Do you ever have those moments when you just wonder who your children are and where they came from? We do. I think Scott wonders more than me. He thinks they are so weird. They remind me of well, me...
*You know, when Savannah wears pink paisley knee socks and pink Converse hi-tops with a pair of blue shorts and red t-shirt. Brings back memories of me in high school PE class with bright purple tights under my gym shorts and pink Converse hi-tops. I thought it was great...apparently Mrs. J didn't. She called me Punky Brewster and said no more tights. I hope Savannah keeps her identity...life is just more fun with pink paisley socks...
*Or when Sydney gets her hair cut and it's at the bottom of her ears and she says, "It's too long. I want it up to here." And holds her hand at the top of her ear. I understand. Below the ear is definitely too long. You may as well be Rapunzel...
*Or when Peyton sings and sings and sings in the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, upstairs, downstairs, in her nightgown...and while she's sleeping...and eating. She just sings. Sometimes it's songs we know and we laugh because it's cute for a six year old to sing the entire HSM2 Soundtrack...sometimes it's a song about bubbles and socks and Polly Pocket. Then we laugh because we can't believe she is making up verses...with the same tune each time...and the same chorus after each verse. With an ending. There's always an ending. Amazing. I love music, but that...well, that's amazing. She gets music. Did I mention that I think that's amazing? She also wants to be Rapunzel.
*Or when Lili can't tell an entire story or answer a question without spinning around and jumping up and down 5 times (give or take a few). Some would say we should have her checked for ADHD...I say we should remember how exciting going to the fair really is when you're 4...and let her jump and spin. Scott had a hard time, but he did it...and he found out that she saw chickens and turkeys (spin, spin, jump) and ducks and geese and cows (jump, jump, jump)and pumpkins and sheep (and Amy and Joshua really like these...jump, spin) and pigs (mommy's favorite!! spin, spin, spin, fall down, get up, jump) and horses and donkeys (jump, spin, jump) and tractors (John Deere!!!!!!--JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, spin, fall down again, get up, spin, jump) fish and a snake (but I didn't want to touch it, jump, jump) and snacks (cotton candy, jump, funnel cake, a cookie but I didn't want it and lemonade!, spin, jump and fall one more time.) So, did she have fun? "Yeah, it was pretty good." And she wandered off...
So we were eating Long John Silvers for lunch yesterday. Well, really we were just eating food from LJS...anyway...I don't know what we were talking about, I think I had said something dumb and realized it too late. Sydney said, "Minor details." I agreed...then she says, "Minor details? I don't even know what minor details means. I know about Minor Prophets. I don't know about minor details." Good one, Syd.
Doesn't really seem all that weird to me...maybe Scott is the weird one...he played basketball in high school and college. Super short hair and paisley socks, Minor Prophets, singing and spinning til you fall down are way more cool.
I think my kids are amazing. All of them. Even Scott...really.
*You know, when Savannah wears pink paisley knee socks and pink Converse hi-tops with a pair of blue shorts and red t-shirt. Brings back memories of me in high school PE class with bright purple tights under my gym shorts and pink Converse hi-tops. I thought it was great...apparently Mrs. J didn't. She called me Punky Brewster and said no more tights. I hope Savannah keeps her identity...life is just more fun with pink paisley socks...
*Or when Sydney gets her hair cut and it's at the bottom of her ears and she says, "It's too long. I want it up to here." And holds her hand at the top of her ear. I understand. Below the ear is definitely too long. You may as well be Rapunzel...
*Or when Peyton sings and sings and sings in the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, upstairs, downstairs, in her nightgown...and while she's sleeping...and eating. She just sings. Sometimes it's songs we know and we laugh because it's cute for a six year old to sing the entire HSM2 Soundtrack...sometimes it's a song about bubbles and socks and Polly Pocket. Then we laugh because we can't believe she is making up verses...with the same tune each time...and the same chorus after each verse. With an ending. There's always an ending. Amazing. I love music, but that...well, that's amazing. She gets music. Did I mention that I think that's amazing? She also wants to be Rapunzel.
*Or when Lili can't tell an entire story or answer a question without spinning around and jumping up and down 5 times (give or take a few). Some would say we should have her checked for ADHD...I say we should remember how exciting going to the fair really is when you're 4...and let her jump and spin. Scott had a hard time, but he did it...and he found out that she saw chickens and turkeys (spin, spin, jump) and ducks and geese and cows (jump, jump, jump)and pumpkins and sheep (and Amy and Joshua really like these...jump, spin) and pigs (mommy's favorite!! spin, spin, spin, fall down, get up, jump) and horses and donkeys (jump, spin, jump) and tractors (John Deere!!!!!!--JUMP, JUMP, JUMP, spin, fall down again, get up, spin, jump) fish and a snake (but I didn't want to touch it, jump, jump) and snacks (cotton candy, jump, funnel cake, a cookie but I didn't want it and lemonade!, spin, jump and fall one more time.) So, did she have fun? "Yeah, it was pretty good." And she wandered off...
So we were eating Long John Silvers for lunch yesterday. Well, really we were just eating food from LJS...anyway...I don't know what we were talking about, I think I had said something dumb and realized it too late. Sydney said, "Minor details." I agreed...then she says, "Minor details? I don't even know what minor details means. I know about Minor Prophets. I don't know about minor details." Good one, Syd.
Doesn't really seem all that weird to me...maybe Scott is the weird one...he played basketball in high school and college. Super short hair and paisley socks, Minor Prophets, singing and spinning til you fall down are way more cool.
I think my kids are amazing. All of them. Even Scott...really.
3 comments:
Spinning and jumping and more spinning are NOT weird! Scott is the weird one! LOL Maybe he's just forgotten what it's like to really be a kid....or was he ever a kid? My boys jump and spin till they fall down ALL the time and in the middle of stories too. :) Makes me dizzy...makes them happy. :) Go Lili! LOL
Amazing is one word for you all!
Lili and Crysta must have come from the same mold .....or it's just that they're girls! You can be walking through Target with Crysta and she suddenly takes on "the stance". It's a Crysta move - 2 hands on the ground, one foot sticking straight up, with her head twirling around to find you, and make sure you are getting this. And if not 'the stance', then it's the jumping, twirling, posing, jumping, twirling, posing......I'm pretty sure girls are just made that way. I know a 30 year old who used to do the same thing when she was 4!!!
Thanks for updating - glad to see you are all doing well.
Resa
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