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I have a random collection of stories and pictures that don't fit into any particular category.  When I hear something cute, I write it down.  When I see something cute, I take a picture (if I have a camera handy).

Some of the stories are almost a year old, but the pictures are from within the last couple months.  Enjoy the collage . . .

 Andrew says, "Sean needs a friend.  I will go and give him one."  He marches over to Sean and says, "Hi Sean.  I'm your friend."

 Emily asks, "How old were you when you got a cell phone?"
 Ricky can't stand to have a loose tooth.  If a tooth is just a tiny bit wiggly, he pulls it out by the next day.  As a result, his smile resembles a Jack-O-Lantern.




Andrew loves listening to music, but sometimes he doesn't get the lyrics quite right.  When he was listening to Shania Twain's "I Feel Like I Woman,"  I heard him singing, "I look like a woman."  When he was singing along with "Love Potion Number 9," I heard him sing, "Love potion in my mind!"
 Makayla and Andrew were playing together and she told him, "Use your imagination."  He replied, "Oh good!  I have lots of imaginations!"
In the spring, Andrew helped me plant our garden.  He was especially excited about the potatoes since this was the first year I tried them.  He told anybody who would listen that we had planted twice-baked potatoes in our garden.
When the kids were playing Hide and Seek and Andrew was It, he yelled out, "OK, give me a clue . . . just tell me where you are!"

Andrew was making something crafty one afternoon and I said, "You love to make things, don't you?"  He matter-of-factly replied, "No, I just love to make them perfect.  Really, really perfect.  Perfecto!!"
How many pictures do I have of Emily reading a book?  Thousands in my head.  More than a few in our archives.  Many more to come, I'm sure.

Comments

Debbie said…
That is so cute. I love the brotherly love! I hope that my boys will be good buddies too, since they are so close.
September 21, 2011 at 8:41 PM
Chelsey said…
Children really are so much fun, aren't they? A lot of work, but fun at the same time.
September 22, 2011 at 8:38 AM
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