So long 2017...

Well, per usual, here is my annual end-of-year round up of funny/sweet things from the kiddos from this past year.  2017 was super stressful, but thanks to my cute little people there were also lots of laughs and smiles :)

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"Mom, I really think you need to take Oreos out of your diet." - Jack

(Nope.  Sorry son.  NOT gonna happen.)

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Jack saw Kurt kneeling down saying a prayer before he left for work, so he went to his own room to say a prayer, too, and then told me he's going to write a story to the Friend about it :)

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Listening to Nora try to pronounce words that are difficult for her is quite possibly my most favorite thing on earth right now.  Particularly, "pregnant markers" for "permanent markers" (except it's more like "pwegnant mowkas"), and "cup-capes" for "cupcakes."  Also, despite her best efforts, she literally could NOT stop pronouncing "hot pocket"  as "hocket!"  She got sooo frustrated, poor thing :)

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Apparently I'm pretty dramatic when I take my multivitamin in the morning because Will started to violently throw his head back (like he's swallowing a pill) every single time he takes a drink of water.  (In my defense, the vitamin I take is freaking huge.)

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"I didn't know girls farted!  Is it illegal?" -Sam

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Jack was telling me about a Studio C skit where there were some "hotties"...

Me: "What's a hottie?"

Jack: "Oh ya know, like what dad thought you were in college."

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Jack was filling out a paper for school and the question was "What languages do you speak?"  I noticed he had already written down "Spanish" (he doesn't speak Spanish) and was now asking me how to spell "Australian".  I said, "You speak Australian?  Umm...hey bud, Australian isn't really a language..."  I barely even got the sentence out of my mouth when he looked at me with the brightest eyes and the biggest smile and loudly proclaimed, "G'DAY MATE!!!"  At this point I lost it laughing as he continued, "WANNA PUT ANOTHA SHRIMP ON THE BOBBIE?"  How could I tell him No after that?!  Afterward he added "British" too.  (I had to remind him that he also speaks English, so he wrote that down last.  HA!)  I told him to never lose that confidence!  Love that silly kid.    

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Nora spilled her milk ALL over the counter and it was dripping onto the kitchen floor.  I had to run to another room to help Will with something so I couldn't clean it up right then.  She found me a few minutes later and said confidently, "Don't worry mom, I took care of it."  My heart melted and I told her how proud I was of her for being responsible and cleaning up her own mess.  Then I went into the kitchen and, to my surprise, the spill was still there - completely untouched.  Confused, I asked her about it and she proudly showed me a bowl she had set on the floor to catch the drips of milk falling from the counter.  "See mom?  I told you I took care of it!!"  :)

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On my birthday Nora told me, "Mom, I know it's your Boof-Day but watching that TV will fwy you bwain."

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Basically any efforts I make to use the restroom by myself are completely wasted.  For some reason, me sitting on the toilet is a signal to Will to start bringing me everything he can possibly find and then place those items on my bare lap.  Curious George doll, Wreck-it-Ralph doll, random puzzle pieces, a HUGE dump truck, colored pencils, etc...  And yes, of course I have tried just locking him out, but then he and Nora's fingers immediately appear under the door with them asking "Mom you done yet??!?!"  *Sigh*  Someday I'll be able to pee on my own.

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Nora loves to exercise with me.  One time after we finished she said, "I can feel my heart.  It moved!  Did you know your heart can move to different places in your body?"

Me:  "No, who told you that?"

Nora:  "I can't remember.  I think my primary teacher." :) :) :)

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Nora:  "Mom, when dad met you, was he just like, 'Hi!  I'm Kurt Bradburn!  Will you marry me?'" :)  (pretty much)

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I overheard the most darling conversation between Nora and Kurt where he was saying he didn't want her to grow up, and how she was allowed to turn 5 but no older than that.  He said "pretty soon the boys are gonna be chasing you" and without any hesitation whatsoever she replied, "I'll just have to run faster than them." :)  You go girl.

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Nora was quoting the line "open up the champagne" from a song on the radio and I started laughing and telling her that we probably shouldn't sing about drinking champagne. She got so confused and said "What about dad? And his champagne?"  Finally I got it..."OH!  His campaign?!"  Haha.  I had NO idea what a campaign was when I was 4!

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We were cutting the boys hair and Jack got super bummed about it.

Jack: "Dang it!  I just named my sideburns and bangs!  And now they're gone."

Me (trying not to laugh): "What did you name them?"

Jack: "My sideburns were Tyler and Tyrone.  And my bangs were Barry."

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We were driving in the car and Nora asked what "unsanitary" means.  I was super tired so I just kept it simple and said, "It means not clean."  After a few minutes passed she piped up and stated, "Our house is very unsanitary."  I try, guys.  I really really try. 

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Nora: "Mom, did you eat Oreos when you were a little girl?"

Sam: "I don't think Oreos were invented when mom was a little girl."

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(For the record - yes I DID eat oreos when I was a little girl. But not NEARLY as many as I eat now as a mother :)  Survival mode, people.  Survival mode.)

Happy New Year!