Kids say the darnedest things

Growing up I still remember some of the silly things my siblings used to say. Now having three kids and two of them talking, I have some great material to work with.


Elliot:
I really wish I could get inside of Elliot's head and figure out how he comes up with this stuff.  Such as calling Levi dude( which is cool but the progression is a little crazy) then it was duddey, and onto dooshy.  Somehow it also transitioned into pooch and poochy. (don't ask, I don't have any idea how he came up with it) Not only that but he just gets a little lazy finishing words like saying broth instead of brother. You know because it's just so had to do this. He loves his little sister and wouldn't want to leave her out to the name changing game. So instead of calling her nona he calls her non. You just can't make his stuff up.

Take this video for example. He makes up a word all on his own and even makes a definition for it.

Levi:
This little dude has just really changed the last few months. He talks like a champ and is just so big. He has to try and do everything his brother does. While driving in the car he always wants to talk to Elliot but Elliot doesn't always want to talk with him so..... Levi will just start screaming his name. ELLIOT, ELLIOT, ELLIOT!!!!  E, E, EEEEEEE, brother!!!!!! We normally have to intervene and assist with the little screamer but it still makes me laugh.  He also likes to ask what you are doing... all the time.  One day on the way home he began to yell mommy.  I answered, multiple times followed by.. mommy, what ya doin? Nothing?  I couldn't stop laughing. 

I love my kids more than I can say, I'm just so glad they are funny too.   

The Fair

This weekend we went to the fair. Sometimes I think taking three kids out to do anything is just so much work! I'm just so blessed that we have family to that helps us out in every way you can imagine.

 
To start our trip to the fair our stroller broke! UGH!!! Good thing we had two sets of Grandparents and an aunt and uncle to help carry the kids around.

 
We looked around a little at some animals and then what do you think we went and looked at? TRACTORS!!!! I honestly can't think of anyone more obsessed with tractors than my two boys. I would even go as far to say they are MORE obsessed with tractors than Casey is with a Viper.

 

After a few minutes getting on tractors we went and visited uncle Rawley at the fire truck. They were able to climb in and look around with some other kids. Then we went and watched mutton busting. If you don't know what that is, well you’re missing out. It's where kids aged 4-6 get on sheep and ride them as long as they can. It really is pretty funny to watch these poor kids be tortured like this but I couldn't take my eyes off it! Elliot got so into it that he wanted to try it! (don't worry I didn't abuse my child this year and enter him into the ride of his life)

Then it came time for food. Well Elliot decided he didn't need to eat and wanted to wait in line for 35 min to ride this.

 Once they worked up and appetite we headed to the food court to munch on some fair food. There is nothing quite like fair food. The grease, dirty, salt, pretty much just bad all around for you food. They even had deep-fried butter! First, how do you deep-fried butter? Secondly, who eats plain butter?

 
We rode a few rides, looked at tractors a few more times then headed home to call it a day. Hats off to another year at the Spokane County Fair

Spokefest

Its official, I have a rider!  On September 9, 2012 Elliot rode in his first bike race and he did awesome!!!  It was a one mile loop around Riverfront Park and Elliot decided to make it a two mile loop by going a second time around.  

When I think about taking off my training wheels as a kid I think of crashing a lot. Getting mad at my mom for letting go of the bike as I would peddle as hard as I could only making it a few feet until I fell once again.  Fortunately for Elliot he didn't have the same experience as I did and just took right off on his bike.  He practiced first in the back yard so it was a softer fall but he really didn't need it.  Just a few short weeks after taking off his training wheels my little dude is riding his first race!!!  Talk about a fast learning curve. 

Waiting in line for the race to begin wasn't all that fun but but once we go doing it was game on.  He had every intention of catching up to the other kids ridding their bikes and passing them. 

Lucky for us we are surrounded by family so we had lots of people out to cheer on Elliot as he passed by other kids on their bikes. 

Casey had to work the first aid tent but was able to come over and watch Elliot get started and finish the first time around. 

Cat tales

 

Lions, tigers and bears OH MY!!!!! 

 

Casey, my mom and me were able ot take the kids to Cat tales and see the big cats!!!

This white tiger is soooooo pretty! 

It has quite the temper too!  We got there right when it opened and I believe he woke up on the wrong side to the bed.  He actually ran and jumped up on the fence at us.  Elliot informed the workers there that the white tiger wanted to eat him.  Funny thing is… it probably did.