Funny Makenna Moment

On Sunday, while waiting for Stake Conference to start, Makenna asked me,

"Mom, do I have white skin or dark skin?"

I said, "Well, you are pretty dark-skinned for a white girl."

That confused her so I tried again.

"You have white skin, but you are pretty tan all of the time. You have what is called 'olive skin.'"

She thought for a minute and said, "If I lived in the 60's would I have had to sit in the back of the bus?"

McKay

I just had to post this so it can be saved forever.

The other night McKay said,

"Mom, I'm so glad you're my mom........especially because you're so cute."

Love that boy!

From the Mouth of Babes

I posted this on Facebook, but had to put it on the blog for the record.

Earlier, McKay walked into my room carrying his little crayola briefcase full of crayons, markers and paints. He said, "Mom, I'm pretnding like I'm going on a trip. I'm going to an art class in New York City. Toodles!"

He is one funny kid and I LOVE him!

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Here's another one from McKay:

Last night we had a movie night. We borrowed Karate Kid from my brother. Thanks Rob. I used to freakin' love that show! Even to this day Brett and I both quote things and do things from this movie. When one of the kids gets hurt what do we do? We, very seriously, clap our hands together and begin to furiously rub them back and forth, just like Mr. Miyagi does to heal Daniel-son's wounded shoulder. It works every time! When Connor leaves to school and he's riding down the sidewalk, what do I yell to him? "Bonsai"!!!! And then I've taught him to yell, "Bonsai!!!" back to me. Not quite as boisterously as I say it, but I've tried to teach him to say it with feeling.

Seriously. Love that show.

I probably haven't seen it for gosh........at least 15 years....Did you know that show came out in 1984? That makes me feel old! So, the kids have never seen it and I thought it'd be so much fun for them to watch. Especially since they are all obsessed with playing "Kung Fu" with daddy since Kung Fu Panda came out. I thought it was time for them to get some real Karate instruction from the best: "Wax on, wax off!" "Paint the fence!" And, the ever-awesome crane kick! Anyway, last night I realized how corny that show is! Wow! Seriously. But it was SO FUN to watch again with the kids. They LOVED it!

Well, throughout the show Daniel-son and Alli (with an "I") run into each other and begin to like each other and meet and go out on dates and all that fun stuff. Brett and I were interjecting ooh's and ahh's at all the appropriate moments during the show to exaggerate the point to the kids. During one scene, they hug each other and McKay said,

"I wish they would kiss!"

I think I have a hopeless romantic on my hands!

Then, after they did kiss at "Golf N' Stuff" and the show went on, McKay said, "I wonder why he didn't tell his mommy that he kissed his girlfriend....."

I can only hope that he'll be that open with me about who he kisses....

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On the way home from school today, Makenna said this:

"Mom,

I wish my name was Carol."

I had to laugh. Of all the names she could choose, I did not think Carol would be the one.

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Ok. This is seriously funny.

We were eating dinner tonight and I was complimenting myselft on a new recipe. "Not bad for a homemade taquito," I said.

McKay, pipes up from the opposite end of the table: "Remember those doofus ones?"

Silence.

Doofus ones? Doofus what? What is this boy talking about?

Makenna had to translate for us because she was the only one who got what he was talking about. She said, "You mean ridiculous?"

McKay said, "Yes! Ridiculous tacos. Those are good too."

Does everyone know what ridiculous tacos are? Fritos on the bottom, chili on top of that, topped with lettuce, tomatos, cheese, sour cream, etc.

I thought it was hillarious. Doofus tacos.

Have I told you all how much I love this boy?

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Last night we were saying family prayer. Connor was the voice for the family and said,

"We're thankful that we can belong to a family and that we're not just little squirts by ourselves..."

So funny.

How many times have you had to stifle a laugh during prayer time?

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The other day we were driving along in the car and Connor said, "Mom, not to be rude, but when you and dad bought this car, was it all you could afford?" I couldn't believe what I was hearing from my 8 year old! I said, "What do you mean?" And he said, "Well, I really want a car where I can like lay down and stretch out my legs." (Never-you-mind that this boy has the whole back seat of the van to him self and has plenty space back there). I said, "Well, cars weren't really made for laying down in. We usually just sit in cars." I was trying to talk logic with him now. I asked, "So, where DO we lay down?" He replied, "Our beds, maybe a couch." I said, "That's right, not usually cars. If you have a motor home, you can lay down in the bed that is IN the motor home." Then, wanting to defend our family van and our purchase, I started naming all the really cool things our van has and then I stopped myself. Even if our van was falling apart, the paint job rusty, and just an all out clunker, but still got us from point A to point B, I would want him to be grateful for a car. Grateful for a vehicle. Grateful that we can come and go as we please in comfort!

I am thankful for my van and I hope my kids are learning to be grateful for the many blessings we have that we so often take for granted.

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McKay says to me this morning:

"Mommy, I need an ear-twip thing to clean my ears out."

Stifling a smile, I say, "A what?" (Mostly just to hear him say it again)

He says, "An ear-twip......is that what they're called?"

I didn't have the heart to tell him they're called q-tips.

Funny boy.

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Kenna's family prayer tonight:

"Dear Heavenly Father, we're thankful we can go to sleep. We're thankful that we're all friends. Please help my owie on my foot to feel better. We're thankful we can go camping in a few days. Please help my little canker in my mouth, on my lip, by my gums..........(long pause)............,right here, (pointing to it) to feel better."

Yes, she actually pointed to her canker while she was saying the prayer.

Yes, I had to hold my laugh in.

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The other day Brett and McKay were wrestling all over our bed. Brett had sinched McKay up in one pant leg of his pajama bottoms--like a sausage. Then Brett loudly declared, "Now, I'm going to EAT you!" He picked up McKay and McKay quickly screamed, "You can't eat me! I have blood in myself!" Brett laughed so hard, McKay had time to make a quick escape with aid from Makenna.