Gotta love ‘em!

Date October 27, 2009

This is a great conversation I had with my two older children today.
Arwyn: Mommy, I love you!
Me: I love you too!
Breckin: Mommy, I love you one hundred fifty four!
That kid is awesome. I love the way his mind works.

Conversations

Date August 3, 2009

We were leaving the gym today and had the following conversation..
Arwyn: Mommy, did you go upstairs? (at the gym)
Breckin: What did you do up there Mommy?
Me: I was on the elliptical for 30 minutes and then I lifted weights so my arms will be big and strong.
Arwyn: Mr Incredible has big strong [...]

Conversations with Breckin

Date July 24, 2009

Me: Breckin, did you know Judah will be here in about 9 weeks?
Breckin: Yep. Mommy, I want Judah to hurry up and get out of there.
Me: Me too. Me too.
The following is not so much a conversation as a random comments.
Breckin: Mommy your belly is [...]

Conversations with Breckin and Arwyn

Date July 13, 2009

Conversation with Breckin
Breckin: Hey Mommy! I think “fart” and “fish” both start with the letter “F”.
Me: Yes, they do.
Seriously, what is it with kids and potty talk!
Conversation with Arwyn
I ended up having to explain nursing to the kids the other day because they kept saying they were going to give Judah bottles. [...]

The Things They Say

Date June 30, 2009

Breckin: Mommy, what are these?
Me: Those are spiderman boxers Mommy bought for you. They are underwear.
Breckin: (confused look on his face) Are they for boxing?
Arwyn: Mommy, I want to “grow down” and change into a baby.

Conversations: Tattle Tale

Date March 15, 2009

Today, Breckin ran downstairs with Arwyn quickly following. Here is what happened…
Breckin: Mommy! Arwyn hit me!
Me: Breckin, you have been picking on her, so you might have had that coming.
Arwyn: (glaring at him and completely disgusted) I didn’t hit you! I pushed you!
I would love to say that I [...]

Conversations with Breckin: Put a bandaid on it

Date March 2, 2009

My dear friend Kate just had a baby last Monday and throughout the end of her pregnancy Breckin was very concerned about the size of her stomach. He just kept telling me, “Mommy, her belly is going to break.” He was convinced it would pop like a balloon at some point and every [...]

Conversations with Breckin

Date February 27, 2009

Today Breckin and I went shoe shopping. Not shoe shopping for me unfortunately, but for him. He was in dire need of a new pair of sneakers and we were on a mission. Off to the mall we went. I love the kids shoe section at Dillard’s so we headed there [...]

Conversations with Breckin: Chicken Nuggets

Date December 24, 2008

Jeremiah and Breckin were driving today and had the following conversation.
Breckin: Daddy, I see a McDonalds. There are three McDonalds.
Jeremiah: There are a lot more than that.
Breckin: 7 McDonalds?
Jeremiah: No, more than that.
Breckin: 10 McDonalds?
Jeremiah: No. There are McDonalds’ all over the place Breckin.
Breckin: Whoa!
Later that night I [...]

Conversations with Breckin: Do you speak video game?

Date December 16, 2008

Conversation #1
Me: Breckin, did you know that you used to be inside Mommy’s belly?
Breckin: Yep. That was when I was at level 0.
Me: Level 0, huh? What level are you at now?
Breckin: Level 4.
Conversation #2
Breckin: Arwyn, get off of my bike! It is only for 1 player. [...]