?

Alyssa: What?

Carrie: To work.

Said about 3 or 4 Times a Week (Carrie)

2011-09-01T09:33:00.001-07:00

Today I am going to thoroughly clean then house, and then we'll keep it clean!

August 24, 2011. (Brian)

2011-08-24T07:58:00.001-07:00

Brian: You need to take Rebecca so I can take a shower.

Carrie: Just put her down.

Brian: But she's so cute.

Carrie: Yes, I know she's cute.

Brian: And snugglesome.

Marcusisms

2011-08-07T07:17:00.000-07:00

reget = forget

ebby bubby = everybody

bemember = remember

August 7, 2011 (Rebecca)

2011-08-07T07:13:00.001-07:00

Carrie: You have such pretty eyes.

Rebecca: BUUURP!

She's going to be a real winner in the dating scene.

July 6, 2011 (Ethan)

2011-07-06T17:27:00.000-07:00

Ethan: (while looking at a Safeway ad) Wow! Look at these prices! They are so low! Look at the slip and slide. It's only 60 dollars!

Carrie: No, it's 60% off.

Ethan: Oh, man!

April 21, 2011

2011-04-21T11:56:00.001-07:00

Ethan to Carrie: I wanted to ask Dad, because he's smarter than you, right?"

Carrie texted this to Brian, and he called a few minutes later.

Brian: Is Ethan there? I need to answer a question for him.

March 2, 2011 (Alyssa)

2011-03-02T11:44:00.001-08:00

Ethan: Who will I marry?

Carrie: You'll find someone to marry when you're in college.

Alyssa: Or maybe even longer. Like at a restaurant....Sometimes people don't find someone to marry, so it's a good idea to take the first person you can.

October 2010 (Marcus)

2010-10-28T13:24:00.001-07:00

Do dat den!

(Do that again)

May 25, 2010 (Alyssa)

2010-05-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

Today for Phonics Alyssa had to sort words into different categories. One column had a bunch more words than the others, so she wrote "1st! Won! Yaa!" underneath that comulmn and "0th" under the other columns. While she was reading them to me, she said, "See? This one's first, and here's zeroth, zeroth, and zeroth!"

May, 2010 (Ethan)

2010-05-18T11:20:00.001-07:00

Ethan: Mom! Guess a number between...seven!

Carrie: Um, okay. Sixty? (Sixty has been Ethan's favorite number for a while.)

Ethan: No.

Carrie: Sixteen?

Ethan: Yes! Good job!

Carrie: Okay, I'm thinking of a number between one and ten. What is it?

Ethan: Um...Green!

February 2010 (Ethan)

2010-03-10T12:52:00.001-08:00

At the library, Ethan and Marcus were sitting in the children's area, looking through the books they wanted

Carrie: Come on you guys, let's hurry and check out those books.

Ethan: We are checking them out, Mom.

February 2010 (Alyssa)

2010-03-10T12:45:00.000-08:00

Alyssa, in charge of Family Home Evening

Alyssa: For now we're going to talk about how Heavenly Father loves us and about what happened in Heaven before we were born. First of all, we learned that if you're not closing your eyes during prayer, you're not paying attention to the prayer, you're following Satan. (pause) So I kept my eyes open during prayer to see, and all of you (!) were opening your-

Brian: So what are some ways we know Heavenly Father and Jesus love us?

Alyssa: Can we get back to the lesson now, Daddy? Louis had a different name back in Heaven. He was Satan. Satan was actually named-

Carrie: Lucifer

Alyssa: Lucifer, and he wanted to - it was a war of talking and forcing - force everyone to do things. And if we chose Heavenly and Father's and Jesus' plan we would be here on earth...

Monday, February 1, 2010 (Brian)

2010-02-01T18:20:00.000-08:00

Brian: Do you want any help with that?

Alyssa: No. I've cut my own bread once before.

Brian: That's the kind of thing I don't ever say at work. "I've done this before...once."

Thursday, January 28, 2010 (Carrie)

2010-01-29T08:33:00.000-08:00

You know you're going crazy when you decide to call your cell phone in order to find it and stop yourself by thinking, "I don't have time to talk right now."

Monday, January 25, 2010 (Alyssa)

2010-01-25T10:32:00.001-08:00

I shouldn't have to have school on my brother's birthday!

Monday, January 25, 2010 (Ethan)

2010-01-25T10:30:00.000-08:00

Carrie: Which do you want for your birthday breakfast - waffles or pancakes?

Ethan: Um...both!

Carrie: You need to choose one or the other. Would you like pancakes?

Ethan: Um...Other!

Thursday, January 14, 2010 (Ethan)

2010-01-14T07:29:00.000-08:00

Very early this morning, Ethan came and crawled in bed with Brian and Carrie, and then got put back in his own bed once he was asleep.

Carrie: Hey Ethan, do you remember getting into bed with me and Dad?

Ethan: Uh-huh. It did happen yester-night...and it was today, too.

Saturday, January 9, 2010 (Marcus)

2010-01-09T21:59:00.001-08:00

Carrie: Did you have fun at the Simm's tonight?

Marcus: Uh-huh.

Carrie: What was your favorite part?

Marcus: Um...me!

December, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-12-16T09:41:00.000-08:00

Ethan has been saying this when he falls or trips.

Woah! I did almost die!

Wednesday, Decememer 9, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-12-16T09:35:00.000-08:00

(whispered while waiting in line to see Santa)

I've been tooting all day long, and I don't want to toot when I'm sitting on Santa's lap.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-12-10T07:45:00.000-08:00

(while waiting in line at the Primary Christmas party)

Alyssa: I've been tooting all day long, and I really don't want to toot on Santa's lap.

Monday, November 23, 2009 (Carrie)

2009-11-23T20:39:00.000-08:00

(discussing Ethan and Marcus)

Carrie: They're close enough in age that they do everything together. They play together, they fight together, they destroy things together. They do everything exactly the same. It's like having twins, but I had to go through two pregnancies!

Monday, November 9, 2209 (Alyssa)

2009-11-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

We were talking about tithing for Family Home Evening, and even though I think we've had a couple of lessons on tithing before, and I know she's had Primary lessons on it, the concept was completely new for Alyssa.

Carrie: So where does the church get money to do those things?

Alyssa: People...(thinking)...RICH people!

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-11-04T08:45:00.000-08:00

(as Carrie is picking up dirty clothes in the dressing room)

Ethan: Mom, you are doing a pitty dood job.

Wednesday, August 13, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-08-13T09:17:00.000-07:00

Mom, turn the cold-ditioner off!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-08-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

We love the way Ethan talks.

Ethan: Ow-ow-ow-ow-owww! Mama, I did bit mine tongue.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 (Brian)

2009-08-11T18:59:00.000-07:00

Brian and Carrie were talking about Brian wanting Carrie to go with him to GWCO (Great Northwestern Conference of Optometry) in Portland in October.

Carrie: Well we'd bring the kids, too, wouldn't we? It won't be very easy to get a babysitter for overnight.

Brian: Sure it would. All you have to do is call someone up, ask if they can watch the kids while we run to the store...twenty minutes tops...and not give them our cell phone numbers...(then he ate some pizza for a minute)...the first year, it's pretty easy. The second year would be a little harder.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-07-25T08:59:00.000-07:00

Alyssa: But, I don't like milk.

Carrie: You need to drink more milk, honey. It helps your bones to grow strong.

Ethan: And boney!

Brian: And boney.

Friday, June 24, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-07-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

Ethan: Mom, my tummy hurts.

Carrie: You're probably hungry. Let's get you some dinner to see if food will help you feel better.

Ethan: I think some chocolate will help it feel better!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (Ethan, just being cute)

2009-07-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

Alyssa: These cookies are good. Mine is even better than other types of cookies.

Ethan: Mine is even better, too. Mom, what does your cookie taste like?

Carrie: It's really good.

Ethan: Mine, too.

Monday, July 13, 2009 (Brian)

2009-07-13T17:48:00.000-07:00

Carrie: Why does pizza and root beer go so well together?

Brian: It's proof that there is a god.

Also, at one point during dinner, Carrie was the only person at the table not making Wookie sounds.

July, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-07-05T22:24:00.000-07:00

I want to do what Daddy doos.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-06-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

Carrie: When I was Alyssa's age, I loved blueberry muffins. I loved to get up on Saturday mornings and make them for breakfast.

Ethan: When I was Marcus' age...I was born in California.

(For the record, he was born in Hillsboro, Oregon.)

Friday, June 26, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-06-26T07:16:00.000-07:00

Mom, I think I getting sick. I have boogers in mine mouth.

Saturday, June 13, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-06-13T13:02:00.000-07:00

(Alyssa comes running in the house, slamming and locking the front door.)

Alyssa: There's an angry mob coming this way!

Carrie: What? Where's Ethan?

Alyssa: I think he's with them.

Sunday, June 7, 2009 (Brian)

2009-06-07T13:26:00.002-07:00

Everyone was making pizzas for dinner, and Carrie told Ethan to help Brian with his pizza, because Alyssa was already helping Carrie with hers.

Brian: That's a good idea, because I'm having more fun over here. Dad's are more fun, by definition.

Carrie: Yeah, dad's are more fun by definition. Go help Daddy.

Brian: High definition.

Save A Place

2009-06-07T13:26:00.001-07:00

Sunday, May 17 2009 (Ethan)

2009-05-18T08:46:00.001-07:00

Carrie was putting marshmallows in a fruit salad, when Ethan came into the kitchen.

Ethan: I want marshmallows!

Carrie: Whoa! Try that again. Can you ask me nicely? What do you want?

Ethan: I want A LOT of them!

Monday, May 4, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-05-05T07:46:00.000-07:00

Carrie: (walking to the car) Okay, get into your seat. (putting Marcus' seat belt on) Ethan, you need to get into your seat. (walking around to the back door) Make sure you're in your seat, Ethan.

Ethan: I in my seat. I already did it.

Carrie: Wow! You did. I didn't see you head back there. You surprised me.

Ethan: Yeah, I did....Surprise!

Carrie: Surprise!

Ethan: That was fun.

Friday, April 17, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-04-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

Ethan: 'Cuse me.

Carrie: Thank you for saying, "Excuse me." (puzzled) What did you do?

Ethan: I burt. From mine bum.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-04-08T07:36:00.000-07:00

(Yes, I realize that Brian isn't quite a doctor yet, but for the purpose of a conversation with a three year old, he is.)

This morning Carrie was telling Ethan about his dentist appointment this afternoon.

Carrie: ...and Alyssa will be going to the dentist, too. You're both going to get your teeth checked.

Ethan: What about Callie?

Carrie: Cats don't go to the dentist.

(A few minutes later)

Ethan: Daddy's a doctor.

Carrie: Yeah, Dad's a doctor. What kind of doctor is Daddy?

Ethan: Ummmm...a man doctor.

Carrie: Yeah, he's actually an eye doctor.

Ethan: And he's a man.

Friday, March 20, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-03-20T07:35:00.000-07:00

(Alyssa is her daddys daughter.)

Alyssa: Yesterday, when the cookies came out of the oven, I liked them, but usually I just don't like cookies.

Carrie: Oh, are you not a cookie person? What kinds of things do you like?

Alyssa: Cow tongue, prime rib, pears, pineapples, um...cow tongue, and plums.

February 6, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-03-06T15:16:00.001-08:00

Ethan was wearing Batman pajamas this morning.

Carrie: Good morning, Batman.

Ethan: No, I Ethan, Mama.

February 6, 2009 (Brian)

2009-03-06T15:14:00.000-08:00

Carrie: Do you want to rent "Australia" tonight?

Brian: That sounds a little ambitious to me. New Zealand would be more in my budget.

February, 2009 (Papa)

2009-03-06T15:12:00.000-08:00

Papa: Ethan sure loves to sing.

Grandma Roses: Well, think about it. Carrie has always been a good singer. Alyssa's a good singer. It makes perfect sense that he's a good singer, too.

Papa: Alyssa's not just a singer - she's the whole production.

February, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-03-06T15:10:00.000-08:00

Carrie: Thank you Ethan. You are such a gentleman.

Ethan: Mm-Hhmm.

Carrie: Do you know what a gentleman is?

Ethan: Mm-Hhmm. Opens doors.

February 4, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-02-04T18:38:00.000-08:00

(Concerning Marcus, who was messing up Alyssa's fort)

I wish we could take him to the orphanage, but I just love him too much.

January 24, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-01-25T22:35:00.000-08:00

Ethan went into the kitchen and opened the fridge.

Carrie: Ethan, are you hungry?

Ethan: Yes, Mom.

Carrie: Should we get dinner started?

Ethan: No.

Carrie: Don't you want dinner?

Ethan: No, Mom.

Carrie: (thinking...) Do you want lunch?

Ethan: Yes, lunch.

Carrie: Okay, we'll make lunch then.

January 21, 2009 (Marcus)

2009-01-22T07:42:00.000-08:00

Marcus started this all on his own yesterday. It surprised us, and we almost missed it.

Carrie: Ready...Set...

Marcus: Go!

January 17, 2009 (Carrie)

2009-01-17T18:44:00.000-08:00

Okay, I am quite proud of this one, because even though I didn't plan it, it worked out just as I would have planned it.

Alyssa and Ethan were supposed to finish all of their dinner before they could watch their movie, and they both told Carrie that they were too full to eat any more. Ethan kept saying, "I'm done, Mom...I'm done Mom."

Alyssa: Okay, Mom, just how much of this do I have to eat? This piece and this piece?

Carrie: Well, let me ask you this: How much of the movie would you like to watch?

Alyssa: The whole thing.

Carrie: Then you'd better eat the whole thing.

January 16, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-01-17T15:17:00.001-08:00

Alyssa: Mom, I need to take a baby doll and a pillow to school today.

Carrie: No you don't.

Alyssa: Yes I do.

Carrie: No you don't.

Alyssa: Yes I do! I need to take a baby doll and a pillow to school!

Carrie: If you were supposed to take those to school, honey, your teacher would have sent a note home with you.

Alyssa: She did! She did, Mom! Today is career day!

Carrie: Oh yeah, she did. (pause) So why do you need to take a baby doll and a pillow?

Alyssa: I want to be a mom. I'm going to carry around the doll for my baby, and I'm going to stuff the pillow up my shirt so I look pregnant.

Carrie: (even bigger pause) I don't think you should go to kindergarten pregnant.

Alyssa always says that when she grows up she wants to be a mom and a crossing guard, so she went ahead and dressed up as a crossing guard, since a lot of them are moms, too.

January, 2009 (Marcus)

2009-01-17T15:16:00.003-08:00

Marcus saw a poster of two cougars at Brian's parents house. He got very happy and said:

Kitty!

January 12, 2009 (Alyssa)

2009-01-12T08:26:00.000-08:00

This morning Alyssa came downstairs, and a little while later opened the dvd cupboard and started fishing through for a movie. (I need to get a better lock for it.)

Carrie: What are doing?

Alyssa: Finding a movie.

Carie: Well, I don't think I want you guys watching a movie just now.

Alyssa: (turns to look at Carrie, staring her down rather seriously) But it makes us happy. Even the boys. It makes us all happy.

January 09, 2009 (Ethan)

2009-01-09T21:43:00.000-08:00

We went to a car wash today. Ethan liked it, and this showed while he was saying our evening prayer.

Ethan: Heavenly Father...thank you - day...thank you - car wash...

Brian: Thank you for...

Ethan: Car wash.

Brian: Thank you for...

Ethan: Car wash.

Brian: yes, we're all thankful for the car wash.

Ethan: Car wash.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 (Brian)

2008-12-09T20:32:00.001-08:00

Carrie and Brian were having a discussion on the phone, and then they changed the subject so they would hang up happy with each other.

Carrie: So, do you want to go to bed now? Are you happy enough to go to bed?

Brian: I'm fine. I've been fine.

Carrie: Yeah, but you were angry with me. You sounded angry.

Brian: I really wasn't mad.

Carrie: But you sounded short-

Brian: I'm not short, I'm 6 foot 5.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 (Marcus)

2008-12-03T07:59:00.000-08:00

We've been talking to Brian on the computer as often as we can, and Marcus loves to sit on Carrie's lap and wave to Daddy. This morning Carrie was on the computer, checking her email, and Marcus climbed on to her lap, pulled himself close to the monitor going, "Hi...Hi..." and waving at the screen. He even said, "Ad" a couple of times, which we're assuming is "Dad."

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-12-02T20:57:00.000-08:00

When Ethan is having a hard time going to sleep, Alyssa invites him to come lay down in her bed, then Carrie moves him to his own bed when he's sleeping.

Carrie: Thanks for letting Ethan lay down with you. It helps him go to sleep easier, and it's so nice of you. I'm so glad that you guys love each other.

Alyssa: (completely sincere) Thank you, and you are such a great Mom. You're teaching me to be good. (This is when Carrie assumes that she'll say something about Carrie being such a good example of love, or something like that.) You give me punishments when I do something bad, and it's helping me to learn to do good things. So thank you for being so good at that. I love you.

Friday, November 28, 2008 (Alyssa and Ethan)

2008-11-28T09:37:00.001-08:00

Alyssa: I think that you guys are the bestest family I've ever had.

Ethan: Ver had.

Saturday, November 15, 2008 (Brian)

2008-11-15T22:48:00.000-08:00

Carrie was asking Brian about Thera-Flu, and whether or not she should bother taking it before heading to bed.

Brian: What you should do, is take a egg nog, and add Thera-Flu to that. TheraFluNog!

Carrie: You want me to drink TheraFluNog?!

Thursday, October 23, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-10-23T11:42:00.001-07:00

Carrie fixed a heart-shaped turkey sandwich for Alyssa (her favorite) and a dinosaur-shaped turkey sandwich for Ethan (his favorite) then she heated up some leftover manicotti (which the kids didn't like) for herself.

Alyssa: (pointing to manicotti) Uugh! That's not fair. We don't even get that, and we don't even want that, but it's not fair that we don't get it.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (Ethan)

2008-10-22T07:37:00.000-07:00

Lately Ethan has been calling himself, "I." If you have food, and he wants some too, he comes up to you and says, "I, I, I...I, I." Or if you're in the shower (with no lock on the bathroom door) and Ethan wants to come join you, he comes in, starts tugging at his clothes, and says, "I...I, I, I!" (Or sometimes he just sneaks in to the bathroom, takes off his clothes, climbs in the tub, and starts singing, like yesterday morning.)

This morning Alyssa woke up, then Ethan woke up, and they were both very cuddly and sweet. Carrie said, "I have three sweet kids. Who are my sweet kids?"

Ethan's hand shot up straight in the air, and he said, "I!"

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 (Brian)

2008-10-21T21:19:00.000-07:00

Brian calls home every morning to talk to Carrie on his way to the hospital. This morning, when Carrie answered the phone she heard Brian singing...

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, because I live in Tacoma.
You make me happy when skies are gray, like they are today.
You'll never know dear, how much I love you!
Please don't take my sunshine away.

Monday, October 20, 2008 (Brian)

2008-10-21T21:17:00.000-07:00

(On the phone)

Brian: So I had eight patients scheduled today, and only two of them showed up.

Carrie: What do you do all day when you don't have any patients?

Brian: Oh, today I read a book about drugs. What do you do when you don't have any patience?

Carrie/Brian: Yell at the kids.

Sunday, October 19, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-10-19T12:50:00.000-07:00

I took off my ring this morning when we were making doughnuts and forgot to put it back on afterward. When we were on our way to church, I said, "Oh, no! I forgot to put my ring back on!" Alyssa asked me why I wear the ring all the time. I told her that it was my wedding ring, that Daddy gave it to me when we got married, and that when I wear it, it means that I'm married to Daddy.

Alyssa: But what if, when we're at church, when you're beautiful, someone sees you and thinks, "Look at that lady with those three kids. She's not married. I think I'm going to marry her."

Carrie: Well, I think everyone at church knows I'm married to Daddy. Besides, usually you date someone for a while before you get married. And if anyone asked me on a date I would tell them that I'm already married and that I love Daddy.

Alyssa: But what if they still think, "Oooh, I want to marry her. She looks very nice, and she's being nice to those kids. I think I'll marry her?"

Carrie: I think everything going to be fine, honey.

She actually asked a couple more times, worried that someone would want to marry me. I think it's cute to see her concept of dating and marriage, and that she just didn't get that it was going to be okay.

June 10, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-06-10T20:08:00.001-07:00

Carrie: Do you know what else we bought at the store?...Cherries!

Alyssa: Are they like the cherries that Grandpa Jacks gets? The ones that are red and round and they have a pupil in the middle that you spit out?

June 10, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-06-10T20:03:00.000-07:00

Mama, do you know my cousin Michael? The one who's in the hospital because he broke his arm? Well, I think that he is into sports and plays a lot of sports, because he likes video games, and video games are a sport, aren't they?

June 6, 2008 (I Really Don't Know)

2008-06-06T19:47:00.000-07:00

Ethan was in the car, making battle noises.

Brian: Are your hands fighting each other?
Ethan: (Nods yes)
Carrie: Only a guy can say that to another guy, and have it make sense.

June 6, 2008 (Brian)

2008-06-06T19:46:00.000-07:00

As they say, with age comes wisdom. When I'm older, I'll know exactly when to shut up. As it is...

May 7, 2008 (Brian)

2008-05-07T20:41:00.000-07:00

It was windy outside, so Carrie stood in front of Brian to be out of the wind.

Brian: What? Am I breaking wind? ...(he waited a few seconds until he realized what he said)...Normally I get in trouble for breaking wind.

May 5, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-05-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

Alyssa, Ethan, Marcus and Carrie were walking to school and as they entered the school yard, kids were coming out to the playground from lunch.

Alyssa: Oh look! They're coming out of the bacteria!

April 30, 2008 (Carrie)

2008-04-30T19:48:00.000-07:00

(Mostly, I'm proud of the alliteration.)

Brian was relaxing with his laptop on our bed now that finals are over. Carrie came in, laid down beside him, unconsciously put her foot in the air, and gave him a kiss.

Brian: Ooh, a foot pop. That must have been a good kiss.

Carrie: Actually, I popped my foot before the kiss. It was a preparatory pop.

April 30, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-04-30T19:45:00.000-07:00

Alyssa was dancing to the Meet the Robinsons cd, when she came to Carrie to say she had a tummy ache.

Carrie: I think you've been dancing too hard. Why don't you take a rest?

Alyssa: But Mom, I don't have a dancing-ache, I have a tummy ache!

April 30, 2008 (Ethan)

2008-04-30T19:39:00.000-07:00

Ethan still isn't really talking yet, but he does say, "stsssssss" for the word yes.

This afternoon he wanted his Cars vitamin, which he usually gets at bedtime. Since it was just before dinner, I told him that he could have one while we were eating dinner. So he took the bottle over to Brian, who said, "Ethan, what did Mommy say?" To this, Ethan said,

"Stsssssssss."

Then, we were having graham crackers for dessert, and Ethan wanted a second one. He came up to me and grunted. "Do you want more?" I asked. He nodded, and started skipping toward the table. "Wait Ethan," I said, "Come here." I wanted him to try saying more, but instead he came right up to my face and said,

"Stsssssssss."

April 30, 2008 (Brian)

2008-04-30T08:38:00.000-07:00

Brian gave gave Marcus some powdered sugar from breakfast.

Brian: You know that second tooth that just came in?...It's a sweet one.

April 10, 2008 (Brian)

2008-04-10T07:46:00.000-07:00

Brian was studying in bed this morning before school.

Carrie: Your hair looks really good. It's nice and curly.

Brian: I did it for you. I moved my head around in circles all night long to make it curly.

Carrie: That's so sweet of you.

April 9, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-04-09T13:15:00.000-07:00

Alyssa and Carrie were discussing 'clogs' (like the shoes) on the walk to kindergarten. Carrie happened to be wearing clogs, so she showed them to Alyssa to give a visual to the discussion.

Alyssa: Do clogs come in any color?

Carrie: Yeah, they can come in any color.

Alyssa: Not ugly colors like brown or black, but pretty colors...

(Carrie's clogs were brown. Oh well.)

April 5, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-04-09T13:12:00.000-07:00

Brian was finally helping Carrie clean the garage (although helping for him meant attacking the closed lockers with a crowbar and a hammer (with permission from the landlord) that have been sitting in our garage and it turns out there was nothing exciting in them anyway) while Alyssa and Ethan were eating lunch.

Alyssa: Mom, it looks to me like you're making Daddy be like your slave, and that's not fair.

April 2, 2008 (Carrie)

2008-04-02T10:19:00.000-07:00

Carrie: Ethan, we don't throw bagels about the house!

April 2, 2008 (Carrie)

2008-04-02T10:16:00.000-07:00

Ethan doesn't like wearing clothes. This morning Carrie found him without any clothes on, and he got very angry when she tried to get him dressed.

Carrie: (to Ethan) You can join a nudist colony if you want to, but you have to be potty trained first.

March 12, 2008 (Alyssa and Brian)

2008-03-12T18:20:00.000-07:00

Alyssa thinks that root beer floats are called "root beer flows." At dinner Brian asked if he could have a root beer.

Alyssa: I want a root beer flow. Can I have a root beer flow?

Brian: Her name isn't Flo.

And I can not remember what happened next. I mean, that was a little funny. But what Alyssa and Brian said next was really funny, and I can't even remember it. Shoot.

February 26, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-03-12T18:16:00.000-07:00

Alyssa was playing doctor with Marcus. She was using her markers as shots.

Alyssa: There! That wasn't so bad, was it?.....Only 25 more to go!

February 13, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-02-13T07:24:00.000-08:00

Driving home last night, Alyssa yawned, and then I yawned. She noticed, and thought it was funny that we yawned together, and we told her that yawns were contageous.

This morning, at breakfast:

Alyssa: Mom, you just gave me a compliment! Remember, last night you said that when you yawn after someone, you're giving a compliment, and I just yawned, and you just yawned, so you gave me a compliment!

January 30, 2008 (About Marcus)

2008-02-08T11:47:00.000-08:00

Lady at the fabric store: That baby has the longest eyelashes I have ever seen! I'm half blind and I can see them from here!

January 28, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-02-08T11:45:00.000-08:00

Alyssa had the flu in the morning, and she was still feeling pretty bad in the evening.

Alyssa: All morning long I wanted to ask dad for a priesthood.

Carrie: Do you mean a blessing?

Alyssa: Uh-huh.

February 5, 2008 (Brian)

2008-02-05T17:54:00.000-08:00

Alyssa asked for some water quite rudely, so we told her to try again. Later, that same meal...

Brian: Alyssa, you asked for drinks three different times, and you didn't say please with any of them. I don't think you're going to get anything else to drink for dinner tonight.

Alyssa: Daddy can I please have a drink?

Daddy: No Alyssa, you've lost your chance. Sometimes you only get one or two or three chances.

The funniest thing, is that I started to bust up laughing, and it took Brian about 10 seconds before he realized what he had said. Apparently, we're pretty lenient in our family.

January 26, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-01-26T15:19:00.000-08:00

Alyssa: It wasn't me!

Carrie: Alyssa, you always say that.

Alyssa: Well, it's always me, but I never want to get in trouble, so that's why I do it.

January 22, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-01-22T07:42:00.001-08:00

(sob, sob) Mom, I'm so sad that...well, I don't remember what's sad...(sob)...but I'm sad that I remembered that there's a reason to be sad (sob, sob)

All The Time (Ethan)

2008-01-17T07:17:00.001-08:00

Here's an example of Ethan's prayers.

Brian/Carrie: Dear Heavenly Father,

Ethan: Heht,

Brian/Carrie: Thank you for this day.

Ethan: Heht.

Brian/Carrie: We're thankful for the food.

Ethan: Heht.

Brian/Carrie: Please bless it.

Ethan: Heht.

Brian/Carrie: In the name of Jesus Christ,

Ethan: Heht,

Brian/Carrie: Amen.

Ethan: Humph.

(We need to get it on video.)

January 7, 2008 (Alyssa)

2008-01-08T19:57:00.000-08:00

Brian: Alyssa, do you know what a bikini is?

Alyssa: Yes.

Brian: What is it?

Alyssa: Um, it's like a cucumber.

Brian: Right...a zucchini.

December 2007 (Alyssa)

2008-01-08T19:54:00.000-08:00

(At Brian's parent's house)

Carrie: Ethan you need to drink your milk at the table.

(Ethan stomps foot and grunts.)

Carrie: Ethan, you're disobeying.

Alyssa: (to Brian's mom) Grandma, Ethan is disobeying. I'm so sorry we brought a disobeyer to your house.

December 18, 2007 (Brian)

2007-12-18T19:51:00.000-08:00

(While lying in bed with Marcus.)

Carrie: He's such a good boy.

Brian: Yeah, he's a lot better than our other kids - they move.

December 17, 2007 (Brian)

2007-12-18T19:48:00.000-08:00

Game Question: You're planning a sensual evening with your partner. How would you create a romantic atmosphere?

Carrie: I guess the usual stuff. I'd put a bunch of pillows and blankets on the floor...light some candles...light a fire in the fireplace...

Brian: With your laser vision?

December 18, 2007 (Marcus?)

2007-12-18T08:15:00.001-08:00

Marcus was having a hard time waking up this morning. Brian was holding him, and he said "Good morning!" Then he said, for Marcus, "I'm not getting paid enough to be here."

December 13, 2007 (Brian)

2007-12-13T18:41:00.000-08:00

Our pizza from Papa Murphy's wasn't cooking on the top in the middle, so I turned the broiler on, and just barely burnt the pizza.

Carrie: Thanks for picking up dinner.

Brian: Thanks for burning it.

September 20, 2007 (Alyssa)

2007-09-20T08:10:00.000-07:00

Carrie: You can't always get your way.

Alyssa: I don't want to get my way! I just want to get what I want!