Miscellaneous Funny Stuff

So here is a random collection of funny things the girls have said or done in the last couple of weeks. They're so funny sometimes, and you want to laugh because it's so hilarious, but sometimes you've got to keep that parent poker face, you know? But whenever I do that, I completely forget what that funny thing was by the time I sit down and blog. So Jeromy and I brainstormed the other day some of the funny things going on around here lately.

-Kierra's favorite animal is the elephant. She thinks they have "trunkets." No matter how many times we try to explain this to her.

-We took the kids rock climbing last week (and they were so brave! We were so proud of them!) and on the way there, Audrey said, "Boy I hope I do good so I don't fall." I explained to her that she'd be tied up to a harness so that she couldn't fall. "Oh, that's good. I really didn't want to fall." She actually thought we'd be freestyling. That's one brave little girl.

-In a recent family prayer, Kierra blessed the couch so that it would keep us warm. ???

-Audrey's really into learning about the planets right now. I found some plastic place mats at WalMart that have educational things on them, one of which has the planets on it. Yup, Audrey's favorite mat. At dinner the other night, she asked where the "Planet Salvation" was. Oops, I guess we weren't really enunciating during FHE. She also keeps asking us to point on the map of the solar system where Heavenly Father lives. Hmmmm....

-The girls really like to hear their heart "beeps." So I showed them how if they cover their ears, they can kind of hear the blood flow. Kierra said, "I can hear it, Mommy! Uh-oh! My heart tooted. He he. It sounds like a duck." ...um, okay then.

-We spent the better part of the day on Saturday cleaning the whole house. Jeromy and I cleaned downstairs while the girls tackled the play room upstairs. We were really proud of them. They really didn't want to (come on, who would?) and whined a bit and had to be nagged quite a bit, but they got that whole ugly mess of a room cleaned up by themselves (uh, actually we found out later that when it got down to the wire, they just shoved everything into their play house). Anyway, we were so proud that they stuck it out and kept going and so we told them. I guess that really meant a lot to Audrey because the next day at church, she had to tell EVERYONE she came in contact with, "We cleaned our house yesterday. Ya, it's really clean now!" Um, thanks, kiddo. I think.

-On the way back from the library the other day, Kierra was pretending to read the library receipt of our books. Over and over again she said, after clearing her throat, "I love you, Betties. You are my greatest band. Wait a second, this is my letter! They didn't even read it!" So those are famous lines from Phineas and Ferb, one of the greatest cartoons ever made. Yup, we're raising mini movie nerds after ourselves.

-The other night at dinner, Kierra complimented my cooking (something they learned a long time ago--rather on accident--from their Daddy. I love it.) She said something like, "You're a pretty cook, Mommy." Audrey, no doubt trying to outdo her sister said, "You're a hot cook, Mommy." Me: "Uh, thanks, sweetie, but I think it's better if you didn't say it that way." A: "Oh, sorry. That's what Daddy sometimes tells me to tell you."

-The girls were playing spy the other night while I was cleaning up dinner. They assigned me as their boss that talks to them on their watch. (Yes, they probably do watch too much Phineas and Ferb.) So I did my best gruff voice I could manage and told them to go downtown and catch the bad guys. They ran to the front door, ran back to me at the sink, and made throwing motions. Audrey said, "There. You're in the dungeon!" Kierra, on the other hand, said, "Ya, I'm going to chop you into pieces!" What?!?!?!?!?!? Wow.

-At church on Sunday, we went to the Bishop's office to get Jeromy set apart. As do most Bishops, ours has a big jar of candy. Well his was running a little low that day and only had hard cinnamon candies left. They asked for candy right as soon as we got in there, and I warned them it would be spicy, but oh they had to have some candy. Okay, fine, have some candy. Maybe it'll keep em quite for a little bit. So Jeromy's getting set apart, and I peek over at the girls who are sniffling runny noses and trying really hard not to squirm in their seats. Let me tell you, it was really hard not to laugh during such a serious moment! Ya, as soon as it was Amen, they were over to the trash to spit those things out. I hope they learned their lesson with spicy candies and listening/trusting Mommy. But at least they were reverent through the ordeal.


So there you have it. Our family is crazy. But at least we're having fun.