Out of the mouths of babes--February

2/1--Whitney has two original songs that are destined to become hits.  One is called, "Leap frog jumpin' on my old blue chair."  It is sung with a sweet Southern drawl.  The other is called "Coyotes howlin' on the moonlit hill."  Is that a poetic title or what?  When Brandon was this age, he had a couple of memorable tunes as well:  "Arizona, Yes I Did,"  "Funky Monkey,"  and "Oh, Yea."

 The music is just screaming to come out

2/7--At church, one of Brandon's teachers was talking to them about the life of Christ.  They were reading scriptures from the Book of Luke.  She asked, "Where do we find Luke?"  expecting to hear "In the New Testament."  Or "After Matthew."  Instead, Brandon piped up, "In Star Wars!" 

2/7--Andrew and I were looking through a photo album that included pics of Whit when she was 2.  Andrew said, "Whitney, you were so cute in these pictures!"  Without skipping a beat, she replied, "I still am cute!"

We're not arguing that with you.

2/8--Our kids pack lunches to school most days, but eat at the cafeteria once a week.  Today was Whit's day.  She ordered plain milk instead of chocolate.  It got this rave review, "My milk tasted like hand sanitizer."  yikes.

2/9--When I got Caroline out of her crib after her nap, I asked her what she dreamed about.  A smile stole across her face and she said, "Collin."

 Already dreaming about boys.

2/11--When Whit saw the downed tree in the backyard, she commented, "It's messier out here than under my bed!"

 Just barely

2/14--For the most part, we are a "No TV on Sundays" family.  (The Super Bowl and Survivor Finales are exceptions to this rule.)  On the drive home from church today, B asked, "Can we watch the Olympics tonight as a family?"  When I told him no, he argued, "Why not?  They're peaceful....except for hockey."  

2/14--It was Whit's turn to choose what to do for Big Girl Time tonight.  She picked the game, "Apples to Apples Jr," one of her favorites.  During her turn as judge she said, "Scientists aren't crunchy!"  It struck me as SO funny.

2/19--On our way to Myrtle Beach, we stopped for lunch at Wendy's.  While we were out in the parking lot, Brandon got so excited, "Mom!  There's a Reddy Ice Truck!  A Reddy Ice Truck!  Do you know how hard it is to make ice?"  Apparently I hadn't thought about it enough.

2/20--We've been watching A LOT of Disney Channel at the hotel.  Whitney just said, "I think I look like Selena Gomez."

 What do you think?

A little closer than B and his bro, Julius Peppers

2/20--B's really fascinated with ice this month.  Our hotel room has a freezer, but no ice dispenser.  Instead it had trays for ice.  Brandon had never seen ice made that way.  Crazy.  He thought it was pretty cool.  "It's homemade ice!"

Also likes snow

2/22--I love B's sense of humor.  His class is working on elapsed time in math.  They had a worksheet with clocks and a riddle at the bottom.   It said, "What has a face and hands, but no legs?"  The answer was meant to be a clock, but Brandon wrote, "Mermaid/clock."  He said, "It's true!  Mermaids have a face and hands, but no legs."  He's got a point.

Random date night pic

Every time I look at this picture, it cracks me up.

I'm trying to look all cute and Andrew's just being silly.

Random bumper sticker pic

This is the 2nd time I've seen a sticker like this.  Love it.

Bonus Caroline pics

 

I thought this pic was so sweet. 

Brandon and Whit were reading a book together and

Care Bear wanted in on the action.

Love that arm around B's neck.

I'm pretty sure Caroline is to blame for this.

Though I don't know how she pulled it off.

When I asked her about it, she blamed her friend, Grant.

Her favorite word of the month:  Mine!  

 She also learned her name this month.  She says it, "Care-line."  

 She also says a few sentences now.  Such a big girl!  We heard one of our favorites when Andrew was getting her into her footy pajamas and she told him, "I can zip."