Admire vs. Ignore

Lizzy, talking about an older friend who loves to read: "Yep. Her does love books. When my ask her to play with me, she just admires me."
Me: "You mean she ignores you?"
Lizzy: "Yeah. Her admire me."

Muscles

Me: "Lizzy, how did you get the gate open?"
Lizzy, pointing at her biceps: "You see these? I used my huge muscles."

The Evil One

Lizzy and Morgan were fighting over a purse.
Lizzy is obviously stronger than Morgan, and eventually ripped the purse out of Morgan's hands.
Morgan cried, Lizzy walked away smugly.

Me: "Lizzy! Why did you do that?"
Lizzy: "Well, you know me. My am the evil one."

No Shoes

Usually I ask Lizzy if she has shoes and a sweatshirt when we leave the house.

This morning, I didn't.

Big mistake.

Lizzy, when we got to CHS for Jake's basketball game: "Uh-oh. We have a problem."
Me: "What?"
Lizzy: "I'm not wearing any shoes!"
Me: "How can you forget shoes?"
Lizzy: "My don't know. My am an idiot."

Peace and Quiet

The girls and I went out for supper last night. We ended up at Five Guys Burgers and Fries. It was super loud in the restaurant, and that did not go unnoticed:

Lexi: "Wow, it's really loud in here."
Lizzy: "Yeah. You would never want to work here, Mom. For if you did, you would never get any peace and quiet."

Joke Time

Lizzy: "Why did the apple wrestle the chicken?"
Me: "I have no idea."
Lizzy: "Because he was too fat!"
Lexi, fake laughing: "Good one Lizzy."
Lizzy: "You don't get it do you?"

Patience

Lizzy was playing with clay this afternoon. She was getting very frustrated.

Me: "Lizzy, you just have to have patience and it will work."
Lizzy: "Well, look here. My don't have any patience!"

Eventually, she got the clay to do what she wanted.. which was to write the word "mom"!

 

Good News and Bad News

Mary came over to watch the girls tonight so I didn't have to drag them to Lexi's choir concert. They were gone when we got home. When they returned, Lizzy came running to tell me this:

"Mom! I have good news and bad news. The good news is I got a purple cow at Big Boy. The bad news is I didn't even miss you!"

Days of the Week

Lizzy and I were practicing the days of the week:

Me: "Sunday."
Lizzy: "Monday."
Me: "Tuesday."
Lizzy: "Waffle Cone Wednesday!"

Max and Ruby

Lizzy, as we flipped through channels and she saw Max and Ruby: "I just don't understand. They have kids, but no parents. Weird."

I couldn't agree more, Lizzy. 

Where are Max and Ruby's parents????

Too Much Partying

Lizzy and her partying friends

Lizzy went with Brad to poker last night.

She stumbled into the house at midnight. This was our conversation:

Me: "Hi Lizzy! Where have you been?"
Lizzy: "You know.. at Camryn's. playing school and partying."

This morning, as she struggled to get out of bed:

Me: "Lizzy, it's time to get up for church."
Lizzy: "My can't. I am just too tired from all that partying."

Beggers

Lizzy and Morgan love to visit the neighbors, Sue and Randy.
Tonight, on our walk around the block, they ran ahead of me and rang the doorbell at Sue and Randy's house.
I got there just in time to hear this:

Lizzy, to Randy: "Um, hi. Can we have some food."
Me, giving Randy horrified, embarassed look: "Lizzy! That is rude!"
Lizzy: "Why? They are the best people on the block."

Randy gave the girls an ice cream sandwich....

Full Moon

Lizzy, while looking in her dresser for pajamas: "Well, my know my can't wear those moose ones."
Me: "Why not?"
Lizzy: "Because when I wear them, you know... full moon."

Beer Time

On our way to Kohl's the other night, Lizzy spotted a beer sign in a restaurant window:

"Mom, you can stop there if you need a beer. I'm fine with that."

Lizzy's Life

I am rarely without words.

I like to talk.

I like to write.

But I have no words for these two videos I just found on my phone.

Take a look - and then remember, this is just a very small glimpse into Lizzy's life.

Never a dull moment when Lizzy is around!

"Jesus Loves Me"... Lizzy's Version

When it comes to musical ability, our kids are, for lack of a better term, screwed.

Neither Brad nor I can carry a tune. And despite years of band and piano lessons, I am a huge disappointment to all those teachers who tried so hard.

This video of Lizzy is proof that she is our child - no musical ability at all.  But there's just something about a singing children that makes me smile... whether they can carry a tune, or even know the words.

Enjoy!

Artwork

Lizzy teaching Morgan how to draw.

Lizzy is all about art projects.

She's currently obsessed with drawing and coloring.

Here are some of her most recent "masterpieces":

"This is a pineapple tree like in Hawaii."

"This is to say my am soooo sorry"

This is a peace sign, made out of flowers.

"Those brown things in the ground, those are nightcrawlers."

"Fall is coming Mommy. It's really good because I get to jump in the leaves."

This is a picture of Mom and Lizzy, obviously.

Little Sticks

In a house full of girls, there are just some things I don't bother keeping a secret.

Like tampons.

Apparently, Lizzy has noticed.

Lizzy, after throwing Morgan's diaper in the bathroom garbage: "Well, you do have a lot of wrappers for those little sticks in your garbage!"

Oh "Deer"

Lizzy's reaction after seeing three deer run down a city street and into a backyard south Bismarck a few night's ago: "Ah man. Dad should be here with his gun!"

 Lizzy, the next day, when she remembered seeing the deer: "My am really hungry for deer jerky."

My Little Pony

Every other week, if she's good, Lizzy earns a toy at speech.
They're not big toys, but it's a good incentive.
This week she earned a blow up pony.
She was so proud when she blew it up all by herself.
Lizzy brought the pony with her to run errands this afternoon.

Me: "What is your pony's name?"
Lizzy: "Well, it starts with a 'l' sound. You have to guess."
Me: "Hmm.. is it named Lizzy?"
Lizzy: "Nope."
Me: "Lexi? Lucy? Lazy?"
Lizzy: "Nope, nope, and nope. It ends with a 's' sound."
Me: "Ok... um... is it 'Les'?"
Lizzy: "Nope."
Me: "I'm out of guesses. Just tell me."
Lizzy: "Pony's name is Sheena!"

I know.

That makes perfect sense right?

We're going to be in speech for awhile.....

"Llama, Llama, Red Pajama"

Morgan LOVES the book "Llama, Llama, Red Pajama."
We read it every night, at least once, before bed.
Most days we also read it a couple of times during the day.
Apparently Lizzy is getting tired of this book.

Lizzy, while I read Morgan's favorite book: "My am just plugging my ears so my don't have to hear that book anymore. Tell me when it's done."

Dad's Favorite Color

Lizzy, while helping me pick paint for the living room: "Well, since Dad loves gray so much, let's just paint the wall gray, like his favorite shirt."

"Alexis-beth"

It's no secret that Lizzy gets called Elizabeth only when she's in trouble.
Apparently, she thinks it's the "beth" part that means she's in trouble.
Case in point:
Lexi was ignoring me, so Lizzy stepped in and hollered at her:  "Alexis-beth! Come here now!"

Texting

Lizzy, while playing with a calculator: "Just hold on. My have to text someone quick."

"Try Not to Fall"

Me, to a sobbing Lizzy: "What's wrong?"
Lizzy, wiping tears from her face and shoving her elbow in my face: "My fell down. Again."
Me, inspecting the two gashes in her elbow: "Lizzy, you've fallen twice in the past ten minutes. Maybe you should take a break from running around and just sit and watch the game for awhile. You won't fall down if you sit here with us."
Lizzy, suddenly done with the dramatic crying: "Nope. My am fine. My will just try not to fall.

To her credit, she did not fall again.
Or if she did, she didn't come crying to me about it.

Pink Hair

Lizzy, as we passed a lady with pink hair: "Wow. Her have PINK hair. Well, maybe her like pink."

Playing Puppy

Apparently, I have two dogs now. 
When I asked Lizzy why she was crawling around the backyard with a box in her mouth, she replied "My am playing puppy."