"Did you have fun sleeping in the closet?"

We're at a friend's vacation house. It's a big closet. Looked like fun to me.


Happy Valentine's day!

☺"Boys, no weapons at the dinner table."☺

I mean really, how uncomfortable would that make you?! A mom I know just had to draw the line at this one, although she felt a little uncomfortable herself just saying these words!

"You're my sweet girl. And your mustache looks great."

The other day my very girly-girl daughter decided she was going to dress like a boy. She put on one of her brother's shirts, a pair of what she called 'boy looking pants' and put her long hair in a ponytail and up in a cap. And then, at some point, drew a mustache on her face. She came downstairs and showed me her 'disguise' and explained how she wanted to try and fool her friends. I couldn't help it, she looked adorable so I hugged her and gave her a kiss and said what I said. Everything matched perfectly, down to her light blue socks that went with the light blue stripes on the side of her pants. She totally rocked it!

☺"Don't hit your brother with the Bible."☺

A good friend and great mama sent this one to me a while back. That could have been a whole Sunday school lesson right there!

I'm sure we could fill this category of creative-and-alternative-uses-for-ordinary-household-items up in no time!!

☺"Eat your veggies, they'll put hair on your chest."☺

A daddy said this to his daughter. Let that sink in for a sec. I wonder if it worked!?

"Now! Grab the penguin!"

Oh, this one makes me chuckle mostly because of the great excitement that went with it. And maybe also because I keep thinking about how strange it would have sounded had someone been passing by and heard me say this. Not that that could have happened because the incident occurred in my bathroom while I was taking a shower and that would have just been strange in itself. But I digress...

So my daughter was being assaulted by her little brother's plastic penguin that was being manipulated by my little guy himself, while I was taking a shower. One minute, they were happily playing and the next came some screams. Now, my husband and I have been encouraging our daughter to take control of the situation when her little brother does something to upset her (he thinks it's all a big hoot). So I poked my head out and reminded her that it would be more effective if she addressed the issue rather than just stood there and yelled. She agreed, took a deep breath and told him to stop it. Surprisingly, he didn't. She knew she had to turn things up a notch so she told him that if he didn't stop she would take it from him. He didn't. "Do something," I recommended. That was all she needed. She took one step toward him and, with a determined look on her face, demanded that he give it to her. I guess that was all he needed too because he immediately dropped the penguin right where he was standing. But then I noticed a faint smile on his lips and wasn't sure exactly what that meant, so that's when I excitedly cheered her on as she swooped down and grabbed that rascal. You go girl!

"Okay, stop being a bunny rabbit, we have to go."

We've all been there, right? Whether it be a dog or a cow or a lawn mower or a tree, your kid has been happily showing you his/her latest impersonation and, for the first 27 times is really cute, but at some point you really need to be doing something else or going somewhere and they just keep at it. What are you gonna do? This time it was my 3 year old and we were in the parking lot of my older son's school and we were taking him lunch, so we didn't have a huge chunk of time to dedicate to being rabbits so after a few bounces I was ready to walk and get in the door but my little guy still had a few more pounces in him so I, admittedly, got a little impatient and laid down the law. He just stopped, looked at me with his adorable eyes and said, "Okay mommy."