Monday, October 29, 2012

Famous


Lizzy, upon finding a youth group newsletter in the gathering space at church: "Mom! You have to see this!"
Me: "What?"
Lizzy, shoving the newsletter in my face: "Look! It's Lexi! On the front page! How did she get to be there? She is so famous!"


Sunday, October 28, 2012

"I'm so glad..."

Lizzy, as she got out of the tub and gave me a random hug: "I'm so glad you're my mom."

Spacey

Lizzy, after accidently dipping her chicken in her ketchup: "Oops! What am I doing? I guess I'm a little spacey today!"

Friday, October 26, 2012

Growing Up


Lizzy: "Mom, my jammies are getting too small."
Me: "I know. That makes me sad. I want you to stay little forever."
Lizzy: "I can't. I just don't know how and I don't think God wants me to be little forever."
Me, trying not to let her see the tears in my eyes: "You're right. You're going to grow up to be an amazing woman.
Lizzy: "And you'll always be my mom."
Ok... tears could no longer be hidden after that!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

I hope...


Lizzy: "I hope you're still alive when I grow up, Mommy."
Heart melted.
I hope I am too!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Bloopers

Lizzy really should get the best little sister award today.
She was happy to help Lexi and Tess with a video homework assignment.
The bloopers are just too cute not to share!

Lizzy's Bloopers

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Packed


Lizzy packed her own suitcase for our trip to Minnesota tomorrow.
Here's what she packed:
  • a dress
  • two tank tops
  • a t-shirt
  • one sweatshirt
  • five pairs of underwear
  • four pairs of socks
  • two swimsuits
  • two stuffed animals
No pants.
And about the swimsuits: she explained she thought she should take them, just in case it warms up.... afterall, Chrissy does live on a lake.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Lame Hug

Lizzy, after giving me a pretty lame hug: "Was that the lamest hug ever?"
Me: "Well, probably not the lamest one ever, but it was pretty lame."
Lizzy, hugging me again and planting a big sloppy kiss on my cheek: "There. That's the best I've got. But.. to make it better, it comes with a kiss."

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Game Analysis

Lizzy to Lexi after her volleyball tournament: "You did good Lexi."
Lexi: "Thanks."
Lizzy: "Well, the first game you guys played bad. But then 'bam'.. you were great the rest of the games."

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Cold Drinks


This is our new-to-us freezer in the garage, that looks a lot like a fridge.
We also have a small fridge for juice, pop and water in the basement.
After grocery shopping the other day, I asked Lizzy to put the bottles of juice away, and didn't think anything of it, until a few days later when I went to grab a bottle.
There were none in the fridge downstairs.
When I asked her about it, she insisted she put them in the fridge.
Lizzy: "They're in the fridge, like you asked."
Me: "No, they're not. Unless someone drank ten of them in two days."
Lizzy: "I put them in the fridge. The new one in the garage."
Me: "Lizzy, that's a freezer."
Lizzy: "Oh! Well, at least they're cold!"

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Friends


Jake: "Lizzy, who do you play with at recess?"
Lizzy: "Sometimes I play with my friends, and sometimes I play with Hannah."
Jake: "Um, isn't Hannah your friend?"
Lizzy: "No. She's my cousin.. isn't she?"
**Hannah is not Lizzy's cousin - she is Jake's buddy's little sister, and Lizzy and Hannah have been friends since they were babies, so I guess if you're friends long enough, you become cousins :)

The Boss

Lizzy, on the phone with her friend Hannah, planning a sleepover: "Um, why don't you just talk to my mom. She is the boss of everything."

Saturday, October 6, 2012

"I like your breath"


Me, eating a cookie and hugging Lizzy: "I love you."
Lizzy: "I like your breath. What are you eating?"
Busted.

Old

Me, giving up on looking for a closer parking spot: "We can just park here. We're young. We can walk."
Lizzy: "Well I'm young. You are old."

Friday, October 5, 2012

Rock Star

Me: "Should I wear this scarf? I'm just not sure it looks good."
Lizzy: "Yes. Wear it. You look like a rock star."

Thursday, October 4, 2012

God Time

Lizzy, as we pulled up to church for Faith Formation class: "Well, here we go. It's God Time now."

"Don't do that"

Lizzy, when I put my hand on her shoulder to guide her across the busy parking lot: "Please don't do that. It looks like I'm in trouble."
Lizzy, when I moved my hand to her arm to guide her across the same busy parking lot: "Um, don't do that either. It still looks like I'm in trouble."

Vacation


Me: "Um, why are the Barbies upstairs? Isn't your Barbie house downstairs?"
Lizzy: "Yes, but they're on vacation."