Cookies

Check out Morgan's pajamas:

As I was getting the girls ready for bed, we talked about what Morgan's pajamas said:

Me: "Morgan's pajamas are funny. They say 'I'll be good for a cookie (or two)'."
Lizzy: "I would be good for a cookie. For cookies make me calmer."

Patience

Me: "Lizzy, you need to settle down. I only have this much (holding my fingers about an inch apart) patience left."
Lizzy: "Well, you see me, all the way from my toes to my head? That's how much patience my have left."

Love You This Much

Lizzy: "Mom, my love you all the way to  Minnesota, then to Hawaii, then to the moon, and then to our house."
Me: "I love you more."
Lizzy: "Like you love me to South Dakota, then to Mars, then to our house?"
Me: "Yep."
Lizzy: "Well, my love you that much, plus to Minnesota and the moon."

Night and Day

Lizzy, as she tried to fall asleep last night: "Mom, when it's night time in our world, is it morning time in Chrissy's world?"
Me: "No honey, it's night time in her world too."
Lizzy: "But she lives sooooo far away!"


*Note: Chrissy lives in Alexandria, Minnesota, which is only about five hours away from us. But when you're four, anything more than 10 minutes away seems like a bazillion miles away I guess!

Happy Thanksgiving

Lizzy, as we sat down for Thanksgiving dinner: "Um, why do we have two forks?"
Jake: "One for each hand!"

Lizzy, when I told that story to someone today: "Now that is what I call a Jake-ism!"

Beautiful!

Lizzy, when she walked into the living room and noticed the Christmas tree was up and ready to be decorated:
"Wow! It is beautiful!"

Movie Time

Lexi: "Mom, Hannah just texted and asked if I wanted to go to the movie with her."
Me: "What movie?"
Lexi: "Twillight."
Lizzy: "Toilet? What kind of a movie is that?!?!?!"

Princess Diaries

Lexi: "Hey Lizzy, do you want to watch the movie "Princess Diaries" with me?"
Lizzy: "What is that about? Princesses with diarrhea?"

Beautiful Smell

Lizzy, while snuggling very close to me: "Wow! What is that beautiful smell?"
Me: "Um, my gum?"
Lizzy: "Well it smells beautiful!"

Translation, for those of you who don't speak Lizzy: "May I have a piece of gum?"

Never Soup

Lizzy, while eating a bowl of knoephla soup: "This is so good. We should have this never soup everyday."
Jake: "What kind of soup?"
Lizzy: "Never soup... or whatever. You know what my mean."

Elizabeth

Jake's buddy has a dog named Izzy.
Apparently Lizzy didn't know this until a few days ago, when we drove by their house and noticed Izzy in the backyard:

Me: "Hey, there's Izzy!"
Lizzy: "What? What are you talking about?"
Me: "Kaleb's dog. Her name is Izzy. She's right there."
Lizzy: "Oh. Well, if his dog is named Izzy then from now on my want to be called Elizabeth. For I don't want anyone to think I'm Kaleb's dog."

No Pictures Please

I am a bad mom.

I am doing what I promised I wouldn't, but it was too classic not to share.

Me: "Lizzy, can I please take a picture of you?"
Lizzy: "Why?"
Me: "Because I think you look pretty today."
Lizzy: "Ok. But do NOT put it on an 'izzy-ism' on the internet!"

I won't post the picture here, but the picture was needed to prove my point in a previous post about matching clothes......

A Match

Me as Lizzy picked out an outrageous outfit this morning: "Lizzy, that doesn't match."
Lizzy: "Ugh. Why do we even have to match?"

I had no answer, so this is what she wore to Jake's game (plus sparkly gold shoes):

Christmas List

Lizzy: "Mom, do you know what I want for Christmas? It's only one thing."
Me thinking my shopping will be a little easier: "What is it?"
Lizzy: "A zillion dollars!"

Leftovers

I had lunch with a friend today, and brought home the leftovers.

When we got home, I asked Lizzy to go let Bob out and give him the food.

She looked at the box which contained a half of a hamburger and fries, and said "Um, I am still hungry. I will eat it. But, I know Bob loves fries, so I'll just eat one and he can have the rest."

Bad Day

We had a rough time leaving the house this morning.
Lizzy was convinced she should wear a summer dress.
I finally gave up, went to the garage and got ready to leave while she sat in her room, in a summer dress, screaming and crying.
I finally got her in the van and as I dropped off kids at their respective schools, she continued to pout and whine.
When we got to daycare, I took Morgan in and she continued to pout in the van.
About five minutes later I went back to check on her. She had finally given in and put on leggings, her coat and a hat. She was struggling with her socks.

Lizzy: "Ugh. I can't get my socks on."
Me: "I can help. But you need to fix your attitude before you go inside to daycare."
Lizzy: "My can't. My am just having a bad day."

Later, she got in trouble at daycare. Her apology to Madonna:

"My am so sorry, Donna. I'm just having a bad day."

Turkey Talk

These pinecone turkeys were this morning's daycare project, and the topic of conversation on our drive home this afternoon:

Lizzy, from the backseat of the van: "Mom, aren't you going to ask me about my day?"
Me: "Oh sure... how was your day?"
Lizzy: "It was great... we played a game, and we made those turkeys. Where are our turkeys?"
Me, putting the turkeys on the dash, so she could see them: "Right here. They're so cute. I remember Lexi and Jake making turkeys like this when they were your age."

Lizzy, frustrated: "Ok, now stop. Let's get back to talking about me....now look on the bottom, do you see our names?"
Me: "Yep. You did a great job of writing your name, Lizzy."
Lizzy: "Ok, now put them really close together, like sisters, like me and Morgan.. so they can fight, like me and Morgan."




I love this picture.. it looks like "Morgan" is giving "Lizzy" the stink eye!

 



Not Ready

Lizzy, as she looked out the window at the snow this morning: "We are NOT ready for snow....but... it is kind of cool..."

Time Change

A week into this time change, and we're still not used to it.
This was Lizzy's question this morning, as we got ready to leave the house by 7:15:

"Why do we have to leave when it's night out?"

I didn't have the heart to tell her it will be "night out" when we get home this evening too.

Bedtime Nightmare, Part Two

I'm sitting in bed, with one eye on the football game and the other eye on the girls doorway. Morgan has been stacking blocks in front of the door for a few minutes. I should send her back to bed, but she's in her room at least. Lizzy has been quiet for awhile, so I assume she finally fell asleep.

I was wrong.

Lizzy pushes past Morgan and her block tower to come into my room.

Me: "What are you doing? You need to be in your bed."
Lizzy: "I'm coming to say I'm sorry."
Me: "I forgive you. But you do need to go to bed. We have to get up early tomorrow."
Lizzy, hugging me: "I know. But this is just a tough day."
Me: "What's tough about it?"
Lizzy: "It's just hard having this much family, especially Morgan."

Oh, they are going to be awesome as teenagers........

Bedtime Nightmare

After trying unsuccessfully to get the girls to sleep for more than a half hour, I gave up.

Me: "I'm done. You girls can lay here together and put each other to sleep."
Lizzy, giggling: "Okay."
Me: "I'm serious. The first one to get out of bed gets a spanking."
Lizzy, whispering to Morgan as I walked out of the room: "Hey Morgan.. I dare you to go find Mom."

Ahem.
Any questions as to who the instigator is?

Bad News

Bob's mom, Megan, went to Dog Heaven today.
Lizzy decided she would break the news to Bob.
So, she got right in his face and told him what had happened.
Then she jumped up and exclaimed: "I think I see tears. He sure misses his mama."

Speaking of....

Lizzy and I were reading a new book tonight, called "If I could keep you little..."

It's a sweet book about how a mom doesn't want her baby to grow up.

When we finished reading, Lizzy shared her thoughts:

Lizzy: "Ok, speaking of growing up, why did I have to get big? Getting big sucks."

Me: "Why do you say that?"
Lizzy, rolling her eyes: "Really? You don't know? My hate my life. Two reasons: Jake and B, Morgan. They don't ever give me anything."

I have no idea what they are supposed to "give" her, and really, Lizzy's life does not "suck". And, if you get a chance, read this book. It's very sweet.

Hunting Time

Lizzy woke up singing this morning. Her song?

"We're going hunting today! It's hunting time! We're going hunting today!"

After birthday cake for breakfast and a kiss for her baby sister, Lizzy quickly got dressed in her hunting clothes. FYI, she picked this particular tutu "for it's black, and kind of boy-ish, just like hunting."

 Check it out:

A Walking Lizzy-ism

We met my mom and her friend, Aletha, for lunch today. It was the first time Aletha had met Lizzy, although she is a faithful Lizzy-ism reader.

Aletha, to Lizzy: "This must be the famous Lizzy with all the Lizzy-isms."Me: "We had a bunch of Lizzy-isms while we were waiting for you."
Lizzy: "No. My only had one."
Aletha, laughing: "I think that's another one!"

Mama Lizzy

Lizzy: "I do NOT want to be a mom. Ever."
Me: "Why not?"
Lizzy: "I don't want to have kids."
Me: "Why? I thought you dreamed about being a mom."
Lizzy: "Well, kids just make a mess and don't clean up after themselves. Then moms have to clean up all the time. I don't like to clean. So I don't want to be a mom. Ever."

"Apparently...."

Lizzy and Morgan were fighting while we drove across town this evening. Lexi tried to intervene when Morgan started to cry:

Lexi: "Lizzy! Did you pinch her?"
Lizzy: "No."
Lexi: "Well then why is she crying? I saw your hand by her arm."
Lizzy: "Well, my was trying to tickle her, but apparently..... um, yeah. My pinched her."

"A Break"

I wasn't feeling well yesterday (a quick 12 hour stomach bug) and spent much of the afternoon and evening in bed. Brad had to take over the mom duties. Lizzy was apparently worried about me, as she kept coming in to check on me.

This was just one of our many conversations:

Lizzy: "Mom, are you ok? We are leaving to take Jakey to basketball practice."
Me: "Yep. Sorry I'm sick."
Lizzy: "It's ok, and well, at least you get a break from us."

"No Worries"

Lizzy, while laying in bed with me, watching tv: "I'm thirsty."
Me: "There's a sippy cup on the kitchen counter. But you can't drink that in my bed."
Lizzy: "Ok."

She left the bedroom, got a drink, and came back a few minutes later.

Lizzy: "It's no worries, Mom. My seen that show a hundred times so my know my didn't miss anything."

Doodles

When Lexi and Jake get bored at school, they draw on themselves. Most days, they both come home with doodles on their hands or arms.

Today, Lizzy had drawings on the palms of both her hands - a peace sign on one, a smiley face on the other.

Here was her explanation:"My wanted to be like Lexi and Jake, so my drawed on my hands."

Princess Lizzy

This afternoon, Lizzy, Morgan and I went to the Disney Live Princess show.

I bought the tickets months ago, but didn't tell the girls until this week.
Lizzy was so excited she could hardly stand it... and that excitement, naturally sparked a number of Lizzy-isms.

Princess Lizzy-ism #1:
Lizzy dresses like a princess everyday, but today she went all out. She wore her Cinderella Halloween costume, her Belle dress-up shoes, and even fixed her hair to look like Cinderella's.

Princess Lizzy-ism #2:

New crown!

We had to leave Lexi's basketball game at half time to get to the princess show on time. As we were leaving, Lizzy grabbed my hand and said: "I'm so excited Mom! Are you so excited?"

Princess Lizzy-ism #3:

At intermission, Lizzy stood up and exclaimed: "Mom! That was GREAT!"

She about died when she realized there was more to come!

Princess Lizzy-ism #4:

Our conversation as we were walking to the van after the show:

Lizzy: "My want to see them again."

Me: "Maybe next time they're in town we can go again."

Lizzy: "What?"

Me: "The princesses travel all over, performing that show for people. That would be a fun job, wouldn't it?"
Lizzy: "My could do that. For you and dad always call me your princess."

Ridiculous

Chrissy texted this picture early this morning:

Lizzy's reaction:
"My knowed that was you Tissy, but you do look ridiculous, Dudie!"

"Just To Warn You...."

Lizzy stepped on an old, rusty nail the other day, so we decided to get her kindergarten shots taken care of now, just in case.

Lizzy hates shots.

This was our conversation as we walked into the clinic today:

Lizzy: "My don't want to do this."
Me: "I know."
Lizzy: "I HATE doctors."
Me: "You aren't seeing a doctor. Just nurses."
Lizzy, sobbing/screaming: "Ok, but just to warn you.. this isn't going to be pretty."

"Love You More"

Our conversation at least twice everyday:

Me: "I love you, Lizzy."
Lizzy: "My love you more."

Starbucks Drive-By

We drive by Starbucks every morning on our way to daycare. Somedays, if we have time and if the drive-through line isn't too long, we'll stop for a treat (coffee for me, cake pops for the girls). Here's our conversation this morning as we drove by:

Lizzy: "Is the line long today Mom?"
Me: "Nope, it isn't too bad."
Lizzy: "Can we stop?"
Me: "Nope. I made my own coffee today."
Lizzy: "But my don't have anything!"
Me: "Um, you have two pieces of string cheese."
Lizzy: "Well, my don't have anything to drink!"

Now there's a thought: Lizzy on coffee.

Now THAT"S Tired!

You know it's been a long day, when you can't even make it up the stairs.
She slept like this for a half an hour.

Evil One

The conversation in the van as we drove home tonight:

Lizzy: "Morgan! Look at the stars! They are so beautiful!"
Me: "Lizzy! You are evil!"
Lizzy, as she hid her candy from Morgan: "Yep. I'm evil. I hide stuff from Morgan. Do not look over here."

Peas in the Pod

You've heard the expression "Get your poop in a group", right?
Well, Lizzy has a new one.
As we were walking across the school parking lot last night, she was dawdling. 


Me: "Lizzy. Focus. Let's go."
Lizzy: "Ok mom. I will get my peas in the pod."